Interesting article/conjecture on the state of the sport:
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nascar-auto-racing/thatsracin/article221945860.html
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nascar-auto-racing/thatsracin/article221945860.html
Interesting article/conjecture on the state of the sport:
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nascar-auto-racing/thatsracin/article221945860.html
But that is not the same as having family money or the family having money.I partially disagree, money to run in the lower series catches the eye of the higher ups, the potential sponsors, etc. Preece took all of his sponsor's yearly money budget to buy a ride in a Gibbs car.
Which means he won't go anywhere unless a top tier team picks him up.But that is not the same as having family money or the family having money.
Preece had just enough sponsor money to run a season in a back marker. He gambled and placed it all on the line that in great equipment, he was just as good. as the others.
Now he has a cup ride but NOT in Gibbs equipment which means what?
Can you enlighten the rest of us?Wealth takes on many forms not just financial.
A sobering piece of prose that I hope the super positive members will weigh in on and refute. 9 buck last minute tickets to a non sold out finale! Ouch!!
But that is not the same as having family money or the family having money.
Preece had just enough sponsor money to run a season in a back marker. He gambled and placed it all on the line that in great equipment, he was just as good. as the others.
Now he has a cup ride but NOT in Gibbs equipment which means what?
I guess this is but another one of these. Just because some kid reporter regurgitates what others have written doesn't make it so.A sobering piece of prose that I hope the super positive members will weigh in on and refute. 9 buck last minute tickets to a non sold out finale! Ouch!!
Wealth takes on many forms not just financial.
Simply put, as American sports fandom evolves — or devolves, depending on whom you ask — from a complex, comprehensive look at sporting events to a scoring-happy, fantasy-driven mindset, the product NASCAR delivers isn’t built to adjust
This is powerful. I have not devolved, but extremely frustrated with those who have. This sport offers so much that cannot--should not--be condensed into a highlight reel. Look at last weekend....Anybody watching with patience would have seen Joey as a threat. He worried me the most on Sunday morning because of what went on Friday and Saturday. This is an example of the joy of the sport. When at track in person, celebrating a pole on Friday. BS'ing about lap times over dinner on Saturday night, and then, if you are lucky, celebrating a win on Sunday night. These stupid ass "enhanced weekends" are such bull****. NASCAR trying to appease a fan they do not know, and probably never will. They take a day away. bull****. I think that it is conceivable with some exceptions such as myself, NASCAR may not be able to regain--or maybe gain, depending upon your perception--the fan who sees a race weekend in its entirety and takes huge joy in that as I do. What a shame, but this is the world we live in I suppose, and maybe this is an area NASCAR cannot fix.
Yeah, this conversation could boil down to the question, "What is wealthy?" Not interested.
meat of what article? The one from a 20 something reporter. or from the new president of Nascar? here is what the new president said. It is in the transcript.I’m disappointed that none of the Nascar positive people have tackled the meat of the article and refuted claims like Nascar doesn’t lend itself to be consumed like people consume sports today. If people don’t give a fig about pit, fuel and tire strategies where do you go?
The only way to have Martinsville racing is to have more short tracks.That article from the Charlotte Observer was perfect. It’s why it’s so hard to gain current fans when the act of a race is nothing like other sports. Really with the exception of passing only crashes and the win are the must see moments.
Therefore the only way is to bring Martinsville type racing to all tracks via the ability to draft on all tracks
meat of what article? The one from a 20 something reporter. or from the new president of Nascar? here is what the new president said. It is in the transcript.
Our digital and social numbers are doing incredibly well. They're through the roof.
K
What do you think about the train of thought that says Nascar races are not set up the way modern audiences want to consume sports.
When you speak of the Nascar prez do you mean the one that says Nascar doesn’t have a sponsorship problem?
That article from the Charlotte Observer was perfect. It’s why it’s so hard to gain current fans when the act of a race is nothing like other sports. Really with the exception of passing only crashes and the win are the must see moments.
Therefore the only way is to bring Martinsville type racing to all tracks via the ability to draft on all tracks
K
What do you think about the train of thought that says Nascar races are not set up the way modern audiences want to consume sports.
When you speak of the Nascar prez do you mean the one that says Nascar doesn’t have a sponsorship problem?
That's ok they will make an excuse to suit their needs. Bottom line is that race should of sold out, it didnt.We’ve got a lecture about Ticketmaster but no reason for why Homestead didn’t sell out or no one wanted the scalpers tickets. I am not optimistic about getting an answer about Nascar and today’s fans
Especially nowNascar will always have a sponsorship problem bud. yawn.
