NA$CAR races

I too was at Daytona, our seats are half way between the exit to pit road and the starting line. I saw a lot of empty seats. I had scanner trouble about 2/3's the way through the race and the people who take the tickets were gone, and the gates where open anyone could come in! Saturday they were selling tickets at a very discounted price, which upset me because I had to pay full price for mine last Feb. What do I think would make for better racing? Did you know that you make $80,000 dollars to finish last, you can make almost 3 million dollars just to "make" every race. I do not know the answer, I do love going, we have garage passes and infield parking permits, so being there is a fun expierence. I will keep on going until the Toyota's finally take over, which I am afraid is going to happen. We will see. But once in a while there is some serious on track racing. Edd

The one thing about this race today--- It sure as hell wasn't boring!!

RS

Missed the race but just caught some of the highlights.... I really hope that this isn't the example of what it takes to have an "exciting" NASCAR race!!!!!!! Flippin' restrictor plate racing should be outlawed as cruel and unusual punishment!!!! I don't care how much I dislike a driver, I could never, never be happy to see him taken out in a wreck!!!! I'm sure it was a really "exciting" race to the checkers or wreckers crowd!!!!! What I've seen of the highlights so far, looks like it was just another BS plate race......

It was perfect:LOL:

Checkers and wreckers crowd, Huuum thats a new one for me. Wonder if that means the folks who like to go to or watch a Stock Car Race, a Nascar Stock Car Race??? Guess it does. Some folks are so busy trying to be politically correct that maybe they forget thats Nascar is a "Stock Car Race" in a stock car race there supposed to bounce off of each other. Thats why they have fenders and roll cages.

RS

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Originally Posted by Hombre259

Checkers and wreckers crowd, Huuum thats a new one for me. Wonder if that means the folks who like to go to or watch a Stock Car Race, a Nascar Stock Car Race??? Guess it does. Some folks are so busy trying to be politically correct that maybe they forget thats Nascar is a "Stock Car Race" in a stock car race there supposed to bounce off of each other. Thats why they have fenders and roll cages.

RS

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No, checkers or wreckers around here means win or crash trying.... Not a politically correct bone in my body..... Never seen in any rule book for any sanctioning body where crashing is mandatory........ Sure don't see where banging into somebody and having a car go into the catch fence injuring spectators and tearing up a lot of high dollar equipment has any "entertainment" value to people who actually understand racing......

Talladega Race
Great race - that is if you like to see 20-30 cars destroyed, spectators injured, cars running in a 43 car (or whatever is left after a major crash) pack. Speeds on a track that really wasn't built for them, regardless of the history, including Bill Elliott in 1987 at 213. Eventually, there will be drivers or other deaths there. Drivers hate it with a passion

I like to see racing - and that wasn't what I call racing - it's called survival.

If that's your kind of race, enjoy.

I certainly understand stock car racing, and the history of it. Wrecks are a "fact" of life if you want to play that game.

I did in fact watch the race and not just some highlites, didn't see anyone bang into anyone in the Edwards -- Keselowski incident. I did see Edwards try and block and then cut down into Keselowskis car getting turned and ending up in the fence. Man thats Stock Car Racing. Edwards made a simple and relativly small mistake, Keselowski just held his line like he should have. The wreck was the by product of two guys going to it in a race. It's supposed to

be that way.

Shame any fans got hurt. But the fans know the risk they take when they attend a race---- any race. If you want to be perfectly safe Stay Home.

Last time I checked life itself has some risk's, remove them all and it's going to be real dull real quick.
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RS

IC2,

If you remember the history of Nascar your post wasn't quite accurate.

Talladega was built the way it is and with its banking becuase Bill France wanted a track were they could run 220 MPH. The track itself was absolutly designed and built to be a + 200 mile race track.

As far as the drivers hating the Talladega, I don't know were that came from. If you listen to the drivers themselves during there interviews most of them say they love the track. but to a man they hate the "Restricter Plates" and what they do to racing. They slow the cars down and just about any racer would hate that.

RS

Yup, yer right.... Just let em run wide open, kill em all and let God sort it out!!!! Restrictor plates are not the answer, true. Time for another driver's boycott of BOTH the restrictor plate tracks. The cars are way too fast and too equal (with or without the plates) to run there. Life is full of risks, intelligent people avoid the unnecessary one...... Race fans go to see the race, maybe the wreck em rodeo crowd should try a Demolition Derby..... Wrecking is a part of racing, but anything done to make the wrecks less violent and less hazardous to the people involved is a positive step.

There is no good defense of that wreck fest that happened yesterday.... Just plain stupid to subject drivers, fans, and their equipment to that crap..... That ain't racing, just entertainment for the blood and guts crowd....

Not a helluva lot of racing going on when you got 9 wrecks during the race.:eek: That's a lot of low speed cautions. Although I have to admit, Carl Edwards attempt at flying was interesting to watch.

I used to watch every televised NA$CAR race a few years back. But I rarely take the time to watch many today. I can have just as much fun in my garage.:D

Maybe it's time to get back to the basics. Like the annual Checkered Flag Jalopy Showdown in York Springs, PA. Just good old racing in the dirt.... or mud. Rain never stops the fun..:eek::LOL:

If they did a little less blocking and a little more racing we wouldn't have so many wrecks at the plate tracks... I like the plate tracks and the short tracks way better then the intermediate stuff..

About the only solution for Talladega and Daytona is to run a smaller cube engine and do away with the restrictor plate for those races,you can still make horsepower with 302 cubes.