I watched. F1 vs indy vs nascar... And the winner is the Indy 500!!! Seeing the 600 after a day of seeing two other blue chip events has really punctuated what a joke nascar is. Oh yeah they were able to keep Danica close. Only 2 laps down. Lol
Monaco usually isn't a very compelling race, and yesterday was no different bar the bizarre pit "strategy" called for Hammy. Indy was spectacular. NASCAR is the fast food of racing.....consistently mediocre, and it's all the same.
Front Page on NASCAR? "Weekend in gifs". ....wow They said they were aiming at a younger generation, but uh, 13 year olds don't have a significant source of income? Why not be a little more proffessional and try to attract adults that are part of the economy? Yeeash. "Why might bowyers wife be mad at him?" That was front page last week when I made the mistake of seeing if the website had improved.
I started going to the races when Joey Started his cup career, in all those years, I have only had one bad experience with other people at the track.
Please tell me: what racing ISN'T 'spec' racing? (Don't say F1, Indycar, NHRA, or any other kind save for maybe Pikes Peak 'open' class or some Baja-type events).
this thread has been a bit...dead. I really have just been watching nascar just to have something to bi-ch about. it has become that poor a product.
An article a few pages back that NASCAR is focusing on 12-18 year olds...well, not many 12-18 year olds on here. They have a website that copies MTV, and a format that is making a copy of the NFL. They aren't unique anymore. Their strong arming of social media of its members is especially distasteful to me. Everyone has to present a heavily starched front these days. Make a harmless statement on twitter and see yourself parked for the rest of a season. I think part of it, is a rash of re-paved super smooth tracks that make aerodynamic, rather than mechanical grip, of paramount importance. This makes for a lot more boring racing.
It all goes back to where NASCAR went off the rails years ago, sacrificing the "sport" for the "show", constantly selling the "show". The point is driven home over and over ad nausea each weekend by some of the most annoying personalities in media (and that is no easy trick to do) and how NASCAR's media partners have to swallow the company line to keep selling the "show". Going back to the Daytonner 500 this year (or maybe it was last year, who the hell can remember?) when during an extended red race delay, they switched to some lone guy perched high above the circuit for his view and as the cameras scanned the cars all lined up sitting still on the front straight he said, "This is the most exciting Daytonner 500 I have ever seen!". Really? Oh, the irony. So, this is what results when a great sport with years of tradition loses its way, gets carried away with itself and waters their product down to the lowest common denominator to what has now become one embarrassing debacle after another, week-in, week-out. As pointed out, NASCAR's business plan plucks elements from MTV and the NFL (there still is MTV?) but even more so from professional wrestling. The dog & pony show that the drivers have to endure is to the point of being degrading, the only thing missing are the sequined robes and feathered boas during the driver introductions. This doesn't take away anything from the skills of NASCAR drivers, this is down to how the sanctioning body sells the series and their interactions with the media, the same old canned questions posed to the drivers before each race "What do you have to do to win this race?". Jeez, you'd think the drivers would get so bored with the whole thing. To remain relevant, NASCAR will go kicking and screaming into the future in an attempt to hijack the elements that they see working for other entertainment entities and this may well be their undoing in the end. They're on a very slippery slope. BHW
since NASCAR is just a reality tv show now, the big news this week is Dale Jr announcing his engagement via Twitter.
indeed he is. also amusing: Joooonyer flew commercial to Germany, which he claimed on Twitter was the first time he's flown commercial in 15 years. a real down-home man of the people!
agree, one of the few NASCAR drivers with a personality that makes you want to follow them on Twitter I do wonder why he didn't charter a G550/650.
Getting back to NASCAR on-track news (as it were) NASCAR announces rules changes to assure "more passing for the lead" for the Kentucky race in July. So, to recap, early in the year NASCAR comes out and states flatly that there will be no rules changes to the cars or the points system during the course of the season. Literally, two days later, they announce changes to the "Chase" system. Now, they're forcing teams to make changes to their cars as (evidently) the Kentucky event hasn't provided the type of fireworks (you know, the dozen or so lead changes per lap that all the other tracks provide) that NASCAR fans are accustomed to. NASCAR tweaks rules for Kentucky in bid to improve overtaking - NASCAR news - AUTOSPORT.com BHW
