[Fot] Video from Charlotte

[Jack Mc]

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 at 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 at aol.com>
> To: sherry robyn <sherryjimmy6116 at att.net>
> Cc: Mike Munson <fasttrs at yahoo.com>; "fot at autox.team.net"
<fot at 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 at 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
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: Mike Munson
> > <fasttrs at yahoo.com>
> > To: "fot at autox.team.net" <fot at 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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