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determined that auto racing is not a sport but a competition. Either way, there is no Congressman fool hardy enough to reach into the bowels of middle America and take away the simple pleasure of watching dare devils fly by at up to four times the legal speed limit.

So there's my answer, 'No', even though I voted 'yes'. Perhaps I should give reason for my decision to so blatantly flip flop in the middle of writing this. I have seen a Daytona 500 up close and personal, and spectacle is the best adjective to describe what I witnessed. A hundred thousand plus rabid fans watching over horse powered machines make left turns. The crowded masses rise as one voice and scream at the spectacle of 200 mile per hour maniacs maneuvering around a banked track. I know where it comes from, this quest for speed. I grew up near a small quarter mile race track that has closed it's doors years ago. But I can vividly remember standing along the outside wall and watching the modified stock cars race. Particles of hot rubber would fly off the wheels and hit you in the face, and the smell of exhaust and gasoline is still etched in my memory. It was so long ago, and yet I can still recall the sights and sounds at that little track, and that little track was merely the bottom of the pyramid, an entry level into the world of stock car racing with NASCAR at the top of the pyramid. I can understand how racing gets in your blood. I read somewhere that of all the sports and competitions in America, only football has more fans than stock car racing. That tells you something, big money, and when it comes to big money, Congress looks the other way. Therefore, the question is moot. It will never happen.

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