Author:3-Wide
2/24/2022 2:06:59 PM
Reply to: 2720962
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Thanks for all the responses. You guys hit most of what I was thinking. A few more: I find it strange that on the one hand, Nascar has very harsh penalties for rules violations when it comes to cars/parts (I guess to be sure of a level playing field), but then they have drivers who literally "unlevel" the playing field by causing wrecks that take out half of their competitors, and can do so currently without fear of being penalized! Speaking of taking out 1/2 the field, most noticed that Brad K caused two major wrecks resulting in many, many wrecked race cars... Check out the last lap crash off of turn 4, and you'll see that was a little questionable too.... Could it be that seeing his former ride up ahead of him all day contributed to his mindset for the race? I usually like his style, but it'd be pretty tough to be a Brad K fan after that performance. Two races in a row that the #8 had a non contact failure (driveline in LA, and rear suspension at Daytona), that neither would have occurred if it wasn't for the new wonder car.... I "wonder" what plans are in place to beef up the rear suspensions to keep these guys from dog tracking after any type of contact to one of the rear wheels. (Did you guys see Hamlin's #11 crabbin' it's way back to the pits?) Getting back to the #8, once seeing the replay and having no choice but to agree that the right rear suspension had failed and caused the wreck, just like it says in the Nascar announcing handbook, Boyer or somebody in the booth was quick to clarify, "it was probably damaged from an earlier wreck.".. (just in case any of us were thinking it failed because just maybe it's too weak/poor design that should have been identified and corrected earlier in pre-season testing.) Speaking of the new car, as noted above, if a car gets a flat and stop on the grass, their day is pretty much over.... Heck, even if they were on the track, if they had 2 flats, I still don't think they could move. I'm no #22 fan, but I think he spun through the infield and had no/little damage, but lost laps just because his car was high siding because of the flats. It's been a long time since I've seen a tire/wheel bouncing down the track at a superspeedway, but it happened at the Great American Race. Monday morning quarterbacking here, but that is a direct result of the one lug wheel, and either a fitment issue, or a crew issue. Either way, definitely a dangerous deal. (There was another car that broke a wheel that might have been caused by a wheel not put on right too - They never really said....) Speaking of the announcing crew, we need to do an over under on how many times Clint Boyer says, "Well, like I was saying".... or "Well, like we said before".... Whatever the over is, take it... You can't lose. By the way, if it was already said before, is there really a need to say it to us again? I had to hit the mute button a few times this past Sunday and the funny thing was that I would go for a long time before realizing I was sitting there watching, with no sound on. My wife walked in the room and asked if there was something wrong with the TV and I said, "No, it's working perfectly." They announced it was a sold out crowd. I don't know what the capacity was before they tore down the Tiny Lund backstretch (superstretch lol) stands, but for the stands that remain, it did look like a great crowd... The Daytona 500 is AN EVENT... and attracts racefans and a lot of folks who aren't hardcore, but like to attend "EVENTS". I think even with all of Nascars ups and downs, the Daytona 500 has remained one of the few consistently well attended events year after year. I'll be interested to see what the crowd is like in Fontana. (For those that use to go to speedweeks in the 70's and 80's, this year looked like a ghost town for the Twins, and I think the truck and Xfinity stands were pretty light too, even though it was probably the best weather speedweeks has enjoyed in over a decade. Can you guys remember when ISC made us buy seat packages that included Thurs, Sat and Sunday's races if you wanted to keep your Sunday 500 seats on the frontstretch?.... I did that for one or two years so I wouldn't lose my 500 seats in Campbell, and then gave up my season tickets after over 35 years.) I bitch... but I still watch... kind of..... Thanks to DVR, I record most Nascar events, and then rush through them usually a few hours delayed. Like a lot of you, I zoom through all the commercials, all of the non race stuff, then go back to regular speed to watch a little to get a feel for how the race is going... then fast forward up to a stage break... or a yellow, and then repeat. It's not enough of a product anymore for me to spend $ to attend in person, and if it wasn't for DVR, there is no way I could sit through all of the commercials and messaging and still enjoy it. |