1 Dead, 9 Injured in Lightning Strike at NASCAR Race
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BB, that same storm knocked down (literally) a light pole on the track's backstretch.
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GRANDSTAND PEOPLE
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Dave, luckily for me, the Rev. Stagger, is not an 18-34 year old tech savvy, evil-internet-readin'- social media, loving groupie.
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Now Richard, I'm afraid all of that just makes too much sense. And besides, all such suggestions must run through the marketing department, not to mention the TV-big-wig department, and the I-don't-have-a-clue-but-I'm-the-head/knocker-anyway department. We can't just run around, willy-nilly, making decisions that would direct the sport along that successful path that built it, can we? Well, apparently not! What's needed is gobs more horsepower, from ever increasing custom-made-one-off-engines, and hundreds of pounds of additional down force, AND some more cookie cutter tracks, hopefully, located in the Pacific-northwest and in the NYC area. Heaven forbid NASCAR ever returning to the south. And PLEEEASE bring on them there glass dashboards.
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Y'all just wait 'til themglass dashboardskick in! That'll have the 18-34 year old's swinging from the rafters!
Can't Give 'um Away
Current NASCAR
So, where's all the tech-savvy-social-media-groupie-loving-18-34-year oldfans?
Can't Give 'um Away
Current NASCAR
According to a USA Today article, tickets for this year's Brickyard 400 weren't too hot.
By Chad Leistikow , USA TODAY
Updated1d 20h ago
Fans couldn't give tickets away for Sunday's Brickyard 400, according to The Indianapolis St ar, a thud of a finish for Indianapolis Motor Speedway's "Super Weekend" push.
By Doug McSchooler, The Indianapolis Star
Sara Hurtman , 31, told the Star that she tried to give away a seat (with a $75 value) on Facebook and at the Speedway entrance, but found no takers. "People don't seem to get into it as much these days," the Noblesville, Ind., resident said.
Tickets were going for as little as $25 on Craigslist. Kyle Berher , 26, told the Star he had been attending the race for 10 years and had never seen the stands so empty. He said he bought a ticket for $45 (half price) outside the Speedway.
The result can't be too gratifying for IMS, which added the Nationwide Series and Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series races to spruce up the weekend in hopes of reversing sagging attendance. IMS President Jeff Belskus had predicted Thursday that the crowd wouldn't drop for a fifth consecutive year at his track, which has seating for 257,000, by far the most in NASCAR.
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updated by @bobby-williamson: 12/05/16 04:04:08PM
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Good Stuff...thanks for posting, Robert!