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Vienna_Hokie Vienna_Hokie OP
Oct 08, 2023 at 05:27 PM ET
Rarely watch NASCAR, after this stupid roval thing, won't be anytime soon
wow is this terrible, one wreck after another, since I turned it on there have been like 5 green flag laps and now a car sitting on the track on fire. Even racing on the HS track inside the LA Coliseum was better than this.

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JoseyWales
Charlotte Roval infield is a compressed version of Daytona. They need to
move the infield exit to allow for run-off at the infield entrance.
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HokieJamie
I didn’t watch I hate the roval
UEMcGill UEMcGill
Meh, you didn't have this race winner at your tailgate few year back?
Humble brag, I suppose. Always nice to see AJ get to do donuts.
PhotoHokieNC PhotoHokieNC
You may not be able to answer this since you don’t watch NASCAR much
but which of the complaints you have are caused by the track?
UsherDog2008 UsherDog2008
Two reasons I have lost interest in NASCAR. They have gotten rid of
their traditional fan base, i.e. gotten rid of Rockingham, North Wilksboro and now Bristol. Rednecks who built the sport for Yuppies. Also, I do not like this team racing bs. It should be every car for itself. Yes, I grew up with Fireball, Allisons and the like. That was racing.
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radhokie1
pretty much the same reasons I quit watching years ago
vthokieq vthokieq
“…and now Bristol”?
TomTurkey TomTurkey
The only time I went to BMS was 1972 with the flat track.
Grew up there and one race. Bobby Allison led pole to pole. Want a dirt track? I think Kingsport had one.
PhotoHokieNC PhotoHokieNC
Bristol is on the 2024 schedule and on concrete again after three
years on dirt. And the All-Star race is at North Wilkesboro again. ** Edited by PhotoHokieNC at 10/8/2023, 6:45:24 PM
Link: 2024
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EDGEMAN
I hated the idea of putting dirt on the racing surface to simulate...
...a dirt track. How stupid! If you want to run on a dirt track, run on an actual dirt track.
vthokieq vthokieq
Yeah, that’s my understanding.
Thus my question to the poster about NASCAR getting rid of “…and now Bristol”.
PhotoHokieNC PhotoHokieNC
Saw that.
PhotoHokieNC PhotoHokieNC
I agree the team stuff is just owner $$ padding.
Drivers make a lot of extra change from this aspect, though. It’s impossible to pry them out of it. My biggest beef with NASCAR is the constant infusion of advertising while the race gets shown in a smaller area of the telecast. ** Edited by PhotoHokieNC at 10/8/2023, 6:27:52 PM
TomTurkey TomTurkey
ESPN would come back "from commercial" w no explanation of lineup change
I mean wholesale change. Pit, wreck, lottery?
UsherDog2008 UsherDog2008
Each track has its own grooves. Then they resurface and watch out. That is
why they are constantly changing the types of tirs they use. Correct?
PhotoHokieNC PhotoHokieNC
Yes
Vienna_Hokie Vienna_Hokie OP
most of the wrecks are areas or turns that are too tight
cars get in a pack and have no where to go. I know technically it's the driver, but the cars are so heavy and the conditions just make it bumper cars, which is fine at an oval because they can bang, but in this, they end up sideways. I enjoy contact racing, which is part of why I don't watch much anymore, the cookie cutter tri-ovals are boring, but watching caution laps is worse.
PhotoHokieNC PhotoHokieNC
Should have watched earlier.