That's what DRS, ERS, and tire degradation is supposed to be all about,
"making the sport less boring." It's been on the commentary for the past two
years. Jim
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From: Jack Mc
<LimeyV8@aol.com>
To: sherry robyn <sherryjimmy6116@att.net>
Cc: Mike Munson
<fasttrs@yahoo.com>; "fot@autox.team.net" <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent:
Thursday, August 22, 2013 6:27 AM
Subject: Re: [Fot] Video from Charlotte
Wow - what have I missed? I haven't noticed F1 spending ANY time trying to
convince American fans of ANYTHING
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On Aug 22, 2013, at
2:38 AM, sherry robyn <sherryjimmy6116@att.net> wrote:
I really wasn't
knocking this particular event in Charlotte. I have just seen this trend
coming for a while now and just got through watching the last Grand Am event
on TV that was held in Kansas at an oval track using the infield. I
believe that the folks that run the race series are saying that they need to
go where the fans are and where the money is. On top of that, Formula One
spends its whole time trying to convince American motorsports fans that
Formula One is not boring. If the fan base is that fickle, then let them go
watch NASCAR. Jim
>
>
>
>________________________________
> From: Jack Mc
<LimeyV8@aol.com>
>To: sherry robyn <sherryjimmy6116@att.net>
>Cc: Mike
Munson <fasttrs@yahoo.com>; "fot@autox.team.net" <fot@autox.team.net>
>Sent:
Wednesday, August 21, 2013 7:19 PM
>Subject: Re: [Fot] Video from Charlotte
>
>
>Ah...you realize this was an SCCA event, right? There were NO paying
spectators. SCCA events are all about what the racers want to race - it has
nothing whatever to do with spectators - and you would have been hard pressed
to
find a single real NASCAR fan all weekend
>
>Still, I lament the field
composition as much as you do. There were only 2 E Prod cars in the field - 40
years ago, most of the cars might have been British - Far less these days.
>
>Cheers,
>Jack Mc
>
>Sent from my iPad
>
>On Aug 21, 2013, at 9:16 PM, sherry
robyn <sherryjimmy6116@att.net> wrote:
>
>> Nice video but I hate the current
trend of sports car racing in the USA. It's
>> like the bulk of American
motor sport spectators are so shallow that they can
>> only keep up with cars
that look like something in their driveway that
>> are going around in
circles. Yes, I realize that there is plenty of action in
>> the infield and
that turn one off the bank is tough but I don't like appeasing
>> these
spectators that believe all auto racing is some form or
another of
>>
NASCAR. Jim
>>
>>
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>> From: Mike Munson
>> <fasttrs@yahoo.com>
>> To: "fot@autox.team.net" <fot@autox.team.net>
>>
Sent:
>> Wednesday, August 21, 2013 1:08 PM
>> Subject: [Fot] Video from
Charlotte
>> While we are sharing videos, heres one from my race at Charlotte
this past
>> weekend.
>> You can also see fellow FOTer Joe Downer (Chumpcar
Tr6) in a black
>> Midget.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
http://youtu.be/vJvtUaXk-u0
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