tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1898207420189925101.post5513053384408405865..comments2021-03-16T03:52:10.987-04:00Comments on Mad Mikie's Laidback Lounge: The TeleconferenceMad Mikiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11868324896107896906noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1898207420189925101.post-45785278743420726032011-03-15T10:11:41.320-04:002011-03-15T10:11:41.320-04:00Yes Anon 9:46. If you believe the hype, all of NA$...Yes Anon 9:46. If you believe the hype, all of NA$CAR's problems are because of Jr, the media,the economy, or all of them combined. It's never the fault of the poor leadership. I'm surprised that the Sierra Club hasn't asked Brain Farce to start a fund to help replace the endangered Daytona palm trees.<br /><br />Bingo! You got it Bill. If he put half the effort into racing that he puts into marketing fans wouldn't be staying home or tuning out. To his dad and granddad, racing was the first priority. Then came everything else. BZF has it back-a$$wards.<br /><br />Just when you think it can't get any worse Terry, BZF proves us wrong and takes things to new lows. IROC promoted itself as just that. IROC. All the cars were the same and identically prepared. So it was a true test of the drivers' abilities to compete on a level playing field. NA$CAR on the other hand has what is basically IROC cars with different brand decals on them. IROC didn't grant the manufacturer concessions unlike NA$CAR who granted the newest manufacturer well over 100 concessions just on their engine and "favors to be named later" because the basically bought the sanctioning body.Back when Bill Sr & Jr ran things, GM was shown favoritism. Now they play 2nd fiddle but you can bet because of the personal relationhship between BZF and Mr Presidential Pardon that there's some favoritism going on there too.<br /><br />From talking with some of the old timers who raced back in the 60's and 70's under Bill Sr & Jr, they're not happy with the way things have gone since BZF took over. And that's putting it kindly.Mad Mikiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11868324896107896906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1898207420189925101.post-59627854576489657132011-03-15T09:46:38.219-04:002011-03-15T09:46:38.219-04:00Danica was 4th? Kenny Wallace was 9th.
Neither co...Danica was 4th? Kenny Wallace was 9th.<br />Neither could drive their way out of a paper bag.<br /><br />Brain France is the problem with his eyes closed.<br />That's why he murders palm trees. <br /><br />The problems are all junior's fault.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1898207420189925101.post-6832686904184747492011-03-14T20:44:48.930-04:002011-03-14T20:44:48.930-04:00Regarding Brian France, as Homer once said... &quo...Regarding Brian France, as Homer once said... "He takes a long time to say nothing".<br /><br />Blah, blah, blah, nice corporate speech. If he was more interested in the racing side of the sport and less interested in the business side, we fans would be better off. Growing the sport and maximizing profits are two different animals.Bill Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1898207420189925101.post-4587052443157909932011-03-14T19:56:13.048-04:002011-03-14T19:56:13.048-04:00Hey Mikie, spot on as usual. I like to say, how mu...Hey Mikie, spot on as usual. I like to say, how much worse can they make it? I used to think not much. Man was I wrong. Those in charge in Daytona are driving this through the floor. I don't even know where to start. But surely the one in charge is mostly accountable. I used to love IROC - because it did not pretend to be anything other than what it was. Now as far as I am concerned, CA$HCAR has stooped well below what IROC was. Reason? They pretend to be something else. They squeeze out and stomp on the little guys (e.g. Robby Gordon); favor the chosen ones, green white checker to excite the fans (and then cut to commercial as soon as something interesting or interviews should occur), double file restart 'fix' (where it is worse to start 4th outside at e.g. Martinsville than 11th on inside - figure that out), lucky dufus, no race to caution, top 35, basically 4 or 5 three, four or five car teams (oops 14 & 39 are not part of 5, 24, 48, 88), I am out of breath. And if they turn Talladega into the $h_t we saw at Daytona (will you dance with me pleaseeeeeee; can I talk to you on the radio? take your partner and swing her round......), well they are lower than snail dirt. Stick a fork in it Brian; this goose is darn near cooked. Man I miss the days when you know who would put the #3 on the point, or Sterling would have the 4 out there darn near all day at Daytona - win, lose or draw. Sorry took so long Mikie. TerryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1898207420189925101.post-29459648882233984502011-03-14T17:33:12.186-04:002011-03-14T17:33:12.186-04:00I think the closest person I can compare Faux King...I think the closest person I can compare Faux King Brian to is one I remember from the 1960's. Professor Irwin Corey. He could talk for hours on end and say absolutely nothing. He did it as a comedy act and got paid for it. Faux King Brian does it because he drinks his own Kool Aid, believes his own hype, and really doesn't have the wherewithall to tell the fans the truth. He's deluding only himself and his cronies.<br /><br />Looking at the financial figures I've been able to find, when Faux King Brian took over, NA$CAR was worth $4 billion. The figures I saw last year placed it's value around $767 million. He's managed to drop the company value by over 75%. The only steady, reliable, income source is the TV contract payments. Souvenir sales have been off, ticket and concession sales have been off, teams folding or merging means a loss of income off of car kit sales, credentials, certification fees, and inspection fees. Plus there have been numerous sponsors either cutting back their sponsorship efforts or leaving. So financially NA$CAR cannot keep going the way it is.<br /><br />As to the racing itself, it's really become little more than a glorified IROC series. Everything is mandated. The chassis, engines, and drive train are all mandated. The suspension system is mandated. Even the bodies are mandated. The plastic nose and tails must meet NA$CAR's specs and not those of the manufacturer. Once the antiquated fuel injection system comes on line, even the engines will be little more than a spec series engine. Fans will get burned out on it just like they got burned out on IROC and we've seen what happened to IROC. A similar fate awaits NA$CAR unless drastic changes are made in leadership and the cars.Mad Mikiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11868324896107896906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1898207420189925101.post-9612275497489528602011-03-14T12:19:37.303-04:002011-03-14T12:19:37.303-04:00Mad Mike,
You continue to be the voice of reason i...Mad Mike,<br />You continue to be the voice of reason in a sadly delusional entity.<br /><br />Why do you think NA$CAR continues to "create and believe its own super-beneficial press?"<br /><br />Something is very wrong with the entire picture.<br /><br />THINGS JUST CANNOT BE AS TERRIFFIC AS KING BRIAN AND THE OTHER DICTATORS WANT THE PUBLIC TO THINK THEY ARE!<br /><br />Is NA$CAR dying?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1898207420189925101.post-30659265041907484232011-03-14T10:55:55.913-04:002011-03-14T10:55:55.913-04:00LOL -- awesome, Mike. As always King Brian can sp...LOL -- awesome, Mike. As always King Brian can spend hours saying absolutely nothing.GinaV24https://www.blogger.com/profile/10828669350024430018noreply@blogger.com