<VV> Changes coming to NASCAR...

[Mel Francis]

Basically, to keep up with the fans' expectations, now that those just-below 
200mph
speeds have become commonplace. I would think if they mandated a NASCAR
car formula that kept speeds down around 150mph on the big tracks, over half 
their
viewership would go somewhere else. I know I would....

After all, Talledega and Daytona were built to showcase racing at these 
speeds.
To run that much lower, doesn't even justify the tracks' existence, let 
alone the angle
of the banking.

Remember, we are all old guys and no matter what we can remember from 30-40
years ago, it has no meaning to today's racing audiences.

Mel


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Elliott" <corvair at fnader.com>
To: "Mel Francis" <mfrancis at wi.rr.com>; <rbuckridge at comcast.net>
Cc: <>
Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 1:25 PM
Subject: OT: Re: <VV> Changes coming to NASCAR...


> Exactly why do they have to keep the speed up the 200mph range?
>
> IMO NASCAR was a lot more exciting back when they ran often badly 
> mismatched but closer to stock entries at much lower speeds... it also 
> impacted the production cars that manufacturers offered.
>
> With "Formula" cars of restricted technology, it's not very exciting to 
> watch, it doesn't advance automotive technology, and it doesn't have an 
> effect on production cars... any deeper than a paint scheme anyway.
>
> Bill
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Mel Francis" <mfrancis at wi.rr.com>
> To: <rbuckridge at comcast.net>
> Cc: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 12:47
> Subject: Re: <VV> Changes coming to NASCAR...w/ Corvair content
>
>
>
>>
>> Modified-over-stock engines will continue to be used, since they have too
>> keep the speeds up in the 200 mph range. What we will see soon, is
>> fuel injected engines, as we all bid goodbye to the idea of miniature,
>> easily-spilled toilets sitting on the top of  our intake manifolds.
>>
>>
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