02-27-2004, 08:53 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2004
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Hey guys, my first post on this site. It's a really great site.
I have grown up going to NHRA and NASCAR events. I will give you the one simple word why F1 will never be popular in the US. Ferarri. Simply stated, most of us in the US have a Ford, Chevy, or Dodge in the driveway. That gives people some kind of loyalty to certian drivers. The cars represent the "everyman" in the US. You can walk into a dealership and see posters of Mark Martin, Rusty Wallace, John Force, or Bill Elliot and feel a sense of belonging, that you are amongst people with your same interests. Walk into a Ferarri dealership and the only thing most of us working joes see is someone ushering us back out the front door (happened to me). Ferrari hates poor people (poor=you cant afford their $300,000 cars) , and most of us in the US fall into that category. I'm just glad that some loyalty to US automakers does still exist, or there would be even more of us out of work these days. Whats good for the big 3 is still good for all of us I believe.
Thanks for a great site,
MG
PS, ToyCollector, we use these great isolating headphones, kind of like the ones people use when they shoot guns, but with speakers in 'em. 
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