1. Then why are the races not selling out and big dollar sponsors fleeing like termites to steel?
2. You need to show me the neilsen ratings and attendance records of FACT to show where you can prove this. I'll show you the last 4 years of ratings and attendance via nascar.com, then you tell me where it is "grows on a daily basis"
3. This was your first post to this forum(gtplanet), and you thrash me, right on bud. Play iRacing, then play what Eutechnyx stated to be the next best thing to it. Then come back after you compare those apples.
I might or might not be so proud to admit I have been online/sim racing for more than half my life. I can tell you from more than a mile away, Eutechnyx dropped the ball, and after 3 patches, it is still a mediocre @ best beta, not even game. If you can prove you have more knowledge in this category, then I am ALL ears........
Obviously you have never watched NASCAR, been to a race, or even read up on news and information.
1. There are many reasons why the advertisers and sponsors aren't running out and "buying out the tracks". Partly because they have a massive amount of sponsors on all the cars, but mainly because many tracks and NASCAR are prohibiting sponsors from going overboard. You do see them outside the track where there are 100's of tents and booths setup with free stuff, but obviously you haven't been to a race to witness this.
Attendance records are decreasing in some areas, yes. Cost of seats and advertisement/promotions of the race are a huge factor. Economy is still sucking and people can't afford the $60 seat price for the nose bleed section, not to mention the $30 parking pass and hours of waiting to get in and out of the area. Also, with the case for Auto Club Speedway, the owner of the track was a complete b***h (she was a woman) and would not lower the price for admission, so they suffered. With that said, the attendance records are still astounding.
With most tracks reaching at least 50,000 people, show me records of all baseball/basketball/football stadiums hitting those numbers every time there is a major home game against an opponent. You just don't see it. Also, record viewer numbers are being hit on television for the races which is why you'll see 4 tv stations nationally televise it every week (SPEED, FOX, TNT, or ABC/ESPN). To say this is a major sport with a massive following would be an understatement, and if you don't agree, you're obviously ignorant or mentally handicapped.
2. To prove my points said in (1), here are the NIELSEN (learn to spell
) ratings and the ISC attendance records from years past.
http://www.jayski.com/pages/tvratings2011.htm
http://www.jayski.com/pages/tracks-seating.htm
Once again, the following for NASCAR is unbelievable.
3. Yes, this is also my first posting on this specific online forum, just because you have been here longer, doesn't make you any better then anyone else. This isn't a role playing game here, you really aren't that special, so take a step down from your non-existent pedestal.
I have played video games for most of my life (I'm 22), and like to think I understand how marketing and video game sales and reviews work. Eutechnyx DID NOT drop the ball on this game. It was a decent crack at something completely different for them, and for that, I commend them. That said, there's room for a lot of improvement. They were in over their head on this one and for that, a lot of things were rushed for it to be released on time. If you think that EA did a better job than them from 2005-2009, then you're the only one and deserved to be taken out back and shot. They changed very little in that time on their games and it was absolutely god awful for a industry leading company. I was ashamed for them, and as a motorsport fan, and video game player, it was a huge disappointment. I think Eutechnyx needs to take advice from Turn 10, who do a very good job at more realistic racing games, Forza is by far the best game I have played for a console game.
Granted, I'll give you the benefit with iRacing, I have never played it. But then again, I don't have the time and money to go out and purchase a $800 desktop and monitor to play this, and then pay a monthly fee. I'd rather spend money on a $60 game, and be able to enjoy it on my couch every once in a while. I would also rather go out and see a race in person, in Daytona Beach with my girlfriend, who I also enjoy spending my money on then to spend that type of time and money on a simulator game, But I digress.
