Because like Todd Gordon says - you race everywhere. Want something that uses less power because power is speed, remember these guys have switches inside the car to disable to alternator to get more power. They want something light because weight is speed, most teams would rather spend 20k on something than add 20 pounds to a car
I was watching a Pockrass interview with Jordan Taylor and he was going on and on with how rough the racing was. Pockrass asked him if he wanted to do it again and without hesitation Jordan said yes and started talking about what he would do different lol. Taylor wants another shot at it.
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I think the rough and tough restart crowd was one of the biggest issues for the ringers. Lining up two wide and gunning it into that first hairpin in a CUP car has to be Hell.
The battle between Reddick and Byron was great. So much talent and respect on display between the two.
It's easier to race fair when there's 15 to go and the field is separated. While drivers bear some of the blame for the ending, repeatedly restarting into a hairpin with two to go is going to cause problems every time. NASCAR's GWC policy is mostly responsible.
They could’ve run each other off the road up front on the restarts too but they didn’t. Meanwhile guys in midpack are heading into the first turn like they’re going to Houston and planning on using everyone else as brakes. That turn is a tough one for any series but none has had as much constant calamity as yesterday.
The Cup field is almost twice the size of other 4-wheeled series that run at COTA. A 20-car F1 or 23-car Indy field is much more likely to get through turn 1 cleanly; there just aren't as many cars fighting for position. Those guys fanning out in midpack would be the end of the line in most other series, with no one behind them to get jammed up. IMSA can at least separate the field by class initially.
From what I could tell Jordan's only issue was with turn 1. He had some door to door contact with guys on other parts of the track throughout the race but he never commented on those incidents and seemed totally cool with it.
But it’s not an issue until the very end. They get through the start and several restarts at turn 1 cleanly all day long until there are two to go, and then they all need to pick up ten spots in two laps. They can make it but they choose not to.
This is why I'd love to see them run an oval. Button was impressed with the racecraft, but was frustrated with the nonsensical bumper car restarts.
I think this car lends itself to the beating and banging too. If you just drove in there and plowed into guys in the Gen 6 you would’ve had a broken radiator and a crumpled hood. These cars are tough. Larson doesn’t finish yesterday’s race in a Gen 6 car. He’s done after the Bubba contact.
Nobody was complaining about any of that in the clips I posted and I just posted another above. All of the pod and radio guys will sell their mother if it would draw fans. I don't listen to any of them.
Kimi said it was like bumper cars, Button said there are points where they can do better, and Taylor called them idiots after the final restart. Add in the regulars that were complaining about the turn 1 shenanigans and I think it's pretty obvious.
If you posted any of that it would be believable. I would suggest you go over to the Cota race thread and listen to what they said after the race.
Lol...believe me now?
No I think you're the spin doctor to be quite frank. It's all good tho.
Like I said, it is a matter of perception. You believe whatever you want, the same guy you posted said he would like another shot. So my deductive reasoning says and the post above from the same guy says he had a ball racing.
Yes. Again, they were fine with the racing. They were not fine with the bull**** in turn 1. And that is where their complaints stemmed from. Moody completely misconstrued that tho and ran his flappy gums like he always does.
Well as long as we are name calling, you are a critic in a world full of them.
and you fell for it. He accomplished what he set out to do and that is keeping listeners involved even though it is total B.S.
I know this doesn't tell the whole story, but there was contact and carnage over the whole track. 8 cautions isn't an excessive amount. I noticed Nascar flew the yellow really quick many times. #5 caution was called on Chastain long before he would have been a problem. He had to recycle something before the car would start and he drove off but they had already threw the caution. Two cars facing each other spun out and they threw the flag before the pack got to turn three. Both cars restarted that were tangled. As usual they were trigger happy.
Really liking Denny the owner.