Probably should have mentioned my criteria for which series got included in the video: 4-wheeled racing series with the most global viewership/popularity. Needed to keep the video from becoming hours long, so forgive me if I didn't specifically mention your favorite series, but definitely leave a comment to let everyone know about it!
Motorcycle series i can think of: MotoGP MotoAmerica Super MotoCross Theres probably others I don’t know about theres also electronic racing series like Formula E and Extreme E as well as Short Track and Dirt Track only series to!
Hemingway allegedly once said “There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely games”. Today there is only one motor sport that still fits that distinction: Isle of Man TT. It is the only sports event that still has the danger and daredevil aspect of Grand Prix racing from the 40s, 50s, and 60s. 266 racers have been killed in the race during its 85 years. The only year without a fatality was 1982. In 2005, 11 drivers died, in the last race 2022 6 drivers and passengers (in the side car class) died. Since 2000 F1 has had one racing death, NASCAR Cup series has 1 (DE in 2001), WRC has had two (a driver and separately a co-driver). In those series more drivers die in testing and practice than racing. Safety is an excellent thing, but reduced risk does remove some of romance and thrill. I do not want more drivers to die, but I do miss the gladiator aspect of old school racing.
Please give Rallycross a go if anyone in the comments sections haven't watched it. The races are short quick-fire rounds so there's no worry about spending hours to watch a race(well if you follow it live then the whole weekend is kinda long but feel free to skip the waiting and do something else in between rounds right?), the racing is always close packed with actions, and there's strategic mind games when it comes to joker laps. The FIA sanctioned championships are a bit awkwardly organized in recent years but the sport itself is worth a watch. and Nitro Rallycross is fully FREE on youtube(except US, as the broadcast rights are sold to tv networks)
I went to a Red Bull Global Rallycross event (I think it's since been changed to the TitansRX series now) and it was hands down the most exciting racing I've seen live. I'm hoping Nitro can keep building momentum here in the U.S., as it always seems like sponsorship has been a big issue for previous RX series as the years go by. Thanks for watching!
Agreed, as a long time fan of rallycross, it's by far my favorite format. The crazy, ridiculous car behavior of rallying, mixed with traditional circuit racing makes RX a really entertaining product. Unfortunately, later seasons of GRC and WRX fell into utter VW dominance, but Nitro RX's spec FC1X has made for a really competitive series.
Clearly the most underrated motorsport IMO. Doesn't help when World RX had a massive step backwards in terms of coverage amidst the organizational and power transition (it's easier to blame going electric, but there are so many issues lying underneath with the process). I hope one day we'll see it progress from an European sport to a more global presence.
RallyX (and NitroRX outside US) are streaming the races live on UA-cam, so accessibility shouldn't be the problem. Good stuff. Maybe not the NitroRX head-to-head which is boring as duck.
Australian here. I instantly fell in love with Nascar when I was 8 or 9 years old (25 years ago) and have followed it ever since. When Marcos Ambrose was racing, i'd record every race and watch it after work. The thing i love about Nascar is on any given day, at least 10 different drivers could win.
As a German who grew up watching it a lot, I would consider diversifying the category of 'Road Racing' a bit more. You could put the Supercars Championship and BTCC into the touring car bracket, IMSA and WEC are sportscar racing series and championships like the Mazda MX-5 cup qualify as one make series. Then there are the several balance of performance controlled GT racing series like the GT World Challenge for instance. This 'supercategory' of road racing is definitely the most diversified of them all so it deserves a deeper dive in my opinion. Other than that you pretty much nailed it.
Agree completely. I wanted to fit it into this video without making it too long, but as a result couldn't really cover the intricacies of each series. Doing a deep dive on different kinds of "road racing" and what makes them unique sounds like a great idea for a future video. Thanks for the comment!
@@themotorsportstory can you please make that video, ive been a racing fan for a long time but its still so confusing and i want a new motorsport to follow
Coming from Finland, F1 and rally are of course the two of my favorite forms of motorsport. Here most of the media coverage is centered around those two thanks to the success of Finnish drivers in both disciplines. And with rally it definitely helps that we have tons of silent gravel roads where young people can drive their cars (sometimes even over the speed limit) and hone their skills, which makes the sport quite accessible even if you're not wealthy.
I think it's great how accessible Rally is in Finland! Here in America, a lot of people live where the roads only go straight and flat. I'm fortunate enough to have some twisty roads near me to enjoy 🙂
I remember watching the Grand Tour episode where they talk about Finland having the most car accidents out of any nation, despite having one of the most strict driving tests in the world. As an American who watches and searches for endless motorsports, my defense for the Finnish is I don't believe a lot of those car accidents were neccesarily... accidents. Like sure, they don't mean to crash but they certainly mean to release their inner-Marcus Gronholm and bolt through the Finnish backroads in their Peugeots and Volvos, going 130kph before ending upside down in a ditch. Those stats are skewed. Lol
@@lorddrac_dontaskmetodance I can see myself in this. Despite not having any big accidents (once clipped a sidewalk that bounced me into a ditch at a slow speed during winter) I know that many do drive over the speed limit, especially on roads they know. Someone I know had a crash at the road her grandmother lived because she knew the road and always drove way over the limit, until a car appeared behind a crest and she had to take avoiding action. I know for certain I drive way too fast on roads leading to my own grandparents in the countryside because I know the roads quite well, and even then my dad is even faster. But then again, I also know I'm in a different situation to most, where my parents have been heavily involved with the local motorsports club for decades and those roads I said go to my grandparents have been used in the Finnish Rally Championship years ago
Also to you I would add that we have folk racing (jokamiesluokka) where drivers get a starter level cars (I think the price that they have to be sold in races is around 1k) and anyone basically can buy a car and just have a go
I live in Indianapolis, so Indycar, NASCAR, and MotoGP were always the dominant racing series people payed attention to around me. Once I found out about F1, I neglected Indycar and NASCAR. Thanks to being a Ferrari fan, though, I’ve recently rejoined the Indycar fanbase and I honestly look forward to watching Indycar races more than the F1 races on most weekends. Additionally, Indycar is insanely more accessible than F1 as far as attending races. You can go watch an exciting race at a bunch of tracks across the country for a mere fraction of the price of an F1 race.
Sprint cars are awesome to watch! Didn't mention them in the video as I was trying to keep it to the motorsports with the highest global viewership. Thanks for watching!
Personally under the opinion that Sprint Cars are the best thing on earth. Descendants of Indycars ripping around local dirt tracks at incredible pace while drifting the entire corners is incredible. And I highlight *Local*
Honestly the stakes in the racing is also a massive part of the viewership experience. Watching the cars slide inches away knowing that one wrong move could send your car tumbling out of the race is nail biting.
@@themotorsportstory i understand why you didn’t include them but yeah man, sprint cars and late models are some of the best entertainment you could see. And they’re not even restricted to the us. The aussies caught on and throw events down there too lol
I’m from the Western USA. I’m an endurance racing fan who tried to get everybody I can on IMSA, 24h, and WEC. Great series where there’s never a dull moment. Ever. Great stuff.
I'm from the US and although I'll always be a nascar fan, imsa is probably my favorite. I love the different manufacturers go head to head at unique road courses, which seems like the polar opposite of nascar, but the environment around nascar for me at a young age I will always appreciate
I completely agree. I grew up in North Carolina, the NASCAR hotbed, but I seriously enjoy IMSA much more this year (and always have liked it). Imo NASCAR has too many kinks and quirks that turn off new fans and veterans alike, but with IMSA it feels like a gladiator match between teams and manufacturers. It feels more organic than the chopped up NASCAR races we have now. It's also easier to defend against haters than the "left turn" sport.
Been into F1 for as long as I can remember, as well as MotoGP and rallying. Lately I've diversified a lot since I really got into Nascar in 2017, then Indycar etc. I still love F1 but the current fan atmosphere is really terrible and I don't engage as much in it beyond raceday. Every day I love sportscar racing more and more (WEC, IMSA, BTCC, V8 Supercars, SuperGT, you name it) and it's quickly becoming one of my favorite types of racing if not my favorite. Cars you can actually tell apart beyond the livery, generally good racing, much less annoying, tribalist fans compared to other motorsports... still, if it has wheels, it's cool.
an interesting motorsport thats still around is Trials. This was essentially the origins of rally special stages, which combined with the long road rallies of the time with long routes and co-drivers/navigators to make modern rally series. Essentially trials is a sport where you either win or lose, there is no ranking, and you win by simply making it to your destination. Normal cars 2 wheel drive normal road tyres all on some of the most difficult offroad terrain imaginable without needing special suspension and massive wheels. Trials is still very popular in motorcycle racing, where the rules are "dont put your feet down" while the rider clambers over ridiculous boulders and hopping from fallen trees, but car trials are still held in britain as they have done for over 100 years. its very entertaining to see the likes of the suzuki X90 and mk3 toyota mr2 "racing" with modified cars from the 1920s that are still going, all with cars like the classic beetle and triumph TR7 running with them.
That's really interesting! I've seen plenty of motorcycle trials videos, but wasn't actually aware they had it for cars as well. I've got something new to look up, thank you!
Currently, my biggest draw-ins are resemblance to road cars, variety of brands, shapes and challenges (why not?), and, of course, competitiveness. I love technical development, but more in the sense of taking an everyday commuter and making it go fast. I usually watch for the cars first. This is how touring cars, hillclimbs, rallying, drifting and drag racing stick out to me, but I just get excited about motorsports in general.
The elefant in the room here is definetly GT3 racing. Feels like every country that has more than two racetracks has its own GT3 championship...sometimes even severall. Then you can also look in the smaller niches of racing: Rally Raid, Truck Racing, Stadium Supertrucks....if there is something with an engine and wheels on it, somebody is likely racing it.
Agreed! Like I talked about in the video with road racing, it always amazes me how many different championships and series there are which can be both a good and bad thing. Some of those smaller niches are very underrated too! Thanks for watching!
Yeah, the good thing from these global formulae (GT3, GT4, TCR) is that the same car can race pretty much anywhere, and even outdated machinery can stay active in local series
Yeah, Love GT3. Watched the Fanatec series Nurburging 3 hour race today, great race. The highlight was 24 hours of Spa though. Plus its free to watch on GTworld channel.
im from argentina and my favorite series is all endurance racing in general , i love see the teams evolve in the middle of the race , i watch a lot of argentinian motorsport like Turismo Carretera (from where canapino drived ) , tc2000 , turismo nacional , etc but i think my fav is the imsa , is like the wec but well made.
@@edugj23 i watch a lot brazil stock car , is very cool and probably i gonne be if they race in buenos aires this year again. the only thing i dont understand from brasil is that weird nascar series , i dont get it but... if it works i think its ok.
