"NASCAR talk 2011
sqzbox said:
My wife (BIG FAN) says, Why don't they just chain the cars together like the chain race at the demo derby? To her, it looks the same. I watched the first 80 laps, fell asleep, and woke up for the last 5. Pretty well saw the whole race right there!
Every one likes something different, all the racers around here think it's great.
I used to go to Daytona, and watch the train go around, very few passes, a big wreck that would take out half the cars. Now that to me is boring. Sure the drivers might not like it, but they are paid to put on a show. The trouble with TV is you only get to see were the camera is pointing, it gives you no sense of speed, racing is all about passing trying to get to the front, it's not about hitting the wall or wrecking.
Dave we will have to agree to disagree, I don't think the stands aren't full because people don't like that type of racing, you look at any track and they have lots of seats open. Bristol which use to be to be the hardest track to get tickets too is not sold out. I think it's got more to do with the price of gas and lack of money. Bristol unless you camp you have to stay 100 miles away, a package for two is $1800.00, I have tried to get tickets, but sure won't pay that.
Look at the stands at a NHRA race they are not full, you do pay different at their races, pay to get in, then pay for a seat. I live at the most 10 miles from Brainerd, but when the new owner took over and I lost my free tickets to get in, VIP parking by the tower, and free seating in the tower I quit going.
I can watch it on Tivo, and don't have to spend all day out there for three days, did that enough when I was racing.
Some guys say they would like to see NASCAR, do like they did in the old days more or less run what you brung, they forget there might be 2 or 3 cars on the lead lap and that's it. When Danica came in 3rd or whatever to have the best finish by a women in a NASCAR race, she came in one place in front of the other women, that woman was 7 laps down. That's not great racing.
I had tickets at Kansas, since it started, up until last year, another race where no one passed, boring. The real short tracks are fun to watch but they have to have the big ones too. there are only two super speedways so they only are at most four weekends out of a long season, you may as well get use to them as I don't think they will change anytime soon.
Bob