tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24138427.comments2024-03-08T11:07:25.905-05:00The Godfather's BlogDave Moodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14273464897477668872noreply@blogger.comBlogger15823125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24138427.post-88590017059813744262018-05-19T15:47:06.352-04:002018-05-19T15:47:06.352-04:00I'm not sure I would equate a NASCAR race team...I'm not sure I would equate a NASCAR race team with murderers and drug lords. But I get your point.Dave Moodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14273464897477668872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24138427.post-53663842806747603602018-05-19T15:38:07.491-04:002018-05-19T15:38:07.491-04:00Indeed.
Perhaps the largest share of issues in th...Indeed.<br /><br />Perhaps the largest share of issues in the sport are inflicted by the teams themselves. Inspection issues, spending, the technology arms race, the likeability of certain drivers - all are important issues where the teams themselves bear a very high responsibility for problems. <br /><br />That teams seek to win races, no one disagrees with that sentiment. But teams need to fess up to their role in problems in the sport. Team spending is the largest issue of costs; it is an iron law of economics costs go up when spending goes up. Monkeesfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14522953722006761283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24138427.post-38174680940162922562018-05-19T06:37:23.205-04:002018-05-19T06:37:23.205-04:00NASCAR needs a copy of Tom Curley's notes!NASCAR needs a copy of Tom Curley's notes!fishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10859067233747182461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24138427.post-86449832569487994992018-05-19T06:32:52.062-04:002018-05-19T06:32:52.062-04:00Dave, I respect and appreciate your thoughts and o...Dave, I respect and appreciate your thoughts and opinions and I think you are basically right. Unfortunately, though, what you are asking is somewhat akin to telling the country's drug lords and murderers that some responsibility for cleaning up the country lies with them. All true, but not gonna happen. NASCAR is the sanctioning body, NASCAR sets the rules and it's up to NASCAR to enforce those rules. The teams aren't going to stop trying to win races to solve the problem for NASCAR. It's up to the sanctioning body to put out, and enforce, a set of understandable rules and to jail the lawbreakers without regard to who they are or what sponsor or partner may get their panties in a wad. This is not any different than MLB or any other sport handling their PED or HGH problem. Hit them where it hurts, hit them hard, hit them EVERY time, with consistency, and make no exceptions. Until that happens, the downward spiral will continue.fishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10859067233747182461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24138427.post-75676121465318918352018-05-18T23:05:42.147-04:002018-05-18T23:05:42.147-04:00Sadly it seems that most of the teams blame NASCAR...Sadly it seems that most of the teams blame NASCAR and tell NASCAR to save us from ourselves mentality. And if they decide to play by the rules and somebody wasn't doing well but they got wanted to play a little tighter to the rules and then the next guy says well if they're going to do that and so on and so on. NASCAR is left ratching up the penalties until they're put into a corner with we're still not doing anything to stop you or that's it you're kicked out of the next race. But even then if my team has won a race I'm in the playoffs so what do I care... Where Where do we go from here..Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06758291811060417370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24138427.post-37923314868142443732018-05-18T19:34:10.495-04:002018-05-18T19:34:10.495-04:00Could not agree with you more. In every other spor...Could not agree with you more. In every other sport someone who knowingly breaks the rules is an outcast. Thats what needs to become the mindset of the teams in Nascar.Russhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17006862900142157825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24138427.post-30006186978590563072018-05-18T18:46:35.585-04:002018-05-18T18:46:35.585-04:00Erasing the black marks is why this sport is losin...Erasing the black marks is why this sport is losing fans. Let the rough side drag. <br /><br />Lets call it like it is, Dave..<br />Nascar created this problem by taking away tolerances and instituting the laser system rather than using the "claw" that served them well since atleast the 80s (thats as far back as i can vouch, as i was born in 86)...PrimeTimeChuckhttp://www.facebook.com/savestockcarracingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24138427.post-38319377181283399352018-05-18T16:57:28.431-04:002018-05-18T16:57:28.431-04:00So...NASCAR should just build the cars and hand th...So...NASCAR should just build the cars and hand them out on race day...?<br />What is the point if the teams can’t find the slightest advantage..? <br />Maybe Brian should sell NASCAR to a group that knows what it’s doing.... Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08000201875783771527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24138427.post-86238383418180001022018-05-17T19:48:43.367-04:002018-05-17T19:48:43.367-04:00It used to be the crew chief was suspended. Now we...It used to be the crew chief was suspended. Now we are suspending the car chief. They have become the sacrificial lamb, the team can get by on race day without the car chief. Since they aren't getting the message, after repeat offenses, suspend the DRIVER for the race. Driver usually has no control over things like this, but it might make the team think long and hard about trying something. Let the team scramble to find a replacement, and explain THAT to the sponsors. Driver doesn't race: no points. Monetary fines aren't working. Win as a team, lose as a teamAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24138427.post-84348613775021171032018-05-17T04:20:11.983-04:002018-05-17T04:20:11.983-04:00Sometimes you just want to scream loudly, JUST STO...Sometimes you just want to scream loudly, JUST STOP EFFEN CHEATING! The fans are getting tired of it, it brings nothing good to the sport nationally or locally. It has become a joke every Tues or Weds just waiting for the cheating report to come out. The lug nut thing is just a joke now. But, overt cheating has really got to stop.pbkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00078610051762647770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24138427.post-59575575553713287152018-05-16T18:43:16.185-04:002018-05-16T18:43:16.185-04:00Pete Pistone and Danny Myers addressed why that ca...Pete Pistone and Danny Myers addressed why that can't work - give teams something, they take more, keep breaking the rulebook, and thus nothing is solved. Run what you briung has never solved anything.Monkeesfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14522953722006761283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24138427.post-48077949721108801002018-05-16T06:12:14.858-04:002018-05-16T06:12:14.858-04:00And now for something completely different.
