How to Spruce up The Chase

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Simply have the track owners start a bidding war. I mean in the NFL cities often try to out-bid one another to get a chance to host the Super Bowl, so why not do the same thing with NASCAR tracks? Have a pre-determined start and end date for the bidding war and the 10 tracks that offer the most money gets a chase spot for that year.

This could easily take place in the off season between Homestead-Miami and the Daytona 500. The bidding war isn't limited to just tracks already on the NASCAR schedule either. All tracks across the country could take part, as long as the track meets safety standards! This means SAFER barriers on all the walls and appropriate track infrastructure for medical care, fire trucks and tow trucks. This will weed out Blow Joe who built a rickety track in bum-**** nowhere with asphalt he got from his brother.

To keep things fair and balance, the results of the bidding war will not be known until the fall Richmond race, that way drivers and teams can't prepare ahead of time.

NASCAR gets an influx of money from the tracks, fans will be excited going in because they won't know which track got in and teams won't be able to prepare ahead of time during the regular season because they won't know which track they're going to till NASCAR reveals it.
 
SpeedPagan said:
Simply have the track owners start a bidding war. I mean in the NFL cities often try to out-bid one another to get a chance to host the Super Bowl, so why not do the same thing with NASCAR tracks? Have a pre-determined start and end date for the bidding war and the 10 tracks that offer the most money gets a chase spot for that year.

This could easily take place in the off season between Homestead-Miami and the Daytona 500. The bidding war isn't limited to just tracks already on the NASCAR schedule either. All tracks across the country could take part, as long as the track meets safety standards! This means SAFER barriers on all the walls and appropriate track infrastructure for medical care, fire trucks and tow trucks. This will weed out Blow Joe who built a rickety track in bum-**** nowhere with asphalt he got from his brother.

To keep things fair and balance, the results of the bidding war will not be known until the fall Richmond race, that way drivers and teams can't prepare ahead of time.

NASCAR gets an influx of money from the tracks, fans will be excited going in because they won't know which track got in and teams won't be able to prepare ahead of time during the regular season because they won't know which track they're going to till NASCAR reveals it.
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Boom! Nice idea. NASCAR will whine that they need time promote. BS. Homestead has always felt weird. Never understood why it was so special other than the weather.
 
Couldn't work for a number a reasons.
1. ISC or Speedway would have all the events, unless a millionaire from one of the independent tracks wanted to step up to the plate.
2. By November and October weather begins to eliminate the northern tracks, so they would be limited to the first 5 races, giving the southern tracks an unfair advantage.
3. Tracks would sell half the tickets they do now, with people not knowing till one or two weeks before the race.

I think the tracks should go on a rotating schedule... or at least add a roadcourse!

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Think stands are empty now??
With your proposal, no lead time means less planning for lodging,camping, time off,etc. Try something different.
 
Speedbowl14 said:
Couldn't work for a number a reasons.
1. ISC or Speedway would have all the events, unless a millionaire from one of the independent tracks wanted to step up to the plate.
2. By November and October weather begins to eliminate the northern tracks, so they would be limited to the first 5 races, giving the southern tracks an unfair advantage.
3. Tracks would sell half the tickets they do now, with people not knowing till one or two weeks before the race.

I think the tracks should go on a rotating schedule... or at least add a roadcourse!

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Happy first , speedbowl . glad to have you aboard . I love your ideas . I would add just one more , they should add a points race . That would be so cool.
 
Speedbowl14 said:
Couldn't work for a number a reasons.
1. ISC or Speedway would have all the events, unless a millionaire from one of the independent tracks wanted to step up to the plate.
2. By November and October weather begins to eliminate the northern tracks, so they would be limited to the first 5 races, giving the southern tracks an unfair advantage.
3. Tracks would sell half the tickets they do now, with people not knowing till one or two weeks before the race.

I think the tracks should go on a rotating schedule... or at least add a roadcourse!

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Been lurking for a while. Finally decided to join.
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Louden, Atlanta, Bristol, Dover, Chicago, Martinsville, Iowa, Sonoma or new course, Phoenix, Homestead in that order? Its kind of hard to pick any 1.5 miler to throw in.
 
At that point I would just be happy if they got rid of the one off all or nothing title race.

If they want a big tournament like the final 16 settled with eliminations and a final showdown at Homestead fine, just dont attach the championship. They can even pay more for the chase winner I dont care

But 50 years from now, the 2014 championship record should represent the entire season.

All we have now is a sacrificed chapionship for ISCs own self serving profitability.
 
Greg said:
At that point I would just be happy if they got rid of the one off all or nothing title race.

If they want a big tournament like the final 16 settled with eliminations and a final showdown at Homestead fine, just dont attach the championship. They can even pay more for the chase winner I dont care

But 50 years from now, the 2014 championship record should represent the entire season.

All we have now is a sacrificed chapionship for ISCs own self serving profitability.
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My thoughts exactly - it is a major flaw.
 
Greg said:
At that point I would just be happy if they got rid of the one off all or nothing title race.
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Couldn't agree more. A guy could win the first 35, finish second at Homestead, and lose the championship. While another driver could get no top 10s, and take home the hardware.

This format is based on luck. Nothing but pure luck and chance.
 
Greg said:
At that point I would just be happy if they got rid of the one off all or nothing title race.

If they want a big tournament like the final 16 settled with eliminations and a final showdown at Homestead fine, just dont attach the championship. They can even pay more for the chase winner I dont care

But 50 years from now, the 2014 championship record should represent the entire season.

All we have now is a sacrificed chapionship for ISCs own self serving profitability.
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This is why Gregsky is one of my favorite posters here.

Agree 100% (Makes NASCAR happy) on this.
 
I think you could just search the word "Chase" in the forum & see multitudes of threads that have everyone's opinions on this matter already
 
SpeedPagan said:
Simply have the track owners start a bidding war.
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What track owners?

Pocono is family owned.

Indianapolis is family owned.

Dover is independently owned.

All other NASCAR tracks are either owned by SMI (Bruton Smith) or ISC (France family).

When two corporate entities own 95% of the venues this sport races at, there isn't going to be bidding wars for Chase spots.
 
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