First off, I want to apoligize for this taking me so long to compile the results. 'Life' happened and I have not been able to get to the computer long enough to do this. With that being said, I finally did it! Not as many teams responded as I had hoped, but I feel like the ones that did gave very clear and honest opinions whether they were good or bad. I thank you all who participated even if you only filled out a few questions. Now, read on and see what your fellow teams are thinking about all things Nascar and LuckyDog related.
RATING SYSTEM - 5=Highest or Totally Happy all the way down to 1=Lowest or Total Discontent
NASCAR RELATED QUESTIONS:
How would you rate your happiness with NASCAR as a whole?
4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 4, 5, 5, 4, 5, 4, 4
How would you rate your happiness with NASCAR rulings as being consistent?
5, 3, 4, 3, 3, 4, 3, 4, 4, 3, 4, 2
How would you rate your happiness with TV Broadcasts of NASCAR?
4, 3, 2, 3, 1, 3, 3, 2, 3, 3, 3, 2
Which TV Network does a better job at providing a good telecast of the race?
FOX - 6, NBC - 4, ESPN - 2, MRN - 2
Who is your favorite driver?
Tony Stewart - 3, Rusty - 1, Robby Gordon - 1, Newman - 1, Jr. - 6
How many races a year do you attend?
none - 3, once - 3, twice - 4, five races - 1
Do you attend any short track races at your local speedway?
yes - 10, no - 2
How 'brand loyal' are you? (only buying products that sponser your favorite driver or his team)
2, 5, 2, 4, 1, 2, 2, 5, 3, 4, 2, 1
Do you collect die casts? Yes If so, just your favorite driver or many drivers?
don't collect - 3, one driver - 3, many drivers - 6
Do you watch the race every week? once a month? only the most entertaining ones?
most of the time - 5, every single week - 7
What is your interest in road course races?
5, 3, 5, 1, 3, talent (?), 4, 5, 4, 5, 4, 5
How would you rate your happiness with Toyota entering NASCAR?
3, 4, 2, 5, 1, 1, 5, 2, 3, 4, 3, 5
How would you rate your happiness with the Chase for the Championship?
1, 2, 4, 4, 2, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5
How would you rate your happiness with what you have seen so far from the Car of Tommorrow?
-, 3, 0, 3, 1, 3, 3, 4, 3, 2, 3, 5
Which is your favorite kind of race? short track, plate races, road courses, 1.5 cookie cutters
short track - 5, 1.5 mile - 1, road course - 1, plate tracks - 3, all of them - 2
How often do you think about NASCAR during the short off season?
0, 5, 2, 5, 0, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5
LUCKYDOG RELATED QUESTIONS:
How would you rate your happiness with LuckyDog Racing as a whole?
5, 4, 4, 0, 5, 5, 4, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 5
How would you rate your happiness with LuckyDog Racing's rule implementation procedure? (i.e.- waiting until the off season unless immediate action is needed)
5, 3, 5, 0, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 5, 5, 4, 5
How would you rate the Council's job performance as a whole?
5, 4, 5, 0, 5, 5, 3, 5, 4, 5, 5, 4, 4
How happy are you with the current salary cap?
4, 2, -, 4, 5, 1, 5, -, 5, 4, 4, 5
If you feel a change is needed in the salary cap, would you like to see it higher or lower?
Higher - 8, no answer - 3, same - 2 (although most teams that responded wanted a higher cap, it did not pass in the Council meeting because the majority of the council felt that it would be negated by higher salaries as well)
Are you planning on playing next year?
yes - 13, no - 0
How interested are you in the new Truck Series at LuckyDog that will begin play next year?
0, 1, 4, 1, 3, 3, 5, 5, 4, 5, 5, 5
How interested are you in the LROC series?
0, 4, 1, 1, 5, 3, 5, 5, 4, 5, 3, 3
Would you like to see more or less alliances with other RACING leagues?
no answer - 4, less - 3, stay the same - 2, more - 3
Are you active in the message boards with posting?
yes - 3, no - 9
Do you read the boards but not post?
no - 3, hardly ever - 2, sometimes - 7
Do you ignore the boards totally?
yes - 4, no - 8
How often do you look at the power gauge?
every week - 6, every other week - 1, once a month - 3, never - 2
How happy are you with your paint scheme for your car on your team page?
5, 4, -, 5, 3, 1, 5, -, 4, 4, -, 4
On the message boards, would you like to see more or less 'copy and paste' postings? (i.e.- news about a particular driver or team, maybe even an editorial of a particular event that happened the previous weekend)
3, 4, 3, -, 5, 2, 5, -, 3, 3, 5, 5
How would you rate your interest in Lucky Dog starting a donation fund for Victory Junction Gang Camp that could be donated twice a year?
4, 5, -, 5, 2, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 5 (seems to be an overwhelming response to this one, Council has voted to pursue this further before the season starts, nothing is official yet, but keep your eyes open for a possible future post)
How happy are you with the Council's rulings as being fair?
4, 3, 5, 0, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 3, 5, 5, 5
How would you rate the value of LuckyDog Racing?
5, 5, 5, 0, 5, 5, 5, -, 3, 5, 5, 4, 5
How many people do you know personally in LuckyDog? (i.e.- not just online)
none - 9, one - 3
How happy are you with the current AllStar Challenge format? (picking the top ten drivers in exact order)
2,1, -, 2, 5, 5, 2, 5, 2, 3, -, 2
Do you own any apparel or gear with the LuckyDog Racing logo on it from Zazzle.com?
no - 8, not yet - 1, yes - 3
How happy are you with the LuckyDog logo?
5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 5, 5, 4, 2
How happy are you with the current scoring of drivers in each race?
5, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 3, 4, 5
How happy are you with the current scoring of teams to the points standings format?
5, 2, 5, 4, 5, 4, 5, 5, 4, 3, 4, 5
How happy are you with the picks deadline being after final practice times are posted?
2, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5 (although the teams that responded clearly had no problem with the old deadline, the Council's majority has already voted to change the deadline to Thursday PM as already stated by the Prez. This was to make it easier with getting everyones picks as well as qwell any controversy.)
What is one area of LuckyDog that you feel needs to be looked at, readjusted, done away with, improved or whatever?
---would like the picks deadline after qualifying
---readdress points and salary cap
---resolving conflicts through email to council, not the boards
---3 teams brought up the BuschWackers back into their own category in the Busch Series (this one has already been dealt with)
How interested are you in the Money Pit? Would you like to see it cost more or less?
0, 1, 0, 2, 0, 5, 0, 3, 0, 0, 0, 2
How often do you participate in the Lucky Dog polls on the main Cup page?
5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 4, 5, 2, 4, 1, 2, 5
Please list any changes or improvements that you would like the Council to address and vote on during the off season.
---deadline picks (been resolved)
---handling complaints (been resolved)
---BuschWackers (been resolved)
Thank you to all that participated and hopefully next year we will have a much bigger turnout for the survey!
thanks a lot for your time and effort in this matter Matt. Sending out the survey was a big help in determining changes.
From the results I see two areas that still need to be looked at. One is that it's pretty mixed for the All Star Challenge. I would like some feedback from other members of what they would like to see for this race.
The other is the money pit.... looks like a lot of people aren't too interested in it. What changes would you like to see here?
Also if anyone else has other issues not addressed here, please feel to add your input, thank you.
