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Hecktorx

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I've been a big NASCAR fan for probally close to 20 years and I am completely disgusted by the new changes they are making. Toyota?!

 

I know some of you are thinking a lot of the big 3 vehicles aren't made in the US anymore and Toyota builds them here too, but it's not an american company.

 

Boy I wish Big E was still here. I would love to hear what he had to say about all this. What about you guys, what do you think?

 

Kenny

SilveradoWV Senior Enthusiast

SilveradoWV

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I actually think they should race a model that you can kind of find in a showroom. Like the monte carlo, grand prix, taurus, and intrepid are front wheel drive V6s. They shouldnt just use the body I think the configuration they are made should be the configuration they race. That would get us some rear wheel drive V8s back on the market too.

ROCKWARRIOR New Member

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Racing rules!!!!

 

NASCAR SUCK$!!!!

 

Come on....Identical template for all the cars?

 

Drivers have to run cars at full throttle at all times ?

 

Starting this year, and more next year, SATURDAY NIGHT RACES?

 

The saturday night races are just killing the backbone of the racing heritage!

 

Think about this:

 

JOHN DOE and his family love watching racing. Whether it be at his local saturday night race track or on TV. So now NASCAR decides to have more Saturday night races.......Well, JOHN DOE says to his family...lets order a pizza and stay home and watch the big boys on TV tonight instead of going to his LOCAL track........Well, you and I know that there are A LOT of JOHN DOE's out there that feel the same way. What this does is DROP attendence at LOCAL SATURDAY NIGHT RACE TRACKS (grassroots of NASCAR), causing even more tracks to have to close their doors!!!! (can't pay the bills or give the racers prize money if you can't put people in the grandstands)

 

NASCAR----WAKE UP!!!!!!

 

Lets see BIG BLOCKS AGAIN!!!!!

 

Shorten the races!!! Way, Way, to long!!!! To me, it's the last 50 laps that count!!!

 

Lets see REAR WHEEL DRIVE FACTORY cars again!

 

Lets see some more LOCAL guys being able to compete with the big boys!

 

Ever watch NHRA?

 

Watch the NEXT big event they have. You will see ALL the BIG NAMES in that sport , AS WELL AS, the local racers who makes that track their home!

 

OK, I vented!!!!

TROYROBO Senior Enthusiast

TROYROBO

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ROCKWARRIOR------re read my post----i did't say 1 template for all ------make sure the ford matches ford---chevy matches chevy and so on and so on that way they stay true to their makes and models----it's getting to be <lets make them all look alike> and this is not how it all started---i've been going and watching live racing all my life--thats around 35 plus years-starting back in 1967 or 1968---i've seen alot of good and bad for the sport--just need to get back to their ROOTS if you know what i 'm getting at

SilveradoWV Senior Enthusiast

SilveradoWV

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Actually I have stopped going to NASCAR races, used to go to about 7 or 8 a year! I have started going to NHRA events, go to Bristol every year and hope to pick up some more events. NHRA is just so much better, you dont have to set in traffic for 4 hours and you can walk right up and talk to the drivers!

Truckman031 Senior Enthusiast

Truckman031

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I've been a big NASCAR fan for probally close to 20 years and I am completely disgusted by the new changes they are making. Toyota?!

 

I know some of you are thinking a lot of the big 3 vehicles aren't made in the US anymore and Toyota builds them here too, but it's not an american company.

 

Boy I wish Big E was still here. I would love to hear what he had to say about all this. What about you guys, what do you think?

 

Kenny

Exactly. That made me VERY MAD when I found out NASCAR was going to allow Toyota to race in its races. The Japanese are into everything of ours. :confused: Mike Helton is ruining this sport. :cheers: I hate how each car is the same. :devil: . Like others have said, throw away the templates and make the drivers have cars which you could buy at the local dealership. Ford doesn't even make a 2 door Taurus.

rervf23 Enthusiast

rervf23

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I agree - NASCAR has gone completely away from the original "stock cars" that we used to love to watch. Too bad if one manufacturer got an edge on the others - it just made the rest try harder to catch up, instead of just going crying into the NASCAR trailer. Lets get modern along with our current vehicles. When was the last time a Ford, Chevy or Dodge was made with a carbureator. Let them use fuel injection, it would be a lot easier to control the speeds at tracks like Daytona and Talledaga. :lol:

SilveradoWV Senior Enthusiast

SilveradoWV

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Like I said in another thread, if a driver feels his car is at a disadvantage, he should be complaining to that manufacturer or switch. Right now there are just 42 IROC cars out there! Well in theory anyway if everyone had the same budget it would be 42 IROC cars!

bscottb Enthusiast

bscottb

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Racing rules!!!!

 

NASCAR SUCK$!!!!

 

Come on....Identical template for all the cars?

 

Drivers have to run cars at full throttle at all times ?

 

Starting this year, and more next year, SATURDAY NIGHT RACES?

 

The saturday night races are just killing the backbone of the racing heritage!

 

Think about this:

 

JOHN DOE and his family love watching racing. Whether it be at his local saturday night race track or on TV. So now NASCAR decides to have more Saturday night races.......Well, JOHN DOE says to his family...lets order a pizza and stay home and watch the big boys on TV tonight instead of going to his LOCAL track........Well, you and I know that there are A LOT of JOHN DOE's out there that feel the same way. What this does is DROP attendence at LOCAL SATURDAY NIGHT RACE TRACKS (grassroots of NASCAR), causing even more tracks to have to close their doors!!!! (can't pay the bills or give the racers prize money if you can't put people in the grandstands)

 

NASCAR----WAKE UP!!!!!!

 

Lets see BIG BLOCKS AGAIN!!!!!

 

Shorten the races!!! Way, Way, to long!!!! To me, it's the last 50 laps that count!!!

 

Lets see REAR WHEEL DRIVE FACTORY cars again!

 

Lets see some more LOCAL guys being able to compete with the big boys!

 

Ever watch NHRA?

 

Watch the NEXT big event they have. You will see ALL the BIG NAMES in that sport , AS WELL AS, the local racers who makes that track their home!

 

OK, I vented!!!!

As much as I would like to see all Winston Cup races on Saturday nights, you are right, it would destroy the local tracks.

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