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Ernie
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"Nowhere else in the world does oval racing exist except as an American novelty niche export."


i'd hardly call nascar a "niche" sport

its the most popular spectator sport in the country

[Edited on June 23, 2006 at 1:01 AM. Reason : ]

6/23/2006 1:01:34 AM

erj17
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we still dominate in swimming if that matters

6/23/2006 2:24:13 AM

Flyin Ryan
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^^ I was talking about elsewhere in the world. It's just a niche sport...that's looked at as a cartoon pretty much. Canada and Mexico have some interest, but it's still behind Formula One in those countries.

[Edited on June 23, 2006 at 6:46 AM. Reason : .]

6/23/2006 6:43:53 AM

drunknloaded
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usa is good at being the best country to live in, we've held that title for like 100 years now

6/23/2006 8:21:50 AM

sarijoul
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not according to:
http://www.mercerhr.co.uk/pressrelease/details.jhtml?idContent=1173105

6/23/2006 8:54:09 AM

okydoky
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"we are not good in men's sports, in women's sports we are still the most dominant. "


yeah, cause american men are pussy wipped! hahahahahahaha

6/23/2006 10:38:40 AM

ssclark
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ther'es 1-2 places i'd rather live. but the US is solidly in my top 5

6/23/2006 10:59:51 AM

CalledToArms
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women's soccer

6/23/2006 11:03:09 AM

Flyin Ryan
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^ we lost to Germany 3-0 in the semifinals the last time in 2003

6/23/2006 11:49:21 AM

x_nol29_x
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In regards to the auto racing comment...

If you think that is the case, you should visit Australia or New Zealand sometime in (our) winter. They have produced some great open wheel short track (sprint car, midget car) talents over the years.

In fact, Jeff Gordon, Steve Kinser, Sammy Swindell and all the rest of our top open wheel drivers would run down there every winter to stay sharp. NASCAR, F1, and IRL are not the only forms of motorsports on the planet.

[Edited on June 23, 2006 at 11:54 AM. Reason : asfsd]

[Edited on June 23, 2006 at 11:55 AM. Reason : sdfd]

6/23/2006 11:53:56 AM

Mr E Nigma
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the reason we lost the world baseball classic was because Japan and other countries had already been playing. If we played that thing now, America would beat the piss out of everyone.

6/23/2006 12:01:09 PM

JayMCnasty
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on these world teams the US is the NC state of the world.

6/23/2006 12:21:45 PM

hcnguyen
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WE WILL ALWAYS BE 3RD IN NORTH AMERICA

[Edited on June 23, 2006 at 12:29 PM. Reason : ^]

6/23/2006 12:26:43 PM

Flyin Ryan
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"NASCAR, F1, and IRL are not the only forms of motorsports on the planet."


I know, I'm designing an LMP2.

Austrazealand have racing similar to the USAC racing in the midwest. They don't have anything larger than a half-mile though. The racing that is commercially supported in the country is F1 (thanks to Mark Webber) and Australian V8 Supercar Racing (similar to our NASCAR, except GM is called Holden down there), but that is ran exclusively on road courses.

6/23/2006 12:27:12 PM

CalledToArms
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"^ we lost to Germany 3-0 in the semifinals the last time in 2003"


so that means we suck? lol

we lost a specific game, in the semifinals of the world cup. we must suck

6/23/2006 12:31:06 PM

Flyin Ryan
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^ I'm just saying we're cursed and cannot win international competitions (those with national teams, not a bunch of individuals like in the Olympics). We just need to figure out the reason why to market it.

6/23/2006 12:51:59 PM

MORR1799
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swimming

6/23/2006 1:02:47 PM

lafta
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"usa is good at being the best country to live in,"


winston salem is in the top 50 cities to live in the world,

6/24/2006 9:09:24 PM

statefan24
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i'd hardly call nascar a "niche" sport

6/24/2006 9:10:19 PM

ncsuftw1
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so who's seen where Coach K is trying to already make his excuse for screwing up in duke basketball because of being so busy during the offseason..

6/24/2006 11:36:31 PM

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