Yea, same here. It's too bad it didn't work out, because if she did well it would have given me a reason to get back into the habit of watching races. Now that being said, there are people here that are way too happy that she isn't going to make it.
TV Ratings don't really matter until the networks start paying less for the rights. That hasn't happened yet because there really isn't a good alternative to live sports when it comes to getting eyeballs glued to the TV sets.
The only way to fix NASCAR is to get rid of all the corporate money that ruined the sport:
1) Bland drivers? Solved by getting rid of need to be dull so you don't piss off the sponsors
2) Too many commercials? Get rid of the greedy TV contracts that force it
3) Stage Racing that doesn't make...
Take this from a guy who hasn't watched a NASCAR Race this year but never misses an F1 race. NASCAR lacks the compelling story lines that keep people interested.
Yes, this is the year that she needs to show a big improvement. I'm a fan, and I hope she has it. If she doesn't, then that's the way it goes. Not really much point in debating it.
She will need to get a reputation for putting people into the wall a few times when messed. If the other drivers don't fear her, they won't respect her.
As has been well documented on this forum, the core of the problem isn't as much the length of the races (although they are too long for today's world) as much as it is that the drivers tend to take it easy and cruise around while they wait for the important part of the race to come up. While...
I've got my Asbestos underwear on so I'm ready for the flames. Yes they are way too long. Formula 1 does it right: no race can go longer than 2 hours, and at most there are 3 pitstops, and sometimes just 1 pitstop. What this does is make every moment of the race actually matter. If I turn...
While I really hope she can improve, she may not have the talent. That's ok with me, because at least she's going about it the right way trying to work her through the truck series and not trying to Jump right to cup.
It's been pretty obvious for about a decade that the longer tracks make for boring races. The problem is that NASCAR has too much money tied up with their cookie cutter tracks.
"Dodge will end gas-powered Charger and Challenger production in 2024, to be replaced by electric models, according to Dodge brand CEO Tim Kuniskis"
There is ZERO chance they are going to also enter NASCAR and run an internal combustion engine at the same time.
I beleieve that Toyota started stockpiling chips after the Fukushima disaster because they started to get worried about supply chain disruptions. That turned out to be pretty smart thinking.