I'm from Brazil, was born after Senna's death and grown up (trying to) cheer Rubens Barrichello, then the sport died here and I just started to follow it again in 2018 (before DTS btw) and got hooked ever since, but in 2021 I discovered Indycar and it was love at first sight, it has actually surpassed F1 for me now, great racing, the 2021 Indy 500 was the best experience watching a racing series I've ever had, obviously because a brazillian driver won it, but the racing was amazing either way
NASCAR's stage racing is awesome btw. They give points out at the end of each stage which encourages drivers to run good throughout the race instead of just worrying about the finish.
Americans and Aussies both have dirt oval racing, its all the insane car control, engineering and racing on tiny dirt ovals dotted around the US, its available basically everywhere here, its amazing
I'm from PH and a fan of WRC and Rally Cross, when I found it when i was like 10 yrs old, I fell in love with it instantly and became a fan, even considering becoming one but I have no balls to commit.
From what I see in my social circles, there will always be people that will egg on others for the motorsports they like just for attention or to belittle others. My perspective as a life long NASCAR fan usually saw people who watch F1 and WRC do this a little more, but I am aware that this can apply to anybody from any fanbase - that point you mentioned about "being conditioned to a certain style of racing" outlines that well to add to that. That's at least where I think a big source of division comes from. Thanks to some neat individuals, I've been starting to follow IMSA and Indycar a little more now, and I'm greatly enjoying it! Though despite all the rule changes and landscape shifting, I feel NASCAR will always be apart of me in some way. This was a great watch! We honestly need more people like you who strive to try and bring others together. Greetings from Canada!
There's a lot of comments like this! Maybe I'll try and put one together specifically focusing on off-road disciplines, although there's so many different kinds of dirt oval cars, that could even be its own video!
Drag racing sucks. Yeah I get it, it's loud 10,000 horsepower blah blah blah. The novelty of that wears off pretty quick and your left watching the same 4 second race down a straight line over and over. It's terrible.
When speed was around and they had recaps of WRC events, it really peaked my interest in the sport. I wish we had that still. I feel like the WRC are really missing out by not having similar recaps on their UA-cam channel. I believe you could really grab attention by doing full recap of events.
American here. I grew up starting with F1 and moving to other sports, never really got into NASCAR or Indycar, but more into rally and GT racing. Would be a dream to participate in either one someday.
I love everything racing. I’m from Illinois in the states and here dirt oval racing is huge. World of Outlaws and Dirt car is king. Late models, sprint cars, modifieds, and midgets are extremely popular. Flat track motorcycle racing is also popular.
I love this content. United all motorsport communities!!! As an American, I’ll meet nascar fans and I’ll meet f1 fans but it’s so rare to find a motorsport fan as a whole like myself
Formula E is worth adding to the ranks, especially now that the popularity contest of Fanboost is gone. The new cars especially evoke the same small-car open wheel feeling that F1 did a long, long time ago, but there are some pretty big issues still plaguing the sport, like bad marshall standards and a tendency to keep old, boring street courses on the calender even as they transition to including proper racetracks as well (looking at you, Berlin airport track)
I hadn't realized they ditched the "fanboost" thing until I started reading some of these comments. Honestly, that was one of the things keeping me away from it.
I would argue that NASCAR has the most diverse schedule. Street courses, road courses, dirt oval, short track oval, intermediate oval, and superspeedways.
Grew up watching nascar, and Indy. my neighbor was a big f1 fan so i found that from him but i didn't follow every race until around 2015. my favorite series is probably IMSA. I've been to the races at Road America the last 2 years and its great. i love multi class racing, it produces a lot of overtaking which is what i enjoy.
When the Speed Channel existed. I watched everything. From Outlaws, Dirt, Hooters, Arca, demolition derbies, school bus racing, Australian Supercars, etc But I really love NASCAR. I got into it at the start of 2004. I would watch all 3 series qualifying and race series on weekends. I get up at 8am MT to watch all the pre-race discussions, and then the race starts at noon (I can not remember being too long since I watched a race). I stopped watching in 2013. Got too "corporate." Jeff Gordon was my favorite
Never been too fond of Formula for the exact reasons you've mentioned, it's too damn engineered. The drivers have machines I'll never imagine being able to drive, and corner capability that puts me to sleep with how effective it is. NASCAR I couldn't care less about, I'm not from the US. Rally is king for me, just pure automotive PAIN. Cars break, drivers fail, the track is your greatest rival. Watched a rally back in my homeland, incredible stuff although it was just one or two cars passing every couple of minutes. I loved it. One guy ended up uninjured pulling his car out of a lake, another's Ford Focus had a good 2.6m drop of the side of the road, rolled about 6 times. EVERYBODY cheered. Best thing we had seen all day. Nobody was hurt thank God, maybe the drivers ego. Even had a modified LADA with original suspension, damn thing turned into a SWING on a corner. Had some GAZ trucks racing too, all modified V8s. 2 of them didn't survive the first race. Absolute insanity in Rally, I love it.
Must have been awesome to see them run there! I have yet to make it out to a NASCAR road course race. Been to plenty of ovals, but no road courses yet :)
American here, and my favorite motorsport is by far rally. Wish there was more coverage of the ARA, and I wish that WRC was more accessible to everyone else. I've gotten a handful of my friends into it already, and I'm proud of myself. I plan on going to Poland one of these summers and seeing Rally Poland, it's not even an hour from my family's hometown and I missed it by a few weeks when I visited this past summer. Hopefully one day🤞
Have watched all type of racing & Indy Car for me has it all. Open wheel, amazing sound, great tracks & the unpredictability is what makes it the best series out there.
Sweden. F1 and previously WRC. I grew up next to the Swedish Rally stage, so that's where I got my taste for motorsports. Later on I grew to love F1 due to the televised spectacle and the on-track action (and the end of Group B). Honestly, it's not that other motorsports are bad, it's just that there's something inherently visceral about watching drivers pass each other at 340kmh in cars worth more than most people earn in their entire lifetimes. Watching triple my yearly salary spread out over the track from just a front wing getting damaged isn't a negative for me, it adds flavor. Watching more money than I will make during my whole career go up in smoke when Charles LeClerc touches a gas pedal is just pure fun. I'm weird, but hey, I love the sport for all the other reasons as well.
I'm from the Czech Republic and my favorites are F1 and rallying. I also try to follow WEC a bit, and rallycross (though even less than WEC). As for the American based racing series (as well as most others), I never really felt the connection to them, since I didn't have any means of watching them in the past or even following them (before I had Internet, as these series simply aren't covered at all in my country). I watched F1 since the mid 2000s when I was a kid, it was always sort of a dream for me (I wanted to race in F1), it went away when the standard channels stopped covering it and I no longer had a way of watching it, so I fell out for a bunch of years, though at the start of the pandemic, I started following it again. Hopefuly one day, I get to go to at least one race. As for rallying, our country is a bit of a rallying nation, and not far from me, the traditional Barum Czech Rally Zlín is held every year, as part of the European Rally Championship (and formerly part of Intercontinental Rally Challenge), so my parents were taking me there every year for a part of my childhood, as well as to other local rallies. Same as with F1, I started having other interests, so we weren't going anymore for a bunch of years, but same as with F1, the pandemic made me find rallying again, and I absolutely fell in love. I started playing a bunch of racing games again and in 2021, got myself a wheel and started sim racing. The next year, I started collecting scale models of rally cars too! I went to Barum Rally in 2021 and 2022 and I'm going again this year! Apart from that, I recently went to an amateur rally and to another round of our national championship, and will be going to one more next month. And of course, the big one in October, finally, for the first time, WRC will visit my country and I obviously won't miss seeing those Rally1 cars and all my favorite drivers with my own eyes!
Great video 👍 as an F1 fan since the early 2000's I always find other forms of racing to get my fix when there is no F1 on a particular weekend I've been following both Nascar and Indycar especially since Grosjean moved over to Indy but I must admit I find myself only watching the road or street courses because I just can't understand the whole oval circuits and watching cars turn left the entire time 😅 I can fully appreciate the skill and courage required to race on ovals though.
Im from the US and this is my introduction to your channel, and it was a great video! you've just got a new sub I would also have to say my favorite racing series are INDYCAR and IMSA but I also like the engineering aspect of f1. also rally sometimes is something I will either watch highlights of or watch whole events depending on what else im doing. As well as WEC, I also watch the 24 hours of Le Mans every year no matter what.
been an F1 fan since childhood, i think it"s unfortunate we lost the small, light cars and strategic element of refueling, as well as the sometimes almost a whole race long fights for one position. still keep watching it. but, one series, or rather collection of series, that really impressed me was torc pro trucks, though i only got to see it when motortrend streamed it on youtube. this could have become a major series had it been streamed more than just one year. on one hand, stereotypical american with massive V8 powered pickups on dirt tracks and contact racing, on the other very clever racecraft with a focus on lines through the corners for getting ahead.
My favorite type of racing to watch is supercross. It’s amazing the skill those riders have flying over those jumps. No cage to protect you in a crash either. Local dirt track racing is great too. That’s the grassroots of NASCAR, most of them got their start racing locally on dirt. Go kart racing would be fun to watch too.
basically agree with everything here. i just try to give all of it a chance. i could say F2 , F3 , moto 2 , moto3 and v8 sup are the most complete. Nascar is way better than we, the non States people think. im from DR.
I am from Brazil and i like all types of Racing, all of those are fun in their own ways and i like how they have their own twist, making them unique in their own way
Im Greek and i started watching f1 for the first time in 2007. Also, i live in a city that organizes rally acropolis and it’s literally 10 minutes away by car from my home. So, i would say i love f1 and i really like rally.
Watch Indycar!!!! love Indycar so much. Racing is almost always great, the field is the deepest and largest it’s been in years. I just wish the series had more fans to inspire more races and discourse-if you’re a motorsports fan, watch Indycar in May/June. You likely won’t be disappointed. As far as other series, The summation of F1 was pretty good, but the part I feel was left out is the dramatic aspect of manufacturer vs. manufacturer, country vs. country, team vs. team, and driver vs. driver. From an American’s POV, it just FEELS European-not a bad thing, but foreign and full of elitist sentiment. NASCAR hasn’t been the same in a while… less marketable drivers, weird schedule, cars aren’t even stock, bad rule changes, stages, and a joke of a points system. Road racing (IMSA fan) is fantastic, but could use more exposure even in the world of motorsports. As for rally… maybe I’ll give it a try.
Am from Uganda. This is a great video. I grew up watching f1, wrc and moto gp. But then i fell in love with nascar especially race for the sprint cup (logano fan). Wouldn't it be awesome if F1 implement the new points system for the sprint cup as this would keep every team working hard till the end of the year.
