Originally Posted by Unlucky#9:
I quite agree with you, and I'd almost be willing to throw out this as well. Maybe we as a board should put a stop, or at least a limit on real time updates of an event. While I understand that it's not a popular opinion, It makes sense from a track owner's stand point. If a person can simply log in here and give a play by play, what use would I as a fan have in putting on my pants, driving to the track, paying the admission fee(which keeps tracks running, helps fun facility improvements, and provides pay out to the racers) to watch the show? While granted it's much more exciting to actually watch the show in person than to read about it on a message board, it just lowers my desire a little if I know that I can get a live update while in my recliner at home minus pants just by checking a thread on here.
Robert Ballou's Twitter feed gives results heat race by heat race as does Dave Darland's (If they're at that event) along with other drivers
USAC does the same for any of their events.
If I'm at a race I'll usually give regular updates on @INSprintCarNews but usually I just give the results but others are more active on Twitter.
@WoOUpdates literally gives lap-by-lap updates of any WoO sprint and sometimes their LM shows.
All of this is just on Twitter. That's not counting Periscope, Facebook, blogs, etc. I understand what you and others are saying. But even if we limit what is posted here, there are a ton of other sources to look at.
I can see how it can be an issue. Personally the only time I'm looking for updates is if I can't be somewhere because of either distance and/or work. Nothing beats actually going to the track, getting dirty and drinking a beer along with a few dirt sprinkles.
So as long as it is going on my hope for these kinds of updates is it will help bring a younger crowd (primary users of social media) to the track.