The Spongebob 400 ??

Greg said:
Yep the ones with the dude by themselves talking about it is creepy in comparison. Cialis clearly was better marketing prior to Viagras marketing discovering girls

Cialis commercials only flaw has been the image of him and her in two parallel bath tubs. Probably led kids to believe dual tubs was the ultimate thang.
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I can't decide which Viagra ad was more disturbing, the guy taking it on the fishing trawler or the guy taking it while pulling a trailer full of horses. The second one, I guess; I assume the other guys on the trawler were at least participating of their own free will.
 
Reck said:
When big name sponsors are leaving you, you take what you can get.
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Absolutely. The sponsors who have dumped NASCAR in the last 5 or 6 years is staggering. One of the worst was when Red Bull said screw it......we don't care about reaching NASCAR fans because they are to damned old.
 
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DanicaFreak said:
my 14 yr old daughter looks at that commercial when she watches the race with me and rolls her eyes. Classic
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Dont want to address your daughter's thoughts, not my buisness. I only had a son, I would probably have had a nervous breakdown worring about a daughters well being. I honestly wish you the best with the tremendous responsibility.

So I will stick with a hypothetical or a typical case. I would just think at least 90 percent of girls are not hearing new information from Viagra commercials or getting their first knowledge.

They may not understand male arousal, but they do know about the physical response. Their curious about things like most all kids and have plenty of classmates that will eagerly share much more explicit details.
 
Greg said:
Dont want to address your daughter's thoughts, not my buisness. I only had a son, I would probably have had a nervous breakdown worring about a daughters well being. I honestly wish you the best with the tremendous responsibility.

So I will stick with a hypothetical or a typical case. I would just think at least 90 percent of girls are not hearing new information from Viagra commercials or getting their first knowledge.

They may not understand male arousal, but the do know about the physical response. Their curious about things like most all kids and have plenty of classmates that will eagerly share much more explicit details.
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Oh I am sure she knows what Viagra is. Thats why she was rolling her eyes. I have no illusions. She is my first babygirl. Woe to any boy who shall try to pass
 
Greg said:
Bristol was better when it was asphalt and they ran bias ply tires.
And the racing in the late 80s and 90s in general was just as good as the current.

We cant go back to no pit road speeds for obvious reasons, but it was a more exciting time. I am sure some will snark the thought i dont anyone to die. Still the same it was more interesting.
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I really miss the cars being able to come and go on pit road like banshees. If I were in charge of NASCAR I would work to slowly but surely increase the speeds and probably eliminate a speed limit under green flag conditions. For me pit road speed limits were the beginning of NASCAR losing its flavor.
 
Bob said:
As a survivor of cringe-worthy named events such as the "Go Bowling 400" and the "Party in the Poconos 400" ...
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I'm sure we can do better (and by that I mean, "worse") than that. Let's just pull a couple of random tickets out of the old souvenir drawer...

"1-866-RBCTerm.com 200" - whatever the heck that was. Busch race at the Rock, Feb 23, 2002
"Bass Pro Shops / MBNA 500" - cause apparently neither company could afford a race of its own back then. Atlanta, Oct. 26, 2003
"Scott's TurfBuilder 300" - Nationwide at Bristol, March 20, 2010

I love that Tums is a regular sponsor at Martinsville. You'll need them after those hot dogs.

Sports history is littered with ill named, questionable, and even a few down-right unwise sponsorships. Spongebob isn't the first, won't be the last, and definitely isn't the worst.
 
If this race ends up bad will it be because of the name of the race? Nope so why should the name matter, like really. Hell I hope Spongebob is at the race, RESPECT THE SPONGE!
 
Charlie Spencer said:
I can't decide which Viagra ad was more disturbing, the guy taking it on the fishing trawler or the guy taking it while pulling a trailer full of horses. The second one, I guess; I assume the other guys on the trawler were at least participating of their own free will.
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When I read posts like yours I am so glad I dvr everything and ff through the commercials.
 
Charlie Spencer said:
I can't decide which Viagra ad was more disturbing, the guy taking it on the fishing trawler or the guy taking it while pulling a trailer full of horses. The second one, I guess; I assume the other guys on the trawler were at least participating of their own free will.
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Whoever wrote those scripts should have named those guys or characters "Jack".
 
