NASCAR Nextel Cup announced!

Globber · Jun 19, 2003, 05:08 PM

Well, it seems that NASCAR has signed a 10-year deal with Nextel to replace Winston as the title sponsor of NASCAR, with the championship from 2004-on to be called the NASCAR Nextel Cup... which is an awful name, if I would say so myself. Now it remains to see what this will mean to the future of NASCAR. Personally, I would like them to move away from the 50-year old engine technology that the teams are currently running; Seriously, who uses carburetours (hacked up spelling) in their cars anymore anyway? NASCAR aren't even running "stock" cars anymore, because the technology in them is less than in road cars!

Smash · Jun 19, 2003, 10:04 PM

Well,it mean Wins..err..Nextal Cup will be around for at least another 10 years.Rumoured as much as 90 mil per season

But things are gonna change.No more good ole boys.They wanna go Hollywood and glitz and glamour for young people.
We might see something like Eminem performing at Charlotte

I expect to see more prime time races(Sat night)

Moss · Jun 19, 2003, 11:17 PM

The name is going to take some getting used to. Nextel Cup just sounds different.

Irish Caesar · Jun 21, 2003, 09:15 AM

$75 mil per season.

Really, I am a bit disappointed, just the way the sport is going.

I'm really pissed that the Southern 500 is not Labor Day at Darlington-you can't mess around with tradition.

It's easy to mess around with stuff when your spokesman is someone like Jimmie Johnson, though. "Hi, I'm from California and this is my second year in the series and I like this!"

Who they really need as a spokesman is Sterling Marlin. "Hi, I'm from Tennessee and I grew tobacco on my farm. I think we should stay in the South, etc." Seriously, why don't they ever interview him?

Just another step in modernization...reaching out to more audiences while alienating the true hardcore fans.

Nascar is forgetting the fans that brought it to this level; changing the Southern 500 around is a slap in the face.

I think all the glitz and glamor sucks.

Smash · Jun 21, 2003, 11:06 AM

Well..I have mixed feelings I guess.Change is inevitable but tradition should/must be respected.

In order to go "mainstream" and attract new fans,they have to alienate their 'core' fans.Kinda risky but we'll see.

If I see Alec Baldwin starting a race I''ll swear off NASCAR forever.

Jun 19, 2003, 05:08 PM	#1
Globber Professional Slacker Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Not far away enough Posts: 749	NASCAR Nextel Cup announced! Well, it seems that NASCAR has signed a 10-year deal with Nextel to replace Winston as the title sponsor of NASCAR, with the championship from 2004-on to be called the NASCAR Nextel Cup... which is an awful name, if I would say so myself. Now it remains to see what this will mean to the future of NASCAR. Personally, I would like them to move away from the 50-year old engine technology that the teams are currently running; Seriously, who uses carburetours (hacked up spelling) in their cars anymore anyway? NASCAR aren't even running "stock" cars anymore, because the technology in them is less than in road cars!

Jun 19, 2003, 10:04 PM	#2
Smash Super Lurker Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 3,539	Well,it mean Wins..err..Nextal Cup will be around for at least another 10 years.Rumoured as much as 90 mil per season But things are gonna change.No more good ole boys.They wanna go Hollywood and glitz and glamour for young people. We might see something like Eminem performing at Charlotte I expect to see more prime time races(Sat night) Last edited by Smash; Jun 19, 2003 at 10:07 PM.

Jun 19, 2003, 11:17 PM	#3
Moss CFC Scribe Join Date: May 2002 Location: Minnesota Posts: 5,849	The name is going to take some getting used to. Nextel Cup just sounds different. __________________ "Every saint has a past and every sinner has a future." - Oscar Wilde

Jun 21, 2003, 09:15 AM	#4
Irish Caesar Yellow Jacket Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Atlanta, former CSA Posts: 10,277	$75 mil per season. Really, I am a bit disappointed, just the way the sport is going. I'm really pissed that the Southern 500 is not Labor Day at Darlington-you can't mess around with tradition. It's easy to mess around with stuff when your spokesman is someone like Jimmie Johnson, though. "Hi, I'm from California and this is my second year in the series and I like this!" Who they really need as a spokesman is Sterling Marlin. "Hi, I'm from Tennessee and I grew tobacco on my farm. I think we should stay in the South, etc." Seriously, why don't they ever interview him? Just another step in modernization...reaching out to more audiences while alienating the true hardcore fans. Nascar is forgetting the fans that brought it to this level; changing the Southern 500 around is a slap in the face. I think all the glitz and glamor sucks. __________________ there is no more new frontier we have got to make it here

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Jun 21, 2003, 11:06 AM	#5
Smash Super Lurker Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 3,539	Well..I have mixed feelings I guess.Change is inevitable but tradition should/must be respected. In order to go "mainstream" and attract new fans,they have to alienate their 'core' fans.Kinda risky but we'll see. If I see Alec Baldwin starting a race I''ll swear off NASCAR forever.

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