Comments on: TV Times – If Fans Are Not Going To The Races, Why Aren’t They Watching On TV? http://motorsportsnews.net/archives/3767 Home of the FREE Stock Car Gazette E-zine Mon, 14 May 2012 01:01:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Lou http://motorsportsnews.net/archives/3767/comment-page-1#comment-192709 Lou Tue, 16 Jun 2009 23:30:58 +0000 http://motorsportsnews.net/?p=3767#comment-192709 I raced modifieds, minisprints, late models over 30 years. I watched the rules get narrower, costs go up and prize down. Now I see Cup at the same level. Rules that squelch creativity. Top 35 Chase Spec Racing Bad Handling Boring races Closed pits Petty and arbitrary rule enforcement Long out Single car teams going extinct I think they should have limited rules. Have a common tire. Cubic Inches, compression, fuel rules. Weight rule, and left side weight. Driver safety rules such as cage requirements. No body rules. Two cars per team. This would bring the racing back into the game. It would be a high dollar asphalt series running more like the late model dirt cars series. Qualify for each race position One provisional start per season Race back to green Let the men take back racing. Excitement is the answer. All the rest is just boring. I raced modifieds, minisprints, late models over 30 years. I watched the rules get narrower, costs go up and prize down. Now I see Cup at the same level. Rules that squelch creativity.
Top 35
Chase
Spec Racing
Bad Handling
Boring races
Closed pits
Petty and arbitrary rule enforcement
Long out
Single car teams going extinct

I think they should have limited rules. Have a common tire. Cubic Inches, compression, fuel rules.
Weight rule, and left side weight. Driver safety rules such as cage requirements.
No body rules.
Two cars per team.
This would bring the racing back into the game. It would be a high dollar asphalt series running more like the late model dirt cars series.
Qualify for each race position
One provisional start per season
Race back to green

Let the men take back racing. Excitement is the answer. All the rest is just boring.

]]> By: ioldealer http://motorsportsnews.net/archives/3767/comment-page-1#comment-192708 ioldealer Tue, 16 Jun 2009 23:16:31 +0000 http://motorsportsnews.net/?p=3767#comment-192708 Get rid of the chase,the points and all the other give aways ,put the money in the purse and let them race.That will put some excitement back in ...... Get rid of the chase,the points and all the other give aways ,put the money in the purse and let them race.That will put some excitement back in ……

]]> By: Lorenzen http://motorsportsnews.net/archives/3767/comment-page-1#comment-192707 Lorenzen Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:38:19 +0000 http://motorsportsnews.net/?p=3767#comment-192707 I've been following NASCAR racing since the 60's, when I could only read about it in car magazines as a kid. My feelng is they took the MAN out of the driver. He now has to be a pretty face and can't say or do anything wrong or else be fined. I say junk the COT and build cars with strong engines and narrower tires and see if these wimps can muscle a stock car for 500 miles like Cale, Allison, Petty, Turner and Lund used to do. I’ve been following NASCAR racing since the 60′s, when I could only read about it in car magazines as a kid. My feelng is they took the MAN out of the driver. He now has to be a pretty face and can’t say or do anything wrong or else be fined. I say junk the COT and build cars with strong engines and narrower tires and see if these wimps can muscle a stock car for 500 miles like Cale, Allison, Petty, Turner and Lund used to do.

]]> By: wade http://motorsportsnews.net/archives/3767/comment-page-1#comment-192706 wade Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:24:59 +0000 http://motorsportsnews.net/?p=3767#comment-192706 the number of commercial breaks ruins the race coverage, the top 35 rule is insane, and NA$CAR tempered any rivalry their could be among drivers so the could be politically correct and appeal to coperate america. add too many cookie cutter tracks, throw in the ridiculus COT, NA$CAR is reaping its reward the number of commercial breaks ruins the race coverage, the top 35 rule is insane, and NA$CAR tempered any rivalry their could be among drivers so the could be politically correct and appeal to coperate america. add too many cookie cutter tracks, throw in the ridiculus COT, NA$CAR is reaping its reward

]]> By: John http://motorsportsnews.net/archives/3767/comment-page-1#comment-192705 John Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:21:54 +0000 http://motorsportsnews.net/?p=3767#comment-192705 Start times too late. Living in the Central time zones most races start at 1:30 or later. Having 3 kids by then we have already started something else. If we waited until race is over then it is too lated to do anything. Always liked the races that started at 12:15 to 12:30. Then races would be over by 4:00 at latest. Then I could spend the rest of day entertaining the kids. Start times too late. Living in the Central time zones most races start at 1:30 or later. Having 3 kids by then we have already started something else. If we waited until race is over then it is too lated to do anything. Always liked the races that started at 12:15 to 12:30. Then races would be over by 4:00 at latest. Then I could spend the rest of day entertaining the kids.

]]> By: allan http://motorsportsnews.net/archives/3767/comment-page-1#comment-192704 allan Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:01:50 +0000 http://motorsportsnews.net/?p=3767#comment-192704 when dale jr is not running good or up front an racing for the win i shut the tv off,an fine somthing else to do, when dale jr is not running good or up front an racing for the win i shut the tv off,an fine somthing else to do,

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