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Kudos to Monster Energy Drink!!
 
But, but, but...who was that snowflake that said fighting was childish and should only happen at the daycare center? I guess working for Monster Energy is out of the question for him.
 
Can you imagine how many champs and race wins JJ would have if he had the desire to win and true emotions? Holy Mackinaw.....I can't count that high!
 
It's about time they let the drivers show their emotions again without being handcuffed and threatened with point reductions for fighting and swearing..... I mentioned on another thread that Kyle was acting his normal self and childish... But... I like the fact that they can show their a$$ without getting fined points... Being under the constraints of having to be politically correct in every way or get fined by Nascar has made the series watered down and vanilla.... Maybe Monster is gonna' be good for the series..... I like the ''have at 'em'' attitude and the Monster girls.... maybe they can convince Brian to loosen up the IROC type rules they have employed and give more leiniency to the teams to be more innovative.....i.e. shocks... adjustable spoilers .... rear end gears and the like...
 
kymartin6 said:
I like the ''have at 'em'' attitude and the Monster girls.... maybe they can convince Brian to loosen up the IROC type rules they have employed and give more leiniency to the teams to be more innovative.....i.e. shocks... adjustable spoilers .... rear end gears and the like...
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But wait, I thought we wanted less engineering, not more engineering??? Are you sure you want Nascar to be like F1? I don't want that.
 
ToyYoda said:
Good, none of this "we're a family company" bullsh!t.
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Right with you on this. I don't want a morally correct chocolate company. Would give anything for a different sponsor for Kyle.
 
Skoalbandit33 said:
I do, I do. I want less engineers for sure.
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How does that jive with opening up the rules on car specifications? More degrees of freedom in how the cars are built and set up inevitably means greater engineering content.
 
LewTheShoe said:
How does that jive with opening up the rules on car specifications? More degrees of freedom in how the cars are built and set up inevitably means greater engineering content.
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I was just wishing there were less engineers and I wasn't trying to link that wish to teams having more freedom. My local short track puts on some good racing without engineers and the drivers have a decent degree of latitude so it can be done but I am afraid that ship sailed long ago in Nascar.
 
LewTheShoe said:
But wait, I thought we wanted less engineering, not more engineering??? Are you sure you want Nascar to be like F1? I don't want that.
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Engineers........ smidgineers!!!! I don't care what you call them..... I want innovators....... more lax rules to allow innovativness......


Where the hell is Smokey when you need him.......

Chad Knauss is the closest thing we have had to Smokey in decades......
 
Skoalbandit33 said:
My local short track puts on some good racing without engineers and the drivers have a decent degree of latitude so it can be done but I am afraid that ship sailed long ago in Nascar.
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If your local short track represented the pinnacle of racing for North America, and had $250 million in purses and points funds, plus nearly $1 billion in sponsorship at stake, it would change the dynamics quite a bit at your local short track.
 
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LewTheShoe said:
If your local short track represented the pinnacle of racing for North America, and had $250 million in purses and points funds, plus nearly $1 billion in sponsorship at stake, it would change the dynamics quite a bit at your local short track.
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I am really glad they don't have oodles of dough as the racing is enjoyable, the drivers are all in and the fans have a good time. It is strange as the more money that has flowed into Nascar the less popular it has become.
 
kymartin6 said:
It's about time they let the drivers show their emotions again without being handcuffed and threatened with point reductions for fighting and swearing..... I mentioned on another thread that Kyle was acting his normal self and childish... But... I like the fact that they can show their a$$ without getting fined points... Being under the constraints of having to be politically correct in every way or get fined by Nascar has made the series watered down and vanilla.... Maybe Monster is gonna' be good for the series..... I like the ''have at 'em'' attitude and the Monster girls.... maybe they can convince Brian to loosen up the IROC type rules they have employed and give more leiniency to the teams to be more innovative.....i.e. shocks... adjustable spoilers .... rear end gears and the like...
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I like the way you think ....but Brain will never comply
 
Mopardh9 said:
I like the way you think ....but Brain will never comply
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I actually think this was one of the main reasons Nascar has lost interest with it's fan base. It's too much IROC..... They have legislated themselves right out of being interesting.... I know I used to enjoy the hell out of waiting to see who got caught by Dick Beatty or Gary Nelson for trying to circumvent the rules... playing on a gray area...... wondering how a team could be so dominant for a few races.... I think it was Rusty Wallaces team that came up with the no rebound shocks.... sucked down to the track and they had to wait before going through ride height inspection..... just really neat stuff that made it interesting.... front steer... rear camber..... remember when everyone went hog wild on rear camber and they broke the axles right and left? Let 'em try stuff!!!!!! The best innovator wins the race....... To hell with being hog tied by a 1000 page rule book...... set a basic set of rules and let 'em race......
 
kymartin6 said:
I actually think this was one of the main reasons Nascar has lost interest with it's fan base. It's too much IROC..... They have legislated themselves right out of being interesting.... I know I used to enjoy the hell out of waiting to see who got caught by Dick Beatty or Gary Nelson for trying to circumvent the rules... playing on a gray area...... wondering how a team could be so dominant for a few races.... I think it was Rusty Wallaces team that came up with the no rebound shocks.... sucked down to the track and they had to wait before going through ride height inspection..... just really neat stuff that made it interesting.... front steer... rear camber..... remember when everyone went hog wild on rear camber and they broke the axles right and left? Let 'em try stuff!!!!!! The best innovator wins the race....... To hell with being hog tied by a 1000 page rule book...... set a basic set of rules and let 'em race......
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Dude you nailed it!
 
kymartin6 said:
Thanks....... that's the best reason that I can come up with why I have lost so much of the zeal for the sport that I used to endear and planned my weekends around...

Now.... not so much.......:(
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I know what you mean, I used to go to Vegas every March, haven't been now since 2007. It has lost it's appeal, I'll still watch it here and there, but long gone are the days where I'm glued to the tv on a Sunday afternoon watching the entire race. Which is kind of a good thing because now I go to more local racing around here in New England which is a hell of a lot better than the National scene.
 
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