The Grand Prix and other sports

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

People are entitled to gain enjoyment from whatever they want , as long as its legal

But I simply cannot understand the pleasure of watching a bloke drive 100 Laps around a track

I have no doubt these people are dedicated and have to have very good fitness levels but it bores the shit out of me , people flying from this country to Monaco or dubai to watch it good God

Football , rugby union , cricket and sometimes athletics I can watch , baseball at a push and Austin rules

But Grand Prix , Darts , American Football , Basketball , ice hockey , the London marathon , rowing , tennis , badminton , archery etc etc , Christ I would rather knit cheese

[splott parker]

People are entitled to gain enjoyment from whatever they want , as long as its legal

But I simply cannot understand the pleasure of watching a bloke drive 100 Laps around a track

I have no doubt these people are dedicated and have to have very good fitness levels but it bores the shit out of me , people flying from this country to Monaco or dubai to watch it good God

Football , rugby union , cricket and sometimes athletics I can watch , baseball at a push and Austin rules

But Grand Prix , Darts , American Football , Basketball , ice hockey , the London marathon , rowing , tennis , badminton , archery etc etc , Christ I would rather knit cheese

Same as me, at least Scalextric came off the track and landed upside down on the carpet. Although you say your not keen on car racing yet you’ll watch Austin rules

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People are entitled to gain enjoyment from whatever they want , as long as its legal

But I simply cannot understand the pleasure of watching a bloke drive 100 Laps around a track

I have no doubt these people are dedicated and have to have very good fitness levels but it bores the shit out of me , people flying from this country to Monaco or dubai to watch it good God

Football, rugby union, cricket and sometimes athletics I can watch, baseball at a push and Austin rules

But Grand Prix, Darts, American Football, Basketball, ice hockey, the London marathon, rowing, tennis, badminton, archery etc etc, Christ I would rather knit cheese

So just to be clear, you take no joy in watching Grand Prix, Darts, American Football, Basketball, ice hockey, the London marathon, rowing, tennis, badminton, archery etc but you DO take joy in telling people you don't take joy in watching Grand Prix, Darts, American Football, Basketball, ice hockey, the London marathon, rowing, tennis, badminton, archery?

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

Same as me, at least Scalextric came off the track and landed upside down on the carpet. Although you say your not keen on car racing yet you’ll watch Austin rules

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[SLUDGE FACTORY]

So just to be clear, you take no joy in watching Grand Prix , Darts , American Football , Basketball , ice hockey , the London marathon , rowing , tennis , badminton , archery etc but you DO take joy in telling people you don't take joy in watching Grand Prix , Darts , American Football , Basketball , ice hockey , the London marathon , rowing , tennis , badminton , archery?

I could have said in my opinion, grand prix etc is total shit but that would be untrue as its just my opinion, lots of people enjoy it , I would rather be poked in the eye with a sharp stick

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I could have said in my opinion, grand prix etc is total shit but that would be untrue as its just my opinion, lots of people enjoy it , I would rather be poked in the eye with a sharp stick

ooh I wouldn't, that sounds awful

[The Bob Banker Spanker]

Ice Hockey is brilliant, fantastic sport which you could watch for the first time without really knowing the rules and still really enjoy yourself.
It’s fast paced, end to end and a real family night out down the Bay.

It helps Cardiff Devils have been one of the best teams in the UK over recent years and held their own in the European competition recently...no longer the whipping boys.

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

Ice Hockey is brilliant, fantastic sport which you could watch for the first time without really knowing the rules and still really enjoy yourself.
It’s fast paced, end to end and a real family night out down the Bay.

It helps Cardiff Devils have been one of the best teams in the UK over recent years and held their own in the European competition recently...no longer the whipping boys.

I fully appreciate you enjoy it and its a good family sport but its not for me although I would go to see a good ruck , which seem to go on forever

[lardy]

So just to be clear, you take no joy in watching Grand Prix, Darts, American Football, Basketball, ice hockey, the London marathon, rowing, tennis, badminton, archery etc but you DO take joy in telling people you don't take joy in watching Grand Prix, Darts, American Football, Basketball, ice hockey, the London marathon, rowing, tennis, badminton, archery?

