Where'd Ya Go.... What Did Yo Watch?  

Watched over the past few days on Flo:

    USAC Sprints at Bakersfield
    Dirt Cup at Scagit
    IRA Sprints at Fairbury
    Lucas Oil Late Models at Lernerville (3 days with some rain thrown in there...)
    Lucas Oil Late Models at Muskingum
    IRA Sprints at Plymouth
    7/1/23 Bridgeport
    Tezo's Sprints at Atomic
    East Coast Sprints/Modifieds at DIS

Note:  I never watch Flo Live, and never watch on my phone.  I like to go to the replay section and watch events from there... usually watching the headline division's heats, and always watch the headlining division's feature.  Can usually watch the heats and the feature in about 30 - 40 minutes or so.

Indycar Mid Ohio:  FF/Watched practice, qualifying and the race via Peacock.  Simon Pagenaud had a bad wreck during practice after brake failure.  Walked away from the crash but was not cleared to race the balance of the weekend.  You forget how fast they are going until something goes wrong.....

Nascar Chicago:  Recorded and fast forwarded through the cup race.  Good ending with the first timer winning over the series regulars.  Race was more interesting than I thought it would be.  Not much passing for a big chunk of the race mainly because there was only one dry line, but by the end of the race, business picked up.

In case you're wondering, no..., the lawn didn't get mowed yet!

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Attended New Egypt as a fan in the stands.

Likes:  Very good racing in all divisions, track in good shape/very fast, good size crowd, very good atmosphere

Dislikes:  Late start.  This hardly ever happens at New Egypt...  I know I'm not the norm on this, but I like to show up when the first race is going green, and had read "6:45pm green flag", but the first race didn't start until closer to 7:20? (They often start a few minutes early.) Maybe they were working in the track or something, which caused a late start for the pre-race ceromonies (?).  It happens.

I prefer not to have the modified feature last.  When a show starts on time, and moves along well, folks that want to stay and maybe go in the pits will do so.  Otherwise it just makes it tough for everyone trying to leave at once.  Also, some new fans, (especially with kids), won't be around to see the headlining event which lessens the chance that they'll be back.  If you watch as the evening rolls on, you'll see them leaving once the kids get a little tired/other.

Announcer volume too loud during intermission.  Impossible to have a conversation with the people sitting next to you while seated in the bleachers.  Intermission is a very enjoyable time for a lot of folks and NES does a great job with their giveaways/interaction with fans at intermission, but it shouldn't be at the expense of others who might want to sit in their seat and talk to those around them without having to yell over the PA volume.  Lowering the mic volume will not take away from those involved in the giveaways/other activities.

Suggestions:  Consider a new Victory Lane proceedure so more fans can enjoy, and also help to build a bond between spectators and drivers...  After crossing scales, have winning driver park on frontstretch right under the starter's stand.  Have driver get out of car and stand on the spectator stands side of the car for their interview and keep everyone else on the other side of car until interview is completed.  If there is room, figure out a way to have the interview right at the starter's stand, or possibly on a raised platform right on the specator side of the starter's stand.  Once winning driver interview is done, driver can then go to his car and have pictures taken, while announcer interviews 2nd and 3rd place drivers, also by the starter's stand, where those that want to see the podium finishing drivers can see them.  All interviews should be concluded by the time photographs are done taking pictures of winner/winner's crew/sponsors, etc., so if done correctly this should not take any additional time from the show, and will add a lot of fan value.

Going back within a month:  Yes.  It's a really solid show.  If you haven't been there yet this year, do yourself a favor and get there in the next few weeks and enjoy a great show.