The Indy 5 or 500?
Global warming, energy crisis, war in the Middle East, rising energy costs, soaring gas prices, global warming, ozone depletion. I have an idea! Let's get 50 cars to drive around a track 500 times as fast as they can at the peak of all of this.
True, we all need our entertainment and channels of stress relief and outlet. I suppose the energy crisis isn't helped by using power to keep the ice rink cold, or keep the lights on in a hockey stadium built for about 20,000 people. I admit, that is an indirect use of oil products, but other sources can give power for the hockey rink including hydroelectric, solar, or wind energy. But there's only one thing that powers a high-performance race car: gas. Whether it's premium or low grade, it's still gas and oil.
Let's do what I like doing best: consider an anaolgy. Ethiopia has been plagued by famine for years, but you don't see them hosting the annual hot dog eating contest. In times of drought, you don't see many water parks being constructed (except in California, maybe).
But we shouldn't completelty forsake our pasttimes or hobbies. During times of drought, should we be so drastic as to save on water and not use the water for an ice surface for a skating rink? Absolutely not. So maybe it's okay to have Indy car racing. But how about reducing the number of laps.
Instead of 500 laps, why not something more reasonable like 50, or even 5?
True, we all need our entertainment and channels of stress relief and outlet. I suppose the energy crisis isn't helped by using power to keep the ice rink cold, or keep the lights on in a hockey stadium built for about 20,000 people. I admit, that is an indirect use of oil products, but other sources can give power for the hockey rink including hydroelectric, solar, or wind energy. But there's only one thing that powers a high-performance race car: gas. Whether it's premium or low grade, it's still gas and oil.
Let's do what I like doing best: consider an anaolgy. Ethiopia has been plagued by famine for years, but you don't see them hosting the annual hot dog eating contest. In times of drought, you don't see many water parks being constructed (except in California, maybe).
But we shouldn't completelty forsake our pasttimes or hobbies. During times of drought, should we be so drastic as to save on water and not use the water for an ice surface for a skating rink? Absolutely not. So maybe it's okay to have Indy car racing. But how about reducing the number of laps.
Instead of 500 laps, why not something more reasonable like 50, or even 5?
posted by V-Hume at 6:55 PM
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