We thought no one would be able to supplant Dick Trickle in our hearts as our favorite NASCAR driver, but we'd like to announce that the top slot now belongs to Carl Edwards, who just discovered that things don't always work out the way they do in games. The driver attempted a move called the "slide job" during Sunday's Camping World RV 400 that would have had him sliding behind leader Jimmie Johnson, glancing off the wall and taking first place.
It didn't pan out that way. Sliding into the wall slowed him down more than he thought, leading him to comment after the race, "I always wanted to try to do that. Now I know it doesn't quite work the same as video games." Oh, well, add it to the list with grenade tagging and riding miniature dinosaurs.
You can check out an interview with our new hero about the stunt right after the break.
For those too lazy to look, it's when you take a corner too tight so when exiting the turn, you ride up the track and in front of the car that was in front of you. This forces that car to slow down, losing momentum while you try to gain control and not hit the wall.
I want to see if rocket jumping works. I mean it doesn't do the solider in TF2 much harm, so what could possibly go wrong shooting an anti-tank device at your feet?
Carl is a good guy and its always nice to see him do his backflip after winning. Although I'm a Dale Jr. fan through and through. He really shouldn't of tried what he did though, yesterday, as he might have won the race if he didn't.
Oh well. I wonder what game he got that maneuver from though. Every simulation racing game I've played slows you down pretty good when you get into the wall.
The move in question is 1:20 in. Final lap, final turn.
I'm sure the video game comment was nothing more than a joke, as Carl Edwards usually tries something really gutsy like this when he has a chance to win. Sometimes it works better than this.
I find NASCAR very boring, and would never watch it on tv. However, I've been to two races when visiting a friend in Texas, and live it's an amazing spectacle. Hundreds of thousands of people, and such a glorious sound...
Car racing is only fun to watch from the inside of the car. That's why I love rally racing so much.
Frankly, any sport is boring if you don't know the rules. When you know how much work goes into building the car, tuning it, and just how they work the controls and search for grip on different parts of the track, it's a lot of fun to watch.
I know nothing about the rules of football, so the only entertainment I get out of that sport is when one of the mascots trips over a bucket.
Wait a second... who are we (okay, *you*) to make fun of anyone for doing anything? The more inclusive "we" are all spending valuable time out of our lives posting our thoughts on a blog that is dedicated to video games- if that's not prima facie evidence of a wee bit of obsessiveness that is easily ridiculed, I don't know what is. Now I'm not saying I'm a nerd or anything, but far be it from me to truck with someone else's favorite pastime because it is "boring", "deafening", or "repetitive"- these sound like the same things my wife says about Gears of War at 1:00 in the morning. Rock on NASCAR fans- it's good to have stuff that you give a shit about and makes you happy.
Yeah, he definitely didn't play Initial D. Then again, I doubt the track had a gutter, either. And I don't think he could win the race with tofu in the trunk.
