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Re: Any race fans out there?
You want to see how bad the "name" thing is, go to a race at Talladega. You would swear he was a 'Bama boy, when in fact he came from Kanapolis NC! Little E even talked about opening up a new track in Mobile. I've been to that track many times. It's funny, if Jr gets knocked out of the race 1/2 the fans leave before the end. Talk about a mass exodus. It's nuts down there. I was there when Gordon won and the fans pummeled his car with beer cans.
I don't think there is one track that sells out anymore. You can walk up to the ticket booth and buy a seat that day for the race. Bristol used to sell out way in advance. It may take you a couple of years just to get a ticket. Even they don't sell out anymore. Part of it, I think, is the fact NASCAR peaked a couple of years ago. The "new" fans had their fix and have moved on to something else. The economy isn't helping either, of course. I think even more than ticket prices, alot of tracks have been giving deals lately, is that accomodations double during race weekend. If you stay in a motel for a couple of nights, that can break ya when you add it to the cost of everything else.
One thing I would like NASCAR to do is "stop" messing with the cars every year. I guess fuel injection is on the horizon. Is that for next year? They also changed the points system and # of cars in the chase. I think it's 10 now and I heard something about a wildcard? I'm lost this year on that end. Does anyone know what the max points a driver can get in a race? I believe it used to be 180. I know that changed.
You want to see how bad the "name" thing is, go to a race at Talladega. You would swear he was a 'Bama boy, when in fact he came from Kanapolis NC! Little E even talked about opening up a new track in Mobile. I've been to that track many times. It's funny, if Jr gets knocked out of the race 1/2 the fans leave before the end. Talk about a mass exodus. It's nuts down there. I was there when Gordon won and the fans pummeled his car with beer cans.
I don't think there is one track that sells out anymore. You can walk up to the ticket booth and buy a seat that day for the race. Bristol used to sell out way in advance. It may take you a couple of years just to get a ticket. Even they don't sell out anymore. Part of it, I think, is the fact NASCAR peaked a couple of years ago. The "new" fans had their fix and have moved on to something else. The economy isn't helping either, of course. I think even more than ticket prices, alot of tracks have been giving deals lately, is that accomodations double during race weekend. If you stay in a motel for a couple of nights, that can break ya when you add it to the cost of everything else.
One thing I would like NASCAR to do is "stop" messing with the cars every year. I guess fuel injection is on the horizon. Is that for next year? They also changed the points system and # of cars in the chase. I think it's 10 now and I heard something about a wildcard? I'm lost this year on that end. Does anyone know what the max points a driver can get in a race? I believe it used to be 180. I know that changed.
