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Pintosopher:
Success priced the Fans right out of the Speedways, The rest was on France's Bad! Broadband is nailing the Coffin shut too..
dick1172762:
This new format of racing, stoping, racing, stoping, racing looks like something SCCA would come up with. NASCAR needs leadership!!!!
Pintosopher:
--- Quote from: dick1172762 on July 30, 2017, 10:22:37 AM ---This new format of racing, stoping, racing, stoping, racing looks like something SCCA would come up with. NASCAR needs leadership!!!!
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The real problem is that in order to keep the fans happy, the affordability to commit to more than just a single day of race viewing has to be dealt with. Stage racing is a band aid, it helps with the attention span, but just goes halfway to dealing on the Issue of keeping the Interest going on a 500 miler. Out here We used to get 100k fans for the entire weekend at Sonoma. Now the Fans aren't coming in droves, and even with a dedicated Train from Sacto to the Entrance to the facility, Shuttled into the track. The hillsides aren't full like they used to be. And it's a much shorter road race! I gave up when it took me 1-1/2 hours to get out of the track and drive 30 miles to Napa . Now the Track is really upgraded for people and it's not filling up with fans like the 90's. Sounds like it might wind up becoming Vineyards if the Access and affordability aren't dealt with.
SCCA has fixed their amateur needs out here with Thunderhill Park in Willows and the place is mostly operating in the Black annually. I marvel at the Fan involvement in Europe in all Kinds of racing. Fix the Blue collar lifestyle incomes or lower the Ticket prices, It will return to balance the books.
My Direct TV lifestyle gives my options, but I still prefer to smell , hear, and even taste the Motorsports in my interests 8)
Pintosopher.. Aged but not gone sour, Heat cycled but usable
r4pinto:
--- Quote from: dick1172762 on July 30, 2017, 10:22:37 AM ---This new format of racing, stoping, racing, stoping, racing looks like something SCCA would come up with. NASCAR needs leadership!!!!
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Unfortunately it appears the sponsors are driving what happens. Unless I am mistaken (which I can be) the new sponsor wanted them to do stages. Heard that to be the case, don't know how true it is. I don't like them because they are manufacturered and set caution periods. Takes some types strategy out of the equation.
one2.34me:
I've been a stock car fan since I can remember. My dad took us to Ascot, 605 Speedway and Riverside, when we were little. I think the BTCC has a winning formula. The race cars, (from many countries), are all made from actual production line white bodies. They qualify on Saturday and race three races on Sunday that each count as separate official points race. Stock car racing is a tidy Hollywood production anymore. I wish they would start with a stock car!
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