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Post by JSPorts on Oct 8, 2018 7:54:53 GMT -5
This offseason, we are going to try to bring back the historical race watching that we used to do. Essentially, we'd pick a race that's available for free online, and we'd all start watching at the same time, making comments as it goes along. This will be a 3-step process. Here are the details:
Step 1: submitting ideas. On this thread, please submit ideas for races you want to watch. They can be from any series, but please make sure they're available, in their entireties, for free online before you submit an idea. When you post the race, be sure to include 1) its name, 2) the year, 3) the track and 4) the series. I will accept ideas until October 21.
Step 2: voting. On October 22, I'll create a poll on this thread, where you can vote for each race you want to see this offseason. Voting will close on November 11.
Step 3: final schedule. On November 18, I will announce the final schedule for the races we plan to watch.
I hope this allows everyone to be included in the decision-making process. Please submit as many races as you want, as long as you've checked that they're available first! Even if you don't plan to watch but have some races you think others should see, submit those, too!
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Post by chevyfan98 on Oct 8, 2018 13:22:38 GMT -5
I'd love for this to become a thing again. What would be the criteria for races we watch (like how old do they have to be)? I would say anything more than 15 years old should be available. I tried to pick races that aren't necessarily classics but had something memorable about them (like a surprise winner or a good finish). So here's my suggestions, assuming they're available:
1981 Mason-Dixon 500 @ Dover
1986 Winston Western 500 @ Riverside
1987 Miller High Life 500 @ Pocono
1988 TransSouth 500 @ Darlington
1988 Checker 500 @ Phoenix
1989 Valleydale Meats 500 @ Bristol
1989 Talladega DieHard 500 @ Talladega
1990 Budweiser 500 @ Dover
1990 Atlanta Journal 500 @ Atlanta
1991 Goody's 500 @ Martinsville
1992 Food City 500 @ Bristol
1994 Tyson Holly Farms 400 @ North Wilkesboro
1995 Coca-Cola 600 @ Charlotte
1995 AC Delco 400 @ Rockingham
1995 Miller Genuine Draft 500 @ Dover
1996 Dura Lube 500 @ Phoenix
1997 Interstate Batteries 500 @ Texas
1997 Miller 500 @ Dover
1997 Pepsi 400 @ Daytona
1998 NAPA AutoCare 500 @ Martinsville
2000 NAPA 500 @ Atlanta
2001 Cracker Barrel 500 @ Atlanta
2001 MBNA Cal Ripken, Jr. 400 @ Dover
2001 Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400 @ Rockingham
2001 New Hampshire 300 @ New Hampshire
2002 Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400 @ Rockingham
2003 Sharpie 500 @ Bristol
2003 Mountain Dew Southern 500 @ Darlington
2003 Pontiac Excitement 400 @ Richmond
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Post by JSPorts on Oct 8, 2018 14:22:14 GMT -5
It doesn't matter how old the race was, as long as you want to see it again. Thanks for that great list. If you get time, can you check to make sure they're all online and remove the ones that aren't? Thanks.
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Post by chevyfan98 on Oct 8, 2018 16:27:45 GMT -5
In that case I'll add some more to my list:
2004 Subway 400 @ Rockingham
2005 Chevy Rock & Roll 400 @ Richmond
2005 UAW-Ford 500 @ Talladega
2006 Crown Royal 400 @ Richmond
2006 Lenox Industrial Tools 300 @ New Hampshire
2006 Bank of America 500 @ Charlotte
2007 Samsung 500 @ Texas
2007 Autism Speaks 400 @ Dover
2007 Pepsi 400 @ Daytona
2007 Dodge Dealers 400 @ Dover
2008 Food City 500 @ Bristol
2008 Subway Fresh Fit 500 @ Phoenix
2009 Shelby 427 @ Las Vegas
2009 Sharpie 500 @ Bristol
2009 Pep Boys Auto 500 @ Atlanta
2010 Goody's Fast Pain Relief @ Martinsville
2010 Bank of America 500 @ Charlotte
2011 Samsung Mobile 500 @ Texas
2011 Showtime Southern 500 @ Darlington
2012 Goody's Fast Relief 500 @ Martinsville
2012 AdvoCare 500 @ Phoenix
2013 Camping World RV Sales 301 @ New Hampshire
2014 STP 500 @ Martinsville
2014 GoBowling.com 400 @ Pocono
2016 AAA Drive for Autism 400 @ Dover
2016 Axalta "We Paint Winners" 400 @ Pocono
2016 Bank of America 500 @ Charlotte
2017 First Data 500 @ Martinsville
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Post by JollyMeanGiant on Oct 8, 2018 17:59:13 GMT -5
1994 Food City 500, one of the most bizarre and fusterclucky Bristol races ever. Which is saying something. 10th place Dave Marcis wound up 14 laps down as several multi-car incidents took out many lead-lap cars and a pair of cautions coming out at inopportune times during a round of green flag pit stops further helped trap many multiple laps down.
