watching Speed alittle while ago, something caught my ear......

Nascar has had a Toyota Stock Car in it's possesion since sometime last year. seems they are very interesting in getting involved in more than just the truck division.

also, Honda has reportedly been in talks about competing in the Nextel cup also. possibly as soon as 2008.

Nissan is looking into getting into the Craftsman truck division.


we all know that these 3 companies are trying to make themselves more American by opening plants and facilities in the US, but NASCAR???

are they really willing ot go this far for the sake of advertising in the US????

just wanted to put this up here to get some peoples thoughts.......

 

Why not?

 

nascars burn on jet fuel... not rice

 

90% of Nascar fans will laugh the Japanese cars off the track. Although I'm sure they would be successful...with the kind of money they have to spend. I can just see Gordon and Earnhardt saying "yeah my new Toyotas handlin good" I wouldnt be surprised if they dont offer the big name drivers more money, but I dont think theyll jump ship and drive a ricer because the fanbase will be all but gone. Drivers make as much or more money from collectibles and advertising. I was at the Atlanta truck race walking through the area where all the drivers sell collectibles. Tons of people lined up at the Ford, Chevy, and Dodge drivers trailers to buy shirts, hats and stuff. The Toyota drivers trailers had absolutely no fans and no lines.

 

It will be a dark day in NASCAR before Evernham, Penske, Hendricks, DEI, Roush, and Yates drive anything but what they have now. Ford, Dodge, and Chevy won't let those guys go.

 

You mean 112 octane gasoline which is a far cry from jet fuel which more like kerosene.

 

I don't give a crap what happens in NASCAR.

 

OK Charlie, let me put it this way, because i'm actually curious to hear your take on this.......

how far will the Japanese companies go to prove that they are as American as GM, Ford, and Chrysler????

 

yea but i wasnt sure of the octane rating so ...

 

That was the only comment I could come up with for this thread at the time, because I didn't feel like making a typical antinascar post

They will give Jack Bauer a Tundra!!!!!!

The terrorists have already won.

 

Depends on the jet fuel.

 

If it happens, it happens. Can't fight change. I doubt Honda will be building their own pushrod motors though.

 

I mean I don't want to get into a big rant, but NASCAR is really over rated and the big 3 are afraid to tell them to go screw themselves.

 

NASCAR is all about money now. Tradition is out the window with these guys. If matchbox wanted to run a car they would let them, as long as they had the money.

 

Yeah, Nascar got the hype and got into the big bucks and it ruined it. I'm more interested in a possible Transam series or such with actual stock cars.

Couldn't you see a Challanger SRT8, Mustang GT500, and a Camaro ZL1 (or whatever) squaring off. Now THAT would be fun to watch.