Skoalbandit33 said:
I really miss the cars being able to come and go on pit road like banshees. If I were in charge of NASCAR I would work to slowly but surely increase the speeds and probably eliminate a speed limit under green flag conditions. For me pit road speed limits were the beginning of NASCAR losing its flavor.
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I hear you and feel it, but Nascar is in a tough spot. We can't have crew members getting mowed down on national TV.
 
DanicaFreak said:
Oh I am sure she knows what Viagra is. Thats why she was rolling her eyes. I have no illusions. She is my first babygirl. Woe to any boy who shall try to pass
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You have my respect, knock the **** out of the little pervs.
 
Greg said:
I hear you and feel it, but Nascar is in a tough spot. We can't have crew members getting mowed down on national TV.
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The number of cars entered in each race would have to be no more than 35 and the pit box size would need to be increased. Even if the speed limit could be raised it would be good.
 
VaDirt said:
And here's my biggest problem with this. While the demographic that this promotion is meant for, it certainly doesn't mix with the nonstop adds for Cialis and Viagra commercials that are ever present every Sunday during the race broadcast, promoting old man boners. The two don't (and shouldn't) mix.
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The Carls Jr commercials are a lot more risqu'e then the boner commercials. Infact they probably work better then viagra.:)
 
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Charlie Spencer said:
One of the greatest racing T-shirts ever featured Scooby-Doo and Shaggy hanging out the windows of the CN Chevy, looking back at an approaching Black #3, with the caption "Ruh-Roh!"

Geez, it's just another movie tie-in. At least Spongebob, unlike other movie celebs, won't be singing the anthem, giving the command, waving the green flag, driving the pace car, or (worst of all) showcasing a "I'm just here for the promo" attitude and a complete ignorance of stock car racing.

If this race was at Rockingham or Wilkesboro, we'd be storming the gates to get tickets, sponsor be damned.
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Just realize that Scooby and Shaggy with their munchies are pot heads.
Fred is gay, Velma is a lesbian, and Daphne is a tart.

God bless Daphne, she was my favorite.
 
Kyle18fan said:
Bubbles being emitted from the pace car will do the trick, folks wont even complain about all the needless phantom cautions any more
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Bubbles the stripper.
 
SpeedPagan said:
Name one kid that is going to stay for a 400 mile race. You want to get kids interested, get them interested in go-kart racing.
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My son is now 13 and he's been going to the short tracks and NASCAR races with me and my wife since he was 6. He's into it the entire time and hasn't ever asked to leave or not wanted to go.

And he's never been in a go-kart.
 
DanicaFreak said:
nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
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Fact is, NASCAR has been tryna appeal to the kid for decades. Its nothing new. No 2 ways around it whether it be NASCAR Racers, the looney tunes themed races & promos or cartoons sponsoring races. Hell, I had a poster in my room for over 10 years of Jeff Gordon & Taz.
 
SpeedPagan said:
I was actually doing fine until the Abstinence part. I'd put "A deluded way of thinking that, in fact, do not mirror our reality. Don't want your daughter knocked up? Then be glad that I buy condoms regularly." :D
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It isnt a literal document.
They call it a joke, perhaps 80% true mixed with a few zingers.
Well maybe 99% true, 1% zinger.
 
The Nature Boy said:
When you say GPA, do you want high school, college or graduate school one?
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Oh well look at Mr. Scholar over here, with his fancy-smacy graduate school! Tell me Mr. I went to Graduate School, do they teach you the hard knocks of life!? :p
 
I don't see what the big deal is. A race is race.

It could be called the Dillywackle Spotted Dick 400 and I would still watch.

As long as the drivers and cars are there (yes cars because of the #44 fiasco) I don't see why the sponsor should matter.

If the sponsor could cause a major controversy then I could see pulling the plug, but Spongebob???

Times are changing, people are changing. If NASCAR (and it's old head fans) don't welcome this change there won't be a NASCAR in the next 5-10 years.
 
ladyspartan16 said:
I don't see what the big deal is. A race is race.

It could be called the Dillywackle Spotted Dick 400 and I would still watch.

As long as the drivers and cars are there (yes cars because of the #44 fiasco) I don't see why the sponsor should matter.

If the sponsor could cause a major controversy then I could see pulling the plug, but Spongebob???

Times are changing, people are changing. If NASCAR (and it's old head fans) don't welcome this change there won't be a NASCAR in the next 5-10 years.
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Oh c'mon, let us piss and moan, were practicing for our curmudgeon certificate.
 
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