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Post by jackjohnson52183 on Oct 11, 2018 18:47:21 GMT -5
I Would Like You To Include The 1990 Goody's 300 At Daytona.
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Post by jericohol14 on Oct 15, 2018 9:12:42 GMT -5
1992 Hooter's 500 (STILL the greatest Cup finale ever raced)
1997 Pepsi 400 (The greatest NASCAR triumph for an Andretti not named Mario)
2002 Daytona 500 (One of the bigger upsets in Daytona history)
2003 Funai 250 (One of the best Richmond races outright, let alone Xfinity Richmond races)
2005 New England 200 (OK, I'm biased, this is the first race I ever went to, lol)
2007 Sam's Town 250 (An agonizingly slow mess of a race? Count me in!)
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Post by JSPorts on Oct 15, 2018 17:13:25 GMT -5
Thanks for all the submissions so far! Keep them coming! The last day for submissions is Sunday.
P.S. Please remember to check to make sure the races are available online for free in their entireties before you post them
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Post by JSPorts on Oct 17, 2018 7:56:17 GMT -5
Keep those suggestions coming! There are plenty of great Cup & Xfinity races that haven't been suggested yet, plus many races in other series. Please don't forget to check and make sure the race is available in its entirety for free online somewhere before you post it. Thanks!
I'm going to close the suggestion portion of this at the end of Sunday's Cup race at Kansas, FYI. Then we'll be on to the voting portion.
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Post by Chad's Hair Plugs on Oct 17, 2018 15:24:40 GMT -5
Question: Does it matter if the race broadcast is in English or not? There's a couple F1 races I want to suggest but the only full race broadcast available is in the native language of where the race was held.
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Post by JSPorts on Oct 17, 2018 16:01:55 GMT -5
Question: Does it matter if the race broadcast is in English or not? There's a couple F1 races I want to suggest but the only full race broadcast available is in the native language of where the race was held. Yes, please make them in English only. I suspect there are some F1 races that are available in English, so try to find and post those. I'd certainly welcome F1 submissions, though! |
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Post by Chad's Hair Plugs on Oct 17, 2018 17:14:46 GMT -5
A list of what I've found so far, I'll probably have more by the deadline.
IROC
2006 Atlanta(Last IROC Race)
NASCAR
1991 Champion Spark Plug 400(Michigan)
1985 Southern 500
1988 Miller High Life 400(Richmond)
F1
1982 Long Beach
1990 Monaco
1999 Canada
IndyCar/CART
2002, 2013, 2015 Indy 500
1983 Atlanta 200
1996 Indy 200(Disney)
1997 Texas
2005 St Pete
2006 Chicago
2012 Texas
2012 St Pete
2012 California
2014 Mid Ohio
2015 California
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Post by pokemon2112 on Oct 17, 2018 17:22:19 GMT -5
A few CART suggestions:
1994 Michigan
2000 Fontana
1988 Pocono
1986 Michigan
All saw obscene levels of attrition among top drivers, resulting in very odd finishing orders (though not so much in Pocono compared to others). Those kind of races are the funnest for me. Only problem is the latter two races were shown edited and taped.
Another NASCAR suggestion: 1984 Coors 420. One of the more controversial finishes of the era, and one of the last Cup races at Nashville.
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Post by JSPorts on Oct 17, 2018 17:45:32 GMT -5
Great suggestions all around! Glad people are interested in this. Less than 4 days to submit any remaining races you want to include in the vote!
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Post by chevyfan98 on Oct 17, 2018 17:49:55 GMT -5
Glad to see this thread gaining traction. Hopefully we can get a lot of people involved and make this a thing again.
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