jeepinmatt
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That series exists and no one watches it because no one covers it. Or is it no one covers it because no one watches it? www.gotransam.com www.imsa.com etcI feel confident there is room for a new 'stock' car series, similar to DTM and BTCC and V8 supercars here in America. That is all the racing I watch. It's real racing, with cars that I can theoretically buy at the dealership. If racing is supposed to improve the breed, I don't understand how the manufacturers put money into a race series that has so little to do with actual road cars they sell to make money.
Would be bad ass to see a legit Chevrolet SS battle a Dodge charger battle a Mustang on a road course with only roll bars and sticky tires. Then you'd see who makes the best cars and who the best drivers are.
Ford needs to make a legit V8 rwd sedan to compete.
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Yea...There are series out there, it's just surprising that the Big 3, or 4, put so much money into NASCAR still, when the cars are so far removed from road car tech. I do watch IMSA occasionally, when it's on a normal TV channel.
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Gone are the days of win on Sunday, sell on Monday. ...
...it's just surprising that the Big 3, or 4, put so much money into NASCAR still, when the cars are so far removed from road car tech. ...
...Would be bad ass to see a legit Chevrolet SS battle a Dodge charger battle a Mustang on a road course with only roll bars and sticky tires. Then you'd see who makes the best cars and who the best drivers are....Ford needs to make a legit V8 rwd sedan to compete.
Last I knew... The factory money had pretty much dried up in NASCAR, for that very reason. (and, when the COT came a long, there was no real brand recognition.)
Anyone know, has this changed since they scrapped the COT.
And @ol'Jeeps Danica might not belong in a cup car, but I'd still like to bang her..I mean,,swap some spit with her...paint..swap paint with her. Oh you know what I'm trying to say..lol
ANd bringing the topic back to "new series sponsor"... Can Monster really infuse the kind of money, ("percentage of profit" money?) that R J Reynolds was able to? Maybe none of them have since the "Cup" days!
Hmmmmm...
She finished 24th in points last year, so she's apparently better than more than half of the registered field of drivers....
Seriously though, that woman is great for publicity. ...QUOTE]
No doubt about that at all. Only reason she has a ride!
But I think it's publicity aimed at one demographic and alienates another. I think it's like the influx of Foreign drivers. Yes, it draws 10 new fans... but alienates 100. (This might have some basis in fact, looking at the stands these days.) And sadly, the 10 it draws are the kind that will bounce from one thing to another depending on what is "trending" during any period! NASCAR forsakes their roots, (Darlington, Southern 500), for the California Speedway, in '97. "Fans" showed up for a couple of years. (oh... and we were one of the teams paid to drag our back-up car out of the hauler and pull a "1" off the door and put it in the field to fill the field!) NASCAR trashes its greatest historic race to go to California. And now...they removed 26% of the seating because they couldn't fill the place! (They said it was because of "the recession." That's bullshit because through all the years, since '1977, that I was in racing, we had several recessions and racing flourished...the stands were full) NASCAR played to a crowd who moves like the wind!
(I know they have brought back the Darlington race, but I don't think its called the Southern 500 anymore. At least it is back on Labor Day weekend! And BTW. ALL the big sports seem to be flourishing...NFL, NBA, etc. So I'm guessing "fans" are still spending money for tickets!)
Stock Car racing is a grass roots sport. NASCAR has alienated the Grass roots fan. The guys who lived and breathed NASCAR. The Guy who, Drove a Monte Carlo, Smoked Winstons, chewed Skoal, Drank Budweiser, wore Wranglers, etc. Each of those empty seats at the races represents those fans!
Oh, and Butts in the seats is of no concern to NASCAR. Its all about TV money. That's why the stands are being painted the way they are. THAT is a sad indictment of the state of the sport!
...They are paying a fraction of what NASCAR was asking for a title sponsor which was roughly 1Billion over 10yrs to replace Sprint. Monster is paying 20 Million a year for the title sponsorship with a 2 year agreement with an option for 2 more. ...
isnt $20m per year the same as $1B for 10?
EDIT: OMG!! EPIC MATH FAIL!!!!
isnt $20m per year the same as $1B for 10?
Pure electrics. They can race 100 miles then take a 6 hour break to recharge.View attachment 241613 I think they should scrap it all and start over with hybrid cars, saves on fuel. Prius for the win
Pure electrics. They can race 100 miles then take a 6 hour break to recharge.