Keselowski and Twitter

Yeah...NO RECORDING DEVICES ALLOWED IN CARS....It is in the rule book...just sayin'

dp you must be listening to "Pit Lane" too
 
Bucky Badger said:
Yeah...NO RECORDING DEVICES ALLOWED IN CARS....It is in the rule book...just sayin'

dp you must be listening to "Pit Lane" too
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Yes, I heard that too. I also had heard that some of his tweets were during caution laps and not just the red flag. That's what really makes me wonder if more will come out of this.

And yes, The Morning Drive with Pat Patterson & Pete Pistone.
 
dpkimmel2001 said:
Yes, I heard that too. I also had heard that some of his tweets were during caution laps and not just the red flag. That's what really makes me wonder if more will come out of this.
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Tweeting at cautions speeds....If he did that is just not right..I'm sure this will be the last time drivers take the phones in the car
 
When I looked at his account the only ones I saw were from during the red flag so I think it's BS.
 
He had an iphone. An iphone is not a recording device, externally accessable GPS trackers are disabled by apple.

Now if it were android, I'd be screaming bloody murder. You can pull anything you want off an android phone sensor. I have an application that can send my accelerometer values to an LCD display if I so chose- it's used to wireless control robots over bluetooth using the phone as a joystick. AKA, I could put my phone in the car, pair it to a display on the dash that shows my speed. Ta-da, no pit road speeding.
 
Wow, lets not be so friggin' tense people.

I thought his tweets brought us right into what goes on with drivers during a red flag. How can that not be good? MANY people who saw the wreck on the news jumped on twitter and followed Brad. He went from 62K B4 the race to 207K today. You can bet that more than a few of those weren't nascar fans. He did tweet under yellow. He was wrecked in the infield grass. Just getting anti-twitter drivers like Jr, Bowyer and Burton interested in reading his feed is an accomplishment.

NASCAR will high five Brad for bringing positive attention to the sport. He had a big speed weeks with the media before all this, and was already scheduled to be in a few print articles. His quotes and opinions were all over the internet before the race, and now he's raised his and nascars profile a whole lot more.
 
How Twitter Took Over NASCAR

Last night on national television, America's wonkiest social media platform, Twitter, and its supposedly most backward sport, NASCAR, exploded together into a massive fireball fueled by jet propellant, secret phones, and good/bad timing. Here's the story of how one driver picked up 100,000 followers in two hours and how the sport of good ol' boys may be forever changed.

To the uninformed, NASCAR may seem like the last place where a technology like Twitter — created for and embraced by the kind of hip tech people who know which breakfast taco places have free wifi at SXSW — could possibly thrive. NASCAR, to them, is just cars driving in a circle.

But like baseball, NASCAR gets more interesting the more context you have. NASCAR's like a giant soap opera and therefore, fans thrive on information (Who is pitting? How is a car doing? What's the track condition?). While not always the most web-savvy, they may be the most information hungry sports fans outside of the Fantasy Baseball crowd. Just look at their apps.

Most drivers have Twitter accounts, and savvy fans flock to knowledgeable reporters like SBNation's Jeff Gluck and AP reporter Jenna Fryer, both of whom have more than 20K followers (how many AP reporters can say that?). Fox Sports' NASCAR anchor Mike Joy has over 16,000 followers. There's an unofficial NASCAR weatherman and a page for the unlucky Jet Drier that keeps the track dry. Usually.

Fans use the service, but something special happened last night that probably merged the technology and the sport in ways that are likely permanent. Or as permanent as anything involving technology.

Last night was the Daytona 500. The first race of the year. A big deal. Danica Patrick's debut in NASCAR's top series.

But an untimely rain delay pushed the race to Monday night in primetime and Fox, smartly I think, pre-empted an episode of House no one cared about and an episode of Alcatraz a few people would want to watch and showed the race in primetime.

This brought out a new audience who wouldn't normally watch the race. I'd planned to catch a bit of it but this definitely encouraged me to watch almost the whole thing. It didn't disappoint. There was a crash just two laps into the race involving Patrick.

Ultimately, there would be ten cautions in the race, but nothing to match the literally explosive power of a driver crashing into one of the jet driers that keep the track clear and causing a giant jet fireball.

Unplanned TV is often the best TV. No one was seriously hurt and the resulting video made for great television as anyone who switched over to Fox when they got bored with whatever they were watching saw only fire and confusion. Explosions are inherently sexy and tap into a deep part of our subconscious. Just ask Michael Bay.

Preliminary overnight tv-watching reports show the ratings increased from 7.8 before the accident to 8.8 afterwards, giving Fox its highest rated Monday night since probably The World Series.
So they we all are. Watching men fight a literal river of fire and then something even weirder happened. Popular NASCAR driver Brad Keselowski pulled a phone out of his pocket and took a pic from his now stopped car and posted it to Twitter.

