NASCAR sucks now. Support your local tracks.

sdj said:
In your statement ; quote: (this year my girlfriend said she would be willing to go to the 600 if we could find some stuff for her to do in Charlotte)
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I'm just happy that I finally have someone willing to go to a race with me. That's my logic. If it takes an additional day or 2 of doing things around town I'm willing to pay that price. Like I always say "relationships are doing the things you hate with the people you love" lol!
 
wi_racefan said:
If it takes an additional day or 2 of doing things around town ...
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If I was traveling from here in NC to WI for Road America or Milwaukee Mile, I'd plan on some extra days too. That's too far to go and takes too long to get there to have only one day of activity.
 
wi_racefan said:
I'm just happy that I finally have someone willing to go to a race with me. That's my logic. If it takes an additional day or 2 of doing things around town I'm willing to pay that price. Like I always say "relationships are doing the things you hate with the people you love" lol!
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My wife has tried going to races - beyond going to the local bullring for Figure 8 nights she's generally completely bored. If you can find something that you hate which they want to do (shopping or gambling often suffices for mine) then let them go do that while you do you and go to the track or to another sporting event.
 
It all went to Hell, Shiet and all the other bad words when they started shaming the hawt scantily clad trophy queens.
F1 even got in on shaming them when dropped the grid girls.

When the racing people dropped the Hawt Wimmins from the Fast Cars, Hawt Wimmins, and Rock and Roll Trinity you have to know it is well nigh sundown for us, and we deserve to die.
 
hmmm298 said:
hey now. That works well enough for me. :p :oops: ;)
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Charlie Spencer said:
I thought it was Sex, Drugs, and Rock & Roll. Must be a different religion's trinity. Pretty sure it's not Fat, Drunk, and Stupid.
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You are correct, but I hate recreational drugs (I don't even drink alcohol) and the other thought wouldn't go beyond just having some hawt wimmins around as part of the racing glamor.

So, I like my version or memories better even if I missed on the original slang or terms.
 
wi_racefan said:
Nascar has definitely lost a lot of its luster to me. I find myself watchin less and less of it.

I have never actually been to a Nascar race myself because I never had anyone to go with. This year my girlfriend said she would be willing to go to the 600 if we could find some stuff for her to do in Charlotte prior to the race. But I'll be honest this lawsuit is really killing my interest in things. Probably try to hit the local tracks of Plover and Marshfield and call it good.
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Uptown Charlotte is LOADED with things to do that I'm sure she would enjoy!
If you want to catch some non-NASCAR racing, Hickory usually has a big race before the 600.
Stay in Mooresville (to be immersed in the NASCAR community) and travel from there.
If she's into shopping and fine dining check out Birkdale Village in Huntersville.
Too much to do to list!
 
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wi_racefan said:
Nascar has definitely lost a lot of its luster to me. I find myself watchin less and less of it.

I have never actually been to a Nascar race myself because I never had anyone to go with. This year my girlfriend said she would be willing to go to the 600 if we could find some stuff for her to do in Charlotte prior to the race. But I'll be honest this lawsuit is really killing my interest in things. Probably try to hit the local tracks of Plover and Marshfield and call it good.
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So your girlfriend is only willing to go to the race if you can find stuff for her to do?

My buddy's wife only pays attention loosely because he watches it at home, but she got tickets to the 600 for his birthday, totally indifferent to the sport, and had a blast.

My wife came along to a Loudon race a few years ago with no knowledge or care for the sport but went because she knew I loved the sport.

Your girlfriend sounds selfish
 
I used to smoke weed. I still do. But I used to also.
 
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jaqua19 said:
So your girlfriend is only willing to go to the race if you can find stuff for her to do?

My buddy's wife only pays attention loosely because he watches it at home, but she got tickets to the 600 for his birthday, totally indifferent to the sport, and had a blast.

My wife came along to a Loudon race a few years ago with no knowledge or care for the sport but went because she knew I loved the sport.

Your girlfriend sounds selfish
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Well considering that on average I spend 160 nights a year on the road for work and we currently live 2 hours apart leaves little time together. So, the little time we get together to do a trip wanting to do something for both of us doesn't seem selfish to me, it seems reasonable.....
 
What's with your guys wanting to take the ladies to the races? Much more fun with a group of guys. We have never got "in trouble" when the ladies stayed home. :D
 
Add me to list of fans who's interest has declined. I went from being sure to not miss a race, to watching maybe six races this past season. The championship format makes the Cup title meaningless to me now. The races that I did watch mostly ended in green-white-checkered wreck fests, which I don't enjoy. And I can't find a driver or team to latch onto anymore like I used to.

I haven't even looked at where to watch what races now this season, I just know some races are on Amazon and the TV schedule seemed confusing at a glance when the news first broke. I don't think that helps either.
 
DIDIT said:
What's with your guys wanting to take the ladies to the races? Much more fun with a group of guys. We have never got "in trouble" when the ladies stayed home. :D
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Truer words were never spoken.
 
DIDIT said:
What's with your guys wanting to take the ladies to the races? Much more fun with a group of guys. We have never got "in trouble" when the ladies stayed home. :D
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I enjoy hanging out with my wife even if the boys are around. Always would rather her be around. That's a good thing in my book.
 
cheesepuffs said:
Add me to list of fans who's interest has declined. I went from being sure to not miss a race, to watching maybe six races this past season. The championship format makes the Cup title meaningless to me now. The races that I did watch mostly ended in green-white-checkered wreck fests, which I don't enjoy. And I can't find a driver or team to latch onto anymore like I used to.

I haven't even looked at where to watch what races now this season, I just know some races are on Amazon and the TV schedule seemed confusing at a glance when the news first broke. I don't think that helps either.
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After the amount of controversy in seemingly every race in the playoffs last year, and the champion having like the 12th best season overall, I have also lost interest. I skipped the finale at Phoenix and didn’t miss it. Up until the second half of this past season NASCAR was appointment viewing for me. It’s just too far to the entertainment side anymore. Normally this time of year I’m itching for it to come back but I’m actually more excited for F1 this year and that’s never been the case. For the first time ever I couldn’t care less how many days there are until the Daytona 500. It makes me sad. The championship format, the officiating blunders, and the lack of respect on the racetrack these days causing 5 green white checkereds at the end of the races have gutted my interest for the sport.
 
I am increasingly finding across all sports that the local lower level products that are driven by hunger and competition rather than major dollars and broadcast are more enjoyable.
 
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