Italy here. WRC used to be super exciting, especially Group B, Group A, and 1999 to 2006. The best eras. And we had great champions (Gigi Galli, Biasion anyone??)and races here in Italy, but now it's really a poor series, sadly, mainly for budget reasons, nobody can afford some Rally1 cars (so the regulation does not allow them in tha main championship), so now we have rallies full of... well, the monster Fabia r5 ally2. Quite boring honestly. At least we have Rally Legend which is a MONSTROUS exciting rally event. Then , I really love GT3, but we miss manifacturer here, compared to some yars ago ( with Nissan GTR, Bentley, etcetera). But, the best motorsport to see in Italy now, to me, it's TIME ATTACK and trackdays (follow Davide Cironi). Pure passion, lot of incredible tuning, and most of all a really genuine atmosphere, both in the racetrack, tha paddocks, and in the spectator park, where you can look to great cars, talk friendly to people, and eat great food in some occasions. To me. my country has some sparks ( alfa Giulia, Abarth 500 ( NOT ELECTRIC), and Ferrari of course), but has lost its soul in the istant classics small cars like Uno Turbo, Coupè 20 valves Turbo, Punto Abarth, Punto GT generation, Alfa 147 GTA, LANCIA DELTA EVO, and so on....
Local dirt racing is probably my favorite type. Sprint cars, dirt late models, dirt modified, midgets, super modified everything. It’s really accessible to both watch and participate in. Consistently great racing in your hometown (if you live in the US.) there’s truly innovative engineering, absolutely ludicrous hp to weight ratios. F1 level hp to weight ratios, with straight up goofy levels of down and sideforce. There’s some next level skill, cars are hard to control, dirt makes them harder to control, the track can change throughout the race as drivers create grooves, and to top it all off there can be plenty of lead changes. And some of these cars are so cheap that it’s not out of the picture for you and your buds to just start racing.
The local racing scene in the U.S. really is something else! There's no dirt ovals near where I am, but there's plenty of paved short tracks and even just watching guys bang doors in hobby stocks is so much fun to see.
What's sad about a lot of these series is they can be really hard to watch in North America. It's improving with the whole "Post the race on UA-cam a week later" thing but before the last couple of years? Your main, options usually were: 1. Pay a bunch extra for a big package of TV channels, only to care about 2 of them. If you have TV at all. 2. Pay for an expensive subscription service to watch a season, only to find out the service is dreadful in some way, on top of the fact that you probably have to spend more on another big subscription, to watch a second series. 3. Highlights. A quick summary for those who missed half a race? Fine, I guess. But when you have hours of content you could've watched and got a 2 and a half minute recap, it gets painful after a while. Again, glad things are picking up, but for a long while it got pretty terrible... RIP Speed Channel.
RIP Speed for sure. I remember ESPN even having a lot more racing coverage than they do now. You brought up a big issue for sure. Can't get new fans into your sport if they can't even access it.
As a NASCAR fan who grew up watching in the Gen 4 era, a lot of NASCAR fans hate stage racing and never really liked the playoff format. The points system from 2004 - 2013 was really good, the original points system was generic but the biggest issue happened in 2003 when Ryan Newman won 8 races yet lost the championship to Matt Kenseth who only won 1 race, but was more consistent, and fans at the time didn't like it. I do feel with the pre 2004 points system, wins weren't valued enough. Other than those two things, NASCAR is awesome, to get the full experience you definitely need to go to a race, to experience the power of these cars. Finally, I may be biased, but the Gen 4 NASCAR was the greatest imo, they looked fast, were fast, and sounded amazing, the combo of X-pipes and Boom Tubes is just amazing
began watching nascar in 2004 & am in my 18th season of watching the sport. i didn't branch out into other forms of motorsport until the early-mid 2010s but it wasn't until 2019 that it completely fleshed out. nascar, f1, & indycar are the ones i watch the most & give the most attention to. that being said, i've begun to pay attention to aussie supercars & wec a hell of a lot more. imsa is in a category of its own between those parties. when it comes to the best racing, it's incredibly difficult to compare. nascar, indy, imsa, wec, supercars, all have decent (on avg.) on-track products at the least. f1 lags behind but makes up for it in spectacle & technicality, although it has produced some incredible races in the 10 seasons i've watched dating back to 2014. *i do want to preface this by saying i believe f1 is a racing series first & that the engineering and drama play supporting roles, albeit strong ones motorsport is something that i devote myself towards, as a us citizen i don't pay attention to stick-and-ball on a weekly basis other than the nfl but even then racing takes priority. it's just the passion i have for it. it's my life and one day i want to participate in these events as a driver, i don't know where i'd be today without the sport.
It's a far lesser known variation of short track racing mostly in America, but also is Australia and New Zealand. That being dirt car racing, whether it's a sprint car with wild wings or late models with there's usually very close racing with serious battles all over most tracks, and there's almost always some serious cash on the line $10,000 to $100,000 regularly
I'm simply a motorsports enthusiast. So I watch a bit of everything you've mentioned in this video (except maybe BTCC, because I never think to look for it). However, one form of racing that I think you overlooked is professional drag racing. Although it only gets about 1/4 of the viewership as NASCAR does, NHRA Drag Racing has a long, storied history, and easily the quickest, fastest land vehicles on the planet. The races are much, much shorter (literally just 1000ft, or 1/4 mile, depending on the class), but the top professional classes feature vehicles that make over 11,000 HP EACH, and can reach nearly 340 mph in just 1000 feet of asphalt. Even the Pro Stock class features 2,000 HP cars that can take 1/4 mile in less than 6.5 seconds. Professional drag racing is the motorsport that started my love for fast, loud, and competitive. My earliest memory is of me being 3 years old at a drag strip. I know this video was meant to highlight the "major" racing series', but American drag racing pulls the same viewer numbers as IMSA, and there are drag racing associations in other countries like the UK and Australia too. So I'm not knocking you for not pointing out drag racing. I just thought I'd make mention of it.
From the UK.. favourite series other than classic car racing is truck racing. 1000hp, 5.5 tonne 12 litre diesel powered monsters that can get to 100mph faster than a Porsche 911 going three wide into a hairpin never gets old. Watching them drifting round that same hairpin on their victory lap after the race, never gets old either.
@@themotorsportstory I live about 45 minutes away from Brands Hatch and up until relatively recently would go and watch the opening and closing rounds of the BTRC that are held there. Standing up by the outside of the Druids hairpin was the best spot. The videos are cool, but there's nothing like actually being there; although I guess thats pretty much the same for any motorsport!
I think most of the “division” you speak about comes from F1 fans who think they hold a level of eliteness. Most other motorsport fans respect and enjoy a bunch of different types of racing
My favorite might be Super GT, it's quite underrated in the west, probably because of the lack of coverage. I love how the field is so big with two classes, and there is always on track action everywhere. Super GT races at Fuji speedway are insane, every time the camera shows the main straight there are like 20 cars on the screen at the same time and they are all battling for position going 3 wide while the faster GT500 classes are cutting through the traffic
In 2021 i used to watch F1 a lot,but in 2022 i got bored of dominating one driver and decided to try look for Nascar, and its just happened that Cup series was racing at COTA, long story short, i can miss 1-2 races of F1, but i gotta watch at least 2 stages of Cup. Watching 3-rd stage could be hard, cause my time could be at 4 a.m. And I am from Russia
As a German growing up in the 90s and early 2000s F1 was omnipresent and one name instantly comes up: Schumacher. I started to watch WRC and DTM and eventually found my way to Rallycross as well. In 2022 I also got into Indycar which right now might be the most interesting open wheel series. Formula E for the close racing on tracks that are so narrow you have no idea how they can go 3 wide. The most fun series to me is Australian Supercars. NASCARs points system is not my cup of tea so I don't watch the playoff format only the regular season. In the end the series I always return to still is F1 no matter how boring or close the season. The cars are special and seeing what the engineers designed is part of the sport. Oh and then there is the ultimate open wheel weekend. Nothing like watching F1 Monaco GP for the technical demanding track that has no straight and demands perfection and right after that Indy 500 where the high speed and long distance put the drivers in a different but equally difficult race.
Watched NASCAR on and off until 2020 when I was able to afford my own TV subscription, then I’ve seen everything since. This year I decided to dive into every F1 race after catching a few races last year. Indycar and IMSA both look really cool, but It’s much less intimidating to learn 20 F1 drivers and 10 teams than familiarize myself with a field of Indycar drivers or mixed-class drivers. Definitely open to everything though
I started as an F1 watcher, since 4 year I can say I'm a fan (except street courses), yes it's boring sometimes, but I feel a lot happens if you have knowledge and if you are an F1 fan and not a driver fan. Since this year I started to watch endurance races and I love it. I mainly watch it on my 2nd monitor while I play games, mainly watch for the new hypercars
Hi I'd like to share my case. I follow every race of f1 since like 10 years ago, I love other series of roas racing like wec or imsa but usually don't have the time to watch them. But, the big events like 24h le mans I try to watch at least 12 hours and watch it with my friends. Other big endurance races like 12 sebring, or 24 nurburgring, watch some hours. I enjoy rally too, but prefer to watch it in person at least one time a year
@@themotorsportstory Where are you from? I'm from Chile, I only went to one WRC event in 2019, but other years I've went to some local rallys (they are great too)
I feel like one of the detractors from NASCAR in the past 20 years has been the manufactured drama. I used to love watching it as a kid, but there is no denying that there is an inherent lack of purity in the racing. It seems that there is often a push to have "Game 7" moments in every race to try to cater to casual fans and draw stick and ball sports fans in. Overtime, the Playoffs, Stage racing, etc... have done more to push fans away rather than draw new die hard fans. Indycar definitely puts on a tremendous event with a lot of organic excitement and is easily my favorite form of racing, but that doesn't mean it is without its flaws. There needs to be 20-22 races on the calendar to keep fan engagement up. There also needs to be a bigger push for more ovals, which is a goal of the series, however, it always seems to be tough to draw fans to attend ovals outside of the Indy 500. Another limiting factor is the fact that there is little return on investment for manufactures, shown by the fact that only Honda and Chevy are involved. This, plus the cost associated has made it difficult for car counts to grow over 24 entries until the past couple years. Sportscars, particularly IMSA, are in my opinion the best form of professional motorsport in North America. There is no denying that you get incredibly close racing that is organic and pure, as well as a diverse variety of cars, engines, drivers, etc... It is also the most fan friendly as far as allowing fan engagement in the garage area. If I was to take someone to a race for the first time, I would make it a point to show them IMSA.
