Re: Predictions 09 and beyondOn Jun 28, 11:43 pm, Roger Hamilton <noem...@deademail.tyx> wrote:
> NAPA moves on from MWR, MWR begins crumbling and folds in '10.
agree
> David Ruitiman(spelling) moves on.
disagree, he did good yesterday in NW
> DEI continues downslide,
agree, I feel they will die a slow death, which is a crying shame and
I feel DE Sr. was the greatest driver I've every watched drive
>DEJ gains majority ownership in DEI, gets a
> broken DEI to rebuild.
Wow! What an amazing prediction. In a way I hope it has a chance
> Budweiser drops KK after '08 because KK has image problems. I can't
> picture KK with a Budweiser.
slightly agree
> Kenny Schrader retires.
>
> Mark Martin retires for good.
IMHO these two need to go
> Big shake up in NASCAR at the Helton level or those types.
Another wow. doubt it highly
> Drivers/Teams pressure NASCAR for change.
Wouldn't that be nice...but they are drivers and generally know very
little about marketing, the name of the game
> Snowball effect of racial lawsuit surfaces, NASCAR has more image
> problems, more lawsuits.
sadly I have to agree here. I feel that the old boy network will be
shooting itself in the foot for a while here
> As much as it seems unreasonable, drivers push to organize.
mildly disagree here. If the Top has a wholesale change and they hit
the timing just right then maybe
> Fans begin to watch more local race events, dirt, etc...
this would be nice, but I doubt it
NASCAR Cup
> and Nationwider Series become more expensive.
and the sun will rise tomorrow, not much of a prediction
> As as much as I hate to say, some driver will be seriously injured.
I sincerely hope this one is wrong, but admit it is entirely possible
All in all a very impressive list of predictions, with a few
absolutely excellent zingers, ya done good.