NASCAR

vtbub · 06-17-2003, 01:58 PM

Surprised that no one has mentioned that they will have Nextel replacing Winston as the title sponsor.

MylesKnight · 06-17-2003, 02:12 PM

The Nextel Cup?

Sounds a bit "Femi" to me..

Sybot · 06-17-2003, 02:21 PM

I'd also remember something about them getting rid of the darlington race or something. Moving it to Nevada or California or somewhere west.

RendeR · 06-17-2003, 02:23 PM

I'm still very leary about this whole idea. Nextel doesn't seem to me to be a solid enough company to take on this much responsibility. I just have this vision of "speedblock" and Darrell Waltrip where they set everything up, got a ton of publicity then went belly up and never paid a penny.

I truly dislike Nextel but thats not my main reason I'm not thrilled. The Title Sponsor for Winston Cup really ought to be a company who's been involved and in the sport for a long period of time. I could live with things like:

Mcdonald's
Budweiser
Kodak
Tide

or their parent companies. Hell I'd even acept a different tobacco company.

bah, either way, I'm not happy about this at all. I want them to keep the name Winston Cup. its not like the word Winston must be related to tobacco, but I know even that won't happen.

Sux Ass

Marmel · 06-17-2003, 02:27 PM

Instead of headsets, all the drivers will communicate with their pit crews via a cell phone now.

MylesKnight · 06-17-2003, 02:41 PM

..and they can have that Fat Guy from NYPD Blue (as well as Nextel Commercial Fame) try to chase down the Cars on the Track during the race in a Police Cruiser..

Now that would be worth watching.

JonInMiddleGA · 06-17-2003, 03:34 PM

I started to bring this up but really wasn't in the mood to handle the occasional trolling post it seemed likely to inspire.

Since the subject is on the table though ... I've got some reservations about this deal myself, primarily based on doubts that Nextel can handle the financial committment over the long haul. This may be the start of "musical sponsors" for NASCAR, with several companies rotating through the title spot before one finally sticks.

It'll also be interesting to see how competing sponsors (Cingluar comes to mind) react to having Nextel as the title brand.

vtbub · 06-17-2003, 03:37 PM

I meant it as a serious post, I can see NASCAR trying to look more national, but I would have bet the ranch that McDonald's or Coke/Pepsi would have been the dance partner.

Sybot · 06-17-2003, 04:51 PM

I'm not really sure about having the coke cup.

lynchjm24 · 06-17-2003, 05:05 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by MylesKnight
..and they can have that Fat Guy from NYPD Blue (as well as Nextel Commercial Fame) try to chase down the Cars on the Track during the race in a Police Cruiser..

Homer, you can't wear a tie with short sleeves.
Oh... Simpowitz does it. . .

Buzzbee · 06-17-2003, 05:13 PM

As involved as Coke is, and given it's history of being willing to spend the advertising dollars, I kind of expected them to step in if Winston backed out. And it probably would have been called the Coca Cola Cup or Coca Cola Championship. Oh well. I can only dream.

06-17-2003, 02:12 PM	#2
MylesKnight College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Neptune Beach, Florida	The Nextel Cup? Sounds a bit "Femi" to me.. __________________ IT'S ALL ABOUT THE BLACK & GOLD!!

06-17-2003, 02:23 PM	#4
RendeR Coordinator Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Buffalo, NY	I'm still very leary about this whole idea. Nextel doesn't seem to me to be a solid enough company to take on this much responsibility. I just have this vision of "speedblock" and Darrell Waltrip where they set everything up, got a ton of publicity then went belly up and never paid a penny. I truly dislike Nextel but thats not my main reason I'm not thrilled. The Title Sponsor for Winston Cup really ought to be a company who's been involved and in the sport for a long period of time. I could live with things like: Mcdonald's Budweiser Kodak Tide or their parent companies. Hell I'd even acept a different tobacco company. bah, either way, I'm not happy about this at all. I want them to keep the name Winston Cup. its not like the word Winston must be related to tobacco, but I know even that won't happen. Sux Ass __________________ http://wotlabs.net/s...8/signature.png http://wotlabs.net/sig_dark/na/banichi18/signature.png

06-17-2003, 02:27 PM	#5
Marmel Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Manchester, CT	Instead of headsets, all the drivers will communicate with their pit crews via a cell phone now. __________________ 81-78 Cincinnati basketball writer P. Daugherty, "Connor Barwin playing several minutes against Syracuse is like kids with slingshots taking down Caesar's legions."

06-17-2003, 02:41 PM	#6
MylesKnight College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Neptune Beach, Florida	..and they can have that Fat Guy from NYPD Blue (as well as Nextel Commercial Fame) try to chase down the Cars on the Track during the race in a Police Cruiser.. Now that would be worth watching. __________________ IT'S ALL ABOUT THE BLACK & GOLD!! Last edited by MylesKnight : 06-17-2003 at 02:42 PM.

06-17-2003, 03:34 PM	#7
JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	I started to bring this up but really wasn't in the mood to handle the occasional trolling post it seemed likely to inspire. Since the subject is on the table though ... I've got some reservations about this deal myself, primarily based on doubts that Nextel can handle the financial committment over the long haul. This may be the start of "musical sponsors" for NASCAR, with several companies rotating through the title spot before one finally sticks. It'll also be interesting to see how competing sponsors (Cingluar comes to mind) react to having Nextel as the title brand. __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis

06-17-2003, 02:21 PM	#3
Sybot n00b Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Oxford, MS	I'd also remember something about them getting rid of the darlington race or something. Moving it to Nevada or California or somewhere west.

06-17-2003, 03:37 PM	#8
vtbub College Starter Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Burlington, VT USA	I meant it as a serious post, I can see NASCAR trying to look more national, but I would have bet the ranch that McDonald's or Coke/Pepsi would have been the dance partner. __________________

06-17-2003, 04:51 PM	#9
Sybot n00b Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Oxford, MS	I'm not really sure about having the coke cup.

06-17-2003, 05:13 PM	#11
Buzzbee College Starter Join Date: Jun 2002	As involved as Coke is, and given it's history of being willing to spend the advertising dollars, I kind of expected them to step in if Winston backed out. And it probably would have been called the Coca Cola Cup or Coca Cola Championship. Oh well. I can only dream. __________________ Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it. - Lou Holtz

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