Since this isn't only about cars in the title, the pinnacle of course is the Isle of Man. There is a reason why "Nascar Fan reacts to the TT" videos exist but nobody in the world who has seen the TT live would care about something like driving in a circle. And when it comes to cars, next year's Le Mans will be absolutely incredible
I’m a fan of engineering, but I’m mostly interested in what engineering can do to make the vehicle better for the driver. Since the late 80s, a great deal of the allowable engineering has been to augment or improve the drivers inputs, which opened new areas of development since the limitations of the driver were no longer binding. The decision to allow a wide array of driver aids, and the inability of regulators to control these systems has led to a sharp decline in viewership and participation. Motorcycle racing is one of the last bastions of motorsport but it’s unclear how much longer it will hold on. The racing series that solves the driver aids problem without turning to NASCAR spec rules will have my respect.
I'd never really thought about it like that, but you have a good point in terms of the driver aids. I think that a small amount of them can be useful given just how fast some of todays cars are, but they can certainly be overdone. It's interesting how even in video games, less experienced players will often choose to drive faster, more advanced cars for exactly that reason; they're easier to drive.
Me being from the U.S I fell in love with F1 in 2018 and recently this year I started watching more IMSA thanks to 24h Daytona and the Indy car series thanks to the Long Beach race
As a man of motorcycles i like the moto pg for its close battles with visibly on the edge riding as well as formula one for the speed and occasional good race
When F1 is close, it's incredibly entertaining. Unfortunately, as you stated, frequently it is not close (2014-2020, 2022, and so far this season), especially in the recent past. Effectively one team gets it "right" and it's more about which driver on that team will win, or if they'll run into mechanical issues or bad enough luck that we get something else. NASCAR has always been about the show first and foremost. It's both what makes it entertaining to watch sometimes, and frustrating as the various points systems, etc. tend to knock out the better drivers - but at that point, it keeps more drivers (and thus their fans) in the hunt. IndyCar to me honestly is among the most interesting, as with the spec chassis there's a solid baseline, and there is some engineering done on the suspension, as well as different engines (Chevy or Honda, but still different). This provides some level of the engineering mattering, and with the open-use "push to pass" button, with a limit on how much you can use it per-race, you have to decide if you're going to use it to defend, save it for late in the race, use it to actually pass, or even just use it to run ridiculously fast laps to open or close a gap. It's a lot more interesting than DRS which is basically "Are you within 1 second of the next car? K, you probably get to pass them in this next section then". I personally find WEC the most interesting...if I had the time to devote to actually watching it. I really enjoy the whole "do you go easy on the brakes and sack a second per lap so that you only have to change the brakes and rotors out twice during the 12 hours rather than 3 times" sort of discussions that teams have, it's like playing 3-d chess to F1's chess to NASCAR's checkers.
As a nascar fan I can say that the playoffs are pretty dumb and almost every fan hates it. Also I like stages but I don’t think they should stop the race, just let the drivers get their points but let them keep on racing. Edit: To add on to some of my favorite racing series, you missed out on all the local styles of racing here in the US. Since I live near a dirt track, I absolutely love seeing dirt late models flying around a bullring and I think it is really exciting.
USA…Arizona. Exposer while serving in the military brought attention and broadened my race palette. I enjoy the Baja Runs, the Indy circuit, Proto type, Rally, and F1. NASCAR occasionally.
Always been interested in f1 mainly. I am a montrealer and my parents where huge Gilles Villeneuve fans. Was 8 when his son won in 96. I have been to every race since 2004 at circuit gilles-villeneuve.
Great video, personally my favorite is F1, but I also enjoy WEC and Indy Car a lot. Gotta be honest, the reason why I started watching F1 is to watch Checo Pérez (I´m mexican) and started really following when the Mexico GP returned and Indy Car I mostly Follow Pato O´Ward. Le Mans I don´t know, I like Le Mans a lot and this year's Hypercars are INSANE
My problem is they keep changing the streaming channel on all sports. I was just getting back into Indy and they changed to a streaming channel I dodn't have. So I don't watch it anymore. Another point is I am invested in some sports through having a great general knowledge of their drivers, teams, and history. I don't watch some (even when they have great racing) simply because I don't care about any of the teams or drivers.
Those are both really good points. Network agreements can really ruin the reach of some series. And to your other point, it's certainly easier to get invested in a racing series when you follow/care about the outcomes for a specific team or driver. Thanks for watching!
Stadium super trucks is fun if you're looking for a bit of action. Rally cross would be my pick to watch in person, highly recommended. WRC, ARA or any other staged rallies will always have my heart though.
I've been to one Rallycross event in person and it was great! Excellent pick with Stadium Super Trucks too, probably some of the most action-packed racing I've seen. Thanks for watching!
I became a NASCAR fan thanks to my father, he passed when I was little so as teenager I wanted to watch something to get a perspective into what he would've liked, and I enjoyed it for a few years, but eventually I became an F1 fan. Mostly because of the better broadcasting and shorter race times, to be honest. If NASCAR had a normal points system I feel like I'd be much more invested. It's so gimmicky.
Road racing. And generally anything with multiple manufacturers. Used to watch a lot of World Challenge racing, Australian super cars, BTCC and various GT series.
Drag racing is cool too, just doesn't have the global popularity of the other series in the video which is why I didn't mention it. I'm personally not too well versed in it but I think it's one of those sports that's a lot easier to appreciate live. Watching an NHRA team completely rebuild an engine in a matter of minutes is nuts!
SuperGT went unmentioned and I HIGHLY recommend it. As someone who struggles sitting down and watching a full race, SuperGT is exciting enough I feel like it's shorter than I want it to be Its got both touring card and sports cars. Its also really competitive and has a lot of on-track action, and memorable drivers and vehicles. Plus its easy to watch, its just on UA-cam on one channel, for free. While some other series are hard to actually find broadcasts for.
"Push To Pass" for Indycar is litterally like f1 Ers and Drs. Ers is a battery which makes the car go faster. Drs is when the spoiler opens and make the aur go through and makes the car go faster. So if you put Ers and Drs you can go more than 200Mph in f1.
Loved the video cause it really matches what i think. Congrats from Portugal. Snd Yes; the Mx5 racing is insane. Hope you can also start thinking to do one about racing classics cars nowadays.
I thought the red bull reallycross was going to take off. Short close racing with jumps seemed cool to me. Now that we have nitro rx, I hope it doesn't go away.
I really think the moto GP should be mentioned. By definition it is a racing series. And having bikes instead of cars is great. Action packed 45 minute races on the best tracks in the world. Also, the developing series moto 2 and moto 3 are as entertaining and enjoyable as the main product, so there are 3 races every raceweek for you to watch
I like the opinion for NASCAR, it's not biased, its not just a bunch of insults, you make great points of pros and cons, and shows some of the good benefits with the Gen7 cars
Im from Germany and my favorite is WRC because there is less hate for drivers and more frienship (at least it seems so) and also of course the car control and how it looks
I live in the USA and I just enjoy all cars and racing. Plus enjoy competition. F1 and Indy car have become my favorites but I grew up with 1990s Nascar.
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I am from EU and I watch live on stream or live at the event: WRC World Rallycross F1 Extreme E Hillclimb Nitro Rallycross RallyX Nordic Le Mans All live from WRC is absolutely fantastic. If there is an event happening, then my weekend is gone:)
I'm from Türkiye and I'm mostly into F1. These days F1 lacks the natures of old drivers, their charisma and also lack of competitive brands. If F1 is over for that weekend, I put my time into WRC. Still can't follow the calendar for rally races but playing a lot Dirt series and WRC games for learning the system of rally. And I can say, it's pretty fun and thrilling, even in games. You're right, rally is the most difficult motorsport. Can't even imagine the danger the pilot and co-pilot going through at those stages. After these 2 motorsport, I'm trying to take a look for GT series too!
I mainly watch NASCAR, IndyCar, F1, and Formula E, and I watched the first 2.5 seasons of the Superstar Racing Experience. I've been trying to get into rally, but, we are really cut off from the rally world. I tried to get into rallycross back when Global RallyCross was going (plus, living in Seattle, I just missed their event at DirtFish, and couldn't afford tickets to their two events at Evergreen Speedway), but, again, I've been unable to because of an inability to find rallycross series to watch.
My favorite is stock car pro series from Brazil, there is so many close racing and the championship fight is always incredible! You should make a video about this category. Edit: I am from Brazil
I personally try to enjoy any kind of Motorsport discipline, it’s just more fun that way. Instead of having to wait the 2-3 week breaks that f1 or indycar tends to have with no racing I can go watch a weekly series like nascar or dirt sprint racing and enjoy it just as much. Events like the Rolex 24 or 24 hours of Le Mans have become yearly events that I watch. There’s only one discipline that I can’t stand and it’s drag racing as to me when I watch it it’s only people driving in a straight line but despite that I still understand and respect the work that the drivers have to put into it
Probably should have mentioned my criteria for which series got included in the video: 4-wheeled racing series with the most global viewership/popularity. Needed to keep the video from becoming hours long, so forgive me if I didn't specifically mention your favorite series, but definitely leave a comment to let everyone know about it!
No motorcycle racing?
Motorcycle series i can think of: MotoGP MotoAmerica Super MotoCross Theres probably others I don’t know about theres also electronic racing series like Formula E and Extreme E as well as Short Track and Dirt Track only series to!
Hemingway allegedly once said “There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely games”. Today there is only one motor sport that still fits that distinction: Isle of Man TT.
It is the only sports event that still has the danger and daredevil aspect of Grand Prix racing from the 40s, 50s, and 60s. 266 racers have been killed in the race during its 85 years. The only year without a fatality was 1982. In 2005, 11 drivers died, in the last race 2022 6 drivers and passengers (in the side car class) died.
Since 2000 F1 has had one racing death, NASCAR Cup series has 1 (DE in 2001), WRC has had two (a driver and separately a co-driver). In those series more drivers die in testing and practice than racing. Safety is an excellent thing, but reduced risk does remove some of romance and thrill. I do not want more drivers to die, but I do miss the gladiator aspect of old school racing.
You also missed off-road racing such as what ever championship runs the baja 1000, pro 4wd, pro 2wd, the Dakar rally, and stadium super trucks
You should've put some motorcycle racing tho😢
MotoGP
WSBK
Motoamerica
BSB
And so on
Please give Rallycross a go if anyone in the comments sections haven't watched it. The races are short quick-fire rounds so there's no worry about spending hours to watch a race(well if you follow it live then the whole weekend is kinda long but feel free to skip the waiting and do something else in between rounds right?), the racing is always close packed with actions, and there's strategic mind games when it comes to joker laps. The FIA sanctioned championships are a bit awkwardly organized in recent years but the sport itself is worth a watch. and Nitro Rallycross is fully FREE on youtube(except US, as the broadcast rights are sold to tv networks)
I went to a Red Bull Global Rallycross event (I think it's since been changed to the TitansRX series now) and it was hands down the most exciting racing I've seen live. I'm hoping Nitro can keep building momentum here in the U.S., as it always seems like sponsorship has been a big issue for previous RX series as the years go by. Thanks for watching!
