Have you taken the time to see where they are racing or do you simply check the TV to see when the race is on…? All we do is plant ourselves on the couch and click the remote but those folks at NASCAR have to arrange all that stuff. At first glance it looks as if they arrange it with a dart board and blindfolds…
Race 1 – Daytona. Fine… Tradition and all that. The Daytona 500 starts the season and always will.
Race 2 – Phoenix. Let’s roll right by Texas to get there…
Race 3 – Las Vegas. Hey! Just up the road! Cool!
Race 4 – Bristol. What…? OK… Road trip!
Race 5 – Fontana…? Where is that? Next to Los Angeles…? California…? We were practically there in Vegas!
Race 6 – Martinsville. Back to Virginia…? What day is it?
Race 7 – Texas. What…? Why didn’t we stop there first and then go to Martinsville? It was on the way!
and so on…
Yes. Scheduling is a nightmare. There is the balance of tradition with newer facilities. There is the consideration of weather and temperature. There is the case for keeping the racing interesting with a variety of track length and technical skill. There is that dart board that doesn’t get used nearly enough… (more…)