2 Inarow Sat Nite Races Rained Out
Are the Racin' Gods trying to tell NA$CAr something like
Respect Your Elders?
It's too late at nite for old stockcarracin fans to watch
tv races (almost all tv ratings are down).
Local Saturday Nite race attendance is down.
Next race--AllStars Sat Nite 5/19--Forecast?

--
Crusader

"Crusader" <cru357 (AT) sbcglobal (DOT) net> wrote

I don't know (or even care) about the old timers, but I like Saturday night
races.
You can't beat the color & spectacle of a Saturday night shootout. It gives
you something worthwhile to do on a Saturday night (like drag the plasma out
onto the deck and throw a deck party!), it clears up Sunday to spend time
with the family, and if the race is rained out, you can still catch it the
next day live.
I see no downside whatsoever with night races.
Give the old farts some time to get used to the night races, then let's see
how the ratings stack up.

"Mike/Speeed" <speeedracerREMOVE24 (AT) verizon (DOT) net> wrote

pass in the final turn of the final lap. Now THAT is how you run a race. I
can't imagine sitting around the house watching TV on a Saturday night.
When that sounds attractive, just go buy me a rocking chair.

Carey in Manvel

"Carey Akin" <cmakin (AT) att (DOT) net> wrote

What we do during a Saturday night NC race hardly qualifies as old, stale or
boring. A keg of beer, hot wings, burgers, hot dogs, pizza, tropical drinks
for the ladies, a fully stocked wet bar, a fire pit burning 15 feet from the
deck, a 52" plasma with 360 degree outside surround, a heated, in-ground
pool, and a seven person hot tub (within easy viewing distance of the
plasma).
Sorry Carey, but I'd rather do that than suck dirt & exhaust fumes all
night, then sit in an hour of traffic & deal with the obligatory race track
power drinkers. With my plan, we all just walk home or sleep over until the
next day in the guest room or game room.
Everybody has fun, no one gets hurt, and other than a Sunday morning
clean-up, very little effort expended.
Sounds like a winner to me.....; )

"Mike/Speeed" <speeedracerREMOVE24 (AT) verizon (DOT) net> wrote

right; as well as the camaraderie of the team. With the added
responsibilities of heading up the touring series, I also have to spend some
time rustling up sponsors. This past weekend was a tough one, with two
races out of town (Beaumont Friday and Lufkin on Saturday) and our first
time as a new series at both. That also meant some time for me in the booth
with the announcer 'splainin' to all what we are about and trying to do. We
had the grill going at both tracks, won at Lufkin (in the last lap, or did I
already say that?). Got the payouts, passed the money around. Heck, by the
time I left, there wasn't any traffic, just a couple of hours driving to do.
Just as well, I was still pretty much on GMT since I just got back Stateside
on Wednesday night after ten days in Africa.

TV? Some weekends, I never even turn it on. Heck, I don't even own a big
screen or a plasma. Yeah, sometimes we may get a little hurt; a car or two
may get torn up, but it IS racing and I couldn't imagine spending a weekend
any other way. As it is, I am going on vacation this week, and driving up
to Indiana. The 500 is only one of nine events on my tentative list,
ranging as far north and east as Kokomo and Anderson to as far west and
south as Terre Haute and Haubstadt. A stop in Memphis for some blues and
barbeque on the way home. . . . .

To each their own, though. Some of us choose to watch, while others of us
choose to take part. I'm not saying one is better than the other. When I
get old, I may buy be one of those big screens. Until then, I would much
rather be there.

Carey in Manvel

"Mike/Speeed" <speeedracerREMOVE24 (AT) verizon (DOT) net> wrote

you are going to have to post some photos of that setup. Sounds dreamy!
With that setup I'd stay home on Sat nights too!

"Carey Akin" <cmakin (AT) att (DOT) net> wrote

I went over to my neighbor's & watched the NBS race on an 85" TV.
Watched meaning noticed. I got too busy enjoying getting to know
my new neighbors in my new development.
But when it comes to 'real racin' like Cup, do not call me, do not
drop in, i will ignore u. Besides, i did take a nap pre-race,
but have stayed awake on most Sundays when God decreed that
Racin' was supposed to take place on Sunday Afternoons!
CRU--To each their own is correct.

On Mon, 14 May 2007 20:16:41 GMT, "Carey Akin" <cmakin (AT) att (DOT) net> wrote:

Some people are fans entirely content to watch, some fans want to get
into the mix and actually race, or just go to the track for their
entertainment. What you say is correct, to each their own. You and I
(and thousands like us) just happen to choose Live over Memorex.
Nuttin wrong with either IMO.

And yes, I have the whole HD/surround thing going on too (and a heated
pool? It's 80+ here AT NIGHT....woo, don't need no heat!), but I'd
rather be racing than watching people race, when I can. When I can't,
watching is just fine...So long as the Tivo got set right and grabbed
the race and not some rerun of "Cops" or some other insanely boring
programming...

"SimRacer" <NOsimracer68 (AT) yahoo (DOT) comSPAM> wrote

Yup. If folks didn't want to watch, we wouldn't be able to race.
Oh, man. You want to talk about being pissed. Before I left for Africa, I
programmed my DVD recorder and dish (I know, I will do the DVR thing some
day) for the shows I wanted to watch. Well, I get back, and have a little
time to sit and watch some TV and what do I find? Nothing but static and
snow. All ten separate recordings. I go back and check my dish programming
and what do I find? Well, I got the days right, but forgot to advance the
month from April to May. Grrrrrrrr. Well, I didn't need to watch that much
TV anyway.

Carey in Manvel

Crusader wrote:
Its all a comnspiracy made up of a combination of global warming, global
cooling, receding glaciers, clearcutting raingorests, alien abductions
and Dale Earnhardt, Sr. being pissed that GJ passed his record.