I've always operated under the assumption that the increase in size is over the previous package that is the largest to fit within the rims, which is Martinsville. Are we really going on for a page and a half about something so asinine?
Would you rather we talk about DiBenedetto some more?
I understand that, but because the car should handle so much better, I wonder if it will take far less to be good.....We have already travelled down that path with brake technology and SMT. If you take the insanity of wheeling the beast we currently have around that little track out of the equation in favor of a more nimble car, what might the racing look like? I think the Roval test showed that Next Gen will be massively faster on road courses.....wondering how it will be at Martinsville. How might the track drive differently?
Thank you! This is the content I came here for as they say. I appreciate this. I love the new car, and I am excited to see how it changes everything.
I think you are confusing “easier” with “different”. Since the brakes are bigger, I anticipate braking zones to be further down the straights, which means speeds getting into and through the corners will be faster. Conquering the new handling is a new challenge that I don’t think is necessarily “easier”.
Why don’t you start a non-matty d next gen car thread?
Mreh, if we're gonna beat a dead horse, I'd say we go back to Harv/Elliott. At least there I can speak passionately.
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Same thing happened with mountain bikes. When 8" rotors came out EVERY downhill rig got them. I even ran 8" rotors on my 24" rear wheel. Huge difference.
Seriously? Cup?
Xfinity --- my mistake -- not the Next Gen.
No problem; I'd mostly assumed that was going to be the case.Xfinity --- my mistake -- not the Next Gen.
But but.. Pushrods!!Mreh, if we're gonna beat a dead horse, I'd say we go back to Harv/Elliott. At least there I can speak passionately.
If they were members here, that'd be the start of an eight page "discussion."
Had no idea about college footballs---that is stupid as hell....but I digress. Whether you want to call if easier or different, brake technology made Hamlin a little more human at Martinsville--in addition to the SMT data. I would think that the new car would change how this track is driven dramatically given that the variables in play--brakes, suspension--are so different.
Its like comparing the cars that Darrell Waltrip drove at Martinsville to the cars that Jeff Gordon drove at Martinsville. Did Jeff have an easier time at it than DW? Or was it just differences in equipment and both had their own unique challenges and advantages?
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I don't think the mechanical differences of the new car should be marginalized. Did the cars DW and Jeff drive have independent rear suspensions, 18 inch wheels/tires with short sidewalls, and big brakes? This is a direction that NASCAR has never taken....am I right? I think this is a game changer, and I think the pecking order at Martinsville (back to the point) just might change.
I have no idea where you got in my post that the next gen car’s differences are being marginalized. I’m pointing out that with each generation of car, many things were different and may have gotten “easier” if you want to look at it that way. Mechanical components have become much more reliable, power steering was introduced, steering ratios have changed, car weight has dramatically been reduced, tire technology has gotten better, feedback that the driver gets from the team has increased, etc… this next gen car is step towards modernization but it’s not unprecedented. I guess you’re making an argument that “updated” can also mean “easier”.
The cars that DW and JG drove were very different. Brakes, suspension, aero, everything got better for Jeff's peak years than it was in DW's peak years. Doesn't matter if it was 15" brakes or not, it was a massive swing in a similar way.
