Hey NASCAR, your season is too long and people are getting burned out

Charlie Spencer said:
You must care some; you weighed in on the topic. But who asked you to care? Certainly not Edwards. I don't recall him asking for anyone's sympathy in his conference today. He looked like he'd have preferred issuing a statement electronically and left it at that.

Geez, people. Y'all know how jealous some of y'all sound?
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I don't think they are jealous, just don't understand why someone would walk away from a dream job to them.
 
Skoalbandit33 said:
At one point North Carolina had 7 races including the All Star Race, South Carolina had 2 and Georgia had 2. Out of those 11 races 6 no longer exist. Those races were held in or in close proximity to Charlotte which is at or near the home base of teams and drivers. There were less races and many of the drivers did not begin full time cup careers until they were in their 30's so the dynamic was completely different.
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1.The traveling was closer but privided less creature comforts.
2.Having the home away from home RV delivered and set up probably didnt happen either.
3. Open trailers were common back in the day, everything was more crude.
4. Sponsorship demands were less, but drivers were usually in the shops longer turning wrenches.
5. A good cup driver or GN driver in the day probably earned enough to make a good living. Today the majority probably earn enougb to be millionaires.

End of the day, you probably had to some type of freak that was absolutely dedicated, back in the day, and currently as well. Both an all consuming passion that takes everything one can give.
 
ChexOrWrex said:
Its a discussion forum, weighing in on topics is what we do. I dont have to care to comment.

You must have missed my comment about edward's reasons for leaving being "simple enough for me". I understand his logic. That doesnt mean I have to have sympathy for how millionare pro race car drivers "are burnt out" & can retire before 40
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Just my 2 cents and I don't think you or anyone should have to have sympathy for Carl or any Nascar driver but I don't think (hope not anyway) that anyone was suggesting you should.
 
BOWTIE GUY said:
I don't think they are jealous, just don't understand why someone would walk away from a dream job to them.
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Being a cup driver used to be a dream for Carl but it became a job for him and he realized he would enjoy doing other things a lot more.
 
Matthew2470 said:
To explain how ridiculously misguided and wrong your post is would take way more effort than I care to exert. However you do win the award for posting the stupidest effing thing I've read all day! Congrats!
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Nah, if you could insult to a higher level you would go after it with everything you have.
 
29-4 said:
The NASCAR season has gone from February to November for fifty years (actually it used to start in January with Riverside). It wasn't a problem during all the years of growth in the 80s, 90s, and 00s.
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Maybe. But with a lot more breaks in between.

From the 90s till the early 00s there were only 30 races per. They kept adding more and more and by doing so burning these drivers out.

If you pay attention to when these drivers get interview, they dont sound too thrill about the grueling schedule. That is why mostly all of them try to cruise through the regular season. And yes, the chase has something to do with it as well.
 
I totally support Edwards decision to retire. But there are more than enough good drivers that dream of the same type opportunity.
 
ToyYoda said:
But they weren't zig-zagging all over the country like they do now (well maybe in the 00s they were). In the 80's and 90's the vast majority of the races were in the southeastern quadrant of the U.S.
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Except Pocono 2x, Dover 2x, Michigan 2x, Watkins Glen, Riverside, Phoenix, and later on New Hampshire and Indy. So on average that's 8-9 races outside of the Southeast of the 30ish races each season in the 80s and 90s. That's a lot of zig-zagging.
 
Charlie Spencer said:
Not If having more of it is a case of quantity over quality. I'd rather have a smaller number of something if the reduction is necessary to keep the quality up.
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What guarantees that less races will provide more quality?
 
Speedbowl14 said:
I don't... but I love how stating the fact that I (as well as most of us) work 50-52 weeks of the year results in the assumption that I must be miserable with my career choices.
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Everybody on the internet lives a life more luxurious than you /s
 
There is really a simple alternative for those that have faith in Brian's waivers.

Petition him to grant 9 weeks of Vacation to all cup drivers. That gets them down to 27 events per season. Carl might even find that tolerable enough to unretire

Give fans an electronic device that can be clicked when it all gets to oh my gawd B-O-R-E-I-N-G (enuciate like a bored teenage girl for a most awesome expression). The clicker could be used for when the seats get to hard, or for PEE PEE breaks, etc...

Grant waivers to Fans too, if they need an excuse or permission for taking a Nascar break . It would be a great thing, it would spare those that like lots of racing from a loss. It would also allow folks that just aint into it to continue with the illusion.

Sponsors would love and respect some more casual representation too.
 
Skoalbandit33 said:
At one point North Carolina had 7 races including the All Star Race, South Carolina had 2 and Georgia had 2. Out of those 11 races 6 no longer exist. Those races were held in or in close proximity to Charlotte which is at or near the home base of teams and drivers. There were less races and many of the drivers did not begin full time cup careers until they were in their 30's so the dynamic was completely different.
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I could never be a professional athlete. Hell, I had to quit D2 track and field because traveling around to different schools and tracks and meets every week was too much haha
 
Greg said:
What guarantees that less races will provide more quality?
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As it is with the chase--urgency to actually get things done quicker. Like get a win before x comes around.

But overall you're right. Less races doesn't necessarily guarantees more quality. But there are things that could improve it like shorter races for instance. Or less drivers.

A field of 25 or 30 would guarantee for certain better racing.
 
Shorter races? We already have that at local tracks all across the country. It's called short track racing. Less drivers? Same answer as previous question. Drivers that don't have to put in so many "gruelling" hours with sponsor requirements? See short track racing. Nobody is forcing you fans to go to Cup races or watch them on TV. Feel free to see Joe Dirt and Billy Bob race at Oak Tree Race Track and Farm every Saturday.
 
As logical as a young couple deciding that less intimate time is preferable.
 
Skoalbandit33 said:
The teams and drivers are very glad you are not calling the shots. A buddy of mine was a tire tech for Petty Enterprises when they fielded 2 cars and his schedule was brutal and he finally had to leave as he wanted to get married and start a family.
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That's fine if he wants to leave to be with family. I could care less about the brutal schedule though, they know what they are getting into when they enter NASCAR. Let them leave and be with family, someone will take their place.
 
Simple Fan said:
This, as a fan I want more not less. Not a shorter race, not a shorter season, not a shorter field. Maybe a shorter off-season though.
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One thing I would love is to shrink the field to get rid of the cannon fodder as they just take up room that could be used by the faster cars. Some of them are just rolling chicanes and do nothing to add to the interest or intensity of a race.
 
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