Most people didn't suspect a driver circling the track at 200 mph might have a phone in his pocket. And that's what set off a Twitter firestorm. We suddenly had direct access to the thoughts of a driver during an event the commentators were calling the weirdest thing they'd ever seen in racing. This was beyond just listening to a driver's radio.

It was, as far as I can tell, unprecedented in modern racing. Keselowski was funny, charming, informative, interactive. A perfect spokesman for everything great about Twitter. How else could you explain all those people sitting around watching guys in jumpsuits sweep a track with Tide detergent?
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From here.
 
And then there's this.....

Tweeting in race may cost Keselowski


Brad Keselowski has embraced social media in a huge way. But his celebrated tweeting during Monday night's rain-delayed Daytona 500 may land him in hot water with NASCAR.

Keselowski took the unprecedented step of live tweeting from his car during the race providing his legion of followers, which reportedly grew by 65,000 during the race, with updates as things unfolded.

He tweeted up a storm during the nearly two hour red flag for Juan Pablo Montoya's fiery crash with a jet dryer on track before finally signing off when NASCAR had things ready to roll.

"Time to get back racing, thank you for following!," Keselowski wrote when the green was near.

However Keselowski may have unwittingly violated a NASCAR rule by bringing a recording device inside the ****pit of his car, something that is forbidden by the sanctioning body.

Other competitors pointed out that although Keselowski's interaction with fans brought a unique aspect to the night's proceedings, it wasn't exactly by the books.

Yeah, I heard he was in trouble for having a recording device in his car," said Dale Earnhardt Jr. "But I think that's how Brad is, man. That's what he makes and what he enjoys. I thought it was pretty funny."

NASCAR has been heavily promoting the use of social media in all platforms this season so it's doubtful a penalty will be levied upon Keselowski even if rules were technically broken. Such a decision would bring a heavy dose of bad publicity to erase all the positive energy the sport has created with more social interaction in recent months.

But that may have been the last time Keselowski or any driver brings along their cellphone for the ride.
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I liked it better when they had to put their hand on the roof if they were tight and on the door if they were loose.
 
I don't understand why the hate for Twitter. If you don't like it, or don't understand it then fine. Just don't hate on it. What Brad did was excellent for Nascar. if it helps the ratings then it will help bring in more sponsorships.
 
Bucky Badger said:
Tweeting at cautions speeds....If he did that is just not right..I'm sure this will be the last time drivers take the phones in the car
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Oh c'mon...Dick Trickle usta smoke during cautions. I would agree that it could be dangerous at a short track - but at Daytona at caution speed you could easily order a pizza for delivery on the next caution. These guys (drivers) are fast-twitch...when they are in the car on the track just basically idling 20 seconds is an eternity.

I know...I'm slow-twitch but I've driven across Kansas a few times on cruise control - steering with my knee - listening to a book on tape - and checking emails.
 
I use it all the time to follow this sport. People love to put it down but it is a fantastic source of information if you follow the right people. If you simply follow John or Jane Doe you'll get plenty of misinformation. The sources that I follow have never let me down and always seem to be in the know. I like getting the story before the masses and this is the perfect tool for that.
 
There is no way he could have tweeted in the car running while under caution. I doubt he could get the phone out of his pocket while in a fetal position. Also he would have to take his gloves off each time he wanted to use the screen on his phone.
 
Tony1930 said:
Oh c'mon...Dick Trickle usta smoke during cautions. I would agree that it could be dangerous at a short track - but at Daytona at caution speed you could easily order a pizza for delivery on the next caution. These guys (drivers) are fast-twitch...when they are in the car on the track just basically idling 20 seconds is an eternity.

I know...I'm slow-twitch but I've driven across Kansas a few times on cruise control - steering with my knee - listening to a book on tape - and checking emails.
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It is scary, but go on a road trip and count how many people you pass that are checking their phone. I bet you will pass more people that are than that are.
 
Being reported that NASCAR will take no actions against Keselowski for his use of Twitter during last night's DAYTONA 500. Cool.
 
dpkimmel2001 said:
Being reported that NASCAR will take no actions against Keselowski for his use of Twitter during last night's DAYTONA 500. Cool.
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Very cool. We'll see more drivers doing this when a rain delay or destructor plate red flags are likely. We'll probably hear about special compartments being put in the cars.
 
Jeffrey00 said:
I don't understand why the hate for Twitter. If you don't like it, or don't understand it then fine. Just don't hate on it. What Brad did was excellent for Nascar. if it helps the ratings then it will help bring in more sponsorships.
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Why can't someone hate on it? It's taking over every sport and it's annoying as all hell. If I wanted to find out other peoples opinions I'd go on a message board! Sometimes I don't really give a sh*t what anyone has to say so I don't want that crap on my tv.

