2013 Ford Fusion NASCAR
01-26-2012, 07:57 PM
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01-26-2012, 08:52 PM
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Re: 2013 Ford Fusion NASCAR
01-26-2012, 09:07 PM
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Re: 2013 Ford Fusion NASCAR
Nascar should make the manufacturers make a real 2 door model for the street to be able to run it in Nascar like the old days. I prefer watching the old style races on Speed when they show the manufacturers running real street cars with roll cages and a slightly pepped up stock engines. Cost the racers a lot less and the general public can relate more. No more win on Sunday sell on Monday relationships with the cars they run now.
I appreciate the tech in NASCRAP but I could care less how fast they go in a roundy round. I'd much rather see stock based Mustangs, Camaros, and Challengers out there with modified production drivetrains battling it out with something that has a direct connection to the street.
I dont know how much it costs to build a stock car, but I'd wager its more than the 125k it cost to buy a Mustang FR500C turnkey racecar when they were available from Ford.
01-26-2012, 10:25 PM
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Re: 2013 Ford Fusion NASCAR
Agreed, I'd actually be willing to pay the france family real money if they would use actual RWD production cars in NASCRAP.
I appreciate the tech in NASCRAP but I could care less how fast they go in a roundy round. I'd much rather see stock based Mustangs, Camaros, and Challengers out there with modified production drivetrains battling it out with something that has a direct connection to the street.
I dont know how much it costs to build a stock car, but I'd wager its more than the 125k it cost to buy a Mustang FR500C turnkey racecar when they were available from Ford.
I appreciate the tech in NASCRAP but I could care less how fast they go in a roundy round. I'd much rather see stock based Mustangs, Camaros, and Challengers out there with modified production drivetrains battling it out with something that has a direct connection to the street.
I dont know how much it costs to build a stock car, but I'd wager its more than the 125k it cost to buy a Mustang FR500C turnkey racecar when they were available from Ford.
GRAND-AM - GRAND-AM 101
GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series, GT class:
The Grand Touring (GT) class is home to production-based race cars that are similar in appearance to the latest high-performance sports cars. GT is a mixture of U.S.-produced muscle cars going against the international flavor, mainly German, Japanese and Italian models. In 2009 alone, Pontiac GXP.Rs, Chevrolet Corvettes and Ford Mustang Cobras battled against Porsche GT3s, Mazda RX-8s and Ferrari 430Cs.
The GRAND-AM Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge features sports cars manufactured from around the world, brought straight from the showroom floor, that race side by side with only minor modifications in the area of safety. Like the GRAND-AM Rolex Series, the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge races two classes at the same time: Grand Sport (GS) and Street Tuner (ST).
The big-bore Grand Sport (GS) class features a rules package allowing exotic international machines like the Porsche 997 and Cayman, Nissan 350Z, BMW M3, Subaru WRX, Audi S4 and others to go head-to-head with American iron such as the Chevrolet Camaro, Ford Mustang GT and Dodge Challenger. The smaller Street Tuner (ST) class is GRAND-AM's offering to the import and compact car crowd, with the Honda Civic Si, MAZDASPEED3, Mazda RX-8, Mazda MX-5, Chevrolet Cobalt SS, Dodge SRT4, Mini Cooper S, BMW 328i, BMW 330i and other eligible models.
The big-bore Grand Sport (GS) class features a rules package allowing exotic international machines like the Porsche 997 and Cayman, Nissan 350Z, BMW M3, Subaru WRX, Audi S4 and others to go head-to-head with American iron such as the Chevrolet Camaro, Ford Mustang GT and Dodge Challenger. The smaller Street Tuner (ST) class is GRAND-AM's offering to the import and compact car crowd, with the Honda Civic Si, MAZDASPEED3, Mazda RX-8, Mazda MX-5, Chevrolet Cobalt SS, Dodge SRT4, Mini Cooper S, BMW 328i, BMW 330i and other eligible models.
Or there is the Pirelli World Challenge, sanctioned by the SCCA
SCCA Pro Racing World Challenge
Our own Jordon Musser competed in this series with his team, Momentum Autosports in 2011
01-27-2012, 07:54 AM
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Re: 2013 Ford Fusion NASCAR
I appreciate the tech in NASCRAP but I could care less how fast they go in a roundy round. I'd much rather see stock based Mustangs, Camaros, and Challengers out there with modified production drivetrains battling it out with something that has a direct connection to the street.
01-27-2012, 08:22 AM
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You post this in just about every NASCAR oriented thread. Would be like me running into every NBA thread I could find to tell everyone how much I hate it. However, that would be a waste of time, and basically interferes with those that do care. I guess I just miss the point.
I used to enjoy watching NASCAR back in the late 80's and the very early 90's.
02-03-2012, 04:53 PM
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I muched preferred NASCAR years ago. I keep track of it, but do not watch it nearly like I used too.
They cost way above $125,000. Engines are I think between $50-75K.
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