Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/05/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]No longer on the radio? Ohhhhhh my. A part of my life is now gone. Since I was 10 I used to listen to the 500 on the radio - riveted to the broadcast, tears in my eyes when Eddie Sax was killed in the terrible crash, slowly dying as Mario coasted to a stop at the end when his turbine ran out of fuel (or died?) I remember the British fellow who was an expert and had just about every fact and figure memorized. The reports from every turn - following the leader around for the last lap. And, of course, I remember some of the great races from the days of television. Sadly the quest for power by the open wheel racer folks here in North America are slowly destroying the race. And while I watched CART I was really an F1 fan even though the closest I ever got to a race was the coverage in "Road and Track". This year I'm managed to find one on the television and enjoyed it enormously. They must be insanely sophisticated machines -- and the new rules are stressing a kind of reliability I enjoy in that part of me that deeply appreciates complex machinery. I hate crowds, and traffic, so the chances of my ever going to an F1 or Indy car race are vanishingly small. But I still enjoy watching. And I hate NASCAR with the same intensity that I do the NBA. Do baseball and open wheel racing seem like a strange set of sports to enjoy? Well, I like the submarine races, too. :) Adam On 5/29/05, jon.stanton@comcast.net <jon.stanton@comcast.net> wrote: > Greg, I don't have tv...but the race is not even on the radio! A crying > shame!... > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >