Originally Posted by Charles Nungester:
You can follow a ton of tracks and events in live timing and scoring so throw that update stuff out the window. Its nice to have if you couldn't make it, Had to work or something.
Its never kept me from a real race I could reasonably make. Even if it was on TV or streamed, Its not the same, The sights, the sounds, The stuff only the eye catches that the camera don't.
You can never get the excitement, Sense of wow or stress relief from Updates, Watching numbers scroll up and down a screen or even TV.
This periscope stuff, IDK, It sure as heck isn't the same. Might hurt PPVs a bit same as above. Its nothing like being there.
The thread was about SM and negativity. I posted how IMO its not cool for a racer and even teammates to be negative all over it about how the nights going or went and I pointed it out that they do it right in victory lane.
My example was a racer who stood on the podium then blamed the track he didn't win on three occasions.
IDK, Sometimes it would make that guy, The one you love to hate. It isn't like Social Media has changed anything there, But the constant bashing by a crew member of the track or something during a event, I kinda agree with this track owner on.
I think it was two years ago, Opener at Gas City, Track was prepped ready to go at race time, Track was allowed to bake another 45 minutes as the drives meeting went way over. OMG, The number of owners, crew chiefs, team members bashing on facebook an twitter was unbelievable. Strange how only a couple of them complimented it on the condition it was in for the consi and features.
This IMHO is the relentless negativity I think that this tracks trying to cool of. Used to be you'd walk up personally and ask the owner, promoter or track guy if they could do something about it. Without all the F bombs etc because you'd probably be eating teeth if you did what you do on the net. And Everyone you know wouldn't know how bad it was, FOR A SHORT TIME.
I read Bills response after writing this and I totally agree, We got locals who can no longer drive or have a spouse they have to take care of that make it when and if they can find the live updates useful for all the times they can't.
I meet people from PA NJ, New Zealand, Austrailia and Britain that make come because of social media, Keep track of all our tracks so they know who, what, where when they do come.
It has some negatives, But it also takes this localized three state non wing fad. INTERNATIONAL! and even folks from winged country come to Indiana just because it isn't winged.
"and even folks from winged country come to Indiana just because it isn't winged"... like me! Last 2 Kokomo Smackdowns.I wouldn't even have found my first sprint car race without the Net. Now I've been to Knoxville Nats 4 times & thanks to info found here, planning for Indiana Midget Week this spring
Any new technology has its good & bad sides, just amplifies whatever is already there. Negative & opinionated folks all over (me sometimes too) Social media just gives them another outlet, along with the positive & enthusiastic people
Here's his response at the time regarding the subject: https://www.indianaopenwheel.com/sho...910#post375910