2017 NASCAR Discussion threadNASCAR
- Thread starter MustangRyan
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- catamount39
Kurt Busch you genius! 
YEAH BABY!
YEAH BABY! 
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- DolphDrago
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- n_blkr
Late to the party, but congratulations to Kurt! 
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- GOTMAXPOWER
I'm glad Elliott ran out of fuel, he was a big wreck waiting to happen, no respect to anybody around him all race.
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- Droptop2001gt
I really liked Kurt's Monster Energy helmet.
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- Leadfoot530
"I need more friends." -Joey Logano, 2017
The irony, it's too much. I CAN'T TAKE IT!
The irony, it's too much. I CAN'T TAKE IT!
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- MikuHime80
Not the way he expected it, Im sure, but Tony finally got himself a Daytona 500.
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- GroupB
All he had to do was retire.
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- OutlawQuadrant
I think the best way to describe this whole NASCAR weekend is a disjointed mess that makes me question whether I even want to watch anymore. Part of me wants to give all these changes a chance but man, everything in me is like:
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- Leadfoot530
With a bit of adjustment, I don't think it'll be awful. I think I need to see it on a mile and a half before I judge it fully.
At this point though, if I don't get to watch a race on the weekend, it won't be a complete loss.
At this point though, if I don't get to watch a race on the weekend, it won't be a complete loss.
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So the latter.
The truck race was swaying me to favor it, but I now think it just doesn't work.
Alternative Idea: Scrutineering. If scrutineers say "It's not safe enough" then that's it.
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- HamiltonMP427
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- catamount39
Thoughts:
- Stages caused undo wrecks
- Stages caused undo idiocy
- 5 minute repair rule is stupid, should have a scrutineering as @BKGlover said. Several cars could have continued with body panel fixes within 5 minutes
- The points system is somehow worse than before and I still have a hard time understanding its purpose
Conclusion:
WSCC can't return soon enough, Indycar can't start soon enough, and Formula 1 can't get going soon enough.
- Stages caused undo wrecks
- Stages caused undo idiocy
- 5 minute repair rule is stupid, should have a scrutineering as @BKGlover said. Several cars could have continued with body panel fixes within 5 minutes
- The points system is somehow worse than before and I still have a hard time understanding its purpose
Conclusion:
WSCC can't return soon enough, Indycar can't start soon enough, and Formula 1 can't get going soon enough.
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What do the points even look like? I feel bad for the poor sap who has to work them out after that catastrophe.
Unless...he was involved in coming up with this format, then you can go down with the ship like the rest of 'em.
Unless...he was involved in coming up with this format, then you can go down with the ship like the rest of 'em.
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- HamiltonMP427
Don't forget F1, since it's shaping up to be quite interesting
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- catamount39
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I've already told the people I try to explain it to "Y'all are on ya own this year."
Jubby
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- jubbyboi617
Nah. This was good- some small tweaks and it works- see below.
Nope. This leads to "favoritism" real or perceived.
1. Nope. Prove it.
2. Nope. Prove it.
3. Nope- how does this create a fair situation that is unbiased? Which is what fans really want.
4. Math, it's your best friend. Plus, points don't really matter (in reality) for weeks. A win will change it for anyone- which is the point.
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Even if all 40 cars were built, tuned, maintained, tested, etc by the same single person who knows nothing about the drivers, that would still be the case. Eventually you have to ignore the whiny ***** and do what makes sense. It's worked in rallying for eons, I don't see why it can't at least be attempted.
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- WeaselKing707
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In all honesty, I thought the segmented racing was going to be worse than it was today. The only negative I could take from it was NASCAR throwing a red flag just so the second stage could end under green, because I would save that for the actual finish of the race IMO.