Agreed, as a long time fan of rallycross, it's by far my favorite format. The crazy, ridiculous car behavior of rallying, mixed with traditional circuit racing makes RX a really entertaining product. Unfortunately, later seasons of GRC and WRX fell into utter VW dominance, but Nitro RX's spec FC1X has made for a really competitive series.
Clearly the most underrated motorsport IMO. Doesn't help when World RX had a massive step backwards in terms of coverage amidst the organizational and power transition (it's easier to blame going electric, but there are so many issues lying underneath with the process). I hope one day we'll see it progress from an European sport to a more global presence.
RallyX (and NitroRX outside US) are streaming the races live on UA-cam, so accessibility shouldn't be the problem. Good stuff. Maybe not the NitroRX head-to-head which is boring as duck.
If worldRX scrapped it’s honestly pointless streaming service and went back to being on another service with multiple other series would happily watch
Australian here. I instantly fell in love with Nascar when I was 8 or 9 years old (25 years ago) and have followed it ever since. When Marcos Ambrose was racing, i'd record every race and watch it after work. The thing i love about Nascar is on any given day, at least 10 different drivers could win.
Man, Marcos Ambrose put on some shows, especially at Watkins Glen!
More than 10 nowadays !
Been a NASCAR fan for the past 9 years and I’m also an Australian.
Im part Australian and I also love Nascar.
Jeff Gordon was my favourite driver.
Could you explain a little about what makes Nascar work for you, outside of it being so competitive?
As a German who grew up watching it a lot, I would consider diversifying the category of 'Road Racing' a bit more. You could put the Supercars Championship and BTCC into the touring car bracket, IMSA and WEC are sportscar racing series and championships like the Mazda MX-5 cup qualify as one make series. Then there are the several balance of performance controlled GT racing series like the GT World Challenge for instance. This 'supercategory' of road racing is definitely the most diversified of them all so it deserves a deeper dive in my opinion. Other than that you pretty much nailed it.
Agree completely. I wanted to fit it into this video without making it too long, but as a result couldn't really cover the intricacies of each series. Doing a deep dive on different kinds of "road racing" and what makes them unique sounds like a great idea for a future video. Thanks for the comment!
@@themotorsportstory can you please make that video, ive been a racing fan for a long time but its still so confusing and i want a new motorsport to follow
Coming from Finland, F1 and rally are of course the two of my favorite forms of motorsport. Here most of the media coverage is centered around those two thanks to the success of Finnish drivers in both disciplines. And with rally it definitely helps that we have tons of silent gravel roads where young people can drive their cars (sometimes even over the speed limit) and hone their skills, which makes the sport quite accessible even if you're not wealthy.
I think it's great how accessible Rally is in Finland! Here in America, a lot of people live where the roads only go straight and flat. I'm fortunate enough to have some twisty roads near me to enjoy 🙂
I remember watching the Grand Tour episode where they talk about Finland having the most car accidents out of any nation, despite having one of the most strict driving tests in the world. As an American who watches and searches for endless motorsports, my defense for the Finnish is I don't believe a lot of those car accidents were neccesarily... accidents. Like sure, they don't mean to crash but they certainly mean to release their inner-Marcus Gronholm and bolt through the Finnish backroads in their Peugeots and Volvos, going 130kph before ending upside down in a ditch. Those stats are skewed. Lol
@@lorddrac_dontaskmetodance I can see myself in this. Despite not having any big accidents (once clipped a sidewalk that bounced me into a ditch at a slow speed during winter) I know that many do drive over the speed limit, especially on roads they know. Someone I know had a crash at the road her grandmother lived because she knew the road and always drove way over the limit, until a car appeared behind a crest and she had to take avoiding action. I know for certain I drive way too fast on roads leading to my own grandparents in the countryside because I know the roads quite well, and even then my dad is even faster. But then again, I also know I'm in a different situation to most, where my parents have been heavily involved with the local motorsports club for decades and those roads I said go to my grandparents have been used in the Finnish Rally Championship years ago
Also to you I would add that we have folk racing (jokamiesluokka) where drivers get a starter level cars (I think the price that they have to be sold in races is around 1k) and anyone basically can buy a car and just have a go
I live in Indianapolis, so Indycar, NASCAR, and MotoGP were always the dominant racing series people payed attention to around me. Once I found out about F1, I neglected Indycar and NASCAR. Thanks to being a Ferrari fan, though, I’ve recently rejoined the Indycar fanbase and I honestly look forward to watching Indycar races more than the F1 races on most weekends. Additionally, Indycar is insanely more accessible than F1 as far as attending races. You can go watch an exciting race at a bunch of tracks across the country for a mere fraction of the price of an F1 race.
>Thanks to being a Ferrari fan
Don't-- don't leave F1 just because of Ferrari master🅱️lan. Laugh at it, in fact.
I've always figured that sprint cars on dirt were the most exciting.
Sprint cars are awesome to watch! Didn't mention them in the video as I was trying to keep it to the motorsports with the highest global viewership. Thanks for watching!
Personally under the opinion that Sprint Cars are the best thing on earth. Descendants of Indycars ripping around local dirt tracks at incredible pace while drifting the entire corners is incredible. And I highlight *Local*
Honestly the stakes in the racing is also a massive part of the viewership experience. Watching the cars slide inches away knowing that one wrong move could send your car tumbling out of the race is nail biting.
@@themotorsportstory i understand why you didn’t include them but yeah man, sprint cars and late models are some of the best entertainment you could see. And they’re not even restricted to the us. The aussies caught on and throw events down there too lol
You never seen an outlaw figure 8 race then.
I’m from the Western USA. I’m an endurance racing fan who tried to get everybody I can on IMSA, 24h, and WEC. Great series where there’s never a dull moment. Ever. Great stuff.
formula 2 has always interested me because the racing is close and its great to see the next young talent making it up the ranks.
I'm from the US and although I'll always be a nascar fan, imsa is probably my favorite. I love the different manufacturers go head to head at unique road courses, which seems like the polar opposite of nascar, but the environment around nascar for me at a young age I will always appreciate
I completely agree. I grew up in North Carolina, the NASCAR hotbed, but I seriously enjoy IMSA much more this year (and always have liked it). Imo NASCAR has too many kinks and quirks that turn off new fans and veterans alike, but with IMSA it feels like a gladiator match between teams and manufacturers. It feels more organic than the chopped up NASCAR races we have now. It's also easier to defend against haters than the "left turn" sport.
Been into F1 for as long as I can remember, as well as MotoGP and rallying. Lately I've diversified a lot since I really got into Nascar in 2017, then Indycar etc. I still love F1 but the current fan atmosphere is really terrible and I don't engage as much in it beyond raceday.
Every day I love sportscar racing more and more (WEC, IMSA, BTCC, V8 Supercars, SuperGT, you name it) and it's quickly becoming one of my favorite types of racing if not my favorite. Cars you can actually tell apart beyond the livery, generally good racing, much less annoying, tribalist fans compared to other motorsports... still, if it has wheels, it's cool.
Thanks for the comment! I've been getting into sports car racing myself more and more for those same reasons.
an interesting motorsport thats still around is Trials.
This was essentially the origins of rally special stages, which combined with the long road rallies of the time with long routes and co-drivers/navigators to make modern rally series. Essentially trials is a sport where you either win or lose, there is no ranking, and you win by simply making it to your destination.
Normal cars
2 wheel drive
normal road tyres
all on some of the most difficult offroad terrain imaginable without needing special suspension and massive wheels.
Trials is still very popular in motorcycle racing, where the rules are "dont put your feet down" while the rider clambers over ridiculous boulders and hopping from fallen trees, but car trials are still held in britain as they have done for over 100 years. its very entertaining to see the likes of the suzuki X90 and mk3 toyota mr2 "racing" with modified cars from the 1920s that are still going, all with cars like the classic beetle and triumph TR7 running with them.
That's really interesting! I've seen plenty of motorcycle trials videos, but wasn't actually aware they had it for cars as well. I've got something new to look up, thank you!
Currently, my biggest draw-ins are resemblance to road cars, variety of brands, shapes and challenges (why not?), and, of course, competitiveness. I love technical development, but more in the sense of taking an everyday commuter and making it go fast. I usually watch for the cars first. This is how touring cars, hillclimbs, rallying, drifting and drag racing stick out to me, but I just get excited about motorsports in general.
The elefant in the room here is definetly GT3 racing. Feels like every country that has more than two racetracks has its own GT3 championship...sometimes even severall. Then you can also look in the smaller niches of racing: Rally Raid, Truck Racing, Stadium Supertrucks....if there is something with an engine and wheels on it, somebody is likely racing it.
Agreed! Like I talked about in the video with road racing, it always amazes me how many different championships and series there are which can be both a good and bad thing. Some of those smaller niches are very underrated too! Thanks for watching!
Yeah, the good thing from these global formulae (GT3, GT4, TCR) is that the same car can race pretty much anywhere, and even outdated machinery can stay active in local series
Yeah, Love GT3.
Watched the Fanatec series Nurburging 3 hour race today, great race.
The highlight was 24 hours of Spa though.
Plus its free to watch on GTworld channel.
im from argentina and my favorite series is all endurance racing in general , i love see the teams evolve in the middle of the race , i watch a lot of argentinian motorsport like Turismo Carretera (from where canapino drived ) , tc2000 , turismo nacional , etc
but i think my fav is the imsa , is like the wec but well made.
I really enjoy IMSA also!
aguante el tc locoooo
@@juanmaagonz eaea
From a Brazilian neighbor, Turismo Nacional is amazing, and Canapino to IndyCar is one of the most exciting to follow moves I've seen so far.
@@edugj23 i watch a lot brazil stock car , is very cool and probably i gonne be if they race in buenos aires this year again. the only thing i dont understand from brasil is that weird nascar series , i dont get it but... if it works i think its ok.
I'm from Brazil, was born after Senna's death and grown up (trying to) cheer Rubens Barrichello, then the sport died here and I just started to follow it again in 2018 (before DTS btw) and got hooked ever since, but in 2021 I discovered Indycar and it was love at first sight, it has actually surpassed F1 for me now, great racing, the 2021 Indy 500 was the best experience watching a racing series I've ever had, obviously because a brazillian driver won it, but the racing was amazing either way
Agreed! IndyCar racing is severely underrated!
NASCAR's stage racing is awesome btw. They give points out at the end of each stage which encourages drivers to run good throughout the race instead of just worrying about the finish.
That's how I feel about it. Keep the points, but maybe not the cautions.
It's a good idea in concept but it's kind of lame in execution
Americans and Aussies both have dirt oval racing, its all the insane car control, engineering and racing on tiny dirt ovals dotted around the US, its available basically everywhere here, its amazing
I'm from PH and a fan of WRC and Rally Cross, when I found it when i was like 10 yrs old, I fell in love with it instantly and became a fan, even considering becoming one but I have no balls to commit.
