As stars depart, NASCAR navigates a future of change

darlingtonfan said:
Unfortunately I can't imagine another manufacturer looking to get in the way NASCAR is trending.I have a brother that lives in Miami,Brian France spends more time in South Beach than he does at race tracks.I can only hope he is the last France to head up NASCAR.
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Any manufacturer that wants in needs to follow the Toyota template in terms of commitment. Manufacturers entering and leaving isn't good for the series. Toyota's commitment took them 9 years for the Driver's Title and 10 for the Manufacturer's. Who is going to commit like that? Nobody.
 
kymartin6 said:
LOL......... My God you said a mouthful there......!!!!!! It was rumored at the time that the Lincoln might be submitted to replace the T-Bird..... I was really hoping for it because it was a very sporty looking car...... whoever designed the Taurus should have been given a life in prison sentence without parole...... That had to be the most God awful ugly car besides the AMC Gremlin.......
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You forgot the Pontiac Aztec. I'd also include those new Caddys that look like they were inspired by an M-1 Abrams tank, and a Lexus I saw advertized this weekend with a grille that looked like some kind of sci-fi portal. And didn't Chevy have a sub-compact that looked a lot like a Gremlin?
 
Charlie Spencer said:
You forgot the Pontiac Aztec. I'd also include those new Caddys that look like they were inspired by an M-1 Abrams tank, and a Lexus I saw advertized this weekend with a grille that looked like some kind of sci-fi portal. And didn't Chevy have a sub-compact that looked a lot like a Gremlin?
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I'd like to also nominate the Toyota Echo, the Isuzu VehiCross, the Nissan Juke, the Honda Element, the Subaru B9 Tribeca, and the Acura ZDX. All are truly hideous.
 
kymartin6 said:
LOL........... No one seems to remember in '90 when the Lumina was the platform for G.M...... a damned front wheel drive........ production car made into a rear wheel drive to satisfy Nascar...... Thunderbird was the only production rear wheel drive thru '97......at least that was submitted to Nascar for approval........
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And the Monte Carlo that followed it, as well as the Impala after that, and competitors Taurus, Fusion, Intepid, Avenger, and Camry. That ship sailed a longggg time ago.
 
At least the xfinity cars are the same configuration as their road variants. Well, at least for Chevy and Ford that is...
 
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