TV timeouts.

[Joniki]

There is not much going on these days so I am going to throw this out for discussion.

A few years ago I went to a Notre Dame basketball game. Just a few minutes into the game they quit playing. I looked at my friend and asked what was going on. I had never heard of a TV time out and honestly thought he was pulling my leg.

How about TV timeouts for NASCAR? Every 15 minutes take a 3 minute break and let the crews work on the cars. You go out as you came in or in other words, during pit stops, under the TV timeout cautions, you can't lose or gain positions.

No more fuel mileage races. No more tire issues. No more pit road speeding. You would have plenty of time to get to the fridge for another 6 pack for the next 15 minutes. The cars stay bunched up and the racing will be better.

What say you?

 

[Bucky Badger]

ummm no

 

[VaDirt]

No. "competition" cautions and debris cautions are enought (actually too much).

 

[FLRacingFan]

Nope. I actually like long runs.

 

[DUN24]

Nope. What's the point of a 300 lap race at Atlanta if the longest runs they see is 25 laps?

 

[Kyle18fan]

We record all the races we watch so we can watch them whenever we want and pause them whenever, not to mention NEVER watching a commercial. Watching commercials drives me absolutely insane.

 

[dpkimmel2001]

No more fuel mileage races. No more tire issues. No more pit road speeding. You would have plenty of time to get to the fridge for another 6 pack for the next 15 minutes. The cars stay bunched up and the racing will be better.

What say you?

I don't mind fuel, tire & pitting issues during the race. Those things have been around this sport since it's beginnings. I think taking the crew out of the equation would be a bad thing.

 

[ChexOrWrex]

We already have that. It's called the all star race

 

[BamaFan]

Nope

 

[Tennessee Racing]

No

 

[Johali]

 

[KevinWI]

There is not much going on these days so I am going to throw this out for discussion.

A few years ago I went to a Notre Dame basketball game. Just a few minutes into the game they quit playing. I looked at my friend and asked what was going on. I had never heard of a TV time out and honestly thought he was pulling my leg.

How about TV timeouts for NASCAR? Every 15 minutes take a 3 minute break and let the crews work on the cars. You go out as you came in or in other words, during pit stops, under the TV timeout cautions, you can't lose or gain positions.

No more fuel mileage races. No more tire issues. No more pit road speeding. You would have plenty of time to get to the fridge for another 6 pack for the next 15 minutes. The cars stay bunched up and the racing will be better.

What say you?

Never been to a pro football game?

 

[*WEAVER*]

I'd be up for it if NASCAR Cheerleaders come out on the infield during the TV Timeouts..

 

[VaDirt]

I'd be up for it if NASCAR Cheerleaders come out on the infield during the TV Timeouts..

Knowing NASCAR, those cheerleaders would be dressed in firesuits.

 

[Kyle18fan]

A red flag at a live race would be good though. I hate to leave my seat otherwise.

 

[ToyYoda]

Absolutely not.

 

[FenderBumper]

What are you laughing about?

 

[racer8]

I like beer and all, but a six pack every 15 minutes? I would never see the end of the race, or the entire second half for that matter.

 

[ted@economy]

Nope . Now the seventh inning stretch , I could see that.

 

[Bucky Badger]

There is not much going on these days so I am going to throw this out for discussion.

A few years ago I went to a Notre Dame basketball game. Just a few minutes into the game they quit playing. I looked at my friend and asked what was going on. I had never heard of a TV time out and honestly thought he was pulling my leg.

How about TV timeouts for NASCAR? Every 15 minutes take a 3 minute break and let the crews work on the cars. You go out as you came in or in other words, during pit stops, under the TV timeout cautions, you can't lose or gain positions.

No more fuel mileage races. No more tire issues. No more pit road speeding. You would have plenty of time to get to the fridge for another 6 pack for the next 15 minutes. The cars stay bunched up and the racing will be better.

What say you?

Well, I guess that was settled rather quickly

 

[Johali]

What are you laughing about?

Total absurdity at The Original Post.

 

[AndyMarquisLive]

I like the NASCAR Nonstop thing ESPN does. If Fox and TNT did that, there wouldn't be any complaints about commercials.

 

[Bobw]

Football and other televised sports have TV timeouts, Nascar has phantom debris cautions, no difference.

 

[Joniki]

Football and other televised sports have TV timeouts, Nascar has phantom debris cautions, no difference.

If you are correct, now NASCAR needs to organize these phantom cautions to benefit the TV viewers.