dpkimmel2001
Team Owner
Funny TRL, you didn't really strike me as a fan of The Damned Things but yeah there's no link for them on NASCAR.comI can't find a damn thing on the new site.
They can be found here.
The new NASCAR.com coming January 1st
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They can be found here.
dpkimmel2001
Team Owner
Their changes are always frustrating at first. It's pretty obvious that their new site is a work in progress. It's been changing all day long. What kind of info are you looking for?
So it appears that the NASCAR Mobile '13 app requires you to be a Sprint subscriber?
I just want the news/stories. I don't want videos. All the print articles used to be located in one spot.
AndyMarquisLive
I love short track racing (Taylor's Version)
dpkimmel2001
Team Owner
No. It's a free subscription if you have Sprint. It's a pay app if you don't.
dpkimmel2001
Team Owner
It's all under the News/Media option. They appear to have one video at the top and the the Articles section is listed directly below that. The Video section is located further down the page.
Thanks, dpk. I'll keep trying. It looks like the site is aimed more toward iPads and smart phones rather than desktop PCs.
VaDirt
Dirt Track Fanatic
Big, clunky and ugly. Zero improvement over the previous version.
dpkimmel2001
Team Owner
No problem and I hear ya. We are a tough crowd to please, us NASCAR fans.
Charlie Spencer
Road courses and short tracks.
TRL, as another desktop user, thanks for the warning. I'll wait until this weekend or next, after they've stepped on the bugs.
As to Twitter, I've never gotten the hang of it. Too much chaff to wheat. Besides, it's blocked at work and Jayski isn't.
Yes but will all of the functions of the app work on an AT&T iPhone? Sprint coverage is terrible where I live.
FenderBumper
The "good old days" ??
lol Nobody trusts nascar to do right by them.
Bucky Badger
Go Kyle Go
I agree. Too much fluff
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#17D500winner
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100% agree.
It should appeal to the "I want it now, I want it in the palm of my hand and with minimal effort on my part" crowd so if thats what they were shooting for, nice job.
FenderBumper
The "good old days" ??
Acronym please.
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#17D500winner
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That'll take some time.
...and most of the letters on your keyboard
FenderBumper
The "good old days" ??
Then I guess a scramble acronym is out of the question.
FenderBumper
The "good old days" ??
...and most of the letters on your keyboard
Qwerty+ crowd.
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#17D500winner
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LOL. Perfect.
The Qwerty crowd has a false sense of entitlement
Matthew2470
It's not that serious
I like that it's much less cluttered. It'll just take a bit of getting used to.
AndyMarquisLive
I love short track racing (Taylor's Version)
When more and more people are using smartphones and tablets, almost exclusively, to access the internet, it makes sense. Also, Windows 8 is designed almost exclusively for touchscreen devices. NASCAR's keeping up with the times. Not their fault some of you guys live in 2006.
Simpler is better.
AndyMarquisLive
I love short track racing (Taylor's Version)
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I don't dispute any of that but they could perhaps offer a version for those of us who don't text, tweet, Facebitch, Facebawl an/or browse the web while we're driving and have more than 3 seconds of attention to offer.
I did find a couple of positives with the new design which are the absence of those annoying ******* menu pop ups and it should be much easier for the visually impaired. It's got to be a shock to open that homepage on a 50" + flat screen
dpkimmel2001
Team Owner
For those of you that subscribed to either RaceView or TrackPass or for any of you that are thinking about it, nascar.com is now listing.....
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#17D500winner
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I haven't bothered with raceview and all that for a while but can one pick any driver and have in-car cameras or is it still a steady diet of all four (7 this year) HMS cars, with a few bones thrown in once in a while?
dpkimmel2001
Team Owner
I think you might be confusing RaceView with Race Buddy or some other option. That RaceView package allows you to select any of the 43 cars that you want as it always has. The only thing is, it's not actual live broadcasting of the race. It is nothing more than a virtual view from the car of choice. A cartoon. Frankly, I don't understand why they can't just give you control of the desired cars roof-cam. The technology exists. Why not make it available to the customer?
M
MOEJOE
Guest
ALL THIS. RIGHT HERE.
SOMEBODY MAIL THIS POST TO NASCAR
This would solve the disappearing young male fan problem.
M
MOEJOE
Guest
Its not exciting to watch what a computer renders. It is exciting to hear a guy on the scanner while watching the camera inside or outside the car. Give people what they want.
I'm calling up Brian tell it like it is!
I'm calling up Brian tell it like it is!
For sure. The technology is there trackside if you have a FanVision scanner, why not have it available for use on your PC or wireless device?
dpkimmel2001
Team Owner
I wonder. Is what you've described the reason why they don't want to make it available on our smartphones? Why rent a FanVision scanner if you already have one in your pocket? It's probably all back to the almighty $'s.
Personally I could care less about the visual part of the app while at the track. I'll watch the race in front of me rather than a device in my hand. I would like to have the scanner available to me on my cell phone though. That, I would use.
One advantage of the FanVision scanner is the ability to see the in-car camera or TV screen in the event that something happens while your driver is on the backstretch or out of view. Another feature that I like is the ability to replay in-car audio.
dpkimmel2001
Team Owner
Well, I'll say this. My view coming from someone that has never used a FanVision scanner. I've been using my same scanner equipment that I've had since I've started going to the races so I'm pretty old school when it comes to that. As long as that equipment works properly I can't justify spending the extra money for the FanVision scanner experience. As it is I only use my current setup a few times a year. I guess we are all comfortable with our current setups?
FenderBumper
The "good old days" ??
That's a sure bet. When Sprint opted out of Fan view, the die was cast. I don't thing nascar inc. ever makes financial decisions while giving proper weight to what's good for the sport and expanding it's fanbase. If they did, we would have been racing in 36 markets long ago.
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Yeah, I probably am as it was 2006/2007 when I first and last checked all that out.
Matthew2470
It's not that serious
Everyone is a NASCAR expert except NASCAR.
Everyone is an expert on education except teachers.
Everyone is an expert on widgets except widget makers.
Everyone is an expert on education except teachers.
Everyone is an expert on widgets except widget makers.
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Got an e-mail DP, my subscription will run it's duration and then I can make my choices when and if I renew. No prices or details of their new setup yet, just that it will have many new features and options. My fingers are crossed because I like raceview, mainly the ability to somewhat follow the race during commercials.
dpkimmel2001
Team Owner
They've now got on their site that we'll be able to get the pricing on January 15th. I'd think that would mean that we are finally able to log back into and manage our accounts at that point. My subscription has always been on an automatic renewal with them. For a long time I subscribed to their premier package and then lowered it to only the scanner option. If this upgraded service results in way better technology, I'll be back. I would hope that by subscribing to their premier service that would entitle me to the phone app as well but I guess we'll all find out soon enough.