[Ron61]

Originally Posted by DougD

NASCAR started it's decline when they decided to focus on the drivers, not the cars. In the distant past, fans came to see the Fords vs the Chevys vs the Dodges. They picked their favorite driver because he drove their favorite car make. Now the focus is on the drivers, and, let's be honest, they're all a bunch of pussies. No more Richard Pettys, Dale Earnhardts, Darrel Waltrips or Bill Elliotts. Even Jimmy Spencer was a lot more interesting that these current faceless wimps. Fans don't want the rules changed to even out the field. If your car's not competitive, then back to the drawing board. Don't change the rules to make it all fair. They want real cars, not the caricatures of cars we have now.

Here's how to fix it:
1) All rules changes occur in the off season. Build a car to the rules and race it. If you're not competitive, too bad. Try again next year.
2) Go back to real cars. Make them look like the ones we drive on the street. Remember "What wins on Sunday, sells on Monday"?
3) Get rid of all the mamby-pamby rules. If you're a lap down, you'll have to get it back the old fashioned way.

OK. Rant complete.

Doug,

I agree with you. I watched a few minutes of the Indy practice for the Sprint cars and they have the bodies so sideways you can almost read the numbers on the drivers side door when they are coming straight at you. I to watch the start of the race and if it looks like another boring 4 hours of listening to the mouths in the booth, I watch something else until the last few laps of the race. Any wrecks or excitement they will show all week long on the various NASCAR shows anyway so I don't miss anything.

Ron