Also, Bob Monkhouse and Des O'Connor. Anything else you don't like, Sludge?

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

Also, Bob Monkhouse and Des O'Connor. Anything else you don't like, Sludge?

The Conservative Party , Swansea City and Horse Racing

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Golf

Can't believe I forgot golf

[The Bloop]

Yet you take enjoyment yourself from sitting on a river bank dangling a hooked maggot in the water.
Each to their own.

[The Bob Banker Spanker]

Yet you take enjoyment yourself from sitting on a river bank dangling a hooked maggot in the water.
Each to their own.

And sometimes he goes fishing as well

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And sometimes he goes fishing as well

this is the type of content I pay my CCMB membership fees for

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

And sometimes he goes fishing as well

Thats below the belt , quite literally

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

Yet you take enjoyment yourself from sitting on a river bank dangling a hooked maggot in the water.
Each to their own.

Nope I get enjoyment from tricking predatory fish such as pike , perch , chub and trout that the imitation small metal thing I am winding in past them is a little fish that they like eating

Its very exciting when they snap at the spinner and my rod buckles over , I am out in nature getting fresh air and exercising at the same time .

But like grand prix , its not for everyone

[Tuerto]

i'm not into cars or bikes racing around a track, but one thing that isn't in doubt is their skill and bravery. They're dangerous sports, some of the people that do it must struggle with normal life after that.

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

i'm not into cars or bikes racing around a track, but one thing that isn't in doubt is their skill and bravery. They're dangerous sports, some of the people that do it must struggle with normal life after that.

Can't argue with that , imagine the g force taking those corners , must be incredible

But I can't watch it for 5 minutes

[The Bloop]

Nope I get enjoyment from tricking predatory fish such as pike , perch , chub and trout that the imitation small metal thing I am winding in past them is a little fish that they like eating

Its very exciting when they snap at the spinner and my rod buckles over , I am out in nature getting fresh air and exercising at the same time .

But like grand prix , its not for everyone

Does your rod often buckle over when you get excited?

[Moodybluebird]

People are entitled to gain enjoyment from whatever they want , as long as its legal

But I simply cannot understand the pleasure of watching a bloke drive 100 Laps around a track

I have no doubt these people are dedicated and have to have very good fitness levels but it bores the shit out of me , people flying from this country to Monaco or dubai to watch it good God

Football , rugby union , cricket and sometimes athletics I can watch , baseball at a push and Austin rules

But Grand Prix , Darts , American Football , Basketball , ice hockey , the London marathon , rowing , tennis , badminton , archery etc etc , Christ I would rather knit cheese

You're not alone in your views of Formula 1. I know it's generalising somewhat but F1 seems to appeal to those people who have little or no interest whatsoever in other sports. There are exceptions of course but I know of so many who fall into this category.

[valleys caveman]

''But I simply cannot understand the pleasure of watching a bloke drive 100 Laps around a track''

But I simply cannot understand the pleasure of watching a float bobbing about for hours on end.

Each to their own and all that, but I get a lot more pleasure out of watching drivers wheel to wheel at over 200mph

[valleys caveman]

And sometimes he goes fishing as well

[Eric the Half a Bee]

''But I simply cannot understand the pleasure of watching a bloke drive 100 Laps around a track''

But I simply cannot understand the pleasure of watching a float bobbing about for hours on end.

Each to their own and all that, but I get a lot more pleasure out of watching drivers wheel to wheel at over 200mph

More enjoyable than watching other drivers being wheel to wheel at 70mph on a crowded motorway!

[B. Oddie]

I watched Formula One religiously for years and years until 2018 when I suddenly lost interest and haven't watched a single race since.

For me, F1 lost it's thrill along time ago; the best era IMO was the 90s in it's entirety.

[valleys caveman]

I watched Formula One religiously for years and years until 2018 when I suddenly lost interest and haven't watched a single race since.

For me, F1 lost it's thrill along time ago; the best era IMO was the 90s in it's entirety.

Its been a great season so far this year. Lots of new tracks and tracks revisited from yesteryear. The only downside is the lack of fans. Hopefully next year will see fans allowed back in, not only to F1 but to all sporting events.
I enjoyed the 90's too