[Bob Tanner]

David Poole wrote the following interview with Brian France:
NASCAR's France touts value, talks about ownership, going 'green'

Be forewarned, you might need waders and protective gear to keep the @#!*# off you.

[Phils20]

I listened to about 30 seconds of his drivel on Sirius yesterday, and changed the Channell to "Octane"!

[Robertdjr]

Too bad he didn't discuss when he'll be retiring. Now that would interest me. Nothing else he says carries any weight.

[Bob Tanner]

I thought the following quotes were especially full of crap:
France said NASCAR will work aggressively to bring new owners into the sport.

"Part of the goal with our new car was to bring down the barriers to entry," France said. "I know the jury is still out on that, but that's our goal. We will do what can we do to attract new owners who will field competitive teams. That's what makes us work."

France said he believes more teams are getting the feel of the new race car being at all tracks for the first time this year. He stood behind NASCAR's decision not to change the rules on it despite calls for that from some teams.

"I know there has been a lot of debate that we should do this or that to make the car more raceable," France said. "The decision we made not to move the goal posts around and let the teams get caught up has paid off."

Looking for new owners = More people with money, not necessarily people who have an interest in racing

New car= How many passes for the lead this season have been made on the track, compared to being made in the pits. It's a race car that's turned Cup into a game of follow-the-leader unril ir is absolutely necessary to try and pass.

[DOF_power]

Apart from safety improvements I don't know about these decisions to improve things just how much they've made things worse.

[Bob Tanner]

Originally Posted by DOF_power

Apart from safety improvements I don't know about these decisions to improve things just how much they've made things worse.

Once more we agree. However, the thing which jumped out at me was the below statement:
"France said NASCAR will work aggressively to bring new owners into the sport. "

I don't think he meant "Owners." I believe, to the depths of my cynical little heart, is that he has all the "Owners" in Cup that he cares to have. The more "Owners," the more different teams and the more teams the more difficult the whole thing is to control.

I think what Brian would have preferred to say was he wants more "Investors." The bigger the better. Having an interest in motor sports is not necessary, and I can see where it might not even be desired.

[Quality88]

Originally Posted by Bob Tanner

David Poole wrote the following interview with Brian France:
NASCAR's France touts value, talks about ownership, going 'green'

Be forewarned, you might need waders and protective gear to keep the @#!*# off you.

Thanks for the warnin.... I've waded through enough sh!t this week, so I will avoid it.

[Bob Tanner]

Originally Posted by Quality88

Thanks for the warnin.... I've waded through enough sh!t this week, so I will avoid it.

Ol' Brian Z. really tries to come across like Lee Iaccoca (for those unfamiliar with businessmen, former successful head of Chrysler), but in reality he comes across as more of a Ken Lay (Less than successful head of Enron). Reading his interview just re-enforces this in my old Hoosier mind (bless his heart).