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Old 05-31-2020, 03:51 PM
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Bristol. No Fans in the Stands!

I haven’t watched NASCAR in at least twenty years and I was curious about how much social distancing would be going on. The answer, LOTS! There’s no one there except the racers!
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Old 06-01-2020, 07:16 AM
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pay back is hell.these folk around here,rip off race fans during races. rooms go up a $100 a night,gasoling is raised 20cents or more.
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Old 06-01-2020, 07:41 AM
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I watched a bit of one of the Nascar race the other day. It was just as much fun for me without any fans in the stands. I am pretty sure the racers ran just as hard without them too.
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Old 06-01-2020, 02:51 PM
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I don’t doubt it at all. The racers might like it more.
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Old 06-02-2020, 12:09 PM
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FWIW, Nascar was having trouble getting fans in the stands before the pandemic....
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FWIW, Nascar was having trouble getting fans in the stands before the pandemic....
They have a boomer centric business model and boomers are dying out. Same with harley and all the other boomer brands. 50+ years of fecklessness, gluttony and obesity is taking it's toll. These brands failed to adapt and they're slowly headed for the trash heap of history. They only have themselves to blame.
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Old 06-07-2020, 10:11 AM
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They have a boomer centric business model and boomers are dying out. Same with harley and all the other boomer brands. 50+ years of fecklessness, gluttony and obesity is taking it's toll. These brands failed to adapt and they're slowly headed for the trash heap of history. They only have themselves to blame.


People that say Boomer instead of having a real conversation.......

You know how many generations have died out while Harley was in business? They’re still here. You force your hate into every topic.
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Old 06-07-2020, 08:51 PM
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People that say Boomer instead of having a real conversation.......

You know how many generations have died out while Harley was in business? They’re still here. You force your hate into every topic.
Harley core customers are boomers - I do not think that is necessarily a derogatory statement (not using the same way tjts is). HD has been struggling for some time now, dropping sales and profit. I can't say I am surprised personally.
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Old 06-08-2020, 09:27 AM
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People that say Boomer instead of having a real conversation.......

You know how many generations have died out while Harley was in business? They’re still here. You force your hate into every topic.
You sound butthurt. Is it because of Donny's new poll numbers this morning? OUCH!
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FWIW, Nascar was having trouble getting fans in the stands before the pandemic....
I didn’t know that. Haven’t watched in probably thirty years.
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Old 06-08-2020, 07:03 AM
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never liked Harleys, hells angels rode them. I liked norton's ,bsa, and bmw. Harley went south with amf folks can talk about boomers. we stopped a war,we intergrated the south,we brought the computer age in. Generations behind did nothing,but act,and look like thugs from the barrios,even their cars
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https://jalopnik.com/nascar-driver-bubba-wallace-honors-black-lives-matter-m-1843982111

Maybe there's Hope for Nascar. Maybe not. I guess we'll have to wait and see how the mouth breathers react.
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If the fans weren't there, who had the responsibility to wave the Confederate flag?
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Old 06-11-2020, 09:10 AM
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It was confusing...
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BREAKING: Contrary to media reports, the Confederate flag will still fly at all NASCAR events one time prior to the final lap.

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