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Thanks for posting and a good read. I really hope Isabella Robusto makes it as it is an awesome name! I am going to do my best to not comment on the story as it has been my experience that once race, religion or politics enter a public conversation things go south quickly.

With this season taking place in unprecedented circumstances I wouldn’t necessarily rule anything in or out based solely on 2020. If the goal of the networks was to get the highest ratings and the most fans in attendance all the races would air at noon-1:00pm local time and be on an OTA network...

I understand the exact things you do. What I don’t understand is being taken to task for suggesting that it would be a good idea to get drivers and teams additional info if it could be provided in a fair and cost effective way. Just because we know they won’t allow practice doesn’t mean we can’t...

I can't think of a reason why anyone at HMS would care what number car Byron drove so I agree with you that it would probably have to be something sponsor driven.

I think you have brought up valid points and I agree with them. The more people coming to an area to spend money the better.

You are missing the point entirely as no one suggested that tires would impact the race in question.

I was answering Charlie and agreeing with him that you were not on point when it came to what we were discussing.

I don't think adding Brad will help or hurt anything. I think most of us think along the same lines when comes to what is needed to fix NBC's race broadcasts.

I think things will work out and I'm looking forward to seeing a good race but it is always best to inspect what you expect wherever possible. Someone decided to bring those awful tires to the Brickyard several years back and the race has never recovered. Someone could have tested the tires and...

The economic impact to the area where fans are attending a race is the ultimate straw man argument in terms of our discussion. Like you I don't think track owners put a high priority on what a race does for an area.

I think the easiest way to look at the attendance problem is to look at the tracks themselves. Have any fallen into disrepair? Are any cup tracks on the verge of closing down? Have some tracks spent millions refurbishing a facility that seats less people? Right now the ticket paying audience is...

I think having some sort of mechanism in place to get info to the drivers and teams make sense. It doesn’t have to be a big expensive production but something would be better then nothing. I would think for the sake of safety and to avoid a potential fiasco would be reason enough. So far I have...

You know I had not even remotely thought of having fans in the stands from the expense side of things. I’m not sure how far attendance in the stands would need to drop for it not to be worthwhile. I think that having more doubleheader races might at least be a temporary fix for the low...

The Silly Season thread had started to become attendance thread 2 and I wanted to answer @Formerjackman on some things but over on this thread. I agree with you about start times as the later you start races in the afternoon the less attendance you will have. How much less? I don’t know. In...

I knew Regis was on a talk show but I never saw it. What I know him from is his association with Notre Dame. I think he is going to be buried at ND.

Don’t sell yourself short!

Hey, guys, I'm with Charlie as I don't care about weeknight races but I wouldn't necessarily give up on them just yet. I don't think the races were promoted well but I also think week night racing was something I wasn't looking for. I understand that many fans are against this but if they...

I wasn't sure what the deal was other than this was a private forum which is fine. I still liked being on read only because there was so much good information and it was all in one place. Being able to read first was also good as you got to know the members and the kind of place it was. Other...

I am just so thrilled for you as you are truly blessed. You 2 will have decades of joy together. Congratulations!!!

Oh yes. I liked guys like Gant, Geoff Bodine, Neil Bonnett, Terry Labonte, Ricky Rudd, Mark Martin and Tim Richmond too.