Rate The 2016 Racing Season

Michfan said:
It's kind of funny how most people seemed to rate the season favorably, but a few that aren't happy are very vocal about it.
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It is strange how so many folks take Nascar to task over so many things yet so many races are rated quite highly and the same goes for the season. With the exception of a few races it seems like most have a low score of 7.5 and a high of 10 so all I can think of is there is either a huge disconnect or people who hammer on Nascar don't rate anything.

One thing I learned about race ratings is that there is no set criteria used to judge them and things like the driver that won, the driver(s) that got wrecked, how you were feeling during the race and who you were with are all large factors. That is cool but the race is not being rated objectively.
 
Skoalbandit33 said:
That is cool but the race is not being rated objectively.
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And they never will be by everybody. I rate them not by who won or lost, how I was feeling that day or anything other than how much I personally enjoyed that particular race. I don't like the clock, heat races, the chase and a few other things. But I also don't get on here and endlessly bitch about Nascar and the races. It's very simple actually. I like Nascar and enjoy the races or I wouldn't be on a Nascar board.
 
Skoalbandit33 said:
It is strange how so many folks take Nascar to task over so many things yet so many races are rated quite highly and the same goes for the season. With the exception of a few races it seems like most have a low score of 7.5 and a high of 10 so all I can think of is there is either a huge disconnect or people who hammer on Nascar don't rate anything.

One thing I learned about race ratings is that there is no set criteria used to judge them and things like the driver that won, the driver(s) that got wrecked, how you were feeling during the race and who you were with are all large factors. That is cool but the race is not being rated objectively.
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I've never found 0-10 or 0-100 rating scales to be very useful for anything, because most people don't even share the same perception of what 7/10 or 40/100 means. For some, 7/10 is actually quite a low rating. They aren't very demanding, or are conditioned to believe from school grades that 7/10 is a C and average to below average. To me, if you're going to bother using a full 1-10 scale, shouldn't 5 be average? Shouldn't the most average nothing special ho hum race you watched last year be a 5, with others falling above and below it? Not to most. Do we just start at 8/10 because we like NASCAR and racing so much?

I'm not saying rating things isn't fun and an easy way to solicit opinions and a little back and forth. I just prefer a 1-4 or 1-5 or letter grade scale, because at least the majority of people share a common belief about what a 2 star movie is, or what a D grade means.
 
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Revman said:
Because that is impossible. There is no objective criteria. None. Zip.
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Very true, but you would think that grown adults would have the cognitive ability to not judge a race on a single factor. 90% of the race ratings seemed to be based upon which driver won, which driver(s) wrecked, or how well certain manufacturers performed.
 
Had a ton of fun finishes and I'm glad that compound rebuilt the bottom line at Bristol. Also the Daytona 500 finish was some kind of incredible
 
4/10. If you weren't Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick, a Penske driver, or a JGR driver (including Truex) then you had no chance to win a championship at all. Only 4 drivers that weren't part of the ones I listed in my previous chances won a race last year.
 
RacerrecaR said:
Very true, but you would think that grown adults would have the cognitive ability to not judge a race on a single factor. 90% of the race ratings seemed to be based upon which driver won, which driver(s) wrecked, or how well certain manufacturers performed.
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Can't think of another sport which involves objective analysis, and I am pretty sure this one doesn't either. This is sport. Yankees and Red Sox get together, you won't find anybody whose team lost expressing their appreciation for a game well played. This is what sport is. We have plenty around here who preach objectivity, and then turn around and **** talk certain drivers. It truly is comical.
 
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One reporter has fans rate the races, and then treats the data as evidence of customer satisfaction. He has been getting some air on NASCAR Radio about it. With NASCAR as driver-centric as it is, you can expect the customer satisfaction to be congruent to the ratio of fans to driver on any given race day. Does that mean that the racing is good or bad? Well, you can be assured that if the sport's most popular driver wins, that will indeed be considered a good race.
 
