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Old 11-13-2023, 04:27 PM
 
Location: SW Florida
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Floracing has replaced The Cup cars for me. Whelen Modifieds in the Northeast, late models at Hickory and New Boston, USAC in the Midwest.
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Old 11-14-2023, 05:33 AM
 
Location: western NY
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Floracing has replaced The Cup cars for me. Whelen Modifieds in the Northeast, late models at Hickory and New Boston, USAC in the Midwest.
The "modifieds" have been my main interest since the early 1960s. However, even they, sadly, have succumbed to the "cookie cutter" state, that I've spoken against....
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Old 11-14-2023, 08:44 AM
 
Location: SW Florida
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The "modifieds" have been my main interest since the early 1960s. However, even they, sadly, have succumbed to the "cookie cutter" state, that I've spoken against....
No question. The days of coupes, Pintos and Vegas and the “you can cheat just don’t make it obvious” is long gone.
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Old 11-14-2023, 02:27 PM
 
Location: western NY
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No question. The days of coupes, Pintos and Vegas and the “you can cheat just don’t make it obvious” is long gone.
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Old 11-29-2023, 05:04 PM
 
Location: South of Cakalaki
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New deal for TV announced.

https://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/s...ia-rights-deal

Amazon streaming and Max (HBO) also.
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Old 11-30-2023, 05:24 AM
 
Location: western NY
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New deal for TV announced.

https://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/s...ia-rights-deal

Amazon streaming and Max (HBO) also.
Streaming..............I guess that I'm finished, as a viewer.
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Old 11-30-2023, 08:03 AM
 
Location: Upstate
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Streaming..............I guess that I'm finished, as a viewer.
Streaming is only for 5 summer races on Amazon. The TNT/HBO Max deal will be simulcast on both channels for 5 races.

Frankly, I prefer streaming. I've cut the cord years ago but I am able to watch via "other" means.

Two thirds of the races in 2025 will not be on broadcast TV, so you will need the dinosaur cable TV to watch an entire season.
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Old 11-30-2023, 08:10 AM
 
Location: Aurora, CO
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RE: streaming - it is what it is. I still think the sport would benefit greatly from cutting the dead weight out of the schedule. They really don't need any more than about 24 points-paying races per year. I used to watch religiously, and now and maybe watch 5 to 10 races a year. It's not an exciting product.
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Old 12-01-2023, 06:22 AM
 
Location: Upstate
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RE: streaming - it is what it is. I still think the sport would benefit greatly from cutting the dead weight out of the schedule. They really don't need any more than about 24 points-paying races per year. I used to watch religiously, and now and maybe watch 5 to 10 races a year. It's not an exciting product.
Agree.

NASCAR does not seem to care about listening to it's core fans. Now they are looking to take their broken product and expanding it to other countries like Brazil.
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Old 12-01-2023, 10:12 AM
 
Location: western NY
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Streaming is only for 5 summer races on Amazon.

Two thirds of the races in 2025 will not be on broadcast TV, so you will need the dinosaur cable TV to watch an entire season.
But it's 5 races that I won't be watching. And I still have "dinosaur cable", so hopefully I'll be able to see the rest of them.

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Agree.

NASCAR does not seem to care about listening to it's core fans. Now they are looking to take their broken product and expanding it to other countries like Brazil.
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