I think his analogy was referring strictly to film styles. Think "Pearl Harbor" vs. "Dark Blue World". No need to get some Neocon-Bushite vs. Eurotrash-Commie war going here.
The hardcore race sim genre was invented here in the U.S.A. after all!
I've just never cared for any of the ISI/Simbin stuff. Graphics look funny, sounds not quite right, odd FFB, weird bobbing motions, etc. I bought F1 2002, F1C, played the GTR mod and the GTR and GTL demos. All seems like the same game. Just can't get into it. I'll probably keep racing LFS and wait for the next big thing from Kaemmer (Papyrus founder)
Dirt Oval
Could be sprint cars / midgets / late model or we could just run with the rallycross cars.
Would be a real easy track to design. Maybe 1/4 mile, slight banking. Great close racing and sideways fun.