ASCAR is pretty dam cool!

just been to the opening round of ASCAR in the uk, with jason plato, nicolas minassian, darren manning, toby schekter, john mikel, steve hodgeson et all all running. entertaining stuff, the support races were as cool as the main event, with the little legends cars having no grip meant they were all over the track more sideways than forewards. cool day out. the shape on the oval means that overtaking is tricky for those who are on it all the time, and the series needs a bigger field, but on the basis of what i saw today, i hope it succeeds in the uk and germany. congrats to John Mikel, going to the Busch Series later this year! and good luck to Vergers at indy in a few months for the Brickyard400. ascars, i want one. pez

>"Alex Porazinski" <[email hidden]> wrote > the shape on the oval means that overtaking is tricky for those who are on > it all the time, and the series needs a bigger field, but on the basis of > what i saw today, i hope it succeeds in the uk and germany. They race clockwise or counter-clockwise? -- -- Fran�ois M�nard <ymenard> -- http://www.ymenard.8m.com/ -- This announcement is brought to you by the Shimato Dominguez Corporation - helping America into the New World...

Unless i got it all wrong... They turn left! I.E. counter-clockwise... -- ed_ "ymenard" asked: > > They race clockwise or counter-clockwise?

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>"Ed Solheim" <[email hidden]> wrote > Unless i got it all wrong... They turn left! > I.E. counter-clockwise... Thanks, I guess they also race on the left side of the car. I hope they do for their own safety. -- -- Fran�ois M�nard <ymenard> -- http://www.ymenard.8m.com/ -- This announcement is brought to you by the Shimato Dominguez Corporation - helping America into the New World...

"ymenard" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:0tEB8.3725$[email hidden]... > >"Ed Solheim" <[email hidden]> wrote > > Unless i got it all wrong... They turn left! > > I.E. counter-clockwise... > > > Thanks, I guess they also race on the left side of the car. I hope theydo > for their own safety. > They sure do, Franky. The cars are imported from the States, same three 'shells' (Taurus, Monte Carlo, Grand Prix), at a slightly lower horsepower . Seems a bit silly, really, as Chevys and Pontiacs aren't even sold over here....

"Colin Harris" > They sure do, Franky. The cars are imported from the States, same three > 'shells' (Taurus, Monte Carlo, Grand Prix), at a slightly lower horsepower. > Seems a bit silly, really, as Chevys and Pontiacs aren't even sold over > here.... Aren't the Vauxhall's a GM product? Would it make for more fan appeal if the GM cars were rebadged as Vauxhalls? maybe for a little international spice make the Pontiacs Holdens.(since they both seem to share abit of styling) Of course I dunno how the English would take it if a car from the colonies whupped up on a Vauxie. dave henrie

"Dave Henrie" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:OJEB8.82690$ao1.15090@rwcrnsc54... <snip>

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> Aren't the Vauxhall's a GM product? Would > it make for more fan appeal if > the GM cars were rebadged as Vauxhalls? > maybe for a little international > spice make the Pontiacs Holdens.(since they both > seem to share abit of styling) Of course I dunno > how the English would take it if a car from the > colonies whupped up on a Vauxie. > dave henrie

Um, Holden is a GM company too. Opel cars are sold in Australia as Holdens - eg the Vectra. And we all know an Aussie Commodore will eat your average vauxhall for breakfast.. :) iksteh

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> "Dave Henrie" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:OJEB8.82690$ao1.15090@rwcrnsc54... > <snip> > > Aren't the Vauxhall's a GM product? Would > > it make for more fan appeal if > > the GM cars were rebadged as Vauxhalls? > > maybe for a little international > > spice make the Pontiacs Holdens.(since they both > > seem to share abit of styling) Of course I dunno > > how the English would take it if a car from the > > colonies whupped up on a Vauxie. > > dave henrie > > Um, Holden is a GM company too. Opel cars are > sold in Australia as Holdens - eg the Vectra.

I thought the Commodore was the same as the european Omega ? > And we all know an Aussie Commodore will eat your > average vauxhall for breakfast.. :) Indeed. The Commodore I rented there two years ago with a 200 hp 4L V6 ruled. Simple as that. -- Olav Malmin remove .spam when replying

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> > "Colin Harris" > > They sure do, Franky. The cars are imported from the States, same three > > 'shells' (Taurus, Monte Carlo, Grand Prix), at a slightly lower horsepower > . > > Seems a bit silly, really, as Chevys and Pontiacs aren't even sold over > > here....

Absolutely - I thought it was supposed to be like Touring Cars, in that the cars are recognisable to the spectators. The only reason I've even seen a Grand Prix is that I used to live near an American air base... > Aren't the Vauxhall's a GM product? Would it make for more fan appeal if > the GM cars were rebadged as Vauxhalls? maybe for a little international Well, possibly, but we'd still have no clue what a 'Monte Carlo' was - you'd have to base it around a Vectra or Astra silhouette. Hey, why not just bring in a DTM Astra Coupe V8? ;-) Jonny

>"Colin Harris" <[email hidden]> wrote > "ymenard" <[email hidden]> wrote > > Thanks, I guess they also race on the left side of the car. I hope theydo > > for their own safety. > > > > They sure do, Franky. The cars are imported from the States, same three > 'shells' (Taurus, Monte Carlo, Grand Prix), at a slightly lower horsepower. > Seems a bit silly, really, as Chevys and Pontiacs aren't even sold over > here.... Yeah well thanks. For those "non-Americans" that might not know, one of the reason why Stock-car racing is raced counter-clockwise is because we drive on the left side of the car, therefore it's more safe in case of accidents. The outside wall has less chance to hit the left side then the right side of the car. It's also counter-clockwise because that's how horse racing was... -- -- Fran�ois M�nard <ymenard> -- http://www.ymenard.8m.com/ -- This announcement is brought to you by the Shimato Dominguez Corporation - helping America into the New World...

"ymenard" > > Yeah well thanks. For those "non-Americans" that might not know, one ofthe > reason why Stock-car racing is raced counter-clockwise is because we drive > on the left side of the car, therefore it's more safe in case ofaccidents. > The outside wall has less chance to hit the left side then the right sideof > the car. It's also counter-clockwise because that's how horse racingwas... Heck Franc, I thought they went counter clockwise cuz if they didn't they'd hit the wall as it turned left.........see ya learn something EVERYDAY here folks..... dave :) henrie