Nascar's off season thread.

[Utd7]

^^lol why the hate for Ford?

[TheBigCheese21]

^^lol why the hate for Ford?

Just never really liked them. They have spurts of success but for the most part they are a bit inconsistent. Its been pretty obvious that Chevy and Toyota have been the strongest makes so far.

[TheBigCheese21]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- The season hadn't even ended before NASCAR's top executives were previewing 2013, the new ''Gen 6'' cars and elements of a five-year industry ''action plan'' designed to engage and excite fans.
The season ended with a celebratory final image of fresh-faced champion Brad Keselowski, drunk on the combination of his sponsor's beer and the joy of giving team owner Roger Penske his first championship. And the days since Sunday's finale have been a coming out party for the 28-year-old from suburban Detroit, who is all over the television dial smoothly shilling for NASCAR.
It's a reprieve from the bad news: ESPN's ratings from the race at Homestead-Miami Speedway were down 25 percent from last year's race, the most-viewed in network history. Ratings were down or flat for all 10 Chase for the Sprint Cup championship races this season.
Why? Because the racing in 2012 was mostly forgettable, something chairman Brian France has tasked his entire competition department with fixing.
''The missing and final piece, which we're working on now, is to improve on the quality of racing,'' France said before Sunday's finale. ''Everyone knows a stated goal of ours is to have the closest, most competitive, tightest racing that we can. And that's what we're testing now.''

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I think we are going to see some changes in Nascar next year. Like i said some of these races needed some competition cautions or something to make it more interesting. I agree with MarkieMark about the tires and down force. Hopefully they can come up with something without making Nascar seem scripted.

[Thumper 88]

I don't see Kyle Busch back in Hendrick any time soon. It just stinks Hendrick made that move based on $. It would have been awesome to keep Gordon, Johnson & Busch together

Yeah I hear what you are sayin but you need more money to make youre company bigger...

Also I wish Jr. would have stayed with his fathers company but I understand why he left.

[gatkins11]

JR should have owned DEI. That should be his team.

[Thumper 88]

Thats probably what Dale sr. would have wanted.

[Thumper 88]

He could probably buy it if he wanted to lol... And shame on her for not letting him take #8 with him, even after Rick offer butt loads of money for it.

[gatkins11]

Yeah I don't believe many people think highly of Teresa.

[MarkieMark48]

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I think we are going to see some changes in Nascar next year. Like i said some of these races needed some competition cautions or something to make it more interesting. I agree with MarkieMark about the tires and down force. Hopefully they can come up with something without making Nascar seem scripted.

And people thought Jimmie was dragging the ratings down lol.

Bruton Smith suggested the idea of competition cautions and people thought it was absurd. I'd be for it, have a 5 minute halftime where teams can come in adjust their cars and not lose positions, award some points at halfway and invert the field.

[TheBigCheese21]

And people thought Jimmie was dragging the ratings down lol.

Bruton Smith suggested the idea of competition cautions and people thought it was absurd. I'd be for it, have a 5 minute halftime where teams can come in adjust their cars and not lose positions, award some points at halfway and invert the field.

I like the idea of competition cautions. Not really sure how i would feel about a halftime i guess it wouldn't be a bad idea. What do you mean inert the field? I want some changes but i don't want Nascar to completely change.

[Thumper 88]

Yeah I don't believe many people think highly of Teresa.

yep

[MarkieMark48]

I like the idea of competition cautions. Not really sure how i would feel about a halftime i guess it wouldn't be a bad idea. What do you mean inert the field? I want some changes but i don't want Nascar to completely change.

Invert, last place to 1st, 1st place to last

[TheBigCheese21]

Invert, last place to 1st, 1st place to last

That's figured but wasn't sure. Idk if i like the sound of that. You would have teams purposely ****ing up qualifying lol. I don't think they should invert the field. I want some changes but i don't want Nascar to look completely different.

[MarkieMark48]

That's figured but wasn't sure. Idk if i like the sound of that. You would have teams purposely ****ing up qualifying lol. I don't think they should invert the field. I want some changes but i don't want Nascar to look completely different.

Not if you awarded points at halftime.

[TheBigCheese21]

Not if you awarded points at halftime.

lol that is just making things way to weird. IDK how to explain it. Nascar needs changes but not a complete make over.