I like drag racing. There's a fair bit of driving skill there, like reacting to a green light in 0.05s and then engaging a clutch that reins in 4000hp+ without bagging up the tyres. And in the lower classes, modulating a more roadcar-esque clutch and changing gears in an obscenely powered tintop. But I think most of the skill kudos has to go to the mechanics. I mean those guys pull apart, rebuild and fine tune a 4000+hp engine that runs a fuel that explodes not burns in an hour or two. Thats some skill. I really wanna go see some Top Fuel drags, just for sensations of it.
But NASCAR...nope. No thanks. I mean, the crashes are cool, but all that stuff about racing side-by-side, nose to tail at 200kmh, you can get that better in touring cars, with better overtaking moves. And V8 Supercars do that with basically the same technology as NASCAR, but smaller budgets.
Just my personal opinion.
Faster, faster, faster, until the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of death...
– Hunter Thompson