![]() The best thing there was probably the soft drink.” “I do remember the one in Spain though, because it was too dry and totally bland, like eating rubber. He said: “I visited a KFC near Piccadilly Circus a long time ago and it wasn’t necessarily bad, it just didn’t really make an impression on me. The UK did not impress Jacky’s experienced palate, ranking 21st, ahead of only Australia, Hong Kong and Spain. “If the chicken doesn’t make it past my first criteria, taste – because it’s too salty or bland, for example – then I don’t really bother with the rest.” “So that the ranking is fair, I always order the Original Recipe chicken, two or four pieces if I’m hungry,” he said. To make sure his TaF-CA ranking is valid, Jacky has adopted a consistent approach when ordering KFC. “For example, when I visited Fiji in 2017, they told me that KFC had left the country, so it’s not always easy.” I’ve travelled to 38 countries but not every one had a KFC. “I don’t go looking for the KFCs but if I see one along the way then I want to try it. “I rank the chicken based on taste, freshness, crispiness and aroma, and the Mongolian fried chicken hit all of these indicators. ![]() “It had just opened and there were loads of people queuing so we had to wait for an hour. “I visited the KFC in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, in 2013 during a business trip with my colleagues,” Jacky said. While there are many strong contenders, Jacky’s research found Mongolia stood out from the rest, where he said he had to queue for an hour but the deep-fried poultry was “unique”. I can’t say exactly how many KFCs I have had, but definitely more than 1,000.” Jacky makes the same order in every country and has developed a ranking he has dubbed TaF-CA, an acronym for taste, freshness, crispiness and aroma – the four key criteria he uses to evaluate each KFC.Īsked why the quest means so much to him, Jacky said: “I don’t come from a very rich family, so I would have to save up to afford a KFC. James, one of nine women who have qualified for the Indianapolis 500 Deb Williams, award-winning NASCAR journalist Eddie Wood, co-owner of Wood Brothers Racing.Even on the couple’s honeymoon, Jacky managed to visit a KFC in Barcelona, but Spain had the worst he has tried, closely followed by Hong Kong and Australia. “Technology and transportation continues to evolve, and NASCAR must evolve with it to stay relevant with the current and next generation of fans.”ĪP NASCAR at 75 voting panel: Edsel Ford, long-time Ford executive Tony Gibson, retired NASCAR crew chief Jeff Gordon, four-time NASCAR champion Denny Hamlin, three-time Daytona 500 champion Rick Hendrick, founder of Hendrick Motorsports Jimmie Johnson, seven-time NASCAR champion Winston Kelley, executive director of the NASCAR Hall of Fame Steve O’Donnell, Chief Operating Officer for NASCAR Richard Petty, NASCAR Hall of Fame driver Lyn St. “I’d say our biggest challenge is keeping up with the constant innovation in not only motorsports, but the world,” O’Donnell said. Although chief operating officer Steve O’Donnell emphasized continued innovation as a challenge ahead, he tied the importance of it to fan engagement. This comes from a list of issues but until we actually have ‘superstars,’ our sport will always be niche.” “No one even knows who the stars of our sport are now. “Lack of stars,” he replied to the AP survey. In the next 10 to 15 years, what kind of fuel source we use.”ĭenny Hamlin, one of NASCAR’s current veterans and also the co-owner alongside Michael Jordan of 23XI Racing, has long noticed the waning mainstream popularity of the Cup Series stars since the retirements of Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart, Carl Edwards, Danica Patrick, Matt Kenseth, Dale Earnhardt Jr. While the 11 others included attracting a new audience, remaining relevant and rebuilding the fan base in their answers, Johnson said he believed the biggest challenge ahead is “relative to alternative fuels, whatever that transition step is. Of the 12 participants, only seven-time champion Jimmie Johnson made no mention of the fans when asked about NASCAR’s biggest challenge ahead. Verstappen takes pole for Monaco Grand Prix ahead of Alonso as Perez crashes ![]()
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