Nascar '09

[Bill Bess]

One thing to remember is that "Stock Car Racing" in America is the same as Mother, Apple pie and McDonalds, it ain't gonna go away anytime soon.
I suspect there will be some reductions in the size of teams, less pay and smaller prizes for the drivers.
Hopefully, they will reduce the ticket prices so us "poor unemployed smucks" that appreciate NASCAR can attend a few races next year. If they don't make it affordable, I'll just hang with our local rednecks here in town.

It ain't all bad...there are still plenty of fast cars and good engines that will sustain 9000 RPM's for 500 miles.

[CowtownCobra]

Originally Posted by Bill Bess

One thing to remember is that "Stock Car Racing" in America is the same as Mother, Apple pie and McDonalds, it ain't gonna go away anytime soon

Sounds suspiciously like baseball. I was one of those rabid NASCAR fans going back to the 70's. But anymore, it is about as lively and interesting as b-ball

[Don]

F1 has been very aggressive regarding changes to reduce cost. Could not find the concise summary, but the following article has the changes:

“It will be Formula One as we all know it, but clearly much less expensive.”

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/mot...ts-by-1bn.html

With these changes, F! is getting closer to a spec series

With the specific race sponsor, approx 4 or 5 races do not have race sponsors, and Team sponsor concerns, looks like NASCAR will have to institute additional cost reductions

[Bartruff1]

I have never understood how the France Family was allowed to own the sanctioning body that awards the races and at the same time own several race tracks ??? Even Bernie has more ethics than that ....not much more.

[Don]

RE: Kentucky Speedway:

" The basis of the lawsuit was simple: independently-owned Kentucky Speedway opened its doors in 2000, upgrading its facilities since in hopes of landing a date on the Sprint Cup tour. Instead, it's been largely ignored while other tracks such as Chicagoland, Kansas, Texas, California and Phoenix landed coveted extra dates on the schedule.

Four of those five tracks are owned by International Speedway Corporation (ISC) -- a company owned and operated by the France family. In fact, the company currently heads up 12 of the 22 tracks listed on the 2008 Cup slate -- enough to raise some eyebrows, considering that NASCAR's CEO is none other than Brian France. "


http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200....18/index.html

[Bartruff1]

Originally Posted by Don

RE: Kentucky Speedway:

" The basis of the lawsuit was simple: independently-owned Kentucky Speedway opened its doors in 2000, upgrading its facilities since in hopes of landing a date on the Sprint Cup tour. Instead, it's been largely ignored while other tracks such as Chicagoland, Kansas, Texas, California and Phoenix landed coveted extra dates on the schedule.

Four of those five tracks are owned by International Speedway Corporation (ISC) -- a company owned and operated by the France family. In fact, the company currently heads up 12 of the 22 tracks listed on the 2008 Cup slate -- enough to raise some eyebrows, considering that NASCAR's CEO is none other than Brian France. "


http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200....18/index.html

I just don't get it...that rulling looks like complete nonsense bordering on corrupt to me....