email or start a new thread, but I haven't figured out how to post a follow
-up to a thread. So my apologies for starting another thread. I'll
probably have to do it some more before I even figure out where the read-me
is.
John was all in a tizzy about Foriegn cars joining Nascar. He felt it
was the last American sport left.
That never bothered me, I welcome world-wide competiton. Heck we sent
a one-nutted half dead biker over to some French bicycle race and look what
a major job of Whup-Ass he laid on them.
We had a 6 year old design of a Dodge Viper cleanup on brandnew
Ferrai's and newer Listers this past year in FIA GT racing.(ok 2k2 spec
AFTER the first race). Yes even the extra wide Chevy corvette took on the
big Euro types and with FAT American pistons took LeMans, Daytona and the
ALMS GTS series.
My feeling is, let them come, they might even kick the Yankee butt.
But they will contribute to better racing and I'm all for that..be it
Yellow, Red, Prancings Mules or French WinniethePoohjoes.
So IF the Japanese come, they'll probably do it like most other
incursions, they'll hire a bunch of Yanks and team them with the Asian
Engineers and form a winning combination. You can bet if Toyota comes,
another brand or two will follow.
I enjoyed the reign of the Nissan GTP cars, those Japan-built cars
with Australian drivers. I marvelled at the Toyota IMSA GTP twin turbos in
good ol American built tubs. Al Unser Jr's big wins at Indy are not
deminished because he drove English chassis' with British/German
powerplants.
Hell, I don't even hold it against the Aussies for keeping thier V8
series down under...wouldn't it be something to see the Yank Trans Am cars
***heads with the Ozzies? We could put Paul Gentilozzi up against Dougle
MacDougle(love that name!)
I guess since Alan Kulwicki won the Winston Cup title waaaay back 10
or 12 years ago, I thought the Southern element of Nascar had gotten over
their fear of outsiders. Heck didn't a guy from Michigan win a race this
year?(For the benefit of the Euro/Asian readers, Michigan is further north
than parts of Canada...ok not MANY parts but some...) :)
Would the America's cup be getting any coverage at all if it was just
a club race between a few Brits still?
Competiton is good John.
Bring it on...it will give me a new subject to scream about when I
get tired of ragging on the Ron Fellows Clones in the Sportscar
mods(hey...isn't he a Cannuck?)
Once again, my apologies for a new thread...I'll figure this Xnews out
someday.
dave henrie