Daytona USA and The King....

Was it just me, or did anyone else see what track The King Richard Petty was running on during the grand opening of Daytona USA on ESPN2? Looked very promising...if ya know what I mean :-) Gene

>Was it just me, or did anyone else see what track The King Richard Petty >was running on during the grand opening of Daytona USA on ESPN2? >Looked very promising...if ya know what I mean :-) That was DEFINITELY a Daytona track. The walls read "DAYTONA USA" and the scenery was remisincent of Daytona. I double-checked this with the VCR. Maybe all our Dayotna angst will come to an end this November.

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> >Was it just me, or did anyone else see what track The King Richard Petty > >was running on during the grand opening of Daytona USA on ESPN2? > >Looked very promising...if ya know what I mean :-) > That was DEFINITELY a Daytona track. The walls read "DAYTONA USA" and the > scenery was remisincent of Daytona. I double-checked this with the VCR. Maybe > all our Dayotna angst will come to an end this November.

Ed already explained this... 1) yes, it is a daytona track especially made for Daytona USA only 2) No, it won't be in NCR2 3) Sega owns the rights to the name until 97. 4) if it's bootlegged, it won't work with NCR1 or 2. My own personal feeling...I think the people of Daytona are beginning(or already have) seen the popularity of NCR1, and will soon see it grow with NCR2 and the new NRL. Once the licensing agreement with Sega expires, they will want to be involved with NCR2 and the NRL. Unless, this is a big unless...Sega throws a TON of $$$$ at them to keep it. We all know Sega has the money to do it too. KenH

reguard to reality... Even a ton of money might not do it. The France family runs ISC (International Speedway Corperation) and runs NASCAR as well. They aren't the money grubbing folks some attribute them nor are they fools. A NRL without Daytona isn't quite the hit that it could be with Daytona. Besides, the only thing stopping them right now is the licensing issue. Once May arrives, that won't be an issue. You never know who in the France family is a NASCAR Racing fan to the point of making sure Sierra/Papyrus gets it's license. Little Bill France (Jr.) might even be a fan of it. (No, I don't know this for sure, but, I wouldn't be surprised if he is.) Mike -- ___^___ Speed Bump Motorsports... The name says it all. NRL95 #110 Hershey's Kisses Chevrolet Monte Carlo PRO95 #53 Hershey's Kisses Penske PC23/Ilmor D SIMCAR96 #45 Hershey's Kisses Pontiac Grand Prix PRO96 #2 Hershey's Kisses Reynard/Ford/Firestone - Pucker Factor Motorsports IVGA #2027 (membership, not the car!)