I noticed this was here , and it doesn ' t fit . Did you mean to post it in rmildlyinfuriating or rcrappydesign ? <| sep |> Fourhour commitments 38 weekends out of the year nine hours if you add in Trucks and Xfinity is a lot to ask these days when there are so many other options , both on and off TV . Tightening up the number and the length of the races are both unlikely with the contracts in effect now , but would go a long way toward improving perevent viewership . <| sep |> O was half joking there . But to defend my fragile position it ' s more about giving us some breathing space . We are currently inflating a bubble that will burst at any second . The alternative would be space colonization but we are still a pretty long way for that . Also resources are more than just food , you have to take energy , housing , health and other basics to distribute among the population .