I'm a huge NASCAR fan. Love it. I hate this new format though. Stage racing is fine but no need for a yellow at each one. Award the points and let the damn race keep going. They aren't running a 500 mile race anymore. They're running two 125's and a 200. No more yellows at set points. Just run the damn race and award points for who's there that lap.
I haven't made up my mind about the new format but I do agree about the caution at the end of each segment. Matt Kenseth is my guy. He was crashed in the Daytona 500. In Georgia, he was as much as a lap down and ran 18-19 throughout the race. Then, as he ofter does, all of a sudden, there he was finishing third!
I also love big time drag racing and go to the Gator Nationals in Gainesville each year. If you haven't been to one and if you like racing you owe it to yourself. The Top Fuel Dragsters and the Funny Cars each put out 10,000 hp today and their race is 1,000 feet instead of a quarter mile. The distance was reduced for safety. Women too have taken a more prominent place all the way from the motorcycles to the Top Fuel cars. Good ear plugs are REQUIRED. The earth shakes when the light turns green and they now cover the 1,000 feet in as little as 3.8 seconds at 330 mph+. I almost always take a guest, preferably someone who has never been to one just to watch their expression.
As for soccer? A score of 0-0 or 0-1...after NINETY MINUTES? Really? I don't think so.