I don't know how many people want to consume sports that way or who they are... and I doubt Brendan Marks does either. He offers no evidence, no expertise, no research. Really, he just asserts that he has figured out the sports fan population, and it has no appetite for anything beyond the 10-seconds highlight that fits on a GIF and can be tweeted.Rather than watch a three-hour race in its entirety, like Homestead for example, fans want the highlights. The Cliff’s Notes version of sports, if you will. We want water cooler conversation points, easily observed arguments we can then take and propagate to our friends and colleagues.
We watch games for fantasy scoring updates and memes on social media as much as for the sake of taking in the entire event — if not more so."
If Nascar can't sell out their 7th game moment or their Superbowl Daytona, I don't care how you spin it, they are in trouble.
Ok dude I've had enough of your condescending bullshiit, if it sold out why weren't the seats filled? Sure ticket master owned those tickets, but they didn't put butts in the seats. Same thing happened here with the so called sell outs at Fenway, we all knew it was a sham. Why couldn't ticket master sell those tickets?Give em enough rope they hang themselves. Buh buh day was still sellin tickets. We don no nothin bout ticketmaster.
NASCAR season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway sold out
https://www.usatoday.com/story/spor...t-homestead-miami-speedway-sold-out/94090260/
Ford EcoBoost 400 sold out at Homestead-Miami
https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2016/11/18/ford-ecoboost-400-sold-out-at-homestead-miami/
https://www.foxsports.com/nascar/st...nale-final-race-2015-sprint-cup-season-110615
https://www.foxsports.com/nascar/st...nale-final-race-2015-sprint-cup-season-110615
here ya go Moonbeam. In order to be at least a half decent troll, the lies have to have a sliver of truth to them to get by here it seems instead of a bald face lie.
Stadium tickets for 60th annual Daytona 500 sold out
Lets address your lies first It goes to credibility, you can't get by with that here no matter how you huff and puff. Some fans have access to the infield, some leave after the first stage, on and on. A good seat counter should know that and wait until it isn't sold out and do your snarking. heh heh in both of the racing tracks, your 0 for 2 bud.Ok dude I've had enough of your condescending bullshiit, if it sold out why weren't the seats filled? Sure ticket master owned those tickets, but they didn't put butts in the seats. Same thing happened here with the so called sell outs at Fenway, we all knew it was a sham. Why couldn't ticket master sell those tickets?
Nascar has some events that have attendance problems, others that pull a big crowd, and some that are sold out. Homestead was sold out. When 'Chicken Little' cried every damn day that the sky is falling, the other chicks soon tuned her out... just sayin'. But a few will come on here and claim ticket sales failed, even when they were sold out. It's easy to see what the agenda is when that happens.We’ve got a lecture about Ticketmaster but no reason for why Homestead didn’t sell out or no one wanted the scalpers tickets. I am not optimistic about getting an answer about Nascar and today’s fans
If it was sold out why weren't the seats filled?Nascar has some events that have attendance problems, others that pull a big crowd, and some that are sold out. Homestead was sold out. When 'Chicken Little' cried every damn day that the sky is falling, the other chicks soon tuned her out... just sayin'. But a few will come on here and claim ticket sales failed, even when they were sold out. It's easy to see what the agenda is when that happens.
At the singing of the National Anthem, into the first stage the seats weren't filled ...keep spinning dude you lose.Lets address your lies first It goes to credibility, you can't get by with that here no matter how you huff and puff. Some fans have access to the infield, some leave after the first stage, on and on. A good seat counter should know that and wait until it isn't sold out and do your snarking. heh heh in both of the racing tracks, your 0 for 2 bud.
Nascar has some events that have attendance problems, others that pull a big crowd, and some that are sold out. Homestead was sold out. When 'Chicken Little' cried every damn day that the sky is falling, the other chicks soon tuned her out... just sayin'. But a few will come on here and claim ticket sales failed, even when they were sold out. It's easy to see what the agenda is when that happens.
It's hilarious watching the spin, I love NASCAR....i want it to survive and flourish, but I'm also a realist and see major problems in the sport where the apologists stick their heads in the sand and refuse to admit anything is wrong.I know that I don’t want to consume programming in 30 second increments but the reality is my opinion and that of many others here does not matter due to our age. Pity.