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2020 NASCAR Thread

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by DanOregon, Feb 7, 2020.

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  1. Matt1735

    Matt1735 Well-Known Member

    If NASCAR wants to eliminate intolerance, kick his hateful ass out effective immediately
     
    Matt1735, Jun 11, 2020
    #469
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  2. TigerVols

    TigerVols Well-Known Member

    Might as well; Trump's going to hire him tomorrow to drive The Beast for him and the SS.

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    TigerVols, Jun 11, 2020
    #470
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  3. LanceyHoward

    LanceyHoward Well-Known Member

    I have never been to a NASCAR track in my life. But my understanding is that NASCAR attendance is way,way down. And that aside from Clarence Thomas blacks did not follow or attend NASCAR events. How much is the change in flag policy driven by the need to broaden the fan base?
     
    LanceyHoward, Jun 12, 2020
    #471
  4. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    Nascar is desperate. They "won the press release" this week and maybe got more publicity for it than for anything that's happened on-track in years. For example, it made the back cover of the NY Daily News and I asked a friend who works there when that last happened and he guessed Earnhardt's death. But that flag ban in itself won't bring minorities rushing to the gates.

    Nascar's future certainly isn't its older redneck fanbase. But younger generations don't care about horsepower, they view cars as utilities on an app. And corporations know that, so sponsorships are dwindling. It's a tough spot.
     
    playthrough, Jun 12, 2020
    #472
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  5. Michael_ Gee

    Michael_ Gee Well-Known Member

    Once upon a time, racing was part of automotive research. Now, all the research is in electric/hybrid automotive systems. Maybe Tesla should get into NASCAR.
     
    Michael_ Gee, Jun 12, 2020
    #473
  6. BitterYoungMatador2

    BitterYoungMatador2 Well-Known Member

    It also helps that none of these fucking cars look like anything on the road. Ford raced a two-door Taurus - not a thing. Toyota raced a two-door Camry - not a thing either. The S and C in NASCAR stand for “stock car,” which means a stock vehicle modified for performance. At least in the 1980s when I’d stumble onto a race and see Richard Petty in a Pontiac Grand Prix it still looked like one you could buy at a dealer. This shit is Indy car with bulkier bodies.
     
    BitterYoungMatador2, Jun 12, 2020
    #474
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  7. 2muchcoffeeman

    2muchcoffeeman Well-Known Member

    I … wait, da fuq they say?



    Seems like an invasive procedure.
     
    2muchcoffeeman, Jun 13, 2020
    #475
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  8. Batman

    Batman Well-Known Member

    Seems like that would be one of the exits, not entrances, to the track.
     
    Batman, Jun 13, 2020
    #476
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  9. Sam Mills 51

    Sam Mills 51 Well-Known Member

    You want them to go back to The Car of Tomorrow? Unquestioned disaster, further exacerbated by the fact that the organization promoted it to the hilt.

    No, they're not as stock as they used to be. From a safety perspective, thank goodness for that. You think Ryan Newman survives that crash in Daytona in a vehicle similar to the ones in a showroom?
     
    Sam Mills 51, Jun 13, 2020
    #477
  10. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    The safety of these cars is amazing. They're basically high-horsepower Brinks trucks. But I think the constant tinkering with cars/racing packages/track setups has become a turnoff to some, as Nascar tries to manipulate everything in order to get close finishes on a weekly basis and in the standings. Though they're not the only ones -- NHRA has a playoff format and IndyCar is essentially a spec series too. Whatever keeps the eyeballs on teevee.
     
    playthrough, Jun 13, 2020
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  11. HappyCurmudgeon

    HappyCurmudgeon Well-Known Member

    HappyCurmudgeon, Jun 13, 2020
    #479
  12. wicked

    wicked Well-Known Member

    I watched the beginning of the Xfinity race and saw Chase Briscoe fall four (or six?) laps down because his car dropped some spacers on the warmup laps and he was on pit road for the green flag.

    I go out to the store and get back with about 25 to go, and he’s back on the lead lap and like sixth. Finished a lap down after a late pit stop but somewhere around 10th. I can’t remember anyone on a big track making up so many laps. The race was was only 167 laps.
     
    wicked, Jun 13, 2020
    #480
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