Oh dear God....NO!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!

[halik]

Originally posted by: EndGame
NASCAR may have begun and until recently been a "redneck" sport, but, the shear numbers make it "mainstream" in North America now.

NASCAR has more TV viewers than any sport as of 2002

NASCAR draws more fans to events than any sport as of 2001

NASCAR grosses more money than any sport as of 2003

The fan base of NASCAR is now estimated at over 130 million

The largest track has attendance of 166,000 per event

As of 2002, NASCAR merchandise outsells all other sports by a wide margin yearly


I wouldn't be in line for one of these plates either, but, with the inception of the collegiate and pro sport plates recently, this was/is only a matter of time everywhere.

I'm not a "rabid" fan either, and you can say what you like, but, the people whom say "big deal, they drive a car in circles for hundreds of miles while turning left." I say, go see an event just once if just for the heck of it. TV does not do it justice. Yeah, those cars are just going in circles turning left, but, they are doing that at average speeds of 170mph on most tracks (faster on some, a bit slower on others) and are within inches of each other while driving those speeds. I used to race when I was in my 20's on local dirt tracks and always liked all types of reacing so my wife bought me trip to Dale Jarretts fantasy racing weekend. The cars were full size NASCAR stock cars, but the engines were not up to the NASCAR cup H.P.. Let me say that going around banked cornors even at 130 - 140mph on tracks that look wide as heck until your in a car driving them is amazing! There's no tread on the tires and when you come out of those cornors or enter them, if your off much at all.....you're heading straight for the infield or the wall.

I actually like F1 and Dirt better than NASCAR, but, don't write it off as something simple that anyone could do. And as far as the "fans", well, unless a lot of "rednecks" are in some damn high positions, the sport must be spreading because you wouldn't believe the luxory coaches/RV's and high end SUV's, Sports Cars, Luxury cars you see in the camping and parking areas. Granted, the "rednacks" are still there too, but, the sport has expanded way beyond that.

Meh if you put in on tv 24-7 (cough nascarvision cough) people will watch it. As simple as that ...hell britney spears got famus off nothing either. I would highly doubt that nascar fan base is 130 mil. That would means that almost HALf of this country likes nascar (yeah noone outside the US gets the appeal of pushrod v8 sedans driving in circles)... I don't know a single person that likes it and i have a TON of friends that are into cars and motosport

 

[artikk]

Originally posted by: halik

Originally posted by: EndGame
NASCAR may have begun and until recently been a "redneck" sport, but, the shear numbers make it "mainstream" in North America now.

NASCAR has more TV viewers than any sport as of 2002

NASCAR draws more fans to events than any sport as of 2001

NASCAR grosses more money than any sport as of 2003

The fan base of NASCAR is now estimated at over 130 million

The largest track has attendance of 166,000 per event

As of 2002, NASCAR merchandise outsells all other sports by a wide margin yearly


I wouldn't be in line for one of these plates either, but, with the inception of the collegiate and pro sport plates recently, this was/is only a matter of time everywhere.

I'm not a "rabid" fan either, and you can say what you like, but, the people whom say "big deal, they drive a car in circles for hundreds of miles while turning left." I say, go see an event just once if just for the heck of it. TV does not do it justice. Yeah, those cars are just going in circles turning left, but, they are doing that at average speeds of 170mph on most tracks (faster on some, a bit slower on others) and are within inches of each other while driving those speeds. I used to race when I was in my 20's on local dirt tracks and always liked all types of reacing so my wife bought me trip to Dale Jarretts fantasy racing weekend. The cars were full size NASCAR stock cars, but the engines were not up to the NASCAR cup H.P.. Let me say that going around banked cornors even at 130 - 140mph on tracks that look wide as heck until your in a car driving them is amazing! There's no tread on the tires and when you come out of those cornors or enter them, if your off much at all.....you're heading straight for the infield or the wall.

I actually like F1 and Dirt better than NASCAR, but, don't write it off as something simple that anyone could do. And as far as the "fans", well, unless a lot of "rednecks" are in some damn high positions, the sport must be spreading because you wouldn't believe the luxory coaches/RV's and high end SUV's, Sports Cars, Luxury cars you see in the camping and parking areas. Granted, the "rednacks" are still there too, but, the sport has expanded way beyond that.

Meh if you put in on tv 24-7 (cough nascarvision cough) people will watch it. As simple as that ...hell britney spears got famus off nothing either. I would highly doubt that nascar fan base is 130 mil. That would means that almost HALf of this country likes nascar (yeah noone outside the US gets the appeal of pushrod v8 sedans driving in circles)... I don't know a single person that likes it and i have a TON of friends that are into cars and motosport

Just shows you how dumb people really are. I hate nascar.:Q:shocked:
*edit* nobody in my family likes nascar either.

 

[dragonballgtz]

but i'm sure nascar fans are super happy. if they had pistons or red wings plates in michigan, ppl would go crazy for em

Not a bad idea. Having a #19 Yzerman license plate would be

 

[judasmachine]

why do people get so worked up about watching a shiatload of cars make 2000 left turns?

 

[Ausm]

Originally posted by: judasmachine
why do people get so worked up about watching a shiatload of cars make 2000 left turns?

I agree there is alot shat in this world worse then Nascar.

Ausm