I think it would be a huge black eye for the sport if they spent 3 years or whatever designing and testing this new and improved car that isn't capable of running all the tracks on the schedule and we have to run the obsolete one.
Seems to me the old car is probably easier to repair. Absolutely no reason they couldn't turn them into dirt only cars. Teams would only need two at most if they insist on back-ups. They already have them. Main thing is getting NASCAR to pull the stick outta their *** and let them run real dirt tires, mod the radiator air flow and remove the windshield. Hoosier has that covered. If they insist on running the Gen 7 then I bet they could retrofit a solid axle and spring pull bar to make them more adaptable for dirt use. Mechanics will mechanic if you let them.
The current dirt tires are evolutions of what Trucks previously ran at Eldora, which were tested there before the inaugural 2013 race in fall 2012 and then at 311 as well.
I bet they can "evolve" to 18" . The tire that ran at Bristol for the cup cars was a new design. An indicator to look for will be a tire test on the dirt sometime during this year or the off season if they are planning on running the new car on the dirt.
Bias ply tires. Not sure they can make a short aspect ratio bias ply tire 18" work? And the 15" wheel won't clear the brakes/spindles/hub mounts.
Have you seen Floridians drive in the rain?
The current teams have plenty they will be wanting to sell. CHEAP!
Doubtful, not many teams have a whole fleet of Gen 6 cars.
If I'm selling a vital item to a competitor, it ain't gonna be cheap. If I'm going to be required to use it myself indefinitely, I may not want to sell any.
Ok. Apparently everyone that builds race cars just keeps them or crushes them. I didn't know that.
I remember hearing a while back that HMS was crushing all their old chassis so none of their competitors could figure out what they were trying
They tried to crush it. The crusher just made whimpering noises.They must have forgotten one.
Legendary Jeff Gordon Car And Its Recent Purchase By Ray Evernham (yahoo.com)
That was Jack Roush.
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Was gonna say...wonder if he blessed it with a stripe.
Pockrass says:
There has been some chatter about whether NASCAR should use the current year’s car for the Bristol dirt next year instead of the Next Gen (the car teams will debut in 2022) because the dirt race can pretty much destroy a car, and there would be inventory left over from this year.
The biggest issue could be the underbody of the Next Gen, which seals off more area underneath the car and could drag the surface if it develops divots, as it did this year.
But there are problems with the idea of using the "old" car for the Bristol dirt race. It would demand different technical inspection equipment than what NASCAR will create for next year, and the cars all of a sudden will look different for one race.
Teams will have "old" Next Gen cars. They will start building them in June, and most top teams probably will only test and never seriously race their first versions as they develop the car. They will have a car that they can "afford" to get dirty. Either NASCAR’s in with the new car, or it’s out, and it should be in with it for the Bristol dirt.
For Bubba Wallace and Daniel Suarez, progress is paramount | FOX Sports
It's not about wins and losses quite yet for Bubba Wallace, Daniel Suarez and their new teams, Bob Pockrass writes.
Definitely not running the usual high line.
This makes no sense. These are elite performance cars on a well maintained dirt track, we're not off-roading somewhere in Utah. If anything IRS should help the tires maintain contact to the surface in case of any ruts developing
Even if they hate it good luck trying to get a driver to say anything bad about it. If I remember correctly there was a couple secret fines that were handed out in the past when drivers spoke out against the new generation of cars.
So Kyle Busch hasn't driven it yet?
Yeah I served that one up pretty good.So Kyle Busch hasn't driven it yet?
As he said, hard to rubber in the track with only 1 car running.
Probably playing it safe and keeping it off the wall. NASCAR posted a video of a full Darlington run and by his throttle play it’s obvious he’s taking it fairly easy.
Lately the older fellas haven't felt like sticking around that long. If I could retire at 40, raise the kids, and do whatever else I wanted, I would too.
I mean I'd argue that the most skilled driver in the field currently is a 25 year old from Georgia so...