More Practice…

[BobbyFord]

“The Cup Series has seen a 72.7% increase in number of cautions for accidents and spins in races this season compared to last year through the first 15 events.”

Friday 5: Is more practice a path to reducing cautions in Cup races? - NBC

Brad Keselowski suggests it would be better for teams to have more practice on weekends to learn the nuances of the Next Gen car and reduce accidents.

nascar.nbcsports.com

 

[Biggreen695]

“The Cup Series has seen a 72.7% increase in number of cautions for accidents and spins in races this season compared to last year through the first 15 events.”

Friday 5: Is more practice a path to reducing cautions in Cup races? - NBC

Brad Keselowski suggests it would be better for teams to have more practice on weekends to learn the nuances of the Next Gen car and reduce accidents.

nascar.nbcsports.com

A car a hell of a lot harder to drive too


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[BobbyFord]

A car a hell of a lot harder to drive too


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Especially with limited practice and no notes.

 

[Efisher131]

Good.

NASCAR is hard. These are supposed to be the best drivers in the USA.

 

[AuzGrams]

I hear football and basketball is too easy, better ban them the ability to shoot the ball in non-NBA competition. Did you forget I said playoffs?

 

[gone]

Originally, the justification for cutting practice was "to save the teams money" (travel costs, wear and tear on equipment, labor costs)...
not so sure that they're "saving" enough money to pay for wrecked cars...

 

[aunty dive]

Are more cars being wrecked?

 

[StandOnIt]

Are more cars being wrecked?

You talking about DOA or wounded in action?

 

[aunty dive]

You talking about DOA or wounded in action?

Wrecked cars that require ”payment” as per gone’s post # 6.

 

[gone]

Are more cars being wrecked?

As BobbyFord (the original poster on this thread) quoted NBC Sports, “The Cup Series has seen a 72.7% increase in number of cautions for accidents and spins in races this season compared to last year through the first 15 events.”

 

[aunty dive]

Missed that.

I often skip past Bob’s post details.

 

[Efisher131]

As BobbyFord (the original poster on this thread) quoted NBC Sports, “The Cup Series has seen a 72.7% increase in number of cautions for accidents and spins in races this season compared to last year through the first 15 events.”

And the last two years they had zero practice. It’s not that, it’s the car.

 

[BobbyFord]

I’m going to bet if drivers were polled, all would say that they would like more practice.
It seems that both drivers and fans would benefit from races that were more competitive with less yellow flag laps.
It doesn’t make sense to limit practice with a completely new car.

 

[BobbyFord]

And the last two years they had zero practice. It’s not that, it’s the car.

Zero practice the last two years was with a car teams were familiar with and had setup notes on which to review.

 

[Kiante]

RTA ok'ed the shorter practices...

 

[Efisher131]

Zero practice the last two years was with a car teams were familiar with and had setup notes on which to review.

And a car that was flat foot around anything over a mile

 

[AuzGrams]

I’m going to bet if drivers were polled, all would say that they would like more practice.
It seems that both drivers and fans would benefit from races that were more competitive with less yellow flag laps.
It doesn’t make sense to limit practice with a completely new car.

I never understood why racing fans want less race cars on track

 

[BobbyFord]

And a car that was flat foot around anything over a mile

Given the 70+% of increased cautions this year, the drivers clearly need more seat time.

 

[gone]

And the last two years they had zero practice. It’s not that, it’s the car.

True that practice was trimmed years ago - but until this year they were using a car that they were already very familiar with.

 

[StandOnIt]

They got an hour of practice at St Louis. How did that work out. They wrecked them in practice AND the race lol.

 

[AuzGrams]

They got an hour of practice at St Louis. How did that work out. They wrecked them in practice AND the race lol.

They got an hour of practice and it was a great crowd for a Friday

 

[BobbyFord]

More green, less yellow. Win-win.

 

[StandOnIt]

They got an hour of practice and it was a great crowd for a Friday

Xfinity and truck practices and qualifying were on that same day one right after another. They said over 100,00 overall attendance for both days

 

[StandOnIt]

BTW practice from Sonoma is on FS 2 right now

 

[Nitro Dude]

The kid that I brought onto the team I was working on about 8 years ago just sent me a pic of him waving the green flag to start the ARCA race today.

 

[BobbyFord]

The kid that I brought onto the team I was working on about 8 years ago just sent me a pic of him waving the green flag to start the ARCA race today.

FS1 here is showing us Basebore.

 

[StandOnIt]

The kid that I brought onto the team I was working on about 8 years ago just sent me a pic of him waving the green flag to start the ARCA race today.

I watched the ARCA race at Sonoma today. it was pretty good

 

[Nitro Dude]

FS1 here is showing us Basebore.

Nickaroni sent me a pic of himself waving the green flag to start the race. I'm racing slot cars, so I didn't watch the race.

 

[Revman]

I’m going to bet if drivers were polled, all would say that they would like more practice.
It seems that both drivers and fans would benefit from races that were more competitive with less yellow flag laps.
It doesn’t make sense to limit practice with a completely new car.

They are limiting practice to postpone the inevitable.....the bug guns figure it out, and dominate once again.

 

[Revman]

BTW practice from Sonoma is on FS 2 right now

Kyle Larson, Chase, and then the field. Always something to watch....hoping for side-by-side, and maybe a wreck.

 

[DIDIT]

Given the 70+% of increased cautions this year, the drivers clearly need more seat time.

Not sure I am buying into this. They can often run caution free or just an occasional caution through stage 1 and 2, then boom the final stage and the caution flag flies every 10 laps. I would think by then, the driver would have had plenty of seat time.

 

[9050lx]

Resurgence of pesky, biting caution flag flies.

 

[MRM]

With the new car, drivers probably do need more practice. But the owners haven't okayed it. Besides, I like the fact these cars are hard to drive. A driver couldn't spin out the old car if they tried.

 

[StandOnIt]

I can see having practice if they haven't been to the track recently and they have been doing that for the various series. But anyone that thought there would be less cautions with a car that is noticeably harder to drive, the facts won't add up practice or not. Add in the fact that these guys take more chances with a harder car to damage on top of a harder car to drive, cautions will increase as they become more desperate to make the chase cut off.

 

[Ford 222]

I like less practice. Screw these professionals. It shows what teams came prepared and what teams can adapt. May be a reason we are seeing a Trackhouse and Kaulig showing? Less practice means more uncertainty and unpredictability.