NASCAR » NASCAR, Fox look for answers on dip

I watch every race possible to see over here, but with the volumn turned down, your commentators rave on with to much drivel, get back to the cars and drivers, show your adds at the start and finish, then at least we see all the racing including the pitstops........
Roy

There is talk among the diehard fans that broadcasters have dumbed down the broadcasts too much to appeal to the casual viewers.

Maybe the novelty is starting to wear off. The casual viewer has moved on to something new.

I hate the 2 hour pre-race show. When I look at the race time on the TV listings I expect the race to start within a half hour of that time. Instead the pre-race yammering goes on for ever. I walk away and usually come back much later to watch bits and pieces of the race. Remember, it is almost summer, people have lots of things to do with the nice weather finally here.

Get rid of "Digger", and the Digger cam. Show more in-car camera and Fire the idiot running the joystick for the in-car cameras. Point those cameras straight....if you want to see to the side, show a different view. Jeez an untrained monkey could direct the broadcast better than Fox. Get some people in there who actually know a little about racing.....make them drive a "sim", so they have an idea of whats going on.Fox is pissing a lot of hard core NASCAR fans OFF. You are trying to cater to an audience you DON'T have.Try listening to the fans you have or they will continue to leave you in droves.

Yes, the two hour pre-show is foolish - just tell me when the start is so I can tune in then.

What I see as the biggest problem, other then dumbing down, are the lousy camera angles. The in-car camera needs to be outlawed during green and only used for replay. We lose so much action on the track while we ride in the car. Just because an announcer mentions a drivers name does not mean that you have to switch to that drivers in-car camera! Enough! There is an entire race going on and we want to see that.

The other poor camera angles have to go too. Digger is a neat cartoon for the kiddies but it is lousy camera angle. How long are kids attn. spans?

Keep the in-cars, lose fans.

The camera that's sideways on the driver is rubbish. it would be good occasionaly to compare how the cars are handling and see the different styles drivers have of fighting it but we don't need it all the time just to see a man in a suit and helmet.

The pedal cameras are really good but hardly used, i suppose the day they can get as many sponsors on their feet as on their suits will be the day they are used more and that stupid one less!

The main reason I don't watch as avidly as I used too is because of the new car. Driving a tank that takes a shot and keeps going is not racing. Don't get me wrong, I accept the safety features but there are times when a car smacks the wall HARD and comes back to be a contender in the end. It used to be if you wreck you're out. Now that's racin'.
Yeah, Lose Digger, DW's Boggity Boogity, and Larry's Pull those belts tight ONE more time.
All of these are crap and haven't caught on.
And have you noticed all of the lame cliches. There don't seem to be an original thought from any of the commentators.

How about cutting down on the pre-race show, Holy cow get on with the race!

I enjoy watching the pre-race, though I have many things to do I usually do my stuff around pre-race that away when the race actually starts i'm done and can physically watch the race. I don't mind digger since my daughter actually likes him and she does pop in every now and again to see where our driver is. DW's Boggity Boggity Boggity! Gotta love that. I most of the time watch the "in-car audio" from the drivers, so that would be why I am not on fox all the time, but that is hard to keep up with the field and I just pop in and out.
Keep it up guys! Love my RACING!!

I think that people are sick of Kyle Busch. I hate the way he talk about the fans, he does not need us. well I don't need them. When Kyle is winning I tun off the race. I hate to hear him talk. He likes to mess with the fans at the race track, and I am sick of his ugly face. Sure you bring up all the nice things he does but its a little to late. I am also sick of the media picking on Dale Jr. (yes, I am proud Jr. fan). He's not the only one having a off season. He will figure it out, and will be winning soon. For me its the same race every week. Dega was a great race because it was different, but every other race you could close your eyes and it sounds just like the week before. Boring.