To me, motor racing is the worst spectator sport of all time.
Fair enough, on TV, but live? Why? Surely you can't work out what the fuck is going on, unless they have big screens, in which case, why not save your money and watch it on TV?
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 8 Oct 2010, 13:44, 3 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

I feel the same about snooker
I really like watching it on the telly, but the idea of sitting in a theatre and watching it from a distance is ridiculous.
(Bazongaloid, Fri 8 Oct 2010, 13:45, Reply)

Snooker is about the only sport (is it a sport?)
I don't mind watching on television. It's one of the last civilised sports, it seems. I saw a player celebrate by doing a Henman 'yesss' motion and the commentators were aghast at his vulgarity.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 8 Oct 2010, 13:48, Reply)

I quite like watching tennis as well
Live and on TV.
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Fri 8 Oct 2010, 13:51, Reply)

"come on, Tim"


One of the funniest things I've ever seen on TV was someone shouting that out when Murray walked onto the court a year or two back.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 8 Oct 2010, 13:53, Reply)

I was deeply impressed when Ronnie O'Sullivan told them he couldn't bothered finishing his 147
because it'd only get him about £5k.
(wellgroomedwookiee is a filthy-minded hobgoblin, Fri 8 Oct 2010, 14:01, Reply)

Despite his being a despicable oik
I like his style. That was very funny.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 8 Oct 2010, 14:06, Reply)

I think most sport live is rubbish
Went to a rugby match, and couldn't see as well as on TV, there was little atmosphere, and no commentary.
Went to golf, had to walk about a lot, and nearly got hit in the face by a golf ball.
Went to a rally stage in a nearby forest, and saw a Lada drive into a tree.

All of these would have been better through watching on tv.
(PenguinOfDeath is Scottish, and most likely angry, Fri 8 Oct 2010, 13:47, Reply)

Life would be so much better with multi-angle instant replay.

( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Fri 8 Oct 2010, 13:58, Reply)

I once had free tickets to a Renault Racing day
it was a cool experience but I wouldn't fork out shed loads to go see an F1 race. Mainly as I like the bits before where they nose around.
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Fri 8 Oct 2010, 13:48, Reply)

I've been to a couple of F1 races
Monza, Spar and Silverstone. Admittedly the race itself is a bit boring unless (morbidly) you're seated somewhere where action tends to take place. At the Spar grand prix Alonso flipped his car on a corner, that was pretty exciting. But the stuff before hand is pretty cool, at Monza there was the Porsche rally and there are all the stands as well, the guy I was with managed to change a ferrari tyre in their allotted racing time so he got a bottle of champagne.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Fri 8 Oct 2010, 14:11, Reply)

*cough*Spa*cough*
Not to be confused with Leamington Spa, best of all the Spas
( TGB checking Off Topic is still shit at, Fri 8 Oct 2010, 14:12, Reply)