Tiregate: Straight talk from msnbc.com Sports Writer

[Digger]

JT The Brick, man he laid it out. He was flat out brutally honest but he's right and we need the same type of straight talk from NASCAR now.

The Brickyard 400 was an unwatchable disaster because of the tire issue, and NASCAR owes its fans a refund, an apology and an explanation.

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[MRM]

What does JT The Brick know about NASCAR? He's a stick and ball guy, and not much of one of those.

If you go to a football game and it pours down so much rain where the players can hardly stand up, do fans ask for a refund? No. There is always a risk for the ticket holder that something could happen if things don't go as "normal". Racing is no different. If I had been at Indy and sat through that, I wouldn't have demanded a refund. That's part of it. But I also wouldn't go back either.

 

[Digger]

What does JT The Brick know about NASCAR? He's a stick and ball guy, and not much of one of those.

If you go to a football game and it pours down so much rain where the players can hardly stand up, do fans ask for a refund? No. There is always a risk for the ticket holder that something could happen if things don't go as "normal". Racing is no different. If I had been at Indy and sat through that, I wouldn't have demanded a refund. That's part of it. But I also wouldn't go back either.

If the rain gets to that point at a baseball game, they'd call it or put it on delay. Of course, that's the only way you could make baseball interesting.

I wouldn't demand a refund, but I sure as hell wouldn't go the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Quite honestly, I lost every reason I liked it. I think it's overrated, and the racing isn't that good in either the 500 or 400.

 

[MRM]

Oh, it's very overrated. I would never pay good money to go there in person for the Brickyard or the Indy 500. At best, you're only seeing half the race.