When you have two immensely popular racing circuits as diverse as NASCAR and Formula One, there is no doubt that you will see differences of opinion between fans as to which is the better sport. Some may argue that stock cars making 4 left turns for hours makes NASCAR too monotonous and dull, while others may argue that Formula One’s tracls aren’t spectator friendly at all. So now lies the ultimate question Formula One or NASCAR? Which is better?
Alright, so beginning with NASCAR , this is a very unique form of racing that is very popular within the southern and southwest portions of the United States and targets a very specific demographic of people. If you’re going to attend a NASCAR race, expect to sleep in an RV, eat cheap fast food or cooked barbecue off the grill, drink beer and make friends with random strangers. So essentially if you’re generally a really laid back type of person who just wants to have fun, and you’re into cars or racing then NASCAR is just right for you. Essentially NASCAR is your modern day “colloseum” that is soley dedicated for human entertainment. Now on the flip side we have Formula One which takes an entirely different approach towards racing. When at a Formula One Race expect to “dress to impress” , be surrounded by very high class individuals and businessmen , drinking fine champagne , and viewing the event from within a 5 star hotel suite on plasma television screens. Formula One races take place predominately all over Europe and is mainly geared towards sophisticated people, that are interested in latest and greatest car technology meshed with the highest grade professionalism possible.
Now that you have a somewhat general idea of the atmosphere that each type of racing offers, let’s move on to the technical stuff. The NASCAR stock cars are extremely primitive heavy duty machines fitted with roll cages and weigh