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If it ain't broke, fix it anyway: NASCAR 2017 Thread

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Batman, Jan 23, 2017.

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  1. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    Agree, which is why I wish Nascar would have at least left the segments out of the Daytona 500. I'd never criticize guys for "riding around" in a plate race -- that's called keeping your nose clean for the end instead of courting disaster. Instead, Nascar is forcing Lap 60 drama. Watch a backmarker make a stupid move to try to win a segment and wreck 20 cars in the process.
     
    playthrough, Feb 10, 2017
    #73
  2. Michael_ Gee

    Michael_ Gee Well-Known Member

    It's not good for a sport when they make too hard for fans to keep score.
     
    Michael_ Gee, Feb 10, 2017
    #74
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  3. Batman

    Batman Well-Known Member

    The randomness of it is actually one of the reasons I love that Talladega is a Chase/playoff race. It's the one race where everybody has a chance to either rise up and win, or have their dreams crushed in spectacular fashion. There's a spectacle to it.
     
    Batman, Feb 10, 2017
    #75
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  4. tapintoamerica

    tapintoamerica Well-Known Member

    Puts a lot of pressure on the producers of the broadcast to get the relevant into on screen at the right time, right?
     
    tapintoamerica, Feb 10, 2017
    #76
  5. doctorquant

    doctorquant Well-Known Member

    Danica, hun ... you need to put on some weight.
     
    doctorquant, Feb 18, 2017
    #77
  6. UPChip

    UPChip Well-Known Member

    I saw the season is off to a rip-roaring unofficial start with another rainout in the Bud Monster Clashout or whatever.
     
    UPChip, Feb 19, 2017
    #78
  7. cjericho

    cjericho Well-Known Member

    Do they test for hgh?
     
    cjericho, Feb 19, 2017
    #79
  8. Batman

    Batman Well-Known Member

    Wasn't there supposed to be points involved in that somehow?
     
    Batman, Feb 19, 2017
    #80
  9. TheSportsPredictor

    TheSportsPredictor Well-Known Member

    TheSportsPredictor, Feb 21, 2017
    #81
  10. doctorquant

    doctorquant Well-Known Member

    I don't think it's broken, but right now (and for the foreseeable future) it's overbuilt and there's little that can be done about it.
     
    doctorquant, Feb 21, 2017
    #82
  11. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    Would have loved to have been a fly on the wall for the meetings with TV execs. Were segments really the best solution or just the least-sucky of what Nascar proposed?

    The midweek night races are an interesting idea. I don't think there's any question they would help TV ratings. But they also wouldn't draw flies at the gate and I think race fans, perhaps more than other sports' fans, look at the stands and use that as a barometer on whether they should care in their living rooms. I mean, if I'm watching a PGA Tour event and the grandstands are half-full on 18, I don't care. Ditto a midseason baseball game.
     
    playthrough, Feb 22, 2017
    #83
  12. wicked

    wicked Well-Known Member

    And given that the low seats aren't the desired ones, anytime you turn on a race the stands can look half empty.
     
    wicked, Feb 22, 2017
    #84
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