Post by lafnatu on Feb 12, 2018 12:01:06 GMT -5
Well, here we are, well into 2018. The NASCAR racing season is upon us, again. We watched the Clash and was somewhat disappointed with a couple of drivers that generally are consistently dependable to give a well thought out performance, but didn't in the Clash. Kyle Larson turning Jimmie Johnson on the last lap was rather anti-climactic. I don't believe JJ had a shot to win but it's still disappointing. Larson was just a bit too aggressive in his bump drafting, but then again it was the last lap.
I was stunned at the size of the crowd at Daytona for a race that, at one time, had 50,000 people watching in the grandstands. This trend appears to be continuing despite the efforts of NASCAR and their track affiliates. Daytona spent hundreds of millions of their favorite dollars redoing Daytona desperately trying to lure back some of the fans they've squandered over the past decade, to no avail.
It's just a bit hard to empathize with NASCAR. Although we have no interest in attending any activities at Daytona, even though we're staying less than an hour from the speedway, we checked ticket prices and was astounded to find that the top price for the 500 is over $300 per seat and a multi race package costing several hundred dollars over an above the $300 plus for the 500 ticket is required to even a sniff at those seats. I hope they know what they're (NASCAR/ISC) doing. The last time I renewed my seat for the Daytona 500 it was less than $200 and I stopped buying them given that the racing isn't all that good and the idiots in the stands seemed desperately compelled to stand for the whole race.
I don't feel the least bad for NASCAR, but it really does sadden me to see how incredibly low the mighty have fallen. I've been attending the dirt races in Florida for a week now and the dirt track crowds are stronger than ever. NASCAR might want to look at what they're doing and implement some of that into their own racing programs.
Any of you limp dik's wanna' chime in?
I was stunned at the size of the crowd at Daytona for a race that, at one time, had 50,000 people watching in the grandstands. This trend appears to be continuing despite the efforts of NASCAR and their track affiliates. Daytona spent hundreds of millions of their favorite dollars redoing Daytona desperately trying to lure back some of the fans they've squandered over the past decade, to no avail.
It's just a bit hard to empathize with NASCAR. Although we have no interest in attending any activities at Daytona, even though we're staying less than an hour from the speedway, we checked ticket prices and was astounded to find that the top price for the 500 is over $300 per seat and a multi race package costing several hundred dollars over an above the $300 plus for the 500 ticket is required to even a sniff at those seats. I hope they know what they're (NASCAR/ISC) doing. The last time I renewed my seat for the Daytona 500 it was less than $200 and I stopped buying them given that the racing isn't all that good and the idiots in the stands seemed desperately compelled to stand for the whole race.
I don't feel the least bad for NASCAR, but it really does sadden me to see how incredibly low the mighty have fallen. I've been attending the dirt races in Florida for a week now and the dirt track crowds are stronger than ever. NASCAR might want to look at what they're doing and implement some of that into their own racing programs.
Any of you limp dik's wanna' chime in?