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Originally Posted by New_Mexico_Sunset_on_Rt66
I harken to the days of the '43' STP car from Richard Petty.
Restrictor plate racing is un-natural, and about keeping big groups of cars together, for supposed more exciting racing. Just another reason why I don't care much for NASCAR anymore. Especially, since Dale died.
The ALMS is my new racing to cheer for. And American cars are competing well in ALMS.
I think getting the ALMS on CBS with the American cars competing pretty well, would help sales amongst Gen Y.
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I couldnt agree with you more! I see the ALMS as everything Nascar should be. It baffles me why Nascar is still as popular as it is, however I do feel comfort in seeing loyalist loving the sport...just wish that the sport loved them back (oh yeah, they gave the fans the Neon Garage.)
I have never been a diehard fo Nascar, I can enjoy going down to MIS (Michigan International Speedway) and spending the day at the race..but it's then environment that gets me, not the racing. However, when I was introduced to the ALMS, when I became a SCCA member, and when I started to educate myself more on the teams and the community of all things non-Nascar...I just couldnt understand where the appeal in Nascar was other then it's heritage and a few stars that have been on the track for years.
Nascar has always left a bad taste with me because of suspisions that there was alot of things that we didnt see or hear about...hearing a driver refer to it in the same respects as wrestling doesnt surprise me...both have huge fan followings, both have superstars that keep the sport exciting, and both give you a weird feeling that things could be set up.