Awesome overview—you've given me plenty of things to check out today. This line killed me: "Typically you need space for racing. NASCAR at the Coliseum is like watching motorsports in a gumball machine."
I tried to watch it, I really did…but heats and pauses and all that made it tough to follow. The other traditional aspect of NASCAR's success is that it's perfect for TV—big timeslot, plenty of commercial breaks (while cars are still circulating, albeit slowly/under caution), and a sense there's always some kind of on-track action.
The opposite to the Clash would be something like the '4 hours of Willow Springs', where there are close to no spectators, and nothing really happening onsite besides a bunch of loud cars tearing through the desert. In person it'd suck, but viewing at home? I bet it'd be an epic, action-filled race.
Awesome overview—you've given me plenty of things to check out today. This line killed me: "Typically you need space for racing. NASCAR at the Coliseum is like watching motorsports in a gumball machine."
I tried to watch it, I really did…but heats and pauses and all that made it tough to follow. The other traditional aspect of NASCAR's success is that it's perfect for TV—big timeslot, plenty of commercial breaks (while cars are still circulating, albeit slowly/under caution), and a sense there's always some kind of on-track action.
The opposite to the Clash would be something like the '4 hours of Willow Springs', where there are close to no spectators, and nothing really happening onsite besides a bunch of loud cars tearing through the desert. In person it'd suck, but viewing at home? I bet it'd be an epic, action-filled race.