Johali said:
And they never will be by everybody. I rate them not by who won or lost, how I was feeling that day or anything other than how much I personally enjoyed that particular race. I don't like the clock, heat races, the chase and a few other things. But I also don't get on here and endlessly bitch about Nascar and the races. It's very simple actually. I like Nascar and enjoy the races or I wouldn't be on a Nascar board.
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I am glad you enjoy Nascar and the races and we need to clone much younger versions of you to increase the fan base!
 
gnomesayin said:
I've never found 0-10 or 0-100 rating scales to be very useful for anything, because most people don't even share the same perception of what 7/10 or 40/100 means. For some, 7/10 is actually quite a low rating. They aren't very demanding, or are conditioned to believe from school grades that 7/10 is a C and average to below average. To me, if you're going to bother using a full 1-10 scale, shouldn't 5 be average? Shouldn't the most average nothing special ho hum race you watched last year be a 5, with others falling above and below it? Not to most. Do we just start at 8/10 because we like NASCAR and racing so much?

I'm not saying rating things isn't fun and an easy way to solicit opinions and a little back and forth. I just prefer a 1-4 or 1-5 or letter grade scale, because at least the majority of people share a common belief about what a 2 star movie is, or what a D grade means.
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@dpkimmel2001 probably has the best idea of all as he doesn't rate a race unless he has been to the track and seen the event live. For me a 7.5 or 8 means the race has been decent and I am glad I have seen it but 9's, 9.5's and 10's are doled out like treats from a Pez dispenser around here on a regular basis. I hear what you are saying about people being non demanding and I see it a lot in people not demanding much from themselves or much else.

I agree rating things is a fun and harmless pastime but as you say different perceptions rule the day. Some people are happy to watch the jounce and rebound of a car all day, some are happy if a manufacturer is doing well and other like watching physics so it is quite a hodgepodge.
 
RacerrecaR said:
Very true, but you would think that grown adults would have the cognitive ability to not judge a race on a single factor. 90% of the race ratings seemed to be based upon which driver won, which driver(s) wrecked, or how well certain manufacturers performed.
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You see what I see.
 
Revman said:
Boom! Thank you!
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I have really enjoyed Nascar in the past and still enjoy elements of it today and I don't think having a realistic attitude of the series means a person doesn't like it more than it is they want to see it improve.
 
9 I won't let indy drag down the numbers. Best season in a long time.
 
Skoalbandit33 said:
I have really enjoyed Nascar in the past and still enjoy elements of it today and I don't think having a realistic attitude of the series means a person doesn't like it more than it is they want to see it improve.
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Perfectly stated. I hear ya man, and I would like everybody to love it the way I do, but that's honestly very selfish. In the perfect world, you get everything you are looking for because that would mean that you are happy, and in this event, I'm still going to be happy. I mean this very much non-sarcastically.....Here's to great racing and an awesome 2017!
 
Skoalbandit33 said:
I hear what you are saying about people being non demanding and I see it a lot in people not demanding much from themselves or much else.
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IMO some (me) might see (or be looking for) something different in a race....... Allow me to elaborate.....A race is a three (sometimes two) day process. When I was in Phoenix, it was awesome. Kyle was horrid on Friday. So so Saturday Practice 1, and then I was all jacked because he was P1 in Happy Hour. We were standing between Turns 1 and 2 to watch the proceedings. My kid says, "Dad, chill, still lots of work to do." I'm like, "What the hell?" He points to the shade in 1 and 2, and says, "That won't be there tomorrow." He was right, but they worked like hell on the car, and got Kyle to Homestead with a shot. My point as always....Maybe we need to watch differently. Kyle with a P2? Big ****** deal. Kyle with a P2 after the weekend he had....Champion stuff.
 
The green background on Jayskis looks pretty good. I know its just for Christmas but with Monster coming on maybe Monster Green will take over the yellow.
 
Simple Fan said:
The green background on Jayskis looks pretty good. I know its just for Christmas but with Monster coming on maybe Monster Green will take over the yellow.
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Jayski has always been yellow even in the Winston Cup days.
 
7.25
Overall good racing. -.25 deduction Talladega chase crap.
-.50 deduction for Brian Frances idiotic elimination crap.

Very impressed with the four finalist at Homestead. In a system rigged for theatrics and begging for shenanigans, they competed to the fullest without compromise. You could even so they were classy, and professional, very impressed with Carl Edwards Very thankful they didnt take the low hanging bait that a non race fan POS like Brian France thinks we need.
 
10.... Nascar remains the only sport that I follow . It's the only sport that I can list the players names .
 
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