Survey for my thesis

Done, but I don't know that it's about making NASCAR Great again. I still think it's as or more competitive than ever. I've been a fan since the very early 60s and believe me, I saw a lot of races where not many drivers finished on the lead lap. But I think ticket prices, and the overall cost of attending races has a lot to do with the attendance falling off. Also the fact that if a race gets rained out and you can't make it the next day, you loose and NASCAR still gets your money. But as far as the Earnhardts not being a part of it, there were Pettys, Pearsons, Allisons, etc. long before Earnhardts came along, and I'm sure there will be others who will continue to fill the voids.
 
NASCAR is in a transitional phase. 5 years from now we will look back on current day and will really be able to tell where it's headed and where the pulse of the sport lies. Gotta give this current crop of young guys some time to come in and make it their series. And they will.

Including a spot on your survey where people could write in their thoughts about the sport and where it's headed or their opinions of what they feel are affecting the attendance and ratings would have been good. There's a lot of folks here that have backed this sport for a long time and offer really good insight. I think that would have given you some really good material to include in your thesis.
 
NASCAR came along at the end of WW2. Men returned home from the war, built cars and motorcycles and raced those vehicles on weekends at their local tracks. A guy could afford to build a car and run it locally. Then came the muscle car era and manufacturers had performance wars. Manufacturers were backing stock car and drag racing.
Many of us watched our dads build and race, a lot of that knowledge and passion was handed down to the kids.
Later, came high priced gasoline and manufacturers focused on low performance fuel-mileage automobiles. The muscle car era was over...for decades.
Now manufacturers are producing retro type muscle cars. The problem is that nobody can work on them at home anymore. After decades of fuel mileage cars, overall interest in cars waned. The muscle car era is over and that type of car culture in America will never be repaired, replaced or repeated.
Kids nowadays can’t even replace their own spark plugs.
 
BobbyFord said:
NASCAR came along at the end of WW2. Men returned home from the war, built cars and motorcycles and raced those vehicles on weekends at their local tracks. A guy could afford to build a car and run it locally. Then came the muscle car era and manufacturers had performance wars. Manufacturers were backing stock car and drag racing.
Many of us watched our dads build and race, a lot of that knowledge and passion was handed down to the kids.
Later, came high priced gasoline and manufacturers focused on low performance fuel-mileage automobiles. The muscle car era was over...for decades.
Now manufacturers are producing retro type muscle cars. The problem is that nobody can work on them at home anymore. After decades of fuel mileage cars, overall interest in cars waned. The muscle car era is over and that type of car culture in America will never be repaired, replaced or repeated.
Kids nowadays can’t even replace their own spark plugs.
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'Good points, but I have to interject something.....there is a segment of the kid-population that LOVES cars. the fast-and-furious generation. I'm not a fan, but those in that scene mod the hell out of their cars.
 
DanicaFreak said:
'Good points, but I have to interject something.....there is a segment of the kid-population that LOVES cars. the fast-and-furious generation. I'm not a fan, but those in that scene mod the hell out of their cars.
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And none of those cars can be seen at a NASCAR race.
 
I once saw a honda civic on nitrous whip a z28 camaro big block.....
 
dirtguru said:
Done, but I don't know that it's about making NASCAR Great again. I still think it's as or more competitive than ever. I've been a fan since the very early 60s and believe me, I saw a lot of races where not many drivers finished on the lead lap. But I think ticket prices, and the overall cost of attending races has a lot to do with the attendance falling off. Also the fact that if a race gets rained out and you can't make it the next day, you loose and NASCAR still gets your money. But as far as the Earnhardts not being a part of it, there were Pettys, Pearsons, Allisons, etc. long before Earnhardts came along, and I'm sure there will be others who will continue to fill the voids.
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Thank you for the feedback!

AdoubleU24 said:
NASCAR is in a transitional phase. 5 years from now we will look back on current day and will really be able to tell where it's headed and where the pulse of the sport lies. Gotta give this current crop of young guys some time to come in and make it their series. And they will.

Including a spot on your survey where people could write in their thoughts about the sport and where it's headed or their opinions of what they feel are affecting the attendance and ratings would have been good. There's a lot of folks here that have backed this sport for a long time and offer really good insight. I think that would have given you some really good material to include in your thesis.
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Unfortunately I'm not allowed to change my survey since people have already begun to take it but I understand what you're saying, thanks for the input!

BobbyFord said:
NASCAR came along at the end of WW2. Men returned home from the war, built cars and motorcycles and raced those vehicles on weekends at their local tracks. A guy could afford to build a car and run it locally. Then came the muscle car era and manufacturers had performance wars. Manufacturers were backing stock car and drag racing.
Many of us watched our dads build and race, a lot of that knowledge and passion was handed down to the kids.
Later, came high priced gasoline and manufacturers focused on low performance fuel-mileage automobiles. The muscle car era was over...for decades.
Now manufacturers are producing retro type muscle cars. The problem is that nobody can work on them at home anymore. After decades of fuel mileage cars, overall interest in cars waned. The muscle car era is over and that type of car culture in America will never be repaired, replaced or repeated.
Kids nowadays can’t even replace their own spark plugs.
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Interesting take, thank you!

Zerkfitting said:
The question about Earnhardt should have been generic to reflect anyone's favorite driver.
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I understand what you mean, it just seems that Earnhardt Jr. is the biggest fan favorite that the sport has seen so the question is looking to see how his specific retirement from the sport may affect NASCAR's future moving forward. A generic question about anyone's favorite driver probably would have been good to include but I'm not allowed to update my survey since I've sent it out already. I appreciate the feedback though!
 
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