A die-hard race fan - one of those guys who had posters on his bedroom wall as a kid - recently said: “They’ve lost me. “
He was talking about NASCAR.
He couldn’t pinpoint exactly why he’d grown tired of the sport he loved so much in the past, but he had.
Sure, there was a reference to the Car of Tomorrow as being a “matchbox car” and diminishing differences between the manufacturers. And he talked about the sometimes ungodly length of races, but the conversation seemed to focus on one point: He’d grown tired of NASCAR.
This is not the typical fan, mind you. This is a guy who has been to the big races, has been around the sport, and, I believe loved it.
He’s not so much in love these days for reasons he can’t figure out. Richard Huff, NYDailyNews
As the NASCAR Nextel Cup season enters its final two weekends, I have to say that NASCAR brass has done a good job, but fan interest is dropping way off.
The Chase for the Nextel Cup was supposed to help the TV ratings. Each year when the NFL season kicks off TV ratings for the Cup races sag and this year has been no different.
Last Sunday’s race at Texas Motor Speedway was down 10 percent in the ratings from last year and the race at Atlanta, the week before, was down 17 percent. Ernie Saxton, PhillyBurbs.com
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