NASCAR: eh, we'll repair the track in the middle of the race

[DAB]

no time to inspect and fix it before the race?!

just tuned in, and i see that they are fixing the track. ummm....couldn't we do that before the race started? they put in a new field for the super bowl, basketball courts are regularly replaced. new pitches for soccer before big matches....only NASCAR puts their show on TV racing on a ragged out track.

where did all that TV money go?

[Steve_R]

NASCAR

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

[cptlo306]

They just announced a few days ago they are going to reconfigure and repave the track. They tried to do it a few years ago but drivers asked them to hold off.

[Rodnok1]

no time to inspect and fix it before the race?!

just tuned in, and i see that they are fixing the track. ummm....couldn't we do that before the race started? they put in a new field for the super bowl, basketball courts are regularly replaced. new pitches for soccer before big matches....only NASCAR puts their show on TV racing on a ragged out track.

where did all that TV money go?

It's happened before years ago, had a huge chunk come up and damage cars...

They gave all their tv money to BLM.... Ya know cause whitey put a noose in a garage.

[Rikki Z-06]

NASCAR

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

:withstupid:

[Dan Dlabay]

NASCAR died when Earnhardt died.

[Grey Ghost]

Track repair is more exciting than NASCAR

[Rodnok1]

Track repair is more exciting than NASCAR

Remember when the track jet drier got smoked and caught fire? Wasn't it Juan Pablo that hit it? That was exciting...

[Burro (He/Haw)]

I was never a fan but you can’t help but know about NASCAR. I can’t think of any motorsport that took a bigger -and faster- downward turn than NASCAR. It was seemingly everywhere, then suddenly nowhere and everyone hated it.

[Steve_R]

I was never a fan but you can’t help but know about NASCAR. I can’t think of any motorsport that took a bigger -and faster- downward turn than NASCAR. It was seemingly everywhere, then suddenly nowhere and everyone hated it.

And NASCAR seems tone deaf about the decline and is in denial.

[Rikki Z-06]

Remember when the track jet drier got smoked and caught fire? Wasn't it Juan Pablo that hit it? That was exciting...

Good memory :yesnod:

[Grey Ghost]

I was never a fan but you can’t help but know about NASCAR. I can’t think of any motorsport that took a bigger -and faster- downward turn than NASCAR. It was seemingly everywhere, then suddenly nowhere and everyone hated it.

Before TV, it was a southern thing. Go outside to wash the car or work on it and turn on the radio to listen to the race. My dad started taking us to the July, race in Daytona Beach, FL. in the early '70s. Richard Petty, Cale Yarbrough, Allison Bros., David Pearson, etc...no cool suits, power steering, cookie cutter spec cars for everyone to parade around in like today. THEY RACED! Side by side, front to back, 3-4 wide. You built a car and brought it to race. Not just to parade around like today. The teams made money only racing and winning. No souvenirs, diecast deals, licensing deals, etc...I remember one of the first times they started selling t-shirts was for the Skoal Bandit. Dale Earnhardt was the first to start selling his name for endorsement deals - shirts, hats, and finally the mega-million diecast deals.

Drivers and crews would stay in the same hotels as the rest of us. I remember riding the elevator with several in the old days. You would go into a restaurant and one or more would be a the table beside of you.

I enjoyed it from the '70s-1980ish and lost interest. Then, started getting into it again from about 1998-2005. Lost all interest after that. They don't race anymore. Plenty are out there just to run around for several hrs., advertising their sponsors. They drive fast...they just don't race though. I also could no longer identify with their $30 million a yr., incomes.

I was also a huge fan of F1, NHRA, ALMS, and a couple others. They have ruined those series almost as badly, as NASCRAP. I don't follow any of it anymore and for almost the last decade.

[Bill]

I was never a fan but you can’t help but know about NASCAR. I can’t think of any motorsport that took a bigger -and faster- downward turn than NASCAR. It was seemingly everywhere, then suddenly nowhere and everyone hated it.

I'm sure NASCAR is making tons of money off their only remaining demographic, black nationalists who hate America, hate white people, and apparently hate paying for merchandise when they can just steal it.

NASCAR should be rolling in the dough, now that they've rid themselves of all those beer swilling, Confederate flag waving good ol' boys that used to be their fanbase.

[MEANZ06]

Remember when the track jet drier got smoked and caught fire? Wasn't it Juan Pablo that hit it? That was exciting...

Good memory :yesnod:

:iagree: That was pretty awesome :Jeff '79:


Hit the Pace CAR - YouTube

[ZipZap]

Probably in the minority here, but this season NASCAR has been more interesting for me than the previous ten. The 1.5 mile tri-ovals are still a bore fest. But, they competed on dirt, have added more road courses and actually put racing back in the mix. I still don't like the "playoff" format for racing. Every other series I know of, even the ones I raced, are based on a long campaign of strong racing. That is a really hard thing to do and should be the mark of a champion.

