rules.... rod weight

[SlicedBread22]

I agree, rules are rules. My beef is that the penalty doesn't fit the infraction.
All NASCAR is doing is hammering the guy that's led hundreds