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RIMSHAW
Guest
Rick Hendrick made an announcement that he was going to make announcement today.
dpkimmel2001
Team Owner
Mark Martin related?
Bucky Badger
Go Kyle Go
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RIMSHAW
Guest
I also heard there would be an announcement before the announcement
No he hasn't announced that yet
No he hasn't announced that yet
VaDirt
Dirt Track Fanatic
A pre-announcement to announce the announcement before the annoucement, all leading up to a special announcement that will announce an upcoming very special announcement.
Details will be announced soon
Details will be announced soon
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RIMSHAW
Guest
Details will be announced soon[/QUOTE]
The announcer announced that.
[/QUOTE]The announcer announced that.
AndyMarquisLive
I love short track racing (Taylor's Version)
Quaker State to sponsor Mark Martin in car #5 next season.
Now, let's put an end to the Mark Martin speculation.
Now, let's put an end to the Mark Martin speculation.
sloggie
Racing I will teach you
Another 4 race sponsorship. I feel like a broken record when I say that NASCAR has some real sponsor issues that they are not addressing....
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SST55
Guest
Yep. when a 4 time champ has his major sponsor cut back makes me wonder wonder how smaller teams will survive.
talley
Team Owner
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Dionysius
Guest
I guarantee NASCAR is very well aware of this and they are addressing it - just not publicly. Why in the world would they say, "Hey, we're having some issues getting sponsors." That could potentially scare off some of the better sponsors. I suspect the issue has more to do with the economy.
Bucky Badger
Go Kyle Go
Oh yeah, NASCAR has been addressing the money spending for years...The teams always find a way to spend more money. NAscar needs to come out and simply state" Over the course of 365 days, each team can spend no more than x amount of money"...period...NO LOOP HOLES.
VaDirt
Dirt Track Fanatic
I like the idea, sort of, of a salary cap, if you could call it that. I mean it's gotten to the point that sponsors are just becoming less willing to fork out that kind of money anymore.
Spike
Team Owner
Quaker State taking the place of HendrickCars.com, which is essentially paying for the race out of pocket, I would assume?
dpkimmel2001
Team Owner
How about franchising?
talley
Team Owner
<--that
Here's a novel idea, how about NA$CAR quit micro-managing things that are NOT ITS to manage. Auto racing from local tracks on up is still one of the few bastions (if not the only) of free enterprise remaining today; let the "market place" dictate all of the above.
*whoops, this radical idea probably belongs in "The Podium"*
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Mopardh9
Guest
<--that
Here's a novel idea, how about NA$CAR quit micro-managing things that are NOT ITS to manage. Auto racing from local tracks on up is still one of the few bastions (if not the only) of free enterprise remaining today; let the "market place" dictate all of the above.
*whoops, this radical idea probably belongs in "The Podium"*
I agree it would take care of it self, Nascar is just like the government.
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John Galt
Guest
NA__AR already has de facto franchising. It's the Chosen 35 Rule, which allows the top 35 teams to play by a completely different set of rules than the rest of the entrants.
How could any sanctioning body monitor this?????
Are you talking franchising?
I say leave chit alone. The economy is as bad as it has been in 25 years. Things will turn around and this will work itself out.
buckaroo
Here kitty, kitty, kitty
Hmmmm, NASCAR has been around since 1949 and it's still making money. How many of us would love to be in the seat of Brian France or any of the France family. This is "their" game and they have been the most successful at auto racing in this country yet so many people just hate it that they have all the rules in their back pocket. I don't like all the changes that have been made, but I don't make my living in the sport either. NASCAR is no different than any other motorized racing series except that at the moment, it's the most successful.
Keep forgetting that it really is there game
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SlowNeasy
Guest
the market would drive the smaller underfunded teams out of nascar. darwin theory applied to nascar. is this what we want? just asking, hopefully we can stay more civil than in the podium. <g>Here's a novel idea, how about NA$CAR quit micro-managing things that are NOT ITS to manage. Auto racing from local tracks on up is still one of the few bastions (if not the only) of free enterprise remaining today; let the "market place" dictate all of the above.
*whoops, this radical idea probably belongs in "The Podium"*
talley
Team Owner
Yep, that's what we (well I) want. The "smaller underfunded" teams will find their own level of successful affordable competition in other racing series ie. ARCA, ASA, whatever, or even local level and "work" their way up with enough on track success that they may attract enough sponsor interest to compete at the "top" level again (or for the first time). And the fans will dictate to the Series just how popular that type of racing is to them- the fans. Remember it was the independent owners, drivers, crew chiefs, pit road crew members, etc. that built NA$CAR, that was the foundation of the what is now the National Association of Spec Car Auto Racing.
Who was it that said (paraphrasing here) 'We arn't racing garages or haulers, we're racing cars.' ? I think he is one of our very own (RIP) Champions....
Bucky Badger
Go Kyle Go
Looks like someone is out of touch with reality.....THIS IS WHY WE NEED CAPS on how much teams can spend. It is obously that corporations don't have the bank roll that teams need today. I want MANY team in NASCAR not 4-5. I want the little guy to have a chance not the 6-8 car team/satellite teams. Mabey you would be happy if all the teams were Hendrick or Hendrick satellite teams.
