[Racer Duck]

Someone posted this interesting point of view on another website. Does he have a valid point, and, more importantly, would his suggestion work?

NASCAR wants money, Drivers want money. You want racing. go to your local tracks.

NASCAR should run a west and east coast division about 20 races, then take the top 15 from each division and run 10 races across the country for championship. Everyone must qualify for every race, no spots locked in by owners points.

They want the big bucks, then earn it every week. Maybe that will get these drivers out of their motorhomes and back on the track.

[PettyBlue]

Reads alot like post #41 of a thread in this forum, Bruton Smith pulls Charlotte races

[Racer Duck]

Originally Posted by PettyBlue

Reads alot like post #41 of a thread in this forum, Bruton Smith pulls Charlotte races

guess that means you're ahead of your time

[PettyBlue]

Originally Posted by Racer Duck

guess that means you're ahead of your time

I am slow and lost RD,help me out with your post,will ya?

[Racer Duck]

Originally Posted by PettyBlue

I am slow and lost RD,help me out with your post,will ya?

No problem PB, the post you referenced (yours) was done on the 2nd of November at GoTeamsGo Nascar Forums. The post I referenced was done on the 7th of November at Yahoo. Therefore, you're ahead of everyone else (I've seen) with that particular thought by almost a week!

FYI: the Yahoo poster was commenting on an article about Bruton Smith possibly moving an NHIS date elsewhere.

I'm particularly happy that you, the GTG posters, seem to be ahead of the rest of the world with your thoughts on NASCAR and other sports. Kind of like they come here to see which way they should be thinking on a subject.

[SpaceCadet]

Originally Posted by Racer Duck

NASCAR wants money, Drivers want money. You want racing. go to your local tracks.

NASCAR should run a west and east coast division about 20 races, then take the top 15 from each division and run 10 races across the country for championship. Everyone must qualify for every race, no spots locked in by owners points.

They want the big bucks, then earn it every week. Maybe that will get these drivers out of their motorhomes and back on the track.

I love this idea. Why couldn't this work? It could, I think. Seems like it would make for better racing. It'll never happen, but one can dream.

[PettyBlue]

Originally Posted by Racer Duck

No problem PB, the post you referenced (yours) was done on the 2nd of November at GoTeamsGo Nascar Forums. The post I referenced was done on the 7th of November at Yahoo. Therefore, you're ahead of everyone else (I've seen) with that particular thought by almost a week!

FYI: the Yahoo poster was commenting on an article about Bruton Smith possibly moving an NHIS date elsewhere.

I'm particularly happy that you, the GTG posters, seem to be ahead of the rest of the world with your thoughts on NASCAR and other sports. Kind of like they come here to see which way they should be thinking on a subject.

Thanks RD but it was not my post.I ain't that smart,lol.I am just slow and lost.

[Bob Tanner]

Originally Posted by Racer Duck

Someone posted this interesting point of view on another website. Does he have a valid point, and, more importantly, would his suggestion work?

NASCAR wants money, Drivers want money. You want racing. go to your local tracks.

NASCAR should run a west and east coast division about 20 races, then take the top 15 from each division and run 10 races across the country for championship. Everyone must qualify for every race, no spots locked in by owners points.

They want the big bucks, then earn it every week. Maybe that will get these drivers out of their motorhomes and back on the track.

They already do this, kind of, Duck. The BGNE and the BGNW (or what-the-Hell they call the Series' these days). Then Toyota sponsors a big shin dig out at Irwindale in October. I watched it and they put on a good show.

My main concern would be how do you split up the big named drivers? Who goes West and who goes East? If, for example, Jeffie Pooh goes to the East, then doesn't that cut his tee-shirt revenue (and don't forget NA$CAR gets a share of his sales) almost in half? We both know that just ain't gonna fly.

I think the above idea might be preferable to the mess we have now but...?

I believe it's what Bruton had in mind about fifteen-twenty years ago, if you can remember some of his discussions. It went nowhere. Ditto the the ill-fated TRAC- Racing Team Series.
Remember that one of about...? 1992 or 1993 - 32 cars sponsored by sixteen cities across the country, two cars per city, split into divisions, if I remember right. Each city would have a one-mile track, identical to the other fifteen. One race per track per year, with a final championship race with the best from each division racing for the championship. It flopped BIG TIME.