I can't help but wonder, if not for Ward testing Simpson's new restraint
system we might be dealing with another tragedy...
TIME TO LOOK AT SOFT NASCARs, CHANGE THE POINTS SYSTEM where broken cars
NEED to finish.
crumple zones are better than Rigid chassis.
pez
The problem is, car that crumples easier, won't in most cases be able to
finish. I agree that the cars NEED to become less rigid, but in doing so,
there will be less that a crew can do to fix the car enough to get it back out
on the track safely.
And personally I'd like to see Nascar go to a more F1 styled points system,
where they only pay points to the top 20 or so cars. I think that the actual
points chase in Nascar has gotten a bit stale of late. Just my opinion though.
Marc.
though.
The other incentive is TV coverage. Driver rides around, gets out of
the way of the leaders, D.W. says something like, "That's the
gentlemanly thing to do--smart racin'."
The obstacle to crumple zones is the cost of getting ready for next
week, not the effort of getting back in the race.