USAC & IRacing
 

USAC needs to looking putting on a IRacing series for the USAC drivers to complete in during the shutdown of all sports.

Yahoo new: In lieu of actual race, Fox Sports 1 to broadcast iRacing event featuring NASCAR drivers

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/fox-spo...201327200.html

Stay tuned...

Re: USAC & IRacing
 

This is a joke , right?

Not a joke.

Why would it be?

It’s a joke to me. Not that people do it, I think it’s great and actually plan on doing it someday myself, but I have absolutely no interest in watching it. My take only, nothing against anyone who does. But I’m like “would you watch flag football?” Besides if I need some racing there’s so much archived content of races I’ve never seen and even great ones I would watch again. One example is Kinser and Haud on the Syracuse Mile. I could watch that daily and still be entertained

Re: USAC & IRacing
 

They do it anyway. Playin is one thing, Watching VR is another.
Meh

Instead of looking at it as a negative we should look at the positives since we can’t race anyway. It keeps people engaged, gives drivers and series a place to promote their sponsors while they can’t race right now, and since other series with larger fan bases are doing it, it gives dirt racing a chance for more exposure.

Also a lot of young people are interested in it and there’s always talk of reaching young fans and keeping them interested so here’s an opportunity to try something.

Believe it or not it was a good race. The last 5 laps was close racing. 4 cars going in the final lap could of won. Hamlin beat Dale Jr coming off 4 with a little banging. Not the same but it was something live.

edit. Please dont shame me but I was desperate 😃

Re: USAC & IRacing
 

Swindell Speedlab did a race earlier this week with quite a few open wheel racers. It was with street stocks (easier to drive) at Charlotte and while it had quite a few cautions that I think they will get worked out and hopefully do it again. It was very well done (minus the numerous cautions) that I believe that fans would like to be a part of. The big thing was they were able to tap into the audio portion of the racers racing during it. I figured NASCAR would have done more of that today but that to me is what the fans want to experience and be a part of as it allows them to connect with the drivers. Just my opinion, but even once real racing comes back after everything passes, I think there is a market that can continue to be tapped into allowing "inside" connections with the racers and help grow with fans.