From what I see in my social circles, there will always be people that will egg on others for the motorsports they like just for attention or to belittle others. My perspective as a life long NASCAR fan usually saw people who watch F1 and WRC do this a little more, but I am aware that this can apply to anybody from any fanbase - that point you mentioned about "being conditioned to a certain style of racing" outlines that well to add to that. That's at least where I think a big source of division comes from.
Thanks to some neat individuals, I've been starting to follow IMSA and Indycar a little more now, and I'm greatly enjoying it! Though despite all the rule changes and landscape shifting, I feel NASCAR will always be apart of me in some way.
This was a great watch! We honestly need more people like you who strive to try and bring others together. Greetings from Canada!
There's still so many to cover from dirt track ovals to trophy trucks and things like Dakar I think we need a 2nd part.
Exactly! Stadium short course, to the Baja races!
There's a lot of comments like this! Maybe I'll try and put one together specifically focusing on off-road disciplines, although there's so many different kinds of dirt oval cars, that could even be its own video!
I honestly can’t even say there’s a bad Motorsport I love them all, from Imsa to f1; rally to Supercross it’s all fantastic
Drag racing sucks. Yeah I get it, it's loud 10,000 horsepower blah blah blah. The novelty of that wears off pretty quick and your left watching the same 4 second race down a straight line over and over. It's terrible.
@bradsanders407 I'm not a drag racing fan, bit I'd imagine the appeal is way more about the engineering then the actual race
When speed was around and they had recaps of WRC events, it really peaked my interest in the sport. I wish we had that still. I feel like the WRC are really missing out by not having similar recaps on their UA-cam channel. I believe you could really grab attention by doing full recap of events.
I agree!
American here. I grew up starting with F1 and moving to other sports, never really got into NASCAR or Indycar, but more into rally and GT racing. Would be a dream to participate in either one someday.
I love everything racing. I’m from Illinois in the states and here dirt oval racing is huge. World of Outlaws and Dirt car is king. Late models, sprint cars, modifieds, and midgets are extremely popular. Flat track motorcycle racing is also popular.
As an American, we really are spoiled for choice when it comes to motorsports. Indycar, NASCAR Cup, WoO Sprint Cars and Late Models, IMSA.
I love this content. United all motorsport communities!!! As an American, I’ll meet nascar fans and I’ll meet f1 fans but it’s so rare to find a motorsport fan as a whole like myself
Formula E is worth adding to the ranks, especially now that the popularity contest of Fanboost is gone. The new cars especially evoke the same small-car open wheel feeling that F1 did a long, long time ago, but there are some pretty big issues still plaguing the sport, like bad marshall standards and a tendency to keep old, boring street courses on the calender even as they transition to including proper racetracks as well (looking at you, Berlin airport track)
I hadn't realized they ditched the "fanboost" thing until I started reading some of these comments. Honestly, that was one of the things keeping me away from it.
I would argue that NASCAR has the most diverse schedule. Street courses, road courses, dirt oval, short track oval, intermediate oval, and superspeedways.
@@jordanfires9777 oh yeah 🤣🤣
Fair argument, I agree :) Chicago Street Course scare me a little in terms of how well it will race, but we can only hope it works out!
Grew up watching nascar, and Indy. my neighbor was a big f1 fan so i found that from him but i didn't follow every race until around 2015. my favorite series is probably IMSA. I've been to the races at Road America the last 2 years and its great. i love multi class racing, it produces a lot of overtaking which is what i enjoy.
When the Speed Channel existed. I watched everything.
From Outlaws, Dirt, Hooters, Arca, demolition derbies, school bus racing, Australian Supercars, etc
But I really love NASCAR. I got into it at the start of 2004. I would watch all 3 series qualifying and race series on weekends. I get up at 8am MT to watch all the pre-race discussions, and then the race starts at noon (I can not remember being too long since I watched a race). I stopped watching in 2013.
Got too "corporate."
Jeff Gordon was my favorite
Never been too fond of Formula for the exact reasons you've mentioned, it's too damn engineered. The drivers have machines I'll never imagine being able to drive, and corner capability that puts me to sleep with how effective it is. NASCAR I couldn't care less about, I'm not from the US. Rally is king for me, just pure automotive PAIN. Cars break, drivers fail, the track is your greatest rival. Watched a rally back in my homeland, incredible stuff although it was just one or two cars passing every couple of minutes. I loved it. One guy ended up uninjured pulling his car out of a lake, another's Ford Focus had a good 2.6m drop of the side of the road, rolled about 6 times. EVERYBODY cheered. Best thing we had seen all day. Nobody was hurt thank God, maybe the drivers ego. Even had a modified LADA with original suspension, damn thing turned into a SWING on a corner. Had some GAZ trucks racing too, all modified V8s. 2 of them didn't survive the first race. Absolute insanity in Rally, I love it.
Sounds like a great event you went to! I'll make it out to watch a rally someday!
It killed me how much COTA (my home track) was in this video for NASCAR I saw both Next Gen races here and they were great
Must have been awesome to see them run there! I have yet to make it out to a NASCAR road course race. Been to plenty of ovals, but no road courses yet :)
American here, and my favorite motorsport is by far rally. Wish there was more coverage of the ARA, and I wish that WRC was more accessible to everyone else. I've gotten a handful of my friends into it already, and I'm proud of myself.
I plan on going to Poland one of these summers and seeing Rally Poland, it's not even an hour from my family's hometown and I missed it by a few weeks when I visited this past summer. Hopefully one day🤞
Have watched all type of racing & Indy Car for me has it all. Open wheel, amazing sound, great tracks & the unpredictability is what makes it the best series out there.
Sweden. F1 and previously WRC.
I grew up next to the Swedish Rally stage, so that's where I got my taste for motorsports. Later on I grew to love F1 due to the televised spectacle and the on-track action (and the end of Group B). Honestly, it's not that other motorsports are bad, it's just that there's something inherently visceral about watching drivers pass each other at 340kmh in cars worth more than most people earn in their entire lifetimes. Watching triple my yearly salary spread out over the track from just a front wing getting damaged isn't a negative for me, it adds flavor. Watching more money than I will make during my whole career go up in smoke when Charles LeClerc touches a gas pedal is just pure fun.
I'm weird, but hey, I love the sport for all the other reasons as well.
I'm from the Czech Republic and my favorites are F1 and rallying. I also try to follow WEC a bit, and rallycross (though even less than WEC). As for the American based racing series (as well as most others), I never really felt the connection to them, since I didn't have any means of watching them in the past or even following them (before I had Internet, as these series simply aren't covered at all in my country).
I watched F1 since the mid 2000s when I was a kid, it was always sort of a dream for me (I wanted to race in F1), it went away when the standard channels stopped covering it and I no longer had a way of watching it, so I fell out for a bunch of years, though at the start of the pandemic, I started following it again. Hopefuly one day, I get to go to at least one race.
As for rallying, our country is a bit of a rallying nation, and not far from me, the traditional Barum Czech Rally Zlín is held every year, as part of the European Rally Championship (and formerly part of Intercontinental Rally Challenge), so my parents were taking me there every year for a part of my childhood, as well as to other local rallies. Same as with F1, I started having other interests, so we weren't going anymore for a bunch of years, but same as with F1, the pandemic made me find rallying again, and I absolutely fell in love. I started playing a bunch of racing games again and in 2021, got myself a wheel and started sim racing. The next year, I started collecting scale models of rally cars too! I went to Barum Rally in 2021 and 2022 and I'm going again this year! Apart from that, I recently went to an amateur rally and to another round of our national championship, and will be going to one more next month. And of course, the big one in October, finally, for the first time, WRC will visit my country and I obviously won't miss seeing those Rally1 cars and all my favorite drivers with my own eyes!
Great video 👍 as an F1 fan since the early 2000's I always find other forms of racing to get my fix when there is no F1 on a particular weekend
I've been following both Nascar and Indycar especially since Grosjean moved over to Indy but I must admit I find myself only watching the road or street courses because I just can't understand the whole oval circuits and watching cars turn left the entire time 😅
I can fully appreciate the skill and courage required to race on ovals though.
Im from the US and this is my introduction to your channel, and it was a great video! you've just got a new sub
I would also have to say my favorite racing series are INDYCAR and IMSA but I also like the engineering aspect of f1. also rally sometimes is something I will either watch highlights of or watch whole events depending on what else im doing. As well as WEC, I also watch the 24 hours of Le Mans every year no matter what.
I think that gt world challange (previously Blancpain gt challange) is extremally underrated as a "league"
been an F1 fan since childhood, i think it"s unfortunate we lost the small, light cars and strategic element of refueling, as well as the sometimes almost a whole race long fights for one position.
still keep watching it.
but, one series, or rather collection of series, that really impressed me was torc pro trucks, though i only got to see it when motortrend streamed it on youtube.
this could have become a major series had it been streamed more than just one year.
on one hand, stereotypical american with massive V8 powered pickups on dirt tracks and contact racing, on the other very clever racecraft with a focus on lines through the corners for getting ahead.
My favorite type of racing to watch is supercross. It’s amazing the skill those riders have flying over those jumps. No cage to protect you in a crash either. Local dirt track racing is great too. That’s the grassroots of NASCAR, most of them got their start racing locally on dirt. Go kart racing would be fun to watch too.
Love British Touring cars for the racing and grew up a massive rally fan. But motorcycle racing is my number love, any two wheel racing is exciting.
basically agree with everything here. i just try to give all of it a chance. i could say F2 , F3 , moto 2 , moto3 and v8 sup are the most complete. Nascar is way better than we, the non States people think. im from DR.
This Chanel deserve more audience
I am from Brazil and i like all types of Racing, all of those are fun in their own ways and i like how they have their own twist, making them unique in their own way
Im Greek and i started watching f1 for the first time in 2007. Also, i live in a city that organizes rally acropolis and it’s literally 10 minutes away by car from my home. So, i would say i love f1 and i really like rally.
I'm from northeast PA and love anything 2 wheels, 4 wheels, land or water. My favorites are probably sprint cars, Indycar and Motocross
Watch Indycar!!!! love Indycar so much. Racing is almost always great, the field is the deepest and largest it’s been in years. I just wish the series had more fans to inspire more races and discourse-if you’re a motorsports fan, watch Indycar in May/June. You likely won’t be disappointed. As far as other series, The summation of F1 was pretty good, but the part I feel was left out is the dramatic aspect of manufacturer vs. manufacturer, country vs. country, team vs. team, and driver vs. driver. From an American’s POV, it just FEELS European-not a bad thing, but foreign and full of elitist sentiment. NASCAR hasn’t been the same in a while… less marketable drivers, weird schedule, cars aren’t even stock, bad rule changes, stages, and a joke of a points system. Road racing (IMSA fan) is fantastic, but could use more exposure even in the world of motorsports. As for rally… maybe I’ll give it a try.
