What's up with Nascar?

[Paz]

[Jared]

Yeah I found it kind of weird as well...oh well, at least the race is still exciting! :-)

[ATI_7500]

Even though I am an American, I prefer F1 or Indy car or Rally racing, at least they still focus entirely on racing and not big shows and marketing.

Not F1....not F1...it's soooo commercialized...

[Paz]

Not F1....not F1...it's soooo commercialized...

 I expect that may be true in far-away lands, certainly not here in the U.S.

[flyboy 28]

Yeah, I hear ya.

I've been a NASCAR fan since I was a wee tot, and I've seen it change drastically. They're trying to target a younger audience. And I really didn't like it when Vanessa Williams sung the Star Spangled Banner and America the Beautiful all syncopated... Sing it like it was written.

And Ricky Rudd just crashed, s it's been a bad race so far..

[RichieB16]

I haven't been watching much of the race (I don't like to watch car races on TV, I find it boring).  Anyway, I think all the pre-race celebration is because this is the Daytona 500.  It's the biggest race of the year and as a result, there is a lot of parades and celebration before.  From what I have seen, this does not happen in the other races-only this one.  It really is the NASCAR Super Bowl, and thats why they had all the extra stuff before the race (and why it seems more commercialized than usual).

[C]

Not F1....not F1...it's soooo commercialized...

So true - when was the last time there was a race in F1 - 1994 I think, Australian GP...

[Paz]

 At least there were a few good wrecks, and the last few laps were great.

[Jared]

lol, yep Paz there were indeed a few good wrecks...;-)

Those last laps were Definately interesting! :-) makes you wonder how hard it is to drive 130+MPH within a foot of someone else, I mean it can't be that hard can it?  ;D

[RichieB16]

[quote]makes you wonder how hard it is to drive 130+MPH within a foot of someone else, I mean it can't be that hard can it?

[Jared]

[quote]
Try more like 180+mph, those cars really move.

[The Ruptured Duck]

NASCAR is very over done.  What happened?  A MF named Tony George (partial owner of Indy Speedway) decided to start his own crappy little series (Indy Racing League) separate from CART (Champ Auto Racing Teams).  This split lead to fans being split between the two series's, and american open wheel racing tripped over itself, networks left them, and the american racing fans turned to a form of racing that wasn't fighting itself (NASCAR).

NASCAR  is still about the racing.  The REAL difference between F-1 and NASCAR?  The fans.  NASCAR  is built around its fans, so the rules, regs, and events is all for the fans.  F-1 racing is more about the drivers enjoyment.  Same in Champ Car and IRL.  They are learning though.

Even though I too am a big F-1 fan, I still watch plenty of NASCAR races.  Feeding the monster hillbilly juggernaught?  Yes.  Enjoyin' it? of course.

OOOOOOHh, its raining.  GTG.

[The Ruptured Duck]

[quote]
Try more like 180+mph, those cars really move.

[RichieB16]

[quote]Another reason its about the fans.

[flyboy 28]

One thing I don't like is this new way to determining the champion, with the last 10 races determining the champ from the top 10 only.

I totally agree. I mean, what would happen if it was a real close race in points (100 point difference from 1st to 11th lets say), and the guy in the lead of points gets in some nasty wrecks, and the other ones just race really crappy from Dover till Homestead. What happens to the guy in 11th? He stays in 11th, even though he probably accumulated more points then the others because of their finishes....... :-/

Ok, rant over.