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Racing Movies faves and worst


I am personally a fan of all sports fans but there are excellent movies about the SPORT of racing. And its a rant at those who think racing is not a sport. Fisrt I'll give you my top 5 racing movies.

1: Cars (don't ask, I just wanted to hate the Disney movie but couldn't. Owen Wilson was too good)
2: Days of Thunder (I think of it as Top Gun on an oval)
3: Driven (nothing beats Indy/Kart Cars racing through the streets)
4: Fast and the Furious (because you know every ricer in history has idolized this movie)
5: LeMans (if you havn't taken time out of your busy day to see it, shame on you)

Bonus: Worst racing movie - 2 Fast 2 Furious (sorry guys its like a rich business man taking his house selling it and moving into a cave. the 4th one had better be as good as the 1st and 3rd)

On to the rant folks, so here is the problem. You run into these people every day who say "racing isn't a sport, it is driving in a circle for 3 hours". To those who think this you obviously havn't been in a car that has no power steering, A/C or a CD player. The guys who drive these cars are in suits worse than wool shirts in the summer, and have to fight a car that is fighting back. When I say that I mean it is hard as hell to turn those steering wheels when you are alone on the track, let alone the fact that in most races there are atleast 20 other drivers on the track. The exception is F1 racing, but that type of car isn't easy to drive either. If you have constructive criticizm, and facts then please argue your point but if not keep on going to find another thread.





~Im not an A-Hole I just act and think like one.....~

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Another shout for Grand Prix. A great film which highlights the dangers of racing in those days well.

Mark Neales films about MotoGP and Grand Prix bike racing are really good too. (Faster, Fastest and Hitting the Apex).

Both bike and car racers are incredible athletes and Mark Neales films show just how dangerous it can get.

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