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Has anybody else noticed how awesome Junior has been with Twitter so far? He's just completely embracing it, it actually feels personal and not some PR channel, and it's awesome.
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Mar 10, 2014 05:49
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shyduck posted:Has anybody else noticed how awesome Junior has been with Twitter so far? He's just completely embracing it, it actually feels personal and not some PR channel, and it's awesome. He took a while, but he developed consistency and that's the key. Danica's twitter on the other hand...
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Mar 10, 2014 05:56
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shyduck posted:Has anybody else noticed how awesome Junior has been with Twitter so far? He's just completely embracing it, it actually feels personal and not some PR channel, and it's awesome. That's so weird. My wife and I were just discussing how well Junior has been doing with Twitter. It's quite impressive how easily he got into it.
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Mar 10, 2014 05:58
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LordPants posted:He took a while, but he developed consistency and that's the key. Danica's twitter on the other hand... Now now, Danica just needs a bit more track time and experience with Twitter.
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Mar 10, 2014 06:06
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Fauxhawk Express posted:Now now, Danica just needs a bit more track time and experience with Twitter. Danica has somehow caused Landon Cassil's Twitter to slam into a wall and burst into flames.
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Mar 10, 2014 06:07
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I do wish there was a driver who had a quasi-anonymous Twitter account that just snarked on everyone, a la Roberto Luongo.
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Mar 10, 2014 06:13
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Listened to the Daytona podcast on the plane today. Great stuff. James Buescher was in the 99 car.LordPants posted:Actually, JJ - three time champion has a ring to it. Don't know what I think about Carl Edwards, two time champ though. You want some alternate reality Chase fantasies to think about? Have some fun with this little thing I made up a while back: http://www.sporcle.com/games/JSprague24/nascarwhatif A couple of them will blow your socks off or your money back. e- You may have to look really hard entering an easy name to see the one that blew my mind when I wrote it. If you haven't played this before, use spoiler tags so others can guess without having it ruined. CBJSprague24 fucked around with this message at 06:29 on Mar 10, 2014 |
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Mar 10, 2014 06:21
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Fauxhawk Express posted:I do wish there was a driver who had a quasi-anonymous Twitter account that just snarked on everyone, a la Roberto Luongo.
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Mar 10, 2014 06:25
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Fauxhawk Express posted:I do wish there was a driver who had a quasi-anonymous Twitter account that just snarked on everyone, a la Roberto Luongo. This is a job for BAD! BRAD!
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Mar 10, 2014 06:27
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Fauxhawk Express posted:I do wish there was a driver who had a quasi-anonymous Twitter account that just snarked on everyone, a la Roberto Luongo. I just assumed Jr had been doing that.
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Mar 10, 2014 06:28
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CBJSprague24 posted:Listened to the Daytona podcast on the plane today. Great stuff. James Buescher was in the 99 car. The two I didn't get were Kyle Petty(!!) and Sterling Marlin(!!!). Mr September was not a surprise because it seemed only logical and proud to say I guessed him for 91, but not 84(!!).
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Mar 10, 2014 08:10
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LordPants posted:The two I didn't get were I didn't realize in that the 2001 chase, NASCAR implemented the kill a former several-time champion, gain 10000 bonus points gimmick!
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Mar 10, 2014 13:18
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LordPants posted:Don't know what I think about Carl Edwards, two time champ though. The obvious thought to have about that is neigh. 
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Mar 10, 2014 13:45
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Thought this was interesting. MRN mentioned that Junior is the fourth driver to finish no worse than 2nd in the first three races, joining: Richard Petty (1969, 1974), Cale Yarborough (1977), Dale Jarrett (1996), and Jimmie Johnson (2006) Matt Kenseth nearly did the same in 2009, winning the first two races, but then he finished last in the third.