[ratflinger]

If your name is Pemberton or France, and you are involved with any part of NASCAR management, then you should be taken out and shot. The cars they drive should all be crushed. And if you ain't cheatin' you ain't tryin'

[JetMechZ16]

Rubbin is racin!!

[Strats-N-Vettes]

I like engine building and car racing so I watch NASCAR.
IDGAFF what you golfing queers think.
I do what I want. :dance:

[DJ_Critterus]

where did all that TV money go?

It went to Bubba and BLM to cover their asses in an attempt to stay afloat amid sinking ratings.

[DJ_Critterus]

Probably in the minority here, but this season NASCAR has been more interesting for me than the previous ten. The 1.5 mile tri-ovals are still a bore fest. But, they competed on dirt, have added more road courses and actually put racing back in the mix. I still don't like the "playoff" format for racing. Every other series I know of, even the ones I raced, are based on a long campaign of strong racing. That is a really hard thing to do and should be the mark of a champion.

Dirt and more turns to the right aren't going to save NASCRAP.

[DJ_Critterus]

I like engine building and car racing so I watch NASCAR.
IDGAFF what you golfing queers think.
I do what I want and I eat Bags of Dicks. :dance:

Whatever keeps your carb float from sticking.... :rolleyes:

[DAB]

France Inc is getting rich, and poor NBC, they have to pretend that you are watching exciting racing, and not just a bunch of all-the-same cars make laps for 3 hours, with a 30 min break to fix the crappy track.

Hey, we're having a race in July, think we should fix the track in April? nah, it'll be fine.... :slap:

[Strats-N-Vettes]

Whatever keeps your carb float from sticking.... :rolleyes:

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[JetMechZ16]

NASCAR needs to go back to it's white trash roots. They're down to their last white trash fan. :yesnod: But he ain't going anywhere, are ya Strats?

[Burro (He/Haw)]

I like engine building and car racing so I watch NASCAR.
IDGAFF what you golfing queers think.
I do what I want. :dance:

Anyone who swings the fag sticks needs to STFU. :yesnod:

[Rodnok1]

France Inc is getting rich, and poor NBC, they have to pretend that you are watching exciting racing, and not just a bunch of all-the-same cars make laps for 3 hours, with a 30 min break to fix the crappy track.

Hey, we're having a race in July, think we should fix the track in April? nah, it'll be fine.... :slap:

Road race previous weekend had 57 minutes of cautions... Wtf.
Takes forever they way they did cautions. Turned a good race boring and quick.

[Strats-N-Vettes]

NASCAR needs to go back to it's white trash roots. They're down to their last white trash fan. :yesnod: But he ain't going anywhere, are ya Strats?



I do what I want. :dance:

[Strats-N-Vettes]

Anyone who swings the fag sticks needs to STFU. :yesnod:



A buncha mudders dry pegging on the back 9. :sissy:

[DJ_Critterus]

A buncha mudders dry pegging on the back 9. :sissy:

:toetap:

At least when I say I'm whacking my little white thing around, I'm not talking about my shmeckel.

[Strats-N-Vettes]

:toetap:

At least when I say I'm whacking my little white thing around, I'm not talking about my shmeckel.


You mean; yer talking about your husband then? :ack:

[dwjz06]

Anyone who swings the fag sticks needs to STFU. :yesnod::lol:

A buncha mudders dry pegging on the back 9. :sissy::lol:

[DJ_Critterus]

You mean; yer talking about your husband then? :ack:

I'm not into snides. Eat a dick.

[DAB]

Road race previous weekend had 57 minutes of cautions... Wtf.
Takes forever they way they did cautions. Turned a good race boring and quick.

somehow, F1 manages to get their entire race done in under 2 hours. 3 hours is a big ask for boring racing. and even then, I tape the F1 race, watch the first few laps, fast forward thru the middle parts, only stopping if there was a lead change or accident, and then watch the last 5-10 laps. it's also a parade, but it's a shorter parade.

[DJ_Critterus]

I found video of Porter fixing the NASCAR track
https://i.gifer.com/3QDh.gif

[JetMechZ16]

:toetap:

At least when I say I'm whacking my little white thing around, I'm not talking about my shmeckel.

I din't know you were Jewish.

[DJ_Critterus]

I din't know you were Jewish.

:nono:
a jew here? - YouTube

[Burro (He/Haw)]

I was also a huge fan of F1, NHRA, ALMS, and a couple others. They have ruined those series almost as badly, as NASCRAP. I don't follow any of it anymore and for almost the last decade.

I still follow F1 closely. Granted Mercedes has been dominating the hybrid era but year is actually pretty interesting.

[sublime1996525]

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So majestic.

[JetMechZ16]

:nono:


According to the urban dictionary.

