So it's not a place you could take your family? Unless you bring a baseball bat, is that what your saying? If so I'll just watch it on TV. My dad brought me up with " what starts on the track stay's on the track" I grew up around some of the toughest drivers that ever ran in the south and they would fight every weekend but you could still sit in the stands without worrying about who you pulled for fear of being jumped.I guess my family is just not tough enough to go to B G. I will say last night's show looked to be a little calmer, and I do like Miller,old guys rule !!!!!!!!!!!!
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Randy Myers said:Well said. The only thing I would dispute is Hank's comment. It's probably more like 3%. HA! All-in-all, the show represents the "Stadium" and the folks who go there well. And for those of you so worried about the reputation of the folks in the south, we'll survive , and some of other short tracks that are struggling to keep the doors open would do well to take some lessons here.
Thomas K. Craig said:Ok, I've read alot of these posts about this show in the last week. I give every persons opinion with the utmost respect. But for the life of me I cant understand why the majority of people that replied here has something bad to say about this show and its not because they disliked it. It was because of the way the people acted on the show. Like I posted previously that my father has went to Bowman Gray and told me its just like the way it is on the show. Even yesterday at the show in Raleigh me and my dad were talking with Hank Thomas and he said about only 5% of it was "Hollywood". But the part that isnt, is that fued with the Myers and Miller. I dont care if somebody watches this show on the West Coast or Northeast US and it throws more fuel on the fire for the stereotype of southern people that we act stupid. There are people all over the world that act that crazy over something. So who cares what others think. I'm glad there is a track that actually cares and there is passion over a certain driver or drivers. Look at Cup Series today. You couldnt find anything like that in that snoozefest they have going on now. Thank you Bowman Gray for putting a great show and still having that grass roots part of racing.
I have been going to BG on and off agiain for almost 40 years, Allen has been going for almost 50, the sad thing is that is really the way BG is. Everything you are seeing is real. I have never been a big fan of the way things are run over there but that is what keeps the stands packed. As long as the can keep bringing in 15,000 people every Sat. night things will not change. After every race there it is routine that the cops go to the pits because more than likely there is going to be a fight, and the fans love it. It is all about the money. It is a really great track to drive. I just hate that the History Channel is puting it out there for the whole world to see.
