re: 2024 NASCAR Season Thread - 2024-25 Offseason

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Hell they tried and failed to outbid Indy car for Long Beach.

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thank God this did not happen

Nascar needs to come up with some
actual good ideas (not the chase and overtime) of their own and stop copying Indycar (street courses, safer barrier, going to our tracks - Gateway, Kentucky, Homestead, Chicago, Hyrbidization)

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stop copying Indycar

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safer barrier

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NASCAR shouldn’t use safer barriers now?

Safer Barrier was invented by Indianapolis Motorspeedway in conjunction with the University of Nebraska

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Safer Barrier was invented by Indianapolis Motorspeedway in conjunction with the University fo Nebraska

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Got it, but why is it bad that NASCAR and tracks that host NASCAR events adopted it?

I get saying that they shouldn’t copy certain things from Indycar, but why wouldn’t NASCAR utilize a great safety technology like the safer barrier?

I don’t understand why NASCAR has a street race through a big city. It’s like they’re trying to be F1. They should be catering toward their own crowd. Like MLB doing field of dreams, nascar should stick to its fanbase and roots. Instead of having a street race through a city, why not bring back a half pavement/half beach race or something more related to nascar?

I’m pretty sure I could do a better job marketing for NASCAR than who ever is in charge now. Whoever is running the show at nascar doesn’t know the demographic, or they think they’re going to expand the demographic. But what they’re actually doing is pushing away their real fanbase, and not gaining anyone.

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these are* supposed * to be world class drivers

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They get exposed in these kinds of races. Nascar at COTA ain't much better.

ETA: I’m not trying to be a jerk about it. I enjoy Nascar. Not so much races like this.

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don’t understand why NASCAR has a street race through a big city. It’s like they’re trying to be F1. They should be catering toward their own crowd. Like MLB doing field of dreams, nascar should stick to its fanbase and roots. Instead of having a street race through a city, why not bring back a half pavement/half beach race or something more related to nascar? I’m pretty sure I could do a better job marketing for NASCAR than who ever is in charge now. Whoever is running the show at nascar doesn’t know the demographic, or they think they’re going to expand the demographic. But what they’re actually doing is pushing away their real fanbase, and not gaining anyone.

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agreed… stick to ovals in fly over states and the south east

NASCAR doesn't WANT to stick to its roots. That's their biggest problem.

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NASCAR’s focus is attracting younger fans. They don’t care about people who were fans of the NASCAR of 25-30+ years ago, unfortunately. They think events like this will attract younger fans. They think more technology, such as the EV prototype, will attract younger fans.

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if nascar wants to expand the demogrpahic they need to get rid of the current crapwagons and adopt a Gt3 ( with added protection for ovals) or a DTM(pre 2021) or Super Gt spec

hell make them like trans am like from
the 80s and 90s

but outside of the bumping and banging there is nothing entertaining about watching these cars drone around a micky mouse street course lay out where they are barely hitting 120 mph

I like a diverse schedule. I like road racing. Yes I know I can watch literally any other asphalt series to run on them. I watched Aussie V8s last night at midnight. I watch the 24 hour races. Indy. F1. I like the idea of a street race. So long as the execution of said race goes relatively well. The track is challenging. SVG is one of the top 5 racers in the world, and he’s admitted how difficult this course is. The problem you run into is when the sanctioning body does not believe in common sense.

Now me I’d like 40 races on the schedule but that ain’t happening. I still wish there was a legit dirt oval on the schedule. Test the drivers. Throw all kinds of diversity at them. We market these guys as the best in the world. Test them.