Given that Nascar regulates almost everything on the motors I doubt the cost would be that high compared to the current engine programs and having a different one for plate engines vs. normal engines.
But doesn't the car getting drafted loss some of it's downforce also? I heard that was why Nascar went to the funky rear wing that looks like a wall, it creates turbulent air after the car and makes drafting less beneficial.
Such an "enlightened" statement from an "enlightened" mind from an "enlightened" place.
More likely Ford and GM will merge. They are already building transmissions together..quote:
Originally posted by Papa Bear:
Toyota will buy G.M. and then it's a moot point.
P.B.
You know ... like a Daimler HEMI
Tha aptly named M. Sharp has no lack of edumacation...quote:
Originally posted by jsharp:
When I see them paying $475K for an 850 sq. ft. "house" on .15 acres in the hood I feel thankful for my lack of edumacation. I obviously left school with some of my common sense still in tact...[/QB]
I'd love to see that! Closest thing to that is on a Sunday night at Slinger Superspeedway when they have "spectator eliminator" races. Race what ya drove to the track for 3 laps against one other car, and the winner gets braging rights and a T-shirt.quote:
Originally posted by biomed_eng_2000:
"Stock car" racing should really be stock car racing. That would allow us consumers to buy the exact car they are running in the race. Of course, the race version would have to put in extra safety features and cage. They should have each manufacturer make at least 1,000 of each vehicle that is raced. The actual cars to be raced will be randomly chose by VIN by the racing association.
We could see the GM Camaro, Ford Mustang, and Dodge Charger racing against each other, oh yeah, and the Toyota Camry
At the club racing level you're talking about SCCA A Sedan cars. The Grand-Am GS class cars are the more modern pro series where these cars race. The new Mustangs were dominant there until they kept adding weight to them to give the european cars a chance.quote:
Originally posted by biomed_eng_2000:
"Stock car" racing should really be stock car racing. That would allow us consumers to buy the exact car they are running in the race. Of course, the race version would have to put in extra safety features and cage. They should have each manufacturer make at least 1,000 of each vehicle that is raced. The actual cars to be raced will be randomly chose by VIN by the racing association.
We could see the GM Camaro, Ford Mustang, and Dodge Charger racing against each other, oh yeah, and the Toyota Camry
+1 to that. The whole point to stock car racing, and a lot of the enjoyment in it, is to take a car that is stock and modify as much as you can afford to modify (and these days, as much as NASCAR allows you to modify), from the bottom of the tires to the top of the roof and from bumper to bumper, so that it will beat the other cars in the race. Even back in the days of the "Win on Sunday, sell on Monday" advertising, everyone who followed stock car racing, the manufacturers, dealers, car buyers, and race fans, knew that the cars that were raced were heavily modified and that buying the same model did not get you the same performance as the race cars got.
