> > I never quite worked out the sport watching thing either. Playing 
> > makes sense, watching doesn't
> 
> F1 is rather an expensive "play"
> 
> I don't have much enthusiasm for sport, but I do regularly 
> watch four and four only - IRL, F1, SBK and MotoGP. Of those 
> F1 is my least favourite because it is often the most 
> predictable. It's not quite so much now with the new rules 
> (and Schumacher gone), but the result tends to be decided on 
> engineering technical issues. IRL, SBK and particularly 
> MotoGP are absolutely rivetting when it's a close race and it 
> could go anyone's way by skill or mistake
> 
> Olympics ? Nah. No interest in those for a very long time. 
> Policies and practices of the Samaranch era I think left a 
> bad taste in a lot of people's mouths


IRL?  Rugby?

I do note those sports you watch have a high 'expensive toy' quotient.
'Expensive toy' can be taken to means 'highly technical endeavours' if that
helps  :)

Actually, I didn't have motorsports in mind when I made the "playing makes
sense, watching doesn't" comment.  That was more for the "'lets run around a
lot' stuff.  There are people who both play & watch sport (perhaps learning
something?), but I think that's a small number.

Tony

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