| Vol. I,
No. 1 |
Oct.
20th, 2000 |
Links to Sports & Recreation On-Line
The amount of info on the web is enormous, as
anyone who's ever tried to run a search can attest to. And, to put it all
in context, best estimates say that only a fraction, maybe 20 - 40 % of what's
out there is actually making its way to the search engines.
Well ...
Here at DownStreet, we'd like to try to help. So
each issue, we post a few links in Sports & Recreation to sites that might
interest you. Sometimes the links will be related to one another
... sometimes we'll just offer up a somewhat random sampling. In
either case, we think we might be able to help you find the kind of site you've
been looking for.
Of course, while we can't vouch for the fact that every link
we provide will be of interest to everyone, we do our best to filter out the
noise and the bustle. ...
We hope you enjoy the following sites as much as we do.
We're cheating a little here. How? ...
In our First Issue, we're running the same links in both
our Sports & Recreation section and here. Why? ...
We weren't sure where readers might look for auto racing, so we
thought we'd post it in both sections. ... After all,
the race season is drawing to a close, and we'd hate to think
someone might miss it on our account.
Home Stretch: Links to Auto Racing On-Line
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NASCAR
Online
NASCAR Online is part of the ESPN Network that also includes
NBA.com, NHL.com, and ABCSports.com. It's no substitute for watching
the races. And it's not meant to be. But if you love all things
NASCAR, then you can't go wrong with a visit.
With the Winston Cup set to cap on the 19th of November with
the NAPA 500 at Atlanta, and Martinsville and Talledega between here and
there, there'll be no shortage of spotlights, features, and a whole lot more
available at NASCAR Online in the next month and a half. And though
Daytona is still more than 4 months away, NASCAR has already posted the schedule
for 2001 on-line, including some info about the two new tracks being
added to the venue -- the 75,000-seat 1.5-mile Kansas and the 1.5-mile
trioval Chicagoland Speedways. That'll bring the total to 36 point
events for the championship, so if you think NASCAR Online might run out of
news, think again.
Of course, there's plenty of info about the 'Busch league', too, as well as
the Craftsman Truck Series. Results, standings, schedules, teams, and
info on the up-coming race are all just a click away from the first
page. There's even the NASCAR Garage where pit crew notables strut
their stuff. So, we suppose NASCAR might not be your can of
beer. But if it is, you can't go wrong at NASCAR online. Rating:
***** [5 stars]
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CART
2000
If NASCAR isn't your favorite speedway circuit, then maybe the CART
circuit's your cup of spiked tea. As of this writing, Gil de Ferran is
out front with 137 points, with Roberto Moreno & Michael Andretti
back at 129 & 127 respectively. And still to come are the Houston
Grand Prix, the Honda Indy 300 in Queensland, and the grand finale with the
500 at California Speedway on October 29th.
The CART 2000 site was fairly recently redesigned. But
if doesn't have the amount of info available at NASCAR Online, nor is the
site organized as well. Even so, all the most important stuff is still
only a click away from the first page, including a Front Page, a News Index,
the Schedule, TV/Radio coverage, race Results, the Standings, Race Coverage,
Drivers, Teams, Games, a Community section, and, of course, Shopping.
But if there's one area in which CART may edge out NASCAR, it's in the
pictures dept.
All in all, the CART 2000 site is more than good enough though. And if
you're a fan of the open wheel racing, you'll want to drop by. Rating
****1/2[4 1/2 stars]
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?????
What if you're not particularly interested in auto racing?
Then we guess you'll have to come back next issue. ...
Better luck next time.
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If you know of any links that you think are
worthwhile, why not send them along to ...
links@downstreetmagazine.com
...
If we agree, we'll be happy to include them
in an upcoming issue to pass the word along. ...
Thanks.
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