To thump one in the head with one's penis. DJ was unknowingly schmeckled after falling asleep at a party.

[DJ_Critterus]

According to the urban dictionary.

I'll remember never to party with any of you. Friend request denied along with Adog's.

[cptlo306]

It went to Bubba and BLM to cover their asses in an attempt to stay afloat amid sinking ratings.

NASCAR ratings are holding steady and going up in some instances.

[Steve_R]

NASCAR ratings are holding steady and going up in some instances.

On what planet? :rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

No, they're not, they're down over 40% since 2006 and still sinking:
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[cptlo306]

Hey, we're having a race in July, think we should fix the track in April? nah, it'll be fine.... :slap:

Atlanta Motor Speedway is owned by Bruton Smith (Speedway Motorsports) who is worth about $1 billion. Do you really think he and his company would not have fixed the track prior to the race had the damage been present then? This isn't the first time a piece of the track came up during a race.

[cptlo306]

On what planet? :rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

No, they're not, they're down over 40% since 2006 and still sinking:
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/josephwolkin/2020/10/21/nascar-tv-ratings-stabilize-amid-pandemic-progressive-changes-as-other-sports-see-declines-in-2020/?sh=451d56bf4edf

https://www.inc.com/jeff-haden/what-nascars-tv-ratings-success-can-teach-you-about-overcoming-a-crisis.html

https://www.frontstretch.com/tv-ratings/

Over the last 2-3 years, some ratings are up and some are down. Overall, considering that most sports are losing TV viewers right now, they aren't doing that bad.

[69camfrk]

I was never a fan but you can’t help but know about NASCAR. I can’t think of any motorsport that took a bigger -and faster- downward turn than NASCAR. It was seemingly everywhere, then suddenly nowhere and everyone hated it.

It turned into nothing but spec car racing, and nothing to identify with. Ruled to death, and mostly a bunch of rich kids out there turning laps. Nothing to see here.....

[Anjdog2003]

Formula racing > Iron Maiden > Nascar "The cure for insomnia" > Being with Porter in the pits.

[Burro (He/Haw)]

Suddenly, though, a series of dramatic shifts in NASCAR’s schedule, as well as the ban of the Confederate flag at races, have provided stock car racing the fresh start it’s been looking for.

“What we saw with the banning of the Confederate flag and the rallying of the industry at Talladega around Bubba Wallace, we saw our percentages for the African American demographic double to 6% for the races that followed,” said Brian Herbst, NASCAR's senior vice president of broadcast and media.

Of course. :rofl:

[DAB]

guess they skipped the :fruit: pride month deal.

[JetMechZ16]

Surprised to see NASCAR ratings above MLB, NBA, and NHL. Who'da thunk it. I would have guessed they were around the same as Curling.

[Bill]

I'd like to see that graph continue to reflect last year and this year, when most of those professional sports leagues adopted Marxism and anti-White racism as their cause de jour.

You would think that the NBA and NFL particularly, but also MLB would have ratings plummeting after attacking their non communist White fans.

[Steve_R]

I'd like to see that graph continue to reflect last year and this year, when most of those professional sports leagues adopted Marxism and anti-White racism as their cause de jour.

You would think that the NBA and NFL particularly, but also MLB would have ratings plummeting after attacking their non communist White fans.

NASCAR has gone woke as well by banning the Confederate flag and all the Bubba Wallace man-love because of the fake noose that wasn't a noose.

[DJ_Critterus]

NASCAR has gone woke as well by banning the Confederate flag and all the Bubba Wallace man-love because of the fake noose that wasn't a noose.

but, but, but cptlo says their ratings are fine and holding steady. :willy:

[cptlo306]

but, but, but cptlo says their ratings are fine and holding steady. :willy:

I'll wait for the facts disputing the info at the links I posted. :waiting:

[Steve_R]

I'll wait for the facts disputing the info at the links I posted. :waiting:

Disputing what, exactly, that NASCAR's TV ratings overall have decreased over 40% since 2006? That NASCAR's audience among black viewers has doubled (from 3% to 6%, WOOHOO!) or that NASCAR's TV ratings have "stabilized" according to the first link you posted? That's like saying someone is in the ICU with major heart damage but they're stable.

Hell, their two marque events; the Daytona 500 and Bristol night race; used to be sold out long in advance with tickets on the aftermarket commanding very high prices. Those races have empty seats now, and the stands at many other tracks, especially the cookie-cutter 1.5 mile ovals, aren't even half full.

Doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results is the definition of insanity. NASCAR is doing some tweaking around the edges, along with going full-on woke, but it's going to take a LOT more changes to get me and many other long-time fans interested again.

[BayouCountry]

NASCAR has gone woke as well by banning the Confederate flag and all the Bubba Wallace man-love because of the fake noose that wasn't a noose.

