oh and just because not enough thought is being given to this already 
here is cknarf's expose on racing:
The biggest difference in the major ones (NASCAR, F1, and IRL) is definitely the fans.
All of the garage/pitting business is pretty standard across the board, aside from the obvious technological differences between the cars. Each team has an assigned garage bay, where they make pre-race adjustments, or even return to make repairs during a race. (This isn't as common in F1 or Indy, because open wheel cars tend to disintegrate after collisions). Pit stalls are assigned as well. The head guy in a pit crew is the crew chief. Basically, he is the boss, and stays in constant communication with the driver, and just like, runs sh*t.
Spotters. Spotters are very important as well. They're those guys that you see at the very top of the grandstand with binoculars and a headset. Since you can't exactly check your blind spots at 200 miles per hour, they do it for you. They'll also inform drivers of any trouble that may happen ahead. "Car high. Car low. Fuckin', Tony Stewart flipped over, so stay low unless you want to run him over like he ran over that kid at a small dirt track awhile ago." There's also the car owners. Basically, the really really rich guys who own the teams. They often, but not always have backgrounds in motorsports.
Anyways, back to the fans.
NASCAR fans are more likely to be seen shirtless, and eating pizza smuggled in from the outside. You're more likely to see a lot of blue-collar types at events like that. Tailgating is definitely a big deal, think football level when it comes to NASCAR. Light beer, brats, the occasional floppin' breast. Tailgate parties may take place either in the parking lot (Usually fields of grass, or gravel) or even in the infield.
Now I'm not saying Talladega Nights is a documentary or anything... but uh... yeah.
You'll see more rich fellas and supermodel types at F1 events, but there are exceptions. It's real big basically everywhere else but here. It's like, soccer of the racing world lol.
IRL, or Indy, seems to have a good mix between the two. You might see a guy rocking a Rolex, then a few rows down, you might see a one of those shirtless dudes I was talking about earlier. Carburetion day, or Carb day, is an event that takes place a short time before the Indianapolis 500. They take the vintage race cars out of the infield museum (Coolest museum ever) and take some laps, and then there's a few small races.
Sometime between my first time going in 1998, and my last time in 2014, it became some insane college party sh*t, bro. Chug this beer bro. BRO BRO BRO. Take another shot BRO. There's live performances from fairly big names too, so that might have something to do with the big boost in attendance. I saw Larry the Cable Guy roll by in a truck last year. I waved. He waved back. Squee sounds.
Fuckin' Carb Day
One thing they all have in common is alcohol. Incredibly overpriced alcohol. Ask me how I know.
Or, you could always look into MotoGP for some ideas. Waaaay more fitting for the coming events, don't you think? All I know about MotoGP is that crashes are rarely deadly, but always hilarious. Also, skin tight leather suits. Not like that though, they're pretty much all dudes. But you know, asari, leather, all that. Makes sense to me.
AAANND...my response...
This is a bit more like F1, I'd say. THANK YOU for the awesome run down. I'd say so from the crowd feel and probably because this is also more like F1 in France, or Italy. Okay, the one thing for fiction (salute) that is different is there will be a crew chief. But because asari do **** for way to long and have too much time on their hands, I've arranged it that in doubles jet bike, there's no com between the cycle and the pit...well, more realistically I'll probably only have com happen within 'pit range' or something like that. On the course they're on there own.
The 'spotter' role in this case is the second, the Systems Operator. That'd be the RIO, you know Goose in the F-14. Their job is to run the radar/sensors, be the eyes, and do engineering. Basically everything but fly the damn bike. The course is going to be way long in distance, but the speed of these high tech things is going to be so stupid sick that they laps are completed in about the same amount of time as a relatively long F1 track. There will be many video game moments too, less like a Red Bull stunt plane course and more like some ridiculous 3d racing game you've played, sans stupid giant flashing arrows and gems to pick up for extra speed. And, of course, because its an elite group of asari living on the edge who do this, there will be point blank maneuvers that go on that pretty much will be heart attack level exciting. So, you know, asari, leather, jet bike, speed basically nothing but mmmm delicious.
^all part of the brainstorm for this ridiculous passtime designed by people who live ludicrously long lives.
Retour en haut
) and I also haven't figured out yet what Arian could do during such an event. I have a few ideas for things but I'll decide what I add to this story when I have the time to write it.
