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March 25, 2007
NASCAR & The "Car of Tomorrow"
I love NASCAR (the sport, not the governing body).
I hate the "Car of Tomorrow."
Sadly, the NASCAR developed "CoT" debuts in about, oh...10 minutes, at Bristol.
How can I condemn something without having seen it in action?
Easy...I'm a blogger. Sort of. Under the loosest definition of the term.
But in addition to that, I remember the advent of "restrictor plate" racing, and the resulting emphasis on handicapping good cars to let lesser cars and crews be more competitive.
Restrictor plate racing = welfare for losers.
And the CoT? It's essentially a full body restrictor plate, as NASCAR once again decides to emphasize homogeneity over innovation, and parity over horsepower.
Which is a damn shame. Because part of the fun of NASCAR was arguing over whether Ford or Chevy had the better cars. And laughing at the idiots (that's right, Kyle Petty, I'm looking at you) who drove Pontiacs. And part of this fun was digging into the specifics of what made each car different, and speculating as to how certain models favored certain tracks.
But that's being phased out now. And I can't help but think that NASCAR is going to be the poorer for it.
I hope I'm proven wrong here.
But I still hate restrictor plate racing.
So, I'm prepared for the worst.
Pic Added By Ace. I just read how ugly the car was, and wanted to see for myself.
posted by Jack M. at
02:10 PM
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