Wednesday, October 16, 2019
Have you ever?
Wow. That was awesome. I could argue that was the best Talladega race ever! The wrecks! The finish! The playoff implications! The Blaney! The whole thing! That was amazing! Especially after Blaney spun down pit road the day before in stage 1. Also, we haven't had a Ryan and Ryan show until this past Monday at Talladega. I can't wait until Kansas. I'm sorry this is so short, but I don't want to repeat what others said. Great race, and oh by the way, I'm writing a book, about 30 abandoned race tracks across America. It should be a good one. The perfect schedule post I promised will be posted during the off-season most likely. Until next time, #SavetheSpeedway.
Monday, October 7, 2019
North Wilkesboro Speedway: time to bring it back.
So yesterday, during the Dover race, YouTuber S1apsh0es uploaded a video explaining why it was a bad idea to leave North Wilkesboro Speedway. I agree with most of what he said, but not everything. I have another argument for why NASCAR and SMI should Save the Speedway in Wilkes County, North Carolina.
NASCAR's attendence has stunk since the recession, which started in 2008 and ended sometime between 2015 and 2017. However, it has gotten better at most tracks, even some of the hated 1.5 mile tracks like Kansas and Chicagoland, but some big outliers seem to be Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Texas Motor Speedway, New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Pocono Raceway, Michigan International Speedway, Dover International Speedway, Auto Club Speedway, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, and arguably the most hated track on the circuit, Kentucky Speedway. These tracks are unpopular, and they are for a reason, the racing is good, but not great at best, and absolute sh•t at worst. In my opinion, all of these tracks, except for maybe Auto Club and Kentucky, need to lose a race. Indianapolis was never all that great, New Hampshire was boring until last year, Pocono sucked until this year's July race, Michigan sucked until the August race this year, Dover has severely gone downhill, Auto Club was only a good race in 2014, Las Vegas is usually just a meh race, and every Kentucky race was terrible outside of 2013, 2015, and this year. Some of these races need new spots on the calendar, and some just need to go away. On Wednesday, I'll be proposing a new schedule for every NASCAR/ARCA series. I know, everyone and their brother has done this, but I think my opinion should be heard, even if I'm a nobody high school student with a blog that nobody reads.
Anyway, with that tangent out of the way, how about North Wilkesboro? Well, I'm gonna propose how we can save it, rather than why, that'll wait until the off-season. It's pretty easy actually, do a bit of landscaping, level most of the buildings that are there and build new ones in their place, level the grandstands and replace them. Then get some smaller racing series before getting the big leagues back. By 2030, NASCAR should be back, if we start now. Marcus Smith of SMI is open to new ideas. Adding the Roval to the schedule was his idea. He tried and failed to update Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway so it could host Cup Series races. He only failed because the city of Nashville cares more about soccer than NASCAR, that city needs to get it's priorities straight. But Wilkes County, North Carolina would proudly support the revitalization of their little track. So hit up Marcus Smith on Twitter, remind him that his company still owns North Wilkesboro Speedway, and they can fix it up and get racing back there. I know that many corporate suits would argue that Nashville is a better market for NASCAR, but Wilkes County is struggling without the Speedway. Without Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway, Nashville would be fine. Many people also argue that North Wilkesboro Speedway is unsalvageable, I call bullsh•t. I think that any old and abandoned place is salvageable, even if that place has been untouched and rotting for 100 years! North Wilkesboro Speedway has been rotting for only 8 years. We can save it, but it needs some money and work out into it. That's where the track's owner comes in. So spread the word, it's about damn time to #SavetheSpeedway.
Also, the Dover race was miles better than the spring race, but only because of the lapped traffic. Next time I shove my opinions down your throats will be Wednesday, when I propose a new NASCAR and ARCA schedule. Enjoy your Monday and Tuesday, and #SavetheSpeedway, #weeditandtheywillcome.
NASCAR's attendence has stunk since the recession, which started in 2008 and ended sometime between 2015 and 2017. However, it has gotten better at most tracks, even some of the hated 1.5 mile tracks like Kansas and Chicagoland, but some big outliers seem to be Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Texas Motor Speedway, New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Pocono Raceway, Michigan International Speedway, Dover International Speedway, Auto Club Speedway, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, and arguably the most hated track on the circuit, Kentucky Speedway. These tracks are unpopular, and they are for a reason, the racing is good, but not great at best, and absolute sh•t at worst. In my opinion, all of these tracks, except for maybe Auto Club and Kentucky, need to lose a race. Indianapolis was never all that great, New Hampshire was boring until last year, Pocono sucked until this year's July race, Michigan sucked until the August race this year, Dover has severely gone downhill, Auto Club was only a good race in 2014, Las Vegas is usually just a meh race, and every Kentucky race was terrible outside of 2013, 2015, and this year. Some of these races need new spots on the calendar, and some just need to go away. On Wednesday, I'll be proposing a new schedule for every NASCAR/ARCA series. I know, everyone and their brother has done this, but I think my opinion should be heard, even if I'm a nobody high school student with a blog that nobody reads.
Anyway, with that tangent out of the way, how about North Wilkesboro? Well, I'm gonna propose how we can save it, rather than why, that'll wait until the off-season. It's pretty easy actually, do a bit of landscaping, level most of the buildings that are there and build new ones in their place, level the grandstands and replace them. Then get some smaller racing series before getting the big leagues back. By 2030, NASCAR should be back, if we start now. Marcus Smith of SMI is open to new ideas. Adding the Roval to the schedule was his idea. He tried and failed to update Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway so it could host Cup Series races. He only failed because the city of Nashville cares more about soccer than NASCAR, that city needs to get it's priorities straight. But Wilkes County, North Carolina would proudly support the revitalization of their little track. So hit up Marcus Smith on Twitter, remind him that his company still owns North Wilkesboro Speedway, and they can fix it up and get racing back there. I know that many corporate suits would argue that Nashville is a better market for NASCAR, but Wilkes County is struggling without the Speedway. Without Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway, Nashville would be fine. Many people also argue that North Wilkesboro Speedway is unsalvageable, I call bullsh•t. I think that any old and abandoned place is salvageable, even if that place has been untouched and rotting for 100 years! North Wilkesboro Speedway has been rotting for only 8 years. We can save it, but it needs some money and work out into it. That's where the track's owner comes in. So spread the word, it's about damn time to #SavetheSpeedway.
Also, the Dover race was miles better than the spring race, but only because of the lapped traffic. Next time I shove my opinions down your throats will be Wednesday, when I propose a new NASCAR and ARCA schedule. Enjoy your Monday and Tuesday, and #SavetheSpeedway, #weeditandtheywillcome.
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