Am from Uganda. This is a great video.
I grew up watching f1, wrc and moto gp.
But then i fell in love with nascar especially race for the sprint cup (logano fan).
Wouldn't it be awesome if F1 implement the new points system for the sprint cup as this would keep every team working hard till the end of the year.
Italy here. WRC used to be super exciting, especially Group B, Group A, and 1999 to 2006. The best eras. And we had great champions (Gigi Galli, Biasion anyone??)and races here in Italy, but now it's really a poor series, sadly, mainly for budget reasons, nobody can afford some Rally1 cars (so the regulation does not allow them in tha main championship), so now we have rallies full of... well, the monster Fabia r5
ally2. Quite boring honestly. At least we have Rally Legend which is a MONSTROUS exciting rally event. Then , I really love GT3, but we miss manifacturer here, compared to some yars ago ( with Nissan GTR, Bentley, etcetera). But, the best motorsport to see in Italy now, to me, it's TIME ATTACK and trackdays (follow Davide Cironi). Pure passion, lot of incredible tuning, and most of all a really genuine atmosphere, both in the racetrack, tha paddocks, and in the spectator park, where you can look to great cars, talk friendly to people, and eat great food in some occasions.
To me. my country has some sparks ( alfa Giulia, Abarth 500 ( NOT ELECTRIC), and Ferrari of course), but has lost its soul in the istant classics small cars like Uno Turbo, Coupè 20 valves Turbo, Punto Abarth, Punto GT generation, Alfa 147 GTA, LANCIA DELTA EVO, and so on....
Imsa is easily my favorite series. The GT classes are almost always close together, and with multi class racing, there is always action on track
Local dirt racing is probably my favorite type. Sprint cars, dirt late models, dirt modified, midgets, super modified everything. It’s really accessible to both watch and participate in. Consistently great racing in your hometown (if you live in the US.) there’s truly innovative engineering, absolutely ludicrous hp to weight ratios. F1 level hp to weight ratios, with straight up goofy levels of down and sideforce. There’s some next level skill, cars are hard to control, dirt makes them harder to control, the track can change throughout the race as drivers create grooves, and to top it all off there can be plenty of lead changes. And some of these cars are so cheap that it’s not out of the picture for you and your buds to just start racing.
The local racing scene in the U.S. really is something else! There's no dirt ovals near where I am, but there's plenty of paved short tracks and even just watching guys bang doors in hobby stocks is so much fun to see.
What's sad about a lot of these series is they can be really hard to watch in North America. It's improving with the whole "Post the race on UA-cam a week later" thing but before the last couple of years? Your main, options usually were:
1. Pay a bunch extra for a big package of TV channels, only to care about 2 of them. If you have TV at all.
2. Pay for an expensive subscription service to watch a season, only to find out the service is dreadful in some way, on top of the fact that you probably have to spend more on another big subscription, to watch a second series.
3. Highlights. A quick summary for those who missed half a race? Fine, I guess. But when you have hours of content you could've watched and got a 2 and a half minute recap, it gets painful after a while.
Again, glad things are picking up, but for a long while it got pretty terrible... RIP Speed Channel.
RIP Speed for sure. I remember ESPN even having a lot more racing coverage than they do now. You brought up a big issue for sure. Can't get new fans into your sport if they can't even access it.
So long as it goes quickly and makes noise while doing it. I'll watch it
As a NASCAR fan who grew up watching in the Gen 4 era, a lot of NASCAR fans hate stage racing and never really liked the playoff format. The points system from 2004 - 2013 was really good, the original points system was generic but the biggest issue happened in 2003 when Ryan Newman won 8 races yet lost the championship to Matt Kenseth who only won 1 race, but was more consistent, and fans at the time didn't like it. I do feel with the pre 2004 points system, wins weren't valued enough. Other than those two things, NASCAR is awesome, to get the full experience you definitely need to go to a race, to experience the power of these cars. Finally, I may be biased, but the Gen 4 NASCAR was the greatest imo, they looked fast, were fast, and sounded amazing, the combo of X-pipes and Boom Tubes is just amazing
began watching nascar in 2004 & am in my 18th season of watching the sport. i didn't branch out into other forms of motorsport until the early-mid 2010s but it wasn't until 2019 that it completely fleshed out.
nascar, f1, & indycar are the ones i watch the most & give the most attention to. that being said, i've begun to pay attention to aussie supercars & wec a hell of a lot more. imsa is in a category of its own between those parties.
when it comes to the best racing, it's incredibly difficult to compare. nascar, indy, imsa, wec, supercars, all have decent (on avg.) on-track products at the least. f1 lags behind but makes up for it in spectacle & technicality, although it has produced some incredible races in the 10 seasons i've watched dating back to 2014.
*i do want to preface this by saying i believe f1 is a racing series first & that the engineering and drama play supporting roles, albeit strong ones
motorsport is something that i devote myself towards, as a us citizen i don't pay attention to stick-and-ball on a weekly basis other than the nfl but even then racing takes priority. it's just the passion i have for it. it's my life and one day i want to participate in these events as a driver, i don't know where i'd be today without the sport.
It's a far lesser known variation of short track racing mostly in America, but also is Australia and New Zealand. That being dirt car racing, whether it's a sprint car with wild wings or late models with there's usually very close racing with serious battles all over most tracks, and there's almost always some serious cash on the line $10,000 to $100,000 regularly
I'm simply a motorsports enthusiast. So I watch a bit of everything you've mentioned in this video (except maybe BTCC, because I never think to look for it). However, one form of racing that I think you overlooked is professional drag racing.
Although it only gets about 1/4 of the viewership as NASCAR does, NHRA Drag Racing has a long, storied history, and easily the quickest, fastest land vehicles on the planet. The races are much, much shorter (literally just 1000ft, or 1/4 mile, depending on the class), but the top professional classes feature vehicles that make over 11,000 HP EACH, and can reach nearly 340 mph in just 1000 feet of asphalt. Even the Pro Stock class features 2,000 HP cars that can take 1/4 mile in less than 6.5 seconds.
Professional drag racing is the motorsport that started my love for fast, loud, and competitive. My earliest memory is of me being 3 years old at a drag strip. I know this video was meant to highlight the "major" racing series', but American drag racing pulls the same viewer numbers as IMSA, and there are drag racing associations in other countries like the UK and Australia too.
So I'm not knocking you for not pointing out drag racing. I just thought I'd make mention of it.
I've just started watching NHRA myself, would love to see it in person!
From the UK.. favourite series other than classic car racing is truck racing. 1000hp, 5.5 tonne 12 litre diesel powered monsters that can get to 100mph faster than a Porsche 911 going three wide into a hairpin never gets old. Watching them drifting round that same hairpin on their victory lap after the race, never gets old either.
I've watched a few videos of that truck racing, it's an absolute riot!
@@themotorsportstory I live about 45 minutes away from Brands Hatch and up until relatively recently would go and watch the opening and closing rounds of the BTRC that are held there. Standing up by the outside of the Druids hairpin was the best spot.
The videos are cool, but there's nothing like actually being there; although I guess thats pretty much the same for any motorsport!
I think most of the “division” you speak about comes from F1 fans who think they hold a level of eliteness. Most other motorsport fans respect and enjoy a bunch of different types of racing
My favorite might be Super GT, it's quite underrated in the west, probably because of the lack of coverage.
I love how the field is so big with two classes, and there is always on track action everywhere. Super GT races at Fuji speedway are insane, every time the camera shows the main straight there are like 20 cars on the screen at the same time and they are all battling for position going 3 wide while the faster GT500 classes are cutting through the traffic
There aren't any motors involved, but downhill barbie jeep racing is hard to beat
Can't believe I forgot the most intense type of racing of all time haha!
In 2021 i used to watch F1 a lot,but in 2022 i got bored of dominating one driver and decided to try look for Nascar, and its just happened that Cup series was racing at COTA, long story short, i can miss 1-2 races of F1, but i gotta watch at least 2 stages of Cup. Watching 3-rd stage could be hard, cause my time could be at 4 a.m. And I am from Russia
Time difference can make it rough! I have that problem of 4 a.m. for some F1 races here in America haha
As a German growing up in the 90s and early 2000s F1 was omnipresent and one name instantly comes up: Schumacher. I started to watch WRC and DTM and eventually found my way to Rallycross as well. In 2022 I also got into Indycar which right now might be the most interesting open wheel series.
Formula E for the close racing on tracks that are so narrow you have no idea how they can go 3 wide.
The most fun series to me is Australian Supercars.
NASCARs points system is not my cup of tea so I don't watch the playoff format only the regular season.
In the end the series I always return to still is F1 no matter how boring or close the season. The cars are special and seeing what the engineers designed is part of the sport.
Oh and then there is the ultimate open wheel weekend. Nothing like watching F1 Monaco GP for the technical demanding track that has no straight and demands perfection and right after that Indy 500 where the high speed and long distance put the drivers in a different but equally difficult race.
Ultimate open wheel weekend for the win :) And yes, there will never be another motorsport that does engineering quite like F1!
Watched NASCAR on and off until 2020 when I was able to afford my own TV subscription, then I’ve seen everything since. This year I decided to dive into every F1 race after catching a few races last year. Indycar and IMSA both look really cool, but It’s much less intimidating to learn 20 F1 drivers and 10 teams than familiarize myself with a field of Indycar drivers or mixed-class drivers. Definitely open to everything though
I started as an F1 watcher, since 4 year I can say I'm a fan (except street courses), yes it's boring sometimes, but I feel a lot happens if you have knowledge and if you are an F1 fan and not a driver fan. Since this year I started to watch endurance races and I love it. I mainly watch it on my 2nd monitor while I play games, mainly watch for the new hypercars
Hi I'd like to share my case. I follow every race of f1 since like 10 years ago, I love other series of roas racing like wec or imsa but usually don't have the time to watch them. But, the big events like 24h le mans I try to watch at least 12 hours and watch it with my friends. Other big endurance races like 12 sebring, or 24 nurburgring, watch some hours. I enjoy rally too, but prefer to watch it in person at least one time a year
Still on my list to attend a rally event in person. Been to rallycross, but not a stage rally yet!
@@themotorsportstory Where are you from? I'm from Chile, I only went to one WRC event in 2019, but other years I've went to some local rallys (they are great too)
I feel like one of the detractors from NASCAR in the past 20 years has been the manufactured drama. I used to love watching it as a kid, but there is no denying that there is an inherent lack of purity in the racing. It seems that there is often a push to have "Game 7" moments in every race to try to cater to casual fans and draw stick and ball sports fans in. Overtime, the Playoffs, Stage racing, etc... have done more to push fans away rather than draw new die hard fans.
