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Rob Hood
post Aug 8 2008, 03:02 AM
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post Aug 8 2008, 01:47 PM
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About time. I got into watching NASCAR for 2 seasons in the late 90's, then I just couldn't watch it anymore. It's defiantly not a display of technology and I'm not a huge fan of ovals, but I do still watch the road race events when I can. I think stockish body shapes would bring a lot of interest back. I never understood what the big 3 got out of NASCAR the way it is now either. I think they stayed in becuase the other were and they didn't want to be outdone. It's not like they can actually use anything the teams come up with on a real car or collect any usable data. And I not going to buy a Chevrolet because some unrecognizable thing with a bowtie on front wins a bunch of races because there is not 1 modern Chevrolet part in that thing.

I would however watch a racing series using highly modified chassis or tube frame conversions of real cars that I could at least make some connection to a real street car. Stock bodies would also bring the speeds down without the need of restrictor plates. NASCAR to me is a place where the manufactures fight it out in design in some form and that has totally been lost.
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post Aug 24 2008, 10:46 PM
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I would however watch a racing series using highly modified chassis or tube frame conversions of real cars that I could at least make some connection to a real street car. Stock bodies would also bring the speeds down without the need of restrictor plates. NASCAR to me is a place where the manufactures fight it out in design in some form and that has totally been lost.


Wasn't that the SCCA Trans-Am Series From the late sixties until really the late eighties.
In the 90's it seemed liked they were starting to go Cuckoo for Coconuts.
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Rob Hood   Detroit throws the gauntlet at NASCAR...   Aug 8 2008, 03:02 AM
StanIROCZ   That was perfect.   Aug 8 2008, 03:21 AM
mitchntx   Whoa! I like what the big 3 are saying, but d...   Aug 8 2008, 03:41 AM
trackbird   It's about time. I'm not a NASCAR fan in t...   Aug 8 2008, 03:53 AM
Rob Hood   Aside from the obvious (NASCAR never backs down......   Aug 8 2008, 04:15 AM
trackbird   QUOTE (Rob Hood @ Aug 8 2008, 12:15 AM) ....   Aug 8 2008, 04:21 AM
ESPCamaro   QUOTE (Rob Hood @ Aug 7 2008, 11:15 PM) A...   Aug 8 2008, 12:55 PM
mitchntx   QUOTE (ESPCamaro @ Aug 8 2008, 07:55 AM) ...   Aug 8 2008, 01:09 PM
Rob Hood   QUOTE (mitchntx @ Aug 8 2008, 06:09 AM) Q...   Aug 9 2008, 06:09 AM
rmackintosh   NASCRAP heading for trouble......AMEN!   Aug 8 2008, 05:16 AM
pknowles   About time. I got into watching NASCAR for 2 seas...   Aug 8 2008, 01:47 PM
T.O.Dillinder   QUOTE (pknowles @ Aug 8 2008, 08:47 AM) I...   Aug 24 2008, 10:46 PM
trackbird   Heck, the ASA cars were at least using LS1's, ...   Aug 8 2008, 02:19 PM
00 SS   It's about damn time. These are the things I...   Aug 8 2008, 02:33 PM
killer_bluebird   ^^ Ditto, I stopped watching because of the way NA...   Aug 8 2008, 03:41 PM
CMC #37   QUOTE (killer_bluebird @ Aug 8 2008, 10:4...   Aug 8 2008, 05:43 PM
trackbird   True, but now that the manufacturers are not makin...   Aug 8 2008, 04:09 PM
killer_bluebird   QUOTE (trackbird @ Aug 8 2008, 10:09 AM) ...   Aug 8 2008, 05:24 PM
raybob9289   Are you guys ready for the "REAL" Trans ...   Aug 8 2008, 06:08 PM
CMC #37   QUOTE (raybob9289 @ Aug 8 2008, 01:08 PM)...   Aug 8 2008, 07:40 PM
trackbird   QUOTE (CMC #37 @ Aug 8 2008, 03:40 PM) QU...   Aug 8 2008, 08:43 PM
slowcamaro   So is any of this legit or is it just more interne...   Aug 8 2008, 07:53 PM
AllZWay   I know this is a Nascar bash fest....but ALL of th...   Aug 8 2008, 08:30 PM
00 Trans Ram   I wish I was a France. Anyone know of a business...   Aug 8 2008, 08:54 PM
CMC #37   I was being sarcastic about the COT...I think it i...   Aug 8 2008, 09:22 PM
Rob Hood   QUOTE (CMC #37 @ Aug 8 2008, 02:22 PM) I ...   Aug 9 2008, 05:54 AM
Eugenio_SS   I've read this section 3x... and don't und...   Aug 8 2008, 09:23 PM
sgarnett   QUOTE (Eugenio_SS @ Aug 8 2008, 05:23 PM)...   Aug 30 2008, 01:07 AM
roadracetransam   QUOTE (sgarnett @ Aug 29 2008, 06:07 PM) ...   Aug 30 2008, 01:25 AM
nape   QUOTE (roadracetransam @ Aug 29 2008, 08...   Aug 31 2008, 08:46 PM
rpoz-29   One of my beefs with NASCAR is the mandatory tire ...   Aug 9 2008, 12:55 PM
nape   I can only speak from personal experience, but the...   Aug 9 2008, 03:16 PM
raybob9289   Its Coming!!!!   Aug 24 2008, 09:38 PM
1meanZ   I realize that I'm really right-wing here but ...   Aug 29 2008, 10:36 PM

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