IMHO, the best years of NASCAR were when the S actually meant STOCK.
Anyone could buy a car from a local dealer with all the hop-up
parts, rip out the interior, weld in a rollbar and go racing.
What era should be covered? Right from the very start up through
about 1955-1960. It should even include the breif flirtation
with racing convertibles. The car that MUST be included is the
Hudson Hornet. Hudson won more races with their 308ci flathead
straight 6 with "Twin-H Power" than any other make from 1950 to
1954. Remeber the NAPA Auto Parts NASCAR die cast cars? They
chose a Pontiac to represent the 1950's when by rights it
should've been a FABULOUS HUDSON HORNET! Perhaps Chrysler
wanted too big of a license fee? The bastards had the gall to
defile the genuine Hudson Hornet racecar they restored for
the Walter P. Chrysler museuem by putting a Chrysler logo
along the bottom of each door! I know the person Chrysler
bought the car from. After its racing life was over, it was
returned to the street with a paintjob over the numbers etc
and the interior re-installed. The owner didn't know that
when he sold the car to Chrysler!
There was none of this tube frame junk with all cars having the
same wheelbase and track width and suspension. The only things
that make today's NAsCAR cars different from one another are who
made the engine block and the windshield may still be the same
as a real car. All the rest is hand fabricated and a lot of the
time last season's "Ford" is this years "Buick" simply by changing
the engine and a few body panels. NASCAR should go back to
racing real cars. If it's a front wheel drive in real life it
should be on the superoval. All parts used on the cars should
be available from the manufacturer and street legal, just
like it was in 1948. If you can't buy it from the dealer, it
ain't going on the track! Gut the interior and insert a modern
NASCAR type cage. The driver's door could be reduced to just
the outer skin if needed to fit the cage inside. So what if the
speeds drop to what they were in the 60's? The races were
still exciting, moreso because the cars were real.
Just so you know, this ain't no old geezer writing this.
I'm just a 30-something who believes today's NASCAR is a
farce and a travesty. I only watch it to see those expensive
tinfoil covered toys crash. (They've taken most of that
fun away too with their rooftop ribs and flaps.)
Now if only we could get banger racing going in the USA...
Agreed about your thoughts on Nascar today; it's a joke, even compared to
10-20 years ago. Hell, the drivers don't like to see their hair messed up,
let alone their cars. Thank God for local tracks.
But seeing as how Nascar Legends didn't sell worth a darn, I doubt this
one would either.
Would be fun though.
-John
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> IMHO, the best years of NASCAR were when the S actually meant STOCK. > > Anyone could buy a car from a local dealer with all the hop-up > parts, rip out the interior, weld in a rollbar and go racing. > > What era should be covered? Right from the very start up through > about 1955-1960. It should even include the breif flirtation > with racing convertibles. The car that MUST be included is the > Hudson Hornet. Hudson won more races with their 308ci flathead > straight 6 with "Twin-H Power" than any other make from 1950 to > 1954. Remeber the NAPA Auto Parts NASCAR die cast cars? They > chose a Pontiac to represent the 1950's when by rights it > should've been a FABULOUS HUDSON HORNET! Perhaps Chrysler > wanted too big of a license fee? The bastards had the gall to > defile the genuine Hudson Hornet racecar they restored for > the Walter P. Chrysler museuem by putting a Chrysler logo > along the bottom of each door! I know the person Chrysler > bought the car from. After its racing life was over, it was > returned to the street with a paintjob over the numbers etc > and the interior re-installed. The owner didn't know that > when he sold the car to Chrysler! > > There was none of this tube frame junk with all cars having the > same wheelbase and track width and suspension. The only things > that make today's NAsCAR cars different from one another are who > made the engine block and the windshield may still be the same > as a real car. All the rest is hand fabricated and a lot of the > time last season's "Ford" is this years "Buick" simply by changing > the engine and a few body panels. NASCAR should go back to > racing real cars. If it's a front wheel drive in real life it > should be on the superoval. All parts used on the cars should > be available from the manufacturer and street legal, just > like it was in 1948. If you can't buy it from the dealer, it > ain't going on the track! Gut the interior and insert a modern > NASCAR type cage. The driver's door could be reduced to just > the outer skin if needed to fit the cage inside. So what if the > speeds drop to what they were in the 60's? The races were > still exciting, moreso because the cars were real. > > Just so you know, this ain't no old geezer writing this. > I'm just a 30-something who believes today's NASCAR is a > farce and a travesty. I only watch it to see those expensive > tinfoil covered toys crash. (They've taken most of that > fun away too with their rooftop ribs and flaps.) > > Now if only we could get banger racing going in the USA... >On Wed, 13 Feb 2002 01:20:27 -0700, "Gregg E." <[email hidden]>
wrote:
>Just so you know, this ain't no old geezer writing this.
>I'm just a 30-something who believes today's NASCAR is a
>farce and a travesty. I only watch it to see those expensive
>tinfoil covered toys crash.
Nascar and F1 do have something in comon then..
Andre
