there’s a poll running on the BBCTV top gear website about dragracing

you can vote on whether you think it’s a real motorsport like circuit racing or a ‘real-motorsport-like-darts-is-a-sport’

‘ What is drag racing then? Well, you drive for a quarter of a mile in a straight line. Even its detractors would have to admit, it’s a sport that adds up to more than the sum of its parts.

With top-fuel racers pushing out 5000bhp, drag racing can be a visual and aural assault, even if the whole thing is over in a matter of seconds. But does drag racing have a point? Is there any skill involved? And if the novelty value of all that testosterone and tyre smoke wears off, are you really left with anything? We want to know if you’re a fan or not.’

the options are
‘for – it’s spectacular and enjoyable’
‘against – it’s pointless and dull’

i was tempted to vote for the ‘pointless and dull’ option but wimped out and voted ‘for’.

to be brutally honest if it wasn’t volkswagens and actually racing my bus i think i’d have to say that (despite huge respect for the racers and crews that compete) it’s actually pretty pointless and dull. but then again i think that most motorsport falls into this category…

oops, the cat’s out the bag now….

what do you lot think…. ? comments please ?