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  • Coming back here is depressing.

    From ksryanc@gmail.com@21:1/5 to All on Fri Jan 3 22:06:49 2020
    I was active in this group from 1997 to the early 2000a. I grew up here. Still talk to many people I met here. What a fucking shame this group became...this.

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  • From tin man@21:1/5 to ksr...@gmail.com on Sat Jan 4 06:36:14 2020
    On Saturday, January 4, 2020 at 1:06:50 AM UTC-5, ksr...@gmail.com wrote:
    I was active in this group from 1997 to the early 2000a. I grew up here. Still talk to many people I met here. What a fucking shame this group became...this.

    Yep! I really think the retirement of the last generation of drivers and NASCAR's constant efforts to promote "Political Correctness" have driven off most of the older fans. Younger people would rather sit around staring at their phones than actually
    watch a race.

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  • From Pete Zahria@21:1/5 to tin man on Thu Feb 6 17:18:19 2020
    In article <e8ddd1e9-7205-4356-8efb-355856c33fe3@googlegroups.com>, tin man <mr1perry@aol.com> wrote:

    Yep! I really think the retirement of the last generation of drivers and NA= >SCAR's constant efforts to promote "Political Correctness" have driven off = >most of the older fans.

    With regard to a lack of participation here,
    a more likely reason, is the use of other social media,
    Facebook, Twitter etc.

    Easier accessability, use of pictures and videos..
    Just an immensely larger platform.

    It was a good time, years ago.
    I joined up 25 years ago......



    --
    Dan

    "Why are there flotation devices in the seats of planes
    instead of parachutes? "

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  • From tin man@21:1/5 to ksr...@gmail.com on Fri Feb 7 05:44:56 2020
    On Saturday, January 4, 2020 at 1:06:50 AM UTC-5, ksr...@gmail.com wrote:
    I was active in this group from 1997 to the early 2000a. I grew up here. Still talk to many people I met here. What a fucking shame this group became...this.

    Yes, I agree, also NASCAR ( Brian France) has done it's best to drive older fans away.

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