More NASCAR/Pony car talk
#1
More NASCAR/Pony car talk
Remember the thread about that. Found this article posted on Jayski:
http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dl.../60417030/1111
Interesting.
http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dl.../60417030/1111
Interesting.
#2
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Also about a week or so ago Outside the Lines Nightly did a story about "Buschwackers" and the subject eventually veered onto how can the series be made different from Cup. Having the pony cars would be a great idea because maybe the it would make things fair for the Busch guys competing against the cup guys and be able to promote the series in a new way
#3
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I think the main thing that would kill this ideas is that it has the potential to become more popular than the Cup series.
I used to be a big fan of NASCAR racing. However, all of the cars have lost their identities, and NASCAR does everything it can to stifle innovation. If they can bring that back into the Busch series, it may intice me back.
I used to be a big fan of NASCAR racing. However, all of the cars have lost their identities, and NASCAR does everything it can to stifle innovation. If they can bring that back into the Busch series, it may intice me back.
#4
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Originally Posted by rlchv70
I think the main thing that would kill this ideas is that it has the potential to become more popular than the Cup series.
I used to be a big fan of NASCAR racing. However, all of the cars have lost their identities, and NASCAR does everything it can to stifle innovation. If they can bring that back into the Busch series, it may intice me back.
I used to be a big fan of NASCAR racing. However, all of the cars have lost their identities, and NASCAR does everything it can to stifle innovation. If they can bring that back into the Busch series, it may intice me back.
#5
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I think one of the series should use the Camaro if it comes back. They use to say win on sunday, sell on monday. Nobody buys that front drive Monte Carlo because of Nascar though. They might if the car was the Camaro.
#6
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I' d personnally would rather see the Camaro enter the Speed World Challenge series like the CTS-V's. Production cars, in a competition that includes handling, braking, and acceleration would definately highlight the improvements the Camaro has made in teh 5th gen, get away from the mullet image. If The Camaro enters, i'd bet Ford will enter the Mustang, and further Speed W/C's image as the modern day Trans Am.
#9
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Originally Posted by CamaroRSguy
I' d personnally would rather see the Camaro enter the Speed World Challenge series like the CTS-V's. Production cars, in a competition that includes handling, braking, and acceleration would definately highlight the improvements the Camaro has made in teh 5th gen, get away from the mullet image. If The Camaro enters, i'd bet Ford will enter the Mustang, and further Speed W/C's image as the modern day Trans Am.
Originally Posted by jg95z28
SCCA is looking for someone to franchise the "Trans Am" name, so why not restrict it to road courses and bring back the series?
#10
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Originally Posted by azfan
I think one of the series should use the Camaro if it comes back. They use to say win on sunday, sell on monday. Nobody buys that front drive Monte Carlo because of Nascar though.....
Either way, I find it pretty disturbing. If they're wrong, there's people on enthusiasts sites who are incredibly nieve and not exactly bright. If they're right, then it plays into the NASCAR fan stereotype.
#11
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There is a history of NASCAR and pony cars.
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, NASCAR had the Grand American Series which had Camaros, Mustangs, Firebirds, Cougars, etc, much like the Trans-Am series.
http://www.goldeneagleracing.com/Photos7/tlund.jpg
http://www.tinylund.com/TinyLundDaytSign.jpg
http://www.tinylund.com/69camarotiny...ndamerican.jpg
Of course, "modern" NASCAR would have them all look the same with just different decals for the headlights.
jms
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, NASCAR had the Grand American Series which had Camaros, Mustangs, Firebirds, Cougars, etc, much like the Trans-Am series.
http://www.goldeneagleracing.com/Photos7/tlund.jpg
http://www.tinylund.com/TinyLundDaytSign.jpg
http://www.tinylund.com/69camarotiny...ndamerican.jpg
Of course, "modern" NASCAR would have them all look the same with just different decals for the headlights.
jms
#12
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Something needs to be done with the Busch series... yesterday the top Busch series drive (not full time cup driver) was 8th, and the top Busch driver, Paul Menard, is 6th in points. I suppose more Nascar fans watch Busch because of the cup drivers, though, so it's quite the catch-22.
#13
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There used to be a runle in ARCA that if you were top 25 or 35 in Cup, you couldnt run an ARCA race. Maybe Im dreaming but I wanna say it was so.
Thats what the Busch series needs.
Or... if you entered more than XX Cup races the previous years you cant run or whatever...
Thats what the Busch series needs.
Or... if you entered more than XX Cup races the previous years you cant run or whatever...
#14
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Originally Posted by graham
There used to be a runle in ARCA that if you were top 25 or 35 in Cup, you couldnt run an ARCA race. Maybe Im dreaming but I wanna say it was so.
Thats what the Busch series needs.
Or... if you entered more than XX Cup races the previous years you cant run or whatever...
Thats what the Busch series needs.
Or... if you entered more than XX Cup races the previous years you cant run or whatever...
#15
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Originally Posted by CamaroRSguy
I' d personnally would rather see the Camaro enter the Speed World Challenge series like the CTS-V's. Production cars, in a competition that includes handling, braking, and acceleration would definately highlight the improvements the Camaro has made in teh 5th gen, get away from the mullet image. If The Camaro enters, i'd bet Ford will enter the Mustang, and further Speed W/C's image as the modern day Trans Am.
I agree. I like that type of racing much better.