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That looks more like a mustang, then they used too,
So why the hate?
I don't get it,
Drag racing won't let the older cars do runs down the 1320 because of the safety standards today.
But When other forms of motorsports have to make changes to fit the safety gear required today, people get bent.
Drivers passing from a wreck, like they did in the 50/60/70/80/90/etc. would not fly today. Not in nascar/F-1/v8 supercar/indy car/ top fuel or any other form of motorsport.
Those days are long gone.
Sure you still can die in motorsports, but It isn't like it used to be, To be honest I'm shocked more didn't die, when you look at what was called safety equipment back then.
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Originally posted by Eric View Post
You know, it isn't/wasn't the drivers that caused the safety gear and safety equipment at tracks, it was the sports/tracks insurance underwriters.
And finally, the entire point of racing is not watching a soap opera in a circle; it's to give bragging rights to the person who bought on Monday....Doing it all wrong since 1966
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Originally posted by SuperBuickGuy View Post
And finally, the entire point of racing is not watching a soap opera in a circle; it's to give bragging rights to the person who bought on Monday....Charter member of the Turd Nuggets
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Originally posted by pdub View Post
If NASCAR wanted to follow that tradition, they'd be racing things that are shaped like SUVs. What DO you race for sales boost when they are all already quitting making "cars?"Doing it all wrong since 1966
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Originally posted by RockJustRock View PostI just find it ironic. A car designed to look more like a car, but not any particular car.
This will make the cost of racing lower, helping the owners as racing in any format has become nuts in cost. It'll also make it easier for new team owners. As they'll not need a few hundred people and a huge shop to get going.
Rumors have it , halving the buy in for a roller chassis with body hung. That is huge.
That means the new roller with body will be 50k or less, instead of 120-140k .
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Originally posted by pdub View Post
If NASCAR wanted to follow that tradition, they'd be racing things that are shaped like SUVs. What DO you race for sales boost when they are all already quitting making "cars?"
IIRc they moved from the fuson to the mustang because ford had planes to kill off the fuson and not the mustang.
How many of you went to the local track that runs more grassroots type cars? As much as everyone carries on about the good ole days, when racing used stock cars, the same folks never step foot into their local tracks that have racing series using street cars as the base for the race car.
The way folks act, the grassroots racing tracks events should be packed, and sold out every event, if that was truly what the fan base wants.
Why isn't that the case.
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Originally posted by Eric View Post
Well, you're not paying the bills/cost a race team owner does, and like anything when things are built/made in volume the price of the item/part comes down, from volume of scale.
This will make the cost of racing lower, helping the owners as racing in any format has become nuts in cost. It'll also make it easier for new team owners. As they'll not need a few hundred people and a huge shop to get going.
Rumors have it , halving the buy in for a roller chassis with body hung. That is huge.
That means the new roller with body will be 50k or less, instead of 120-140k .
My hobby is needing a hobby.
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Originally posted by RockJustRock View Post
You're missing the point. This is a prototype and instead of building three, a Chevy, a Ford and a Toyota they built this. In the long run they will still have their own body work. The cost difference between building 500 cars of each style or 1500 of one would be marginal, NOWHERE NEAR less than half. They will have to wind tunnel three designs, but not for a while, it's only 2019.
That seems to be the theme in many post about anything that isn't from the 80's on back.
We don't get to see it live, only on you tube after the fact. but it seems like They are doing everything they can to cut cost as the sport (all of motorsports) is getting smaller.
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