The ploy worked perfectly for 'hangnoose' Wallace. He got the press and now he has the sponsors. I stopped watching NASCAR during the in-your-face woke period. I tune in and drink a few beers if nothing else is happenin'.

Last race I attended was Michigan a few years ago. Sears point was a great time camping out with friends getting shit faced on Jäger 20 years ago.

[Rodnok1]

Disputing what, exactly, that NASCAR's TV ratings overall have decreased over 40% since 2006? That NASCAR's audience among black viewers has doubled (from 3% to 6%, WOOHOO!) or that NASCAR's TV ratings have "stabilized" according to the first link you posted? That's like saying someone is in the ICU with major heart damage but they're stable.

Hell, their two marque events; the Daytona 500 and Bristol night race; used to be sold out long in advance with tickets on the aftermarket commanding very high prices. Those races have empty seats now, and the stands at many other tracks, especially the cookie-cutter 1.5 mile ovals, aren't even half full.

Doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results is the definition of insanity. NASCAR is doing some tweaking around the edges, along with going full-on woke, but it's going to take a LOT more changes to get me and many other long-time fans interested again.

Night race at Bristol tickets 10 to 15 years ago were unattainable.
Every track has removed thousands of seats because empty stands don't look good on tv and sponsors don't like it, Charlotte removed what 20k seats may been alot more.

[Steve_R]

Night race at Bristol tickets 10 to 15 years ago were unattainable.
Every track has removed thousands of seats because empty stands don't look good on tv and sponsors don't like it, Charlotte removed what 20k seats may been alot more.

We used to go to the Bristol night race every year. Expensive tickets, no hotel rooms anywhere near Bristol, horrible traffic. Those tickets are face value now and lots of empty seats. We used to go to 2-3 races every year; haven't been to one for at least 5 or 6 years and won't until they fix what's broken - which I hold out no hope of happening.

[Burro (He/Haw)]

I'll wait for the facts disputing the info at the links I posted. :waiting:

You’ve got a Cole Trickle poster in your room don’t you.

[Grey Ghost]

NASCAR brass hired several NBA media people a few yrs., ago to try and grow the fan base. They are the ones that started all the diversity crap....a racer of every color, gender, and county on earth was their goal. It has failed miserably. Every track is tearing out thousands of seats. It's not about racing. It's an entertainment circus. If you want to see racing go to a local hobby track - drag racing, dirt track, etc...

[cptlo306]

Nobody is questioning that ratings are down far from their highs many years and decades ago but, when compared to other major sports that are also losing viewers, NASCAR ratings are doing OK right now.

[DAB]

they know most of their money is from TV, but they still run the show for the fan in the seat.

take a look at F1, they put on their show for TV. if someone shows up and cheers, great, but it's a TV event. it starts on time, is done in under 2 hours, rain or shine.

but no....they are stuck on stupid. they let the local track dictate the show, the pre-race drags on and on, WAY too much talking. and the 'segment' racing is BS. just put on 3 races, 50, 50, and 100 laps. top 10 from each 50 lapper move on to the 100 lap final. reverse grid it to add some excitement.

[Grey Ghost]

they know most of their money is from TV, but they still run the show for the fan in the seat.

take a look at F1, they put on their show for TV. if someone shows up and cheers, great, but it's a TV event. it starts on time, is done in under 2 hours, rain or shine.

but no....they are stuck on stupid. they let the local track dictate the show, the pre-race drags on and on, WAY too much talking. and the 'segment' racing is BS. just put on 3 races, 50, 50, and 100 laps. top 10 from each 50 lapper move on to the 100 lap final. reverse grid it to add some excitement.

The ONLY way that segment stuff would be entertaining is if they ELIMINATED cars at the end of each segment.

[DAB]

The ONLY way that segment stuff would be entertaining is if they ELIMINATED cars at the end of each segment.

every 2 laps, last place car is parked. until you get down to 10 remaining. then 10 lap shootout, yellows don't count.

hey Frances: if you want to put on an exciting show, we'll hook you up.

[snide]

You’ve got a Cole Trickle poster in your room don’t you.

*Dick Trickle

[ratflinger]

If you got sent to the wall and after the race aren't in that guys garage pummeling his ass, then it ain't racing.

[JetMechZ16]

Nobody is questioning that ratings are down far from their highs many years and decades ago but, when compared to other major sports that are also losing viewers, NASCAR ratings are doing OK right now. So they're all headed to the dumpster NASCAR is just on a slightly slower road there.

*Dick Trickle

STD?

[DJ_Critterus]

Nobody is questioning that ratings are down far from their highs many years and decades ago but, when compared to other major sports that are also losing viewers, NASCAR ratings are doing OK right now.

but but but but.... that still doesn't adress the fact that ratings are down and continuing the trend. "Look over here....." :rolleyes: