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November 24, 2015 at
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Posted By: fiXXXer on November 23 2015 at 09:12:50 PM
As usual Stan, you say it better than anyone else possibly could. I wish you'd make a trip to Central Pa someday. You're the kinda guy I like to shoot the shit with and do a little bench racing. I'm a little more than half your age but I remember when I was a kid, crowds were far better for weekly programs. 17,000 at a fair race back in the 60's is pretty incredible. I've noticed from videos and old pics that all the races back then seemed to draw bigger crowds. I think you're right about young people not being as interested in cars and I'll elaborate even further upon your observation. Young people today just aren't as interested in general. Not in cars, not fishing, not sports, not anything. He's young people may attend baseball games but how often do you actually see them sitting there watching the game? It's pretty rare. It's more of a social gathering than anything else. I think that has a lot to do with why races such as the National Open are still heavily attended. It's all about the party. They really don't give 2 shits about the racing itself. Yeah they hoot and holler for the Posse guys but the number 1 reason they're there, is the party. That seems to be all young people these days care to actually go and DO. Any other time, they're glued to their smartphone sifting through everyone else's business on Facebook and posting their own senseless business. If anyone is looking for me on Facebook, keep looking. You won't find me. I don't give dead moose's last shit what you had for lunch or who you're hanging out with tonite nor do I wanna see your stupid duck lipped selfies. But back on point, young people just don't care to do things of actual substance like they used to and I think we're seeing that reflected heavily by the crowds (or lack thereof) at our local tracks. I wish I had the answer but I think you nailed it when you said "it is what it is."
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Wow, finally found somebody who's as much a grouchy old curmudgeon as me.... people staring at Smartphones all day drive me up the wall... but how about texting & driving? I used to think there should be open season on them... now I think there should be a bounty..
But here we are typing away on the Internet. I admit it. I use Facebook, as do many of my friends over 60 (but no food shots!) Actually Internet has been a great help to me for sprint car racing
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November 24, 2015 at
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Posted By: revjimk on November 24 2015 at 12:07:17 PM
Wow, finally found somebody who's as much a grouchy old curmudgeon as me.... people staring at Smartphones all day drive me up the wall... but how about texting & driving? I used to think there should be open season on them... now I think there should be a bounty..
But here we are typing away on the Internet. I admit it. I use Facebook, as do many of my friends over 60 (but no food shots!) Actually Internet has been a great help to me for sprint car racing
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When I can't make it to the races, I'm what you can call a Cyber Fan I suppose. I have the race monitor app on my phone and tablet to follow the action at multiple tracks as well as following on social media. The internet can be a great tool for us sprint car fans. It was mentioned earlier in a previous post about more of these events should be televised, I agree, but for now at least we can watch via the web on the PPV events. Next best thing to being there is watching at the house in the comforts of your home, right? Its still a way to support the cause.
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November 24, 2015 at
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November 24, 2015 at
01:53:30 PM by fiXXXer
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Posted By: revjimk on November 24 2015 at 12:07:17 PM
Wow, finally found somebody who's as much a grouchy old curmudgeon as me.... people staring at Smartphones all day drive me up the wall... but how about texting & driving? I used to think there should be open season on them... now I think there should be a bounty..
But here we are typing away on the Internet. I admit it. I use Facebook, as do many of my friends over 60 (but no food shots!) Actually Internet has been a great help to me for sprint car racing
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Lol Worst part about it is, I'm not quite half your age. Ditto on the texting and driving. Can't stand it. I do use Twitter to follow some racing people and a couple of friends......but I don't live for it. I think the internet when used properly and in moderation is a great source of information and a way for people to connect to one another. Even as much as I despise Facebook, it COULD be a good thing. Anymore, people are increasingly disconnected and oblivious to the real world that surrounds them because they're too caught up in the fake fantasy land that's on that screen that they're staring at for 14 hours a day. Last year, there was actually a girl in front of me at Selinsgrove, who was taking selfies during the start of the sprint car feature. The most exciting part of the entire night and she's more consumed with taking her 4 millionth selfie to post to Facebook so that a bunch of other braindead drones, otherwise known as "friends" will click on it and "like" it whether they actually like it or not.
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