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Mort
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Posted - November 23 2007 : 10:18a

With no NASCAR until February, I think I'm going to go through withdrawals. So, until then, let's let this thread ride. We'll just discuss NASCAR, kinda like a BS thread, but with topics. Whenever a topic stalls, someone can come up with a new one to discuss.

I'll start.

Your thoughts on the Car of Tomorrow? Will it help or hurt the competition at NASCAR?

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Posted - November 23 2007 : 11:18a

Great idea, Mort -

I'm still a noob at NASCAR (first race in Vegas last March), so my viewpoint is absolutely from the outside looking in -- but it seems like the increased safety margin for the driver is a great reason alone for moving to the COT (with the possible positive side affect that, feeling safer, they might drive on the edge a bit more). And as we saw with the Hendrick cars leading the pack early, and Roush improving later in the season, R&D still has a significant role to play in the setup of the car.

Not many liked it at first, but that'd be true about change in general.

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Posted - November 23 2007 : 3:28p

Honestly, I see Hendricks with the Powerhouse of 2008! I see Dale Jr in victory lane as early as April! And you take this to the bank!

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Posted - November 23 2007 : 3:48p

How is the car of the future carbed? We need fuel injection and a 10lb bottle of nitrous that the drivers have to make last through the whole race.

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Posted - November 23 2007 : 5:54p

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Your thoughts on the Car of Tomorrow? Will it help or hurt the competition at NASCAR?

I think it's great for the safety of the driver, the same car for every track helps the team budget. BUT if your a small team that's not well funded YOUR FUCKED!

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Posted - November 23 2007 : 8:05p

It got to the point that my wife always asked me why you watching that you know who going to win.

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Posted - November 24 2007 : 9:06a

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Your thoughts on the Car of Tomorrow? Will it help or hurt the competition at NASCAR?

I think it's great for the safety of the driver, the same car for every track helps the team budget. BUT if your a small team that's not well funded YOUR FUCKED!

Will they still run the same car for every track? So super speedways and short tracks will have the same car? Or are you talking about the mixing of the COT and the old style?

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Posted - November 24 2007 : 1:26p

My understanding is the COT is being used in all races in 08 but I don't think it will change competition any theres always one or so dominate teams for a few years I think the big change will be in driver safety

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Posted - November 24 2007 : 7:38p

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Your thoughts on the Car of Tomorrow? Will it help or hurt the competition at NASCAR?

I think it's great for the safety of the driver, the same car for every track helps the team budget. BUT if your a small team that's not well funded YOUR FUCKED!

Will they still run the same car for every track? So super speedways and short tracks will have the same car? Or are you talking about the mixing of the COT and the old style?

SCRWDRVR is correct COT in every race next year.

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Posted - November 24 2007 : 8:34p

Yeah, I know that, but I'm talking about how the teams have a super speedway car, a short track car, an intermediate track car, a road coarse car, etc. etc. Would they just run one chassis for all of them, or still have all those different cars?

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Posted - November 24 2007 : 8:42p

I'm sure they will still have all the different chassis like they have now, some of the differences are also safety related

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Posted - November 25 2007 : 5:56a

I thought when the COT was developed the idea was to run the same chassis on all racetracks whether it is a super speedway, short track or road coarse. But I could be wrong....

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Posted - November 25 2007 : 9:30a

Jr in Victory Lane by April....

Why so Long....?

When you Drive for a Convicted Felon who has more money then God
You Win right out of the Box....The Daytona 500!!!!

"Racing" is no more the "Pro Westling" a Road Show, a traveling Circus

Give me the '80's back anytime

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Posted - November 25 2007 : 9:53a

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"Racing" is no more the "Pro Wrestling" a Road Show, a traveling Circus

I think its more like baseball, where if you're George Steinbrenner, you can buy Derek Jeter and the A-Rods and Roger Clemens and Johnny Damon and whoever else. You're bound to win with a billion dollar payroll. I don't think the outcomes are determined, but they might as well be.

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Posted - November 26 2007 : 4:30p

Forget the COT's and just keep racing the current race cars.

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Posted - November 28 2007 : 5:00a

the idea was to create one chassis and use it for all tracks.

but you know how they are! they will create (with in the rulez) a car for each track condition.

I say the cot will ruin racing. unless! they remove restriction on the motor.
give them a block displacement size and let them have at it!

if you want to go into a turn at 200 mph then it is your life in your hands!

with motor and gear restriction on the new car they are too evenly matched. and since your not aloud to race ( rubbing is racing) then you have to give them something to make it more enjoyable for the fans I think.

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Posted - November 28 2007 : 8:07a

I like the nascar challenge but I always end up traveling every year and I miss too many races.

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Posted - November 28 2007 : 10:09a

Lynn, if you want to text message me your picks, I'll post 'em up. No charge.

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Posted - November 29 2007 : 4:47a

The COT is supposed to be the same chassis for every track, 1 of the reasons NASCAR implemented it.

Just wait until a Toyota wins the Championship, since NASCAR has always been GM Friendly (The Fords are running toooooo Fast, we need help, IE Here run the new head that has never been on a street car yet), the rule changes after that will make your head spin

Also, NASCAR needs to go to a fuel injected computer based car, stick a chip in it for restrictor plate tracks and let them race instead of playing follow the leader.

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Posted - November 29 2007 : 8:06a

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Also, NASCAR needs to go to a fuel injected computer based car, stick a chip in it for restrictor plate tracks and let them race instead of playing follow the leader.

I actually wish every race was a restrictor plate race.

It makes for more excitement and puts winning back in the hands of the drivers, their crew chiefs and the pit crews. I think it would help rid us of technology races and dollars put into that technology in turn making it harder for a Hendricks-like Monopoly. Bunch 'em up and lets see who makes it to the front.

200 lap leaders don't make for a very exciting race.
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Posted - November 29 2007 : 9:04a

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Boy, I can imagine trying to police that. They have a hard enough time enforcing rules on old-school carburetors, I can see the crew chiefs getting very creative in their cheating if fuel injection comes along.

Not that I'm against it, by any means. Its time to jump into the present. The last carburetor available in the US was on the 1994 Isuzu P'up. My cousin, born in 1992, has his permit and is driving. Catch up.

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Posted - November 29 2007 : 3:48p

They are policing it in the Super Car series in Australia now. I actually think it could be easier to police, plug the car in and it tells you what it did for the past 200 laps.
If I remember right, they even control the HP by the Sanctioning body. So if you want close racing, that would be the better way to go, he/she who drives the best wins.

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Posted - December 1 2007 : 8:37a

I guess you're right about that. I would like to see some races decided on driver skill and strategy.

And that segues into something I was also thinking about. Each year, the top 35 teams from the year before are guaranteed a starting spot in the races, based on owner points. Is this something we should continue, because the teams have paid their dues, so to speak? Or should every season be a clean slate so some of the smaller teams will have an equal chance?

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Posted - December 1 2007 : 4:04p

I think the only ones guaranteed the start should be the previous chase winners, after that it should be a free for all

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Posted - December 1 2007 : 11:19p

I say drop that crap all together. you want to race? then pay your fee and get out there and drive for a starting position like the old days. or like small town saturday night racing is. no one should be granteed anything until you lay down some lap times!

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Posted - December 2 2007 : 6:21a

lounge lizard took the words right out of my mouth....NO guaranteed starting positions.

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