NA$CAR and the Indy 400 debacle
I've been watching NA$CAR racing since the days of the Chrysler 300's and while I've seen my share of middlin', piddlin' races the "Allstate 400' yesterday, July 27 has to be one of the nastiest, biggest fiascoes I have ever seen to be called a competitive 'race'. Yes, the last 8-9 laps out of a 160 lap race with Johnson and Edwards was almost interesting, but you just had to wonder which of them was going to blow a tire and end up in the wall and finish at the tail end of the pack. And Johnson did blow a tire attempting a burnout. Then to listen to Goodyear try to defend their crappy tire. The BS about the abrasiveness of the surface - it sure didn't bother the Indy cars 6 weeks ago on their Firestones. Mr Goodyear, that track surface is a KNOWN value in the equation - stop the BS. The COT is a fact of life as well and testing has been going on for 2-3 years - so it too is a KNOWN value in the equation. A "competition caution(?)" every 10 laps sure doesn't make for much "competition". The paying fans sure didn't get their money's worth and at the price of a ticket, the refreshments, the costs of getting there and accommodations - for sure I would wonder if it was all worth it. NA$CAR is still reporting full houses - that Indy race didn't have anywhere near the full house nor the 250K in attendance they so glibly reported. Makes me want to turn off the boob tube and take a nap:eek: :D