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NASCAR notified Chevy and Pontiac teams it was re-instituting the front air dam rule it used at Michigan for next weekend’s race at Darlington. Chevys will be allowed to extend their front air dams out by one inch, while Pontiac teams will be allowed a half-inch extension. NASCAR will again evaluate the performance of the teams following next Sunday’s Southern 500 to decide whether to use the rule at the Sept. 7 race at Richmond.

Told ya so...
 
Good maybe there minds are away from the 1/8 under rule.I wonder what the guys from Nascar do in there off time,Maybe a hard game of Badmitten.:p
 
Originally posted by pbunch
Good maybe there minds are away from the 1/8 under rule.I wonder what the guys from Nascar do in there off time,Maybe a hard game of Badmitten.:p
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Na pb, they just look at hooters:p
 
Hey Paul, when have you known NA$CA$H to NOT change rules on a regular basis?
 
I know...was just pointing it out to all the people that were calling me a "conspiracy theorist" because the rule change was for one race only.
 
Originally posted by paul
I know...was just pointing it out to all the people that were calling me a "conspiracy theorist" because the rule change was for one race only.
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That was before, this is now.
I think you just don't like chebby.:p
 
Kat you always seem to make two very impressive points.I like that about you.:D
 
Originally posted by paul
I think she's trying to distract us from the point at hand.
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And Paul,which hand do you mean????????? and what is pointing???

ME BAAAAAD KITTY
 
AND, Paul, you have yet to address my serious question........
DO YOU JUST NOT LIKE GM?????
 
I drive a GM. :)

Just don't like seeing NASCAR fiddle with the rules so much.

They said it was just one race, I didn't believe them and they went back on their word.
 
I dont know about templets 66'Hooters like that do come stock a lot of times.:p Oh you talkin bout the cars?:D
 
Sounds like Nascar liked what it saw in that race. What will happen when they finally get a level playing field with about 2 races left and all the teams have new bodys next year? start all over again.
 
That would be IRL wouldn't it.:D Two teams dominating the sport for lack of involvement.:)
 
There's some good racing in the IRL.

Just because they don't allow anyone that can read to drive in their series doesn't mean it's any worse of a series.
 
They should stop playing with the rules, Nascar should just have them set at the start of the year and leave them that way.
 
There is an old saying,Two dogs trying to go after the same bone,Usually neither one gets the bone.Is this not what has happened to The IRL Paul?And could Tracs do the same thing to Nascar as we know it?
 
It didn't really help us chevy boys at Mich. I don't think it will help much at Darlington either.
 
Originally posted by gordon24fan
They should stop playing with the rules, Nascar should just have them set at the start of the year and leave them that way.
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I agree. And as usual, I have a theory about that.

Usually well before the end of the season, the manufacturers have the body templates for the next season ready or damn near it. So here's what I propose. Let each manufacturer select 2 drivers from another series, or retired drivers, or drivers without rides. Anyone with stock car experience they choose to employ. These drivers take the cars being designed for the following season to "representative" tracks...maybe Daytona, Charlotte, Bristol, Miami, Pocono, and the Glen. And they test them all on the same day, no media, no scouts, just the manufacturer reps, the test drivers, and some NASCAR officials. That way, drafting, aero, horsepower...everything could be as known as is possible for the next season. The testing could be done on off weeks for the track. Maybe even let NASCAR teams provide the engines...one each from say Yates, Roush, Evernham, Petty, Gibbs, whoever else builds a Pontiac (sorry, don't keep up with owners that close...), Hendricks and Childress. Then set the rules, allow for one tweak per manufacturer per season, and let the best team, manufacturer, and driver win.

To me, that is as close to a "dry run" as we could get. It allows for the manufacturers (I need a shorter word for that) to make minor changes as needed before the teams actually get the cars. With each manufacturer present at all tests, underhanded shenanigans should not be a problem. Reward the top 2 owners from each manufacturer from the previous season with being the ones to provide the engines.

No, it ain't a perfect solution, but it beats what we got now...a fluid rulebook and ceaseless fan suspicion every time a change is made mid-stream. Whadda y'all think?
 
I think that is a good way to even out the field. But, like always, somebody could and would get around it some how.
 
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