USAC & IRacing

BradBurk · 3/19/20, 5:06 PM

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

richie · 3/19/20, 5:38 PM

Stay tuned...

Rpracing1 · 3/20/20, 8:51 AM

This is a joke , right?

nathans1012 · 3/20/20, 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Rpracing1

This is a joke , right?

Not a joke.

SDHill89 · 3/20/20, 12:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rpracing1

This is a joke , right?

Why would it be?

flagboy55 · 3/20/20, 9:42 PM

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

Charles Nungester · 3/21/20, 5:38 PM

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

SDHill89 · 3/21/20, 6:52 PM

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.

Sprints fan 11 · 3/22/20, 4:44 PM

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 😃

AJMartin · 3/22/20, 5:01 PM

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.

3/22/20, 4:44 PM	#9
Sprints fan 11 Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 159	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 😃 _________________________________________________ Last edited by Sprints fan 11; 3/22/20 at 5:00 PM.

3/19/20, 5:06 PM	#1 USAC & IRacing
BradBurk Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 147	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

3/22/20, 5:01 PM	#10 Re: USAC & IRacing
AJMartin Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 88	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.