Interest builds around possible changes to NASCAR schedule

[Charlie Spencer]

You were talking about tracks being too small. I was providing a recent example of racing on a track too small. I don't call that racing.

Ah, I misunderstood. I thought you were offering that as an example of the opposite, that no track is 'too small'.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

F1 visiting countries with backwards views on human rights and massively corrupt governments...not so much.

Sportswashing - Wikipedia

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Sportswashing is the practice of an individual, group, corporation, or nation-state using a major or prestigious international sport to improve its reputation, through hosting a sporting event, the purchase or sponsorship of sporting teams, or by participation in the sport itself. At nation-state level, sportswashing has been used to "direct attention away from a poor human rights record and corruption scandals within local government."

See also how the International Olympic Committee allows itself to be used.

 

[kkfan91]

Sportswashing - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Sportswashing is the practice of an individual, group, corporation, or nation-state using a major or prestigious international sport to improve its reputation, through hosting a sporting event, the purchase or sponsorship of sporting teams, or by participation in the sport itself. At nation-state level, sportswashing has been used to "direct attention away from a poor human rights record and corruption scandals within local government."

See also how the International Olympic Committee allows itself to be used.

Ex. Russia hosts 2014 Olympics promptly annexs Crimea

 

[DewChaser988]

I'm open to international Cup Series races.

 

[HoneyBadger]

Home

www.northwilkesborospeedway.com

It's happening.

 

[StandOnIt]

I wonder when?

 

[Jorge De Guzman]

Home

www.northwilkesborospeedway.com

It's happening.

dirt or paved??

 

[Charlie Spencer]

Home

www.northwilkesborospeedway.com

It's happening.

Call me when they get a NASCAR national series date. Until then,it’s another local short track. Nothing wrong with that but nothing I’d drive 3.5 hours to see.

 

[HoneyBadger]

Call me when they get a NASCAR national series date. Until then,it’s another local short track. Nothing wrong with that but nothing I’d drive 3.5 hours to see.

This much money isn’t being spent for them to not get a NASCAR date.

 

[HoneyBadger]

dirt or paved??

I’ve heard dirt but we shall see.

 

[JGR_20]

Wilkesboro, dirt with PJ1 on the inside lane

 

[Old Kid]

Ex. Russia hosts 2014 Olympics promptly annexs Crimea

China hosting 2022 Olympics then annexing Taiwan.

 

[donthaveanickname]

I could see them doing that for the Nascar Euro series if the interest and $ € is there. I think the mericans would tire easily if the have too many "coliseums" in the schedule.

That's not very realistic. I don't think it would pay off to convert an exisisting sports stadium into a race track for a weekend for a series that no one knows. Even the DTM event at Munich's Olympic Stadium lasted only two years.

 

[kkfan91]

That's not very realistic. I don't think it would pay off to convert an exisisting sports stadium into a race track for a weekend for a series that no one knows. Even the DTM event at Munich's Olympic Stadium lasted only two years.

So it was run as a head to head thing as opposed to a normal race?

 

[donthaveanickname]

So it was run as a head to head thing as opposed to a normal race?

Yep, they used a tournament format. Constructing a bullring wouldn't have made much sense since DTM cars can't take contact.

 

[StandOnIt]

That's not very realistic. I don't think it would pay off to convert an exisisting sports stadium into a race track for a weekend for a series that no one knows. Even the DTM event at Munich's Olympic Stadium lasted only two years.

That's pretty boring, not much racing with the ones I watched. That's a comparison between walking and flying. Eh, if the guys with skin in the game want to try it, whatever. I noticed Euro Nascar isn't having problems in comparison to other forms of racing in Europe.
They obviously didn't get the memo that you can't race on ovals in the rain

 

[KTMLew01]

 

[racingfan7]

lol no. Who is that reporter anyway?

 

[DewChaser988]

That's an idea that should immediately be struck down

 

[aunty dive]

That's an idea that should immediately be struck down

The second sentence takes care of that.

 

[kkfan91]

lol no. Who is that reporter anyway?

No one that's a meme page

 

[KTMLew01]

The second sentence takes care of that.

Sarcasm is hard for some.

 

[DewChaser988]

The second sentence takes care of that.

Didn't see the /s for a second

 

[KTMLew01]

Didn't see the /s for a second

 

[hmmm298]

Wilkesboro, dirt with PJ1 on the inside lane

A dirty PB&J you say?

 

[Jorge De Guzman]

For those wondering…

 

[StandOnIt]

For those wondering…

I hope they shoot some video of it, I would like to see how they pull it off.

 

[Kiante]

Rockingham is planning on resurfacing the track and adding lights:

Rockingham Speedway Planning on Repave & Adding Lights – Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site

www.jayski.com

 

[DewChaser988]

Rockingham is planning on resurfacing the track and adding lights:

Rockingham Speedway Planning on Repave & Adding Lights – Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site

www.jayski.com

That still doesn't mean Cup is coming back you know

 

[Kiante]

That still doesn't mean Cup is coming back you know

Didn't say it was.

Just reporting what is going on with the track.

 

[StandOnIt]

Didn't say it was.

Just reporting what is going on with the track.

that would be a good track for the Mods along with others

 

[RacerrecaR]

that would be a good track for the Mods along with others

Indycar would be fun there

 

[Charlie Spencer]

Rockingham is planning on resurfacing the track and adding lights:

Rockingham Speedway Planning on Repave & Adding Lights – Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site

www.jayski.com

"... We intend on lighting up the big track as well as little rock,"

Little Rock might be a good venue for a weekly series. I have no clue if anyone would be interested in participating. Just a random thought.

 

[DewChaser988]

Indycar would be fun there

Problem is I don't see how an Indycar race on an oval would work in the heart of NASCAR country.

Atlanta failed as an Indycar venue for that reason

 

[Charlie Spencer]

Problem is I don't see how an Indycar race on an oval would work in the heart of NASCAR country.

Atlanta failed as an Indycar venue for that reason

How long ago was that?

 

[DewChaser988]

How long ago was that?

The 90s, but I don't see why that wouldn't still be true

 

[Charlie Spencer]

The 90s, but I don't see why that wouldn't still be true

Agreed. Nothing else has changed in the last 25 years, including NASCAR's own popularity.

 

[Blaze]

One thing that could have changed is people like me being born who love to go see and Indy Car race… I mean if Atlanta got one again I would love to go, so maybe others like me was born? Let’s not rule that out as people was born in the 90s after all, and after as well.

 

[Dr_B_UNC]

I thought the thing that killed Indy Car racing around here (Charlotte, the South, and most 1.5s in general) was when the tire went into the stands and killed several fans...

 

[MRM]

I wasn't born in the 90's, but I would like to see an IndyCar oval race in person. Right now, the closest one to me is Indy. If they had had another one at Atlanta or Charlotte, I would do my best to go.