Indycar definitely puts on a tremendous event with a lot of organic excitement and is easily my favorite form of racing, but that doesn't mean it is without its flaws. There needs to be 20-22 races on the calendar to keep fan engagement up. There also needs to be a bigger push for more ovals, which is a goal of the series, however, it always seems to be tough to draw fans to attend ovals outside of the Indy 500. Another limiting factor is the fact that there is little return on investment for manufactures, shown by the fact that only Honda and Chevy are involved. This, plus the cost associated has made it difficult for car counts to grow over 24 entries until the past couple years.
Sportscars, particularly IMSA, are in my opinion the best form of professional motorsport in North America. There is no denying that you get incredibly close racing that is organic and pure, as well as a diverse variety of cars, engines, drivers, etc... It is also the most fan friendly as far as allowing fan engagement in the garage area. If I was to take someone to a race for the first time, I would make it a point to show them IMSA.
Since this isn't only about cars in the title, the pinnacle of course is the Isle of Man. There is a reason why "Nascar Fan reacts to the TT" videos exist but nobody in the world who has seen the TT live would care about something like driving in a circle.
And when it comes to cars, next year's Le Mans will be absolutely incredible
I would like a longer video talking about wec, imsa, supercars etc.
I'll add it to my list :)
I’m a fan of engineering, but I’m mostly interested in what engineering can do to make the vehicle better for the driver. Since the late 80s, a great deal of the allowable engineering has been to augment or improve the drivers inputs, which opened new areas of development since the limitations of the driver were no longer binding. The decision to allow a wide array of driver aids, and the inability of regulators to control these systems has led to a sharp decline in viewership and participation. Motorcycle racing is one of the last bastions of motorsport but it’s unclear how much longer it will hold on.
The racing series that solves the driver aids problem without turning to NASCAR spec rules will have my respect.
I'd never really thought about it like that, but you have a good point in terms of the driver aids. I think that a small amount of them can be useful given just how fast some of todays cars are, but they can certainly be overdone. It's interesting how even in video games, less experienced players will often choose to drive faster, more advanced cars for exactly that reason; they're easier to drive.
Me being from the U.S I fell in love with F1 in 2018 and recently this year I started watching more IMSA thanks to 24h Daytona and the Indy car series thanks to the Long Beach race
Yeah, I'd like to go to the Daytona IMSA race next year. It's about the only kind of racing I've yet to watch in person.
As a man of motorcycles i like the moto pg for its close battles with visibly on the edge riding as well as formula one for the speed and occasional good race
When F1 is close, it's incredibly entertaining. Unfortunately, as you stated, frequently it is not close (2014-2020, 2022, and so far this season), especially in the recent past. Effectively one team gets it "right" and it's more about which driver on that team will win, or if they'll run into mechanical issues or bad enough luck that we get something else.
NASCAR has always been about the show first and foremost. It's both what makes it entertaining to watch sometimes, and frustrating as the various points systems, etc. tend to knock out the better drivers - but at that point, it keeps more drivers (and thus their fans) in the hunt.
IndyCar to me honestly is among the most interesting, as with the spec chassis there's a solid baseline, and there is some engineering done on the suspension, as well as different engines (Chevy or Honda, but still different). This provides some level of the engineering mattering, and with the open-use "push to pass" button, with a limit on how much you can use it per-race, you have to decide if you're going to use it to defend, save it for late in the race, use it to actually pass, or even just use it to run ridiculously fast laps to open or close a gap. It's a lot more interesting than DRS which is basically "Are you within 1 second of the next car? K, you probably get to pass them in this next section then".
I personally find WEC the most interesting...if I had the time to devote to actually watching it. I really enjoy the whole "do you go easy on the brakes and sack a second per lap so that you only have to change the brakes and rotors out twice during the 12 hours rather than 3 times" sort of discussions that teams have, it's like playing 3-d chess to F1's chess to NASCAR's checkers.
As a nascar fan I can say that the playoffs are pretty dumb and almost every fan hates it.
Also I like stages but I don’t think they should stop the race, just let the drivers get their points but let them keep on racing.
Edit: To add on to some of my favorite racing series, you missed out on all the local styles of racing here in the US. Since I live near a dirt track, I absolutely love seeing dirt late models flying around a bullring and I think it is really exciting.
@@jordanfires9777 the playoffs make it entertaining but also make it to where the deserving driver usually doesn’t win
Yeah, I'm a little split on it myself. I can understand why they do it, but I think I'd like to see it go away.
USA…Arizona. Exposer while serving in the military brought attention and broadened my race palette. I enjoy the Baja Runs, the Indy circuit, Proto type, Rally, and F1. NASCAR occasionally.
Always been interested in f1 mainly. I am a montrealer and my parents where huge Gilles Villeneuve fans. Was 8 when his son won in 96. I have been to every race since 2004 at circuit gilles-villeneuve.
Awesome tradition you've got there!
Great video, personally my favorite is F1, but I also enjoy WEC and Indy Car a lot. Gotta be honest, the reason why I started watching F1 is to watch Checo Pérez (I´m mexican) and started really following when the Mexico GP returned and Indy Car I mostly Follow Pato O´Ward. Le Mans I don´t know, I like Le Mans a lot and this year's Hypercars are INSANE
My problem is they keep changing the streaming channel on all sports. I was just getting back into Indy and they changed to a streaming channel I dodn't have. So I don't watch it anymore.
Another point is I am invested in some sports through having a great general knowledge of their drivers, teams, and history. I don't watch some (even when they have great racing) simply because I don't care about any of the teams or drivers.
Those are both really good points. Network agreements can really ruin the reach of some series. And to your other point, it's certainly easier to get invested in a racing series when you follow/care about the outcomes for a specific team or driver. Thanks for watching!
Stadium super trucks is fun if you're looking for a bit of action. Rally cross would be my pick to watch in person, highly recommended. WRC, ARA or any other staged rallies will always have my heart though.
I've been to one Rallycross event in person and it was great! Excellent pick with Stadium Super Trucks too, probably some of the most action-packed racing I've seen. Thanks for watching!
I became a NASCAR fan thanks to my father, he passed when I was little so as teenager I wanted to watch something to get a perspective into what he would've liked, and I enjoyed it for a few years, but eventually I became an F1 fan. Mostly because of the better broadcasting and shorter race times, to be honest. If NASCAR had a normal points system I feel like I'd be much more invested. It's so gimmicky.
Road racing. And generally anything with multiple manufacturers. Used to watch a lot of World Challenge racing, Australian super cars, BTCC and various GT series.
How do you feel about drag racing? TX2K (Super Bowl of drag racing) is coming up and it always has some thrilling action
Drag racing is cool too, just doesn't have the global popularity of the other series in the video which is why I didn't mention it. I'm personally not too well versed in it but I think it's one of those sports that's a lot easier to appreciate live. Watching an NHRA team completely rebuild an engine in a matter of minutes is nuts!
SuperGT went unmentioned and I HIGHLY recommend it. As someone who struggles sitting down and watching a full race, SuperGT is exciting enough I feel like it's shorter than I want it to be
Its got both touring card and sports cars. Its also really competitive and has a lot of on-track action, and memorable drivers and vehicles. Plus its easy to watch, its just on UA-cam on one channel, for free. While some other series are hard to actually find broadcasts for.
"Push To Pass" for Indycar is litterally like f1 Ers and Drs. Ers is a battery which makes the car go faster. Drs is when the spoiler opens and make the aur go through and makes the car go faster. So if you put Ers and Drs you can go more than 200Mph in f1.
Loved the video cause it really matches what i think. Congrats from Portugal. Snd Yes; the Mx5 racing is insane. Hope you can also start thinking to do one about racing classics cars nowadays.
Thank you! Yes, some videos on the classics would be fun!
I thought the red bull reallycross was going to take off. Short close racing with jumps seemed cool to me. Now that we have nitro rx, I hope it doesn't go away.
I really think the moto GP should be mentioned. By definition it is a racing series. And having bikes instead of cars is great. Action packed 45 minute races on the best tracks in the world. Also, the developing series moto 2 and moto 3 are as entertaining and enjoyable as the main product, so there are 3 races every raceweek for you to watch
I like the opinion for NASCAR, it's not biased, its not just a bunch of insults, you make great points of pros and cons, and shows some of the good benefits with the Gen7 cars
Im from Germany and my favorite is WRC because there is less hate for drivers and more frienship (at least it seems so) and also of course the car control and how it looks
My favourite is BTCC and SuperGT. I relate to those cars more. This is a fantastic video and i struggle to disagree with it.
I live in the USA and I just enjoy all cars and racing. Plus enjoy competition. F1 and Indy car have become my favorites but I grew up with 1990s Nascar.
I am from EU and I watch live on stream or live at the event:
WRC
World Rallycross
F1
Extreme E
Hillclimb
Nitro Rallycross
RallyX Nordic
Le Mans
All live from WRC is absolutely fantastic. If there is an event happening, then my weekend is gone:)
All great series! Thanks for watching!
Brazilian American and i never miss an f1 or indycar race. I personally enjoy rally driving and karting. Nascar is cool too
I'm from Türkiye and I'm mostly into F1. These days F1 lacks the natures of old drivers, their charisma and also lack of competitive brands. If F1 is over for that weekend, I put my time into WRC. Still can't follow the calendar for rally races but playing a lot Dirt series and WRC games for learning the system of rally. And I can say, it's pretty fun and thrilling, even in games. You're right, rally is the most difficult motorsport. Can't even imagine the danger the pilot and co-pilot going through at those stages. After these 2 motorsport, I'm trying to take a look for GT series too!
For anyone interested in more off-road racing, check out Rallycross and Raid (especially the Rally Dakar).
I mainly watch NASCAR, IndyCar, F1, and Formula E, and I watched the first 2.5 seasons of the Superstar Racing Experience. I've been trying to get into rally, but, we are really cut off from the rally world. I tried to get into rallycross back when Global RallyCross was going (plus, living in Seattle, I just missed their event at DirtFish, and couldn't afford tickets to their two events at Evergreen Speedway), but, again, I've been unable to because of an inability to find rallycross series to watch.
My favorite is stock car pro series from Brazil, there is so many close racing and the championship fight is always incredible! You should make a video about this category.
Edit: I am from Brazil
I personally try to enjoy any kind of Motorsport discipline, it’s just more fun that way. Instead of having to wait the 2-3 week breaks that f1 or indycar tends to have with no racing I can go watch a weekly series like nascar or dirt sprint racing and enjoy it just as much. Events like the Rolex 24 or 24 hours of Le Mans have become yearly events that I watch. There’s only one discipline that I can’t stand and it’s drag racing as to me when I watch it it’s only people driving in a straight line but despite that I still understand and respect the work that the drivers have to put into it