Hawkerjet
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Forgive me if I starting an already existing thread. I searched but did not see anything titled "Pack Racing."
I grew up racing dirt motorcycles and even rode pro for a couple of years. This was back in the 60's and early 70's. Unlike today the level of sophistication was minimal back then. We used to call it "run what-cha brung." It was a great time that rewarded innovation and talent. Today, however, all that has changed. Top teer racing has far too many rules and regulations.
I greatly appreciate the huge advances of safety features on the cars today. As a result racing has become the safest it has ever been. This raises an important question. In the interest of safety have we created a different safety issue with by lowering the horse power on the super speedway to slow the cars? Enter pack racing. Pack racing reminds me of the old figure 8 car races. The track was a figure 8 with cars crossing in the center resulting in lots of bent metal. The object of the race was to be the last car moving and win the race. Many of these pack races end up destroying about half of the field or more. Luck becomes a major factor of the outcome of the race rather than skill.
Personally I wish they would just let the boys race. All drivers know the risks of racing and have accepted them. I would love to see the cars run the 750 hp package at all tracks. I am pretty sure this would allow for more passing adding to the excitement of the race. If the powers that be wish to slow the top speed on the super speedways do it with the aero package as this would spread out the cars like the good old days. The latest technology in the roof flaps have done a fine job of keeping the cars on the ground so a few more mph in top speed would have a negligible effect.
Just my .2 cents.
Cheers.
I grew up racing dirt motorcycles and even rode pro for a couple of years. This was back in the 60's and early 70's. Unlike today the level of sophistication was minimal back then. We used to call it "run what-cha brung." It was a great time that rewarded innovation and talent. Today, however, all that has changed. Top teer racing has far too many rules and regulations.
I greatly appreciate the huge advances of safety features on the cars today. As a result racing has become the safest it has ever been. This raises an important question. In the interest of safety have we created a different safety issue with by lowering the horse power on the super speedway to slow the cars? Enter pack racing. Pack racing reminds me of the old figure 8 car races. The track was a figure 8 with cars crossing in the center resulting in lots of bent metal. The object of the race was to be the last car moving and win the race. Many of these pack races end up destroying about half of the field or more. Luck becomes a major factor of the outcome of the race rather than skill.
Personally I wish they would just let the boys race. All drivers know the risks of racing and have accepted them. I would love to see the cars run the 750 hp package at all tracks. I am pretty sure this would allow for more passing adding to the excitement of the race. If the powers that be wish to slow the top speed on the super speedways do it with the aero package as this would spread out the cars like the good old days. The latest technology in the roof flaps have done a fine job of keeping the cars on the ground so a few more mph in top speed would have a negligible effect.
Just my .2 cents.
Cheers.