I jus...And now for something completely different.<br /><br />I just read an obituary on Tom Wolfe. and not one mention of Wolfe's story on Junior Johnson, "The Last American Hero is Junior Johnson. Yes!" ( a version of that story is at http://xroads.virginia.edu/~drbr/twolfe.html ) <br /><br />An unlikely pairing was Tom Wolfe (think New York City elite-type writer) and Junior Johnson.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24138427.post-7279676303551890222018-05-15T20:42:33.468-04:002018-05-15T20:42:33.468-04:00Park em the next race. That's the only way to ...Park em the next race. That's the only way to put a stop to it. Mark Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24138427.post-68591345229006181592018-05-15T14:58:44.790-04:002018-05-15T14:58:44.790-04:00That's what they have done, to SHR cars, etc,....That's what they have done, to SHR cars, etc,...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13955410313091047206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24138427.post-37153445975130113902018-05-15T12:05:28.578-04:002018-05-15T12:05:28.578-04:00Continue to fine them ever increasing amounts, sus...Continue to fine them ever increasing amounts, suspend crew chiefs and team engineers. But instead of just moving them to the rear of the field, have them start the race being scored 1 lap down immediately. Second offense, 2 laps down. And they can not get the lap back via the "lucky dog". They have to earn the lap back as in the past.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24138427.post-728418071122459952018-05-15T11:07:11.404-04:002018-05-15T11:07:11.404-04:00Flash and Linda are right. We go to see the race n...Flash and Linda are right. We go to see the race not picky inspections. Too many rules that nobody understands anyway. I buy a ticket to see my driver race....not start from the rear. The rest of you quys are missing the point. Probably has a lot to do with diminished viewing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24138427.post-43911674294553840682018-05-15T10:31:10.000-04:002018-05-15T10:31:10.000-04:00I say deduct point(s) from the drivers each time t...I say deduct point(s) from the drivers each time they fail inspection. And if one fails to qualify, make them run laps around the track to scuff up the tires. Or (and I know this will never happen but is fun to think about) hook 'em up to the Draggin' Wagon and pull them backwards around the track a time or two to rubber it up.Fidgethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03238042855284054749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24138427.post-24826818062348130982018-05-15T10:04:21.063-04:002018-05-15T10:04:21.063-04:00let em run what they brunglet em run what they brungAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24138427.post-10336509048295922752018-05-15T08:21:03.403-04:002018-05-15T08:21:03.403-04:00Long time Nascar watcher and fan, in my opinion w...Long time Nascar watcher and fan, in my opinion watching Nascar is getting almost to the point of watching F1. So much scrutiny on the cars and about 6 cars on any week have the chance to win. Let the boys get back to being able to build race cars not identical models of each other.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24138427.post-84969438050239187952018-05-15T01:19:41.344-04:002018-05-15T01:19:41.344-04:00As you've said. Remove all benefits of their b...As you've said. Remove all benefits of their being is the race. The only thing they respect ate points and position. As an aside, make them use 3/4 lexan rear windows that are impossible to wonk sitting on 1/2 steel tubing. All they're doing is setting themselves up for even more draconian rules.pbkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00078610051762647770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24138427.post-28551080524949437882018-05-15T00:14:09.141-04:002018-05-15T00:14:09.141-04:00What evidence do you have for that? How are they ...What evidence do you have for that? How are they "IROC type setups?" What you're doing is denying all accountability by the raceteams, and that doesn't work.Monkeesfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14522953722006761283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24138427.post-28501011053285054162018-05-14T22:33:23.690-04:002018-05-14T22:33:23.690-04:00Don't let them race if they fail inspection. T...Don't let them race if they fail inspection. Take everything away if they fail post race inspection. That's the only thing I can see that will put a stop to this circus!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13473782872186208792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24138427.post-58839734030497319852018-05-14T21:31:07.484-04:002018-05-14T21:31:07.484-04:00These window braces are designed to fail as pressu...These window braces are designed to fail as pressure is put on them by the car as it reaches speed.then pop right back into place as the car slows so it can't be detected in pre or post race inspection.Douglas A Hansennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24138427.post-69520089513898090012018-05-14T20:49:03.073-04:002018-05-14T20:49:03.073-04:00Pre race violation.. no practice, no qualifying.. ...Pre race violation.. no practice, no qualifying.. start tail end. Fail postvrace inspection.. loose all points and money from the race Plus 30 more points.. as post-race inspection failing indicates that you actively modified car after pre-race inspection.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06758291811060417370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24138427.post-65491888274456240532018-05-14T19:38:14.074-04:002018-05-14T19:38:14.074-04:00Dave, great words but logic and common sense haven...Dave, great words but logic and common sense haven't applied here for some time.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01766688085048815242noreply@blogger.com