Why do people see NASCAR as a redneck sport. But not F1 Racing. Is it cause NASCAR has roots in the south while F1 is European and watched around the world.
You sort of answered the question yourself. Nascar’s stereotype is Southern blue collar type and F1 attracts sort of the opposite. F1 is certainly more pretentious, as well as more glamorous. I love both F1 and Nascar and when people ask me the difference I say, Nascar is cold draft beer and F1 is a fine glass of wine. Both are great. It depends on what kind of mood you’re in.
yes, you answered your own question. and most southerners are proud of our heritage, we are not insulted by the redneck label, we only smile and roll our eyes at people who think we’re somehow not as intelligent or worldly as people from the northern US, it’s something yankees tell themselves to help with their self esteem i think. i can’t wait ’till richmond so i can toss some beer cans out onto the track.
You have answered your own question.
F1 with its European roots has always been
regarded as a highly technical discipline and
thrived in part because of that image.
NASCAR is obviously US based and was
very much a southern based sport for many
years.History of moonshine runners and
all that stuff romanticizing its heritage.
In reality today many of the prominent people
in the sport are far from being good old southern boys
and the business model is highly sophisticated.
People like to play off the redneck image both as a positive
or negative based on their point of view.
NASCAR is watched all around the world as well..
NASCAR costs tens of millions, and is a “blue collar” sport..
F1 costs hundreds of millions, and the drivers often contributes to the bill, or “brings” sponsorship.. Not exactly junk yard jalopys, or poor young men with a dream..
F1 is the absolute pinnacle of motor racing, the pinnacle of what is physically possible with our current understanding of engineering. You have Multi Billion Dollar Companies backing the Teams. The money and technology involved in formula 1 is unbelievable.
No one throws beer cans at F1 races.
Throwing beer cans on worldwide television makes the whole sport look bad.
You answered your own question buddy.
people refer to it as a redneck sport because it originally started off with bootleggers, and part of what u said having a big part of it in the south
It’s because all us country boys and girls.
in F1 you have to have a doctorates to be involved in the pit crew due to the technology involved
in NASCAR you just have to be smarter than everyone else
You sort of answered the question yourself. Nascar’s stereotype is Southern blue collar type and F1 attracts sort of the opposite. F1 is certainly more pretentious, as well as more glamorous. I love both F1 and Nascar and when people ask me the difference I say, Nascar is cold draft beer and F1 is a fine glass of wine. Both are great. It depends on what kind of mood you’re in.
yes, you answered your own question. and most southerners are proud of our heritage, we are not insulted by the redneck label, we only smile and roll our eyes at people who think we’re somehow not as intelligent or worldly as people from the northern US, it’s something yankees tell themselves to help with their self esteem i think. i can’t wait ’till richmond so i can toss some beer cans out onto the track.
You have answered your own question.
F1 with its European roots has always been
regarded as a highly technical discipline and
thrived in part because of that image.
NASCAR is obviously US based and was
very much a southern based sport for many
years.History of moonshine runners and
all that stuff romanticizing its heritage.
In reality today many of the prominent people
in the sport are far from being good old southern boys
and the business model is highly sophisticated.
People like to play off the redneck image both as a positive
or negative based on their point of view.
Nascar is from the Southeastern United States and F! is from Europe that is why.
Simply put, yes.
NASCAR is watched all around the world as well..
NASCAR costs tens of millions, and is a “blue collar” sport..
F1 costs hundreds of millions, and the drivers often contributes to the bill, or “brings” sponsorship.. Not exactly junk yard jalopys, or poor young men with a dream..
rednecks build better race cars
Eurotrash isn’t redneck.
Shirtless rednecks throwing Budwieser cans and getting arrested actually happened at an F1 race in Europe!!!
I was like no way! How worldly. lol
F-1 is very elitist stuff.
NASCAR is all the rest of us………
Watch this and you’ll understand. > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGUZJVY-sHo
F1 is the absolute pinnacle of motor racing, the pinnacle of what is physically possible with our current understanding of engineering. You have Multi Billion Dollar Companies backing the Teams. The money and technology involved in formula 1 is unbelievable.
I mean just check out the new formula 1 track in Abu Dhabi. > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNjTcAtBoD0
And here’s the testing an Formula 1 engine: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSHToyGIxWE