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No one is Talking NASCAR

calamity

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My my how quickly the mighty have fallen. Back in the days of W, attracting the NASCAR dads was a coveted goal. Nowadays, you don't even see a thread talking about the sport's biggest race. Which makes sense, since I never before heard the name of the guy who won the race.

Is NASCAR officially dead?
 
Hush you mouf. Y'all just livin in wrong place. I bet y'all didn't know Porky Pig whupped the Muslims a long time ago, neither. Yup, Porky, Baby Dumplin, and Baby Dumplin's ma. So why wud I be wonderin why you don't know nuthin bout NASCAR?
 
I've always thought watching vehicle going around and around a track was boring as Hell. Never saw the attraction.

It's not dead by any means but all the news comes from them beating their wives and girlfriends or each other.
 
humbolt said:
Hush you mouf. Y'all just livin in wrong place. I bet y'all didn't know Porky Pig whupped the Muslims a long time ago, neither. Yup, Porky, Baby Dumplin, and Baby Dumplin's ma. So why wud I be wonderin why you don't know nuthin bout NASCAR?
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Maybe they put too many eggs in the Danika Patrick basket. Promoting a sexy driver made sense, but it's kind of pointless when she never finishes in the top ten of a race.

Another problem I see is that the races really are boring, as WCH noted. Circle-racing, with a restricter plate no less, just doesn't excite anyone.
 
calamity said:
My my how quickly the mighty have fallen. Back in the days of W, attracting the NASCAR dads was a coveted goal. Nowadays, you don't even see a thread talking about the sport's biggest race. Which makes sense, since I never before heard the name of the guy who won the race.

Is NASCAR officially dead?
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Good morning, Calamity. :2wave:

Good Lord, no! We just got us a new crop of kids who hope to become the latest Dale Earnhart! There's lots of money to be made in that sport.
 
calamity said:
Maybe they put too many eggs in the Danika Patrick basket. Promoting a sexy driver made sense, but it's kind of pointless when she never finishes in the top ten of a race.

Another problem I see is that the races really are boring, as WCH noted. Circle-racing, with a restricter plate no less, just doesn't excite anyone.
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True. It doesn't excite me much. If I'm bored to tears (because football is over), I'll turn a race on, fall asleep, and hopefully wake up for the finish. However, if you own a Camero with a spider on the hood, you're probably riveted by the whole show. In the good old days, one could go to a race and get pelted by rubber, beer cans and chicken bones. All of that's gone.
 
WCH said:
I've always thought watching vehicle going around and around a track was boring as Hell. Never saw the attraction.

It's not dead by any means but all the news comes from them beating their wives and girlfriends or each other.
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Good morning, WCH. :2wave:

"Auto racing is boring except when a car is going at least 172 miles per hour upside down." Dave Barry :lamo:
 
polgara said:
Good morning, Calamity. :2wave:

Good Lord, no! We just got us a new crop of kids who hope to become the latest Dale Earnhart! There's lots of money to be made in that sport.
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I think you mean the next Jeff Gordon. The next crop of kids were in kindergarten when Earnhart died.
 
humbolt said:
True. It doesn't excite me much. If I'm bored to tears (because football is over), I'll turn a race on, fall asleep, and hopefully wake up for the finish. However, if you own a Camero with a spider on the hood, you're probably riveted by the whole show. In the good old days, one could go to a race and get pelted by rubber, beer cans and chicken bones. All of that's gone.
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I hear ya. Back when I lived in SC, we used to have NASCAR house parties to celebrate the bigger races like Daytona and Talladega. In Tennessee, where bars were actually open on Sundays, we went to one of the drinking establishments to guzzle the beer and gobble down chicken wings.
 
Declan said:
I think you mean the next Jeff Gordon. The next crop of kids were in kindergarten when Earnhart died.
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Gordon retiring definitely reminds me that I am getting old.
 
Not dead, but dying. Even Daytona has reduced seating. Notice during races they don't show the stands as often as they used to. Why? Because most of them are half empty.
NASCAR over saturated the market in the 90s. I remember when you couldn't walk into a 7/11 and not be surrounded by everything racing.
Daytona was this weekend. 80 miles away from us. Stopped at a 7/11 yesterday. Nothing.
 
Dragonfly said:
Not dead, but certainly not as popular as it was during the 90's.

I used to watch it a lot. Now I never watch it.
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Yeah, in the 90's, I could name at least a dozen drivers. Today, I know only the names of those from that same group who are still racing. Oh, and Kurt Busch. Everyone knows Kurt Busch.
 
They just need a personality to be the face of NASCAR that the ladies will drool over who can win a race.
 
calamity said:
I hear ya. Back when I lived in SC, we used to have NASCAR house parties to celebrate the bigger races like Daytona and Talladega. In Tennessee, where bars were actually open on Sundays, we went to one of the drinking establishments to guzzle the beer and gobble down chicken wings.
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Polgara is right. It's big business now. The time when a real Chevy, Ford or Dodge was racing with a hopped up engine are long gone. However, I think the old maxim that if you win on Sunday, you sell cars on Monday still remains true. I imagine a few true believers are in a Ford lot today somewhere just because something with a Ford logo won yesterday. I understand that Richard Petty used to race at a track about 10 miles from where I live eons ago.
 
calamity said:
My my how quickly the mighty have fallen. Back in the days of W, attracting the NASCAR dads was a coveted goal. Nowadays, you don't even see a thread talking about the sport's biggest race. Which makes sense, since I never before heard the name of the guy who won the race.

Is NASCAR officially dead?
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I used to watch NASCAR a lot and Daytona was always the best race. I think the problem for me now is that it comes down to the best car that wins not the best driver. What sort of ended it for me was when that 20 year old won the Daytona a couple of years ago. That's not skill
 
There was a time when you could look at a car and know what make it was. There was a time when you could almost identify with the driver. There was a time when a driver was manufacturer loyal.

Now, none of that is true.

There's nothing "stock" about a Stock Car anymore. They all look the same.
 
calamity said:
My my how quickly the mighty have fallen. Back in the days of W, attracting the NASCAR dads was a coveted goal. Nowadays, you don't even see a thread talking about the sport's biggest race. Which makes sense, since I never before heard the name of the guy who won the race.

Is NASCAR officially dead?
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I'm not sure I make your connection.

Sports popularity rise and fall as with everything else.


I much prefer the Isle of Mann for my racing fix.
 
Dragonfly said:
There was a time when you could look at a car and know what make it was. There was a time when you could almost identify with the driver. There was a time when a driver was manufacturer loyal.

Now, none of that is true.

There's nothing "stock" about a Stock Car anymore. They all look the same.
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That is the same for every sport.
 
Dragonfly said:
No athlete on the planet has bigger balls, or more courage than those guys.
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Even Valentino Rossi, is like "**** that"...


'I did a lap of the Isle of Man, and I understand why people love this because it’s f**king awesome – it’s unbelievable, great. But, unfortunately, it’s too dangerous. Sometimes, riders are crazy.'

'The Isle of Man is very difficult. If you make a mistake, maybe it’s the last mistake.' -Rossi
 
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