I'm gonna try. Might go to 2 Bristol races next year AND a North Wilkesboro race. I'm going to Wilkesboro this year too. Money put where mouth is.
I had no problem with the rest of the post. I commented on what wasn't true. Notice I highlighted it? The stands are a ghost town, ratings with races called off, rain delays etc have been terrible.
Every year of Bristol dirt has also been rain-affected in some manner.
Last years race ran the same day, this year the cup race ran as scheduled.
Last year’s race was delayed 75 minutes for rain. They lost all their practice sessions this year. Rain is still a factor.
this year they ran both races on the day they were scheduled. If you think anybody left with the delay?
That wasn't my take on the survey. That isn't surprising though.
I’m pretty positive 75 minutes of rain at the very least hindered the TV audience. IIRC, the audience peaked towards the end of stage 2, which is when the delays started. For pretty much every race the audience naturally peaks in the last quarter hour. The race didn’t finish until after 11:30 PM ET.
No kidding.
yeah, pretty positive works.
If only certain other posters had your woes...
I saw some folks talking about it earlier today on Reddit people I follow on there who usually get this stuff right, it was under a TV ratings thread. I'll try to find it, but I may have egg on my face and maybe spoke too soon as there is no official announcement from anyone official as of yet.
There may not be. The track will just be on the 2024 schedule with no mention of surface.
Well dirt Bristol COULD be back on the schedule but with the way Marcus didnt commit to it, the drivers slaughtering the idea of it and the scuttlebutt on social media would lead you otherwise.
Ve can find a place for him comrade ya vol?
I think people tend to be dwawn to a couple of the whiners. Larson was nuts. He went from crapping on it the pre race to all smiles after the race. There were plenty of smiles and racing tales afterwards. Most drivers enjoyed the hell out of it. I posted some of the drivers on the Bristol race thread. I have no proof, but I think Nascar is going to keep at least one dirt race to show off the versitility of the new car and to distance themselves from the other series that can't race in the dirt although Indycars/USAC came from dirt and raced both back in the day.
Well I agreed alot of with what those drivers said, especially JD with what he said about the cars not being right for that type of racing. Saying that I wouldn’t be opposed to a regular Cup dirt race on the schedule, the fans enjoy it and the drivers it gets them out of their comfort zone. I was just opposed to the idea of doing it at Bristol, hated losing a race on concrete there. If they race it a regular dirt track…I could go either way. I’ll tune in and if turns out to not be my cup of tea, I’ll just have it on in the background and let others enjoy. The good thing about not enjoying a particular track or race is that there is always another one next week!
I watched my first dirt race in 64 and a typical late model example was a 64 Chevelle with all the windows and lights gone and the wheel wells radiused, so cars not being right for dirt goes right over my head. I look at these twisted messes that look like they were designed using a pair of scissors and a deck of cards.
I’ve never actually been to a dirt race yet. Been meaning to make it out to a WoO race but I need to try harder.
They pound the ground, it's pretty bad ass. Hell of a vortex lol.
You got that backwards Ol' Sol.
There's not a lot of difference in the weather at Talladega and Bristol that time of the year.
