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Author: 3-Wide   Date: 8/4/2022 1:44:36 PM    Show Orig. Msg (this window) Or  In New Window

Follow up to the list provided above - Since it was said "seems like everybody on this forum nowadays wants to bash NASCAR", and since I still qualify as one of the guys on the forum, figured I'd clarify my thoughts (in blue below) for anyone interested:

If it's not the car (I like the new car, but didn't like how the announcers were blowing smoke up everyone's skirts before it ever came out, and then after the first few races... about how great it was, while overlooking the rear end suspension failures, the instant loss of control when there was a flat, and how the car needed to be towed when tires were flat.  Good news is I think most of those issues have been addressed.  I do like that it seemed to help the smaller teams catch up competitively overnight with the bigger team.)  

If it's not the rough riding (Not a fan of folks wrecking each other while Nascar looks the other way.  If it wouldn't be put up with at a local track, it shouldn't be put up with on the bigger stage.) it's the venue of the race

If it's not the venue (Didn't like the over the top marketing for the Coliseum, where it seemed to be deemed a major success before the event had been run, but I do like that Nascar is looking at smaller tracks/dirt tracks.  I like ovals better than road/street courses, whether Cup or Indycar, but I'll record/watch it either way.) 

It's the starting time.  (Changing the start of the Daytona 500 to a 4pm (had always been 12:15) bothered me back when I attended in person since we still had to get to the track around 7am for a good parking spot, so it made for a very long day, but I DVR the races now, so doesn't really matter what time they start as long as my DVR knows!)

Or heres the best one... Nascar racing just ain't what it used to be.  (Nascar racing is more competitive now than it has ever been.  I have my favorite drivers from back in the day, but it's hard to compare today's "product" with that of the 70's, 80's, 90's that really cemented me as a fan.  The lucky dog stuff... changes to determine a champion... pit lane penalties, etc chisel away at some of what the sport was to many, but from  track to track, and from lap to lap, there's no doubt that the racing is more competitive.)

If it's not dust  (Real dirt track fans know that "dust happens."  There have also been some unique situations.  Example: at OCFS this year was to the point that they had to stop mid show due to how dangerous the conditions were due to the dust.  It really put the track in a make it or break it position.  Hopefully, the new track prep team has a better handle and the worst days are in the past.  As for the other dirt tracks I've been to over the past few seasons, excessive dust hasn't been an issue.  I've also found that at some tracks, sitting up a few rows from the top, versus sitting in the bottom part of the stands can really make a difference in the dust experience!)

If it's not the car count (I'm amazed that with no crew/garage help available, and the cost of gas/diesel/other that car counts are as strong as they are in 2022.  At tracks where car count are an issue to the point where everybody qualifies for all divisions, I skip the warm ups and the heats, and show up in time for the features and get a solid 2 - 3 hours of in person racing enjoyment.  That works real well for me.)

It's the grader (I haven't seen a grader/track crew take longer than 20 minutes during intermission to resurface/spruce up things, so again, non-issue for me.)

If it's not the grader it's the fact that all the cars look the same.  (Cars looking all the same takes away a very important element that any of us who are over 50 always embraced and that was the uniqueness/ingenuity of the cars.  The toothpaste is out of the tube on this one.  Even at tracks that have a division where real bodies are used, 95% of them all run the same G Body platform (usually a Monte Carlo looking body), so as they say.... that ship has sailed.)

Thanks for the list - Good stuff.




 
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