The problem with twitter is that it makes everyone think that what they do during the day is so important and that their opinion actually matters. I'm sorry but I really don't want to read what you had for breakfest or read that you are twittering live from your toilet bowl when youre are taking a sh*t.
 
Jeffrey00 said:
There is no way he could have tweeted in the car running while under caution. I doubt he could get the phone out of his pocket while in a fetal position. Also he would have to take his gloves off each time he wanted to use the screen on his phone.
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They do make gloves that you can wear and still use the touch screen.

I had no problem with it and i think it is cool what he did. plus he would have to hold the phone up to be able to read it because of the harnress and neck device. to much trouble.
 
FenderBumper said:
Very cool. We'll see more drivers doing this when a rain delay or destructor plate red flags are likely. We'll probably hear about special compartments being put in the cars.
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they said lastnight that durring testing some drivers had compartments in their cars for their phones.
 
It's bad enough now with people using their phones behind the wheel.Just wait till they think NASCAR drivers do it going 190 mph.
 
A little backlash on this subject.....

Caution About Tweeting During NASCAR Race

CONCORD, NC - Cell phones inside race cars. NASCAR says it's okay. But driving safety advocates wave a caution flag. They worry the sport sends the wrong message to teenagers.
"I don't believe cell phones need to be behind the wheel of any car," said former stock car racer Matt Reilly, "be it a street car or a race car."
Reilly is now the Director of the B.R.A.K.E.S. (Be Responsible And Keep Everyone Safe) Charity, started by drag racer Doug Herbert after his sons died in a car accident.
Through its driving school, B.R.A.K.E.S. raises awareness about safe and responsible driving. That includes not texting in a car.
But NASCAR says it will allow Penske Racing Team driver Brad Keselowski to keep his cell phone in his car during racing events. This pronouncement follows a lot of buzz after Keselowski posted a picture on Twitter taken from inside the vehicle.
Even 2010 Daytona Champ Jamie McMurray commented on it during a red-flag period to one of his pit crew members, pointing out, "Brad picked up 110,000 followers in 45 minutes."
"At what point is it too far," said Reilly. "We don't want to see people on the sidelines with their cell phones Twittering during a football game? And definitely while your driving."
According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, 11 teens die on a daily basis from texting and driving. That worries Reilly, who says, just by having a phone inside a racing car, Penske Racing and its driver send the wrong message.
"Everyone's working so hard right now to try to stop kids from texting while driving," said Reilly.
Some fans seemed to agree with NASCAR after it posted on Twitter: "Nothing we've seen from Brad violates any current rules pertaining to the use of social media during races."
But on ESPN2, JTG Daugherty Racing owner Brad Daugherty said, "it's inappropriate and there is no room for it."
"I think, you know, you should be a little more cautious about, you know, what you're doing," said 20-year-old Ashley Marriah.
Last summer, she hit a wall while texting and driving. Now Marriah speaks to teens about the dangers.
While she says Keselowski did the right thing by waiting to tweet until parking his race car, Marriah says other teens might not know the difference.
"It might be something for him to think about in the future," said Marriah.
Currently, 35 states ban text messaging for all drivers, which includes Twitter posting.
FOX Charlotte called Penske Racing to get a comment from the team. The station didn't hear back from them.
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I think that they'd have a point if he were doing it while driving but seriously? I don't think that his use of a cellphone during the 'Red Flag' period does anything more than advocate responsible cellphone use. JMO
 
mike honcho said:
It's bad enough now with people using their phones behind the wheel.Just wait till they think NASCAR drivers do it going 190 mph.
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People are sometimes stupid. Every article says he never tweeted while driving, but people are reading the srticles and then saying he did.
 
TexasRaceLady said:
I say, "Go, Brad". And, FB, you're right --- those who think he was tweeting while driving are stupid.
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Someone should make a video of 'Brad' taking off his gloves, removing the charger wire from the phone and then Tweeting. Then cut to the big jet dryer explosion and call it a public service video.
 
Seen elsewhere.....

When I was @keselowski's age they told us not to play with our tweeter too much or we'd go blind.
 
Darrel Wallace Jr Tweeted pic from the driver seat while going 204 mph during a test. He sent the Tweet to Brad K and Jimmie Johnson. I don't think that was the best idea.
 
But where does it stop.My guess he tries it behind the wheel before the years over.
 
OK, so everyone would agree that using Tweeting while driving is bad. What about Tweeting while flying..... Your own airplane? Here's some pics Mark Martin just uploaded. Mark's an avid twitterer. Twitterer, is that even a word?

@55MarkMartin

Mark's view from the ****pit.

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His IPAD copilot.....

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StewartHaas-Gibbs Racing said:
The problem with twitter is that it makes everyone think that what they do during the day is so important and that their opinion actually matters. I'm sorry but I really don't want to read what you had for breakfest or read that you are twittering live from your toilet bowl when youre are taking a sh*t.
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No that is Facebook.
 
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