RANDOM THOUGHTS ...

I feel like I need to apologize to those of you who have become regular readers!  Lots of you check in with me every week to see what's on my Nascar mind and I haven't had much to say lately.  You see, I usually wait for something noteworthy or controversial or new to happen and then I write about that. And it just seems like 2016 has been a pretty 'quiet' year!  Nothing really stirring the pot, but I do have a few random thoughts to share ....

Dale Jr., Concussions, and Jeff Gordon ...

Having had a daughter who sustained a concussion during her college athletic career, I know firsthand how scary a concussion can be.  Multiple concussions are just plain dangerous.  And they get more dangerous the more of them you get and the older you are.  I am sure Jr. doesn't want to retire, but he really needs to consider the toll the sport is taking on his brain.  Unless he WANTS to be a vegetable when he is 60 ...

And I wonder what Ingrid, Jeff Gordon's wife, thinks about his getting behind the wheel again.  When I heard him speak at Dover he said that she was patiently waiting for his broadcasting gig to come to an end in a few weeks so that they could start to do all the things he promised her they would do as a family.  So - family vacation in Paris, the phone rings, and hubby is goin' racin'.  I'm thinking he might be sleeping on the couch!  No Happy Wife in that family I'm guessing!

Empty Stands, Ticket Prices & Rule Changes

There is no denying it -- there are LOTS of empty seats at these races.  Lots.  Even this weekend at Watkins Glen, which they kept saying was a sellout, looked like there were a bunch of empty seats. There are all kinds of discussions about why that is.  Some fans don't like the rule changes, but I think you can't argue the fact that the racing has been alot more fun this year.  Some say they can't afford to go to the races, but the tracks that we go to have some pretty amazing deals on ticket packages.  I think it probably has more to do with the fact that TVs are so big and the pictures are so good that people are choosing to watch from home.  

Wait Til You Hear! ...

...what we are going to do next week!  We are taking a short trip to the Watkins Glen area of New York and Hubby plans to drive his GMC truck around the track!  I'm not sure if I will be riding shotgun or if I will be the official videographer, but whatever I do, I will be sure to share it with you here, so stay tuned and check back often!