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Mar 10, 2014 21:31
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N: "K&N West Standout" Kelly Admiraal is driving for RAB Racing for a bunch of races this year, starting with Bristol. N: Rick Crawford is crew-chiefing for Maryeve Dufault for the rest of the ARCA season. V: Racing loving sucks sometimes. Rick Crawford has more talent in the sweat on his balls than Admiraal and Dufault combined.
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Mar 10, 2014 23:53
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So who's willing to bet NASCAR isn't gonna even think of changing the qualifying until someone gets hurt or there is a massive wreck because we need ~intrigue~?
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Mar 11, 2014 05:08
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I saw this today and laughed a little. It's kind of old, but the comment about "This is gonna make TMZ." just made me laugh. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Pt5D9QoB20 Also, I got this for my birthday:  And I have to say that it was pretty drat good. Way better than I was expecting actually. Now to drink enough of it that pouring it won't be a monumental pain in the rear end.
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Mar 11, 2014 05:58
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Personperson14 posted:So who's willing to bet NASCAR isn't gonna even think of changing the qualifying until someone gets hurt or there is a massive wreck because we need ~intrigue~? Pretty safe bet. Bristol's qualifying is going to be nuts. I predict at least three backup cars from that session alone.
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Mar 11, 2014 08:20
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Elitist Bitch posted:I saw this today and laughed a little. It's kind of old, but the comment about "This is gonna make TMZ." just made me laugh. Those Stewart lines are while she was actually part of his team? That's hilarious.
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Mar 11, 2014 08:22
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Slickdrac posted:Those Stewart lines are while she was actually part of his team? That's hilarious. Only team she has been in Cup. Time's ticking for her.
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Mar 11, 2014 14:28
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Danica was SHR's best finisher this week.
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Mar 11, 2014 15:40
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Elephanthead posted:Danica was SHR's best finisher this week. While that is technically true, if it weren't for a faulty hub on the 4 car she'd be the second highest finisher. What's concerning here is that SHR as a whole hasn't been that good, except for the 4 car. Best finish besides the 4 is Stewart at Phoenix finished 16th. Now the 41 looked ok at Phoenix but blew a motor. I'm not so sure that 41 would have cracked the top 5 though. They gotta get together and figure out what that 4 team is doing different from the 14, 41, and 10. How can Harvick be a threat to win 2 weeks in a row and the other 4 cars be a threat to stay on the lead lap if they're lucky?
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Mar 11, 2014 15:53
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Part of me is surprised that Kvapil's comments about Danica weren't publicized more considering what happened with he and [the rest of this post has been swept under the rug].bigbillystyle posted:While that is technically true, if it weren't for a faulty hub on the 4 car she'd be the second highest finisher. What's concerning here is that SHR as a whole hasn't been that good, except for the 4 car. Best finish besides the 4 is Stewart at Phoenix finished 16th. Now the 41 looked ok at Phoenix but blew a motor. I'm not so sure that 41 would have cracked the top 5 though. They gotta get together and figure out what that 4 team is doing different from the 14, 41, and 10. How can Harvick be a threat to win 2 weeks in a row and the other 4 cars be a threat to stay on the lead lap if they're lucky? I think the 14's problem is that the driver isn't anywhere near 100%.
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Mar 11, 2014 15:58
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Smoke before the crash: Sucks a fat one every year until the second half. Smoke after the crash: OMG ITS THREE RACES IN AND HE SUCKS WHAAAAAAATS HAAAAAAPPEEEEEEEENIIIIIIIING
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Mar 11, 2014 16:12
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VikingSkull posted:Smoke before the crash: Sucks a fat one every year until the second half. That and he can literally be 30th in points and win Richmond and he'll be fine.
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Mar 11, 2014 16:24
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^^^E: That's true. If you ain't first, you're last is kind of true this year.VikingSkull posted:Smoke before the crash: Sucks a fat one every year until the second half. I know the summer is his time, but you can't deny how far off the SHR cars are right now. Running 4 laps down, or whatever he was, at Vegas without having an actual mechanical problem or a crash? That isn't characteristic of a team that is supposed to be challenging for a championship.
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Mar 11, 2014 16:25
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It's always been characteristic of the 14. It's 3 races in, guys. Just 3. Settle down. They added a whole new team, 2 new drivers, and a ton of other personnel. Give it half a year.
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Mar 11, 2014 16:42
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So the ratings this year have been downright terrible. Jayski:quote:The 2014 Sprint Cup season has not gotten off to a great start on FOX. Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Kobalt Tools 400 from Las Vegas drew a 4.1 overnight rating on FOX, down 11% from last year (4.6), down 23% from 2012 (5.3), and tied with 2010 as the lowest overnight ever for the race since it moved to FOX in 2001. Overnights have declined for the first three Sprint Cup telecasts this season. The numbers have not just declined, but in fact have hit historic lows. Final ratings for the Daytona 500 were the lowest ever, and the final rating for Phoenix was the lowest for the second race of the season since FOX acquired rights I blame DW.
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Mar 11, 2014 17:15
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To be fair, the Daytona ratings were probably torpedoed by all the rain.
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Mar 11, 2014 17:27
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daslog posted:So the ratings this year have been downright terrible. Jayski: Its right to blame him. Sorry for the tired comparison, but look to the NFL. Their problem is that watching the game at home is much better than any average game. For Nascar, its much worse to watch it on TV. The broadcasts are a chore and and you are less informed than if you were in a grandstand with a radio, or even just a view of the scoring tower. How the gently caress did the new position ticker get approved? Run through a 43 car field 5 at a time, slowly? Its 2014, stop framing the drat picture for the last few bumpkins using OTA to CRT converters and use the entire 16:9 frame. You could take some of the space and do some interesting infographic work the a 10 lap final chase by displaying the difference between the first and second car's time spent with the gas pedal down. Actually visualize the second place driver's desperation to beat out the aero problems. But instead of even that likely bad idea, you get DW running down his laundry list of "hes haulin' the mail" metaphors and super tight camera shots that don't portray the closing distance.
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Mar 11, 2014 17:30
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Dudley posted:To be fair, the Daytona ratings were probably torpedoed by all the rain. And people thinking the Daytona 500 was already run and Johnson won it. But if by race 5 still hitting historic lows for Fox, hmmm NBC may not be feeling too good forking over all that cash for this series.
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Mar 11, 2014 17:31
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Shadow Puppet Of posted:Its right to blame him. Sorry for the tired comparison, but look to the NFL. Their problem is that watching the game at home is much better than any average game. For Nascar, its much worse to watch it on TV. The broadcasts are a chore and and you are less informed than if you were in a grandstand with a radio, or even just a view of the scoring tower. How the gently caress did the new position ticker get approved? Run through a 43 car field 5 at a time, slowly? Its 2014, stop framing the drat picture for the last few bumpkins using OTA to CRT converters and use the entire 16:9 frame. I got two simple little things they can do that would dramatically increase the quality of the on screen product 1: ZOOM...THE gently caress...OUT! It's bad enough you need to take up half the real estate with all your stupid popups and info graphics "poo poo no one cares about, sponsored by Ram". But why does it feel like I'm watching a dozen or less cars racing on the track? Can I watch more than one person at a time go around? I assume there are others on track. Why can't I watch them race for 5th on the right side of the screen while you talk about the leader who's just running in a circle with nothing interesting happening around him? 2: SHUT...THE gently caress...UP! Racing is by it's nature exciting (on those rare occasions we actually see folks racing, and not just "I have the only line in the corner that goes anywhere" bullshit). Feed me the play by play of it, that definitely doesn't hurt the excitement, and sometimes makes it better. But color commentary is just completely out of place in racing. If I wanted to listen to nonsensical, barely coherent ramblings that kill any moment and bring your brain to a screeching halt while it tries to figure out what the gently caress that guy just said, I'd go to a family reunion and hang around my drunk uncles.
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Mar 11, 2014 17:58
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Personperson14 posted:So who's willing to bet NASCAR isn't gonna even think of changing the qualifying until someone gets hurt or there is a massive wreck because we need ~intrigue~? NASCAR 2000: "Hey, Adam Petty just died going into a wall. Should we mandate the HANS device?" "Naa." NASCAR 2001: Dale Earnhardt Sr. dies. Safety is suddenly more important. NASCAR 2014: "Drivers are complaining that this new qualifying procedure is dangerous. Should we let them cool the cars down?" "Naa." ...Dale Earnhardt Jr. dies after being rear-ended by someone travelling 140mph faster than him.
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Mar 11, 2014 18:00
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The cars are all so equal, and reliability and tires are so bulletproof, that nothing happens in the middle of races anymore. Even if they did, it wouldn't matter, since the sheer amount of commercials breaks in the middle of the race mean that you never get the chance to actually follow any of those quasi-enduro racing storylines as they develop (if they actually did anymore).
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Mar 11, 2014 18:20
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Slickdrac posted:I got two simple little things they can do that would dramatically increase the quality of the on screen product Quoted for truth. I really do think 90% of what's wrong with NASCAR are just small things that are really easy to fix. The frustrating thing is that they're so easy to fix that it actually takes more effort to do nothing about them.
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Mar 11, 2014 19:33
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Shadow Puppet Of posted:Its right to blame him. Sorry for the tired comparison, but look to the NFL. Their problem is that watching the game at home is much better than any average game. For Nascar, its much worse to watch it on TV. The broadcasts are a chore and and you are less informed than if you were in a grandstand with a radio, or even just a view of the scoring tower. How the gently caress did the new position ticker get approved? Run through a 43 car field 5 at a time, slowly? Its 2014, stop framing the drat picture for the last few bumpkins using OTA to CRT converters and use the entire 16:9 frame. My cable operator cuts all the networks to 4:3 if I don't pay the insane extra HD fee, it has nothing to do with ota.
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Mar 11, 2014 22:49
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BMB5150 posted:And people thinking the Daytona 500 was already run and Johnson won it. But if by race 5 still hitting historic lows for Fox, hmmm NBC may not be feeling too good forking over all that cash for this series. Nascar is still popular enough that it's a good buy for NBC, easily.
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Mar 11, 2014 23:01
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http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2014/03/11/nascar-to-allow-cooldown-units-on-pit-road/6302277/ Cooldown units are being allowed with the hookup going through the cowl vents During qualifying. Should be a pretty simple fix to reroute the plumbing to accommodate that, and solves the cooldown lap problem. GJ nascar Some Random Asshole fucked around with this message at 23:06 on Mar 11, 2014 |
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Mar 11, 2014 23:04
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I think the races are too long, and the "important ones" seem to be highlighted at the worst tracks. Last week's race for example. Why does Vegas or any-non Charlotte/Atlanta 1.5 mile oval need to be 400-500 miles? It kind of takes away a lot of the mystique from the season, and produces quite a bit of filler in between the start and the last ten laps.
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Ratings are a fickle thing. You would think that with Jr doing so well this year that ratings would be up. The number one thing that NASCAR can do is keep working on the on the track action. If that improves then word of mouth will spread and the viewers will come back. It has next to nothing to do with DW, or the God AWFUL new ticker, when NASCAR was in it's prime nobody cared who was announcing, but it's drat essential that the racing is good. That's where NASCAR has lost so many viewers, the races are generally pretty tame. Drivers are more patient than they were 20 years ago, so miles 50-399 are just logged as teams put themselves in position for the final dash. That's smart racing, but bad entertainment. But shortening the races to 300 miles seems to easy for the premier series. I dunno what NASCAR is supposed to do.
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