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[acmerocket]

why not give out points to the top 10 every 40 or 50 laps,dont stop the race for these.i think that would get more people fighting to get up front

 

[StandOnIt]

They will never do it but shorten the race to O'Reilly length.

 

[Daytripper]

Go back to a five lug rim so it takes longer to change tires than it takes to fill the fuel cell.

 

[wi_racefan]

Go back to a five lug rim so it takes longer to change tires than it takes to fill the fuel cell.

Or you could just fix the car so you don't have to rely on gimmicks.

 

[virtualbalboa]

The car punches too big a hole in the air while it also flips too easily and is way stiffer and deforms less on impact than prior versions. It's just not good for this kind of racing. You could take away all the gimmicks and stages and it'll still be the same thing. Until the cars can get out of line and make moves without a train behind them or you want to reward winning with the most points, nothing anyone does matters. It'll just be about "execution" - saving gas and making good pit stops where just enough gas is filled into the car and not a drop more. It's a little like the current iteration of F1.

 

[Daytripper]

Or you could just fix the car so you don't have to rely on gimmicks.

How is that a gimmick?

 

[Charlie Spencer]

Go back to a five lug rim so it takes longer to change tires than it takes to fill the fuel cell.

=If= slowing the tire change is the solution, it's cheaper to eliminate a tire changer or the carrier, than to switch wheels.

 

[Greg]

They could spice up things with some speed bumps and pot holes.

 

[wi_racefan]

How is that a gimmick?

Mandating what is done on pit road is a gimmick. If the car raced good and you could pass no one would care how long they spent on pit road because they could go back out and make it up. Right now tires don't wear and the aero package makes it too hard to pass. The guys that started up front at the beginning of the last stage finished the race up front because no one can pass

 

[StandOnIt]

Mandating what is done on pit road is a gimmick. If the car raced good and you could pass no one would care how long they spent on pit road because they could go back out and make it up. Right now tires don't wear and the aero package makes it too hard to pass. The guys that started up front at the beginning of the last stage finished the race up front because no one can pass

You are not pulling out of line all by yourself at 200 MPH and passing a line of cars, you are falling back until you find an opening. Two cars nose to tail will always be faster than one all things being equal. It is a law of physics, not some fairy tale.

 

[wi_racefan]

You are not pulling out of line all by yourself at 200 MPH and passing a line of cars, you are falling back until you find an opening. Two cars nose to tail will always be faster than one all things being equal. It is a law of physics, not some fairy tale.

But in previous cars you could build a run with a couple cars, thats not the case with this car, it has too much drag

 

[virtualbalboa]

People can watch the O'Reilly Series or Trucks and compare.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

Mandating what is done on pit road is a gimmick

Pit road has always been subject to regulations. Are limits on crewmen, positions in the box, entry and exit limits, or work that can be performed 'gimmicks'?

 

[StandOnIt]

But in previous cars you could build a run with a couple cars, thats not the case with this car, it has too much drag

Sure ya can lol.

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