Post by nasnut67 on Mar 27, 2007 3:10:22 GMT -5
NASCAR's grand experiment, the Car of Tomorrow, has debuted at Bristol. The fans either love or hate this car. New car models made their on track debut, and Toyota even put a record number of 5 Camry's in the field. (Or is it Camries, or is it Camri? Peeblee should have an answer to that one.) Jeremy Mayfield and AJ Allmendinger made the field, but David Reutiman and Michael Waltrip were still shut out. Expect next week to not see any of the MWR cars in the field. I don't hold much hope for this team.
In all honesty I like the new car, and so do many other people, except the ones who drive the thing. Here is what I say to the drivers. Learn to drive it. These new cars are meant to bring back some things NASCAR has lost over the last few seasons and that is dirty aerodynamics and cars that are unpredictable and will change alot during the race.
The look of the COT is closer to their street counterparts than the CON. The only improvement in my opinion would be to allow the teams to paint the wings and add larger fender flares to the cars. NASCAR's new race car has a look similar to most major touring and saloon car series from other parts of the world and should help in the international ratings. (Saloon and Touring cars are very similar to stock cars, and actually would be closer to what NASCAR started racing with back in the day.)
Like it or hate it this car is here to stay. It is just moving in and adjusting. Rumor has it that this car may be phased in quicker than what NASCAR has publicly stated. At least that is what I heard at SEMA Atlanta.
So what is your take on NASCAR's COT?
Side Note: Alex Yoong (Malaysia) and Olivier Jarvis (England) take wins at A1GP's Mexican Grand Prix. Jonathon Summerton (USA) takes Team USA to a career high 2nd.
Dan Wheldon dominated IRL's Ethanol Indy 300 at Homestead Miami Speedway.
Bill Auberlen and Matthew Alhadeff take overall win at Grand American Rolex Sportscar Series Miami Grand Prix.
Nick Ham and Sylvain Tremblay take GT class win at Grand American Rolex Sportscar Series Miami Grand Prix.
16-year old James Buescher wins ARCA Re/Max Series Race at USA International Speedway in his first start.
I got to drive Drew Goldie's #612 Jeep Cherokee Pro-Modified at SEMA Atlanta in UROC Exhabition.
In all honesty I like the new car, and so do many other people, except the ones who drive the thing. Here is what I say to the drivers. Learn to drive it. These new cars are meant to bring back some things NASCAR has lost over the last few seasons and that is dirty aerodynamics and cars that are unpredictable and will change alot during the race.
The look of the COT is closer to their street counterparts than the CON. The only improvement in my opinion would be to allow the teams to paint the wings and add larger fender flares to the cars. NASCAR's new race car has a look similar to most major touring and saloon car series from other parts of the world and should help in the international ratings. (Saloon and Touring cars are very similar to stock cars, and actually would be closer to what NASCAR started racing with back in the day.)
Like it or hate it this car is here to stay. It is just moving in and adjusting. Rumor has it that this car may be phased in quicker than what NASCAR has publicly stated. At least that is what I heard at SEMA Atlanta.
So what is your take on NASCAR's COT?
Side Note: Alex Yoong (Malaysia) and Olivier Jarvis (England) take wins at A1GP's Mexican Grand Prix. Jonathon Summerton (USA) takes Team USA to a career high 2nd.
Dan Wheldon dominated IRL's Ethanol Indy 300 at Homestead Miami Speedway.
Bill Auberlen and Matthew Alhadeff take overall win at Grand American Rolex Sportscar Series Miami Grand Prix.
Nick Ham and Sylvain Tremblay take GT class win at Grand American Rolex Sportscar Series Miami Grand Prix.
16-year old James Buescher wins ARCA Re/Max Series Race at USA International Speedway in his first start.
I got to drive Drew Goldie's #612 Jeep Cherokee Pro-Modified at SEMA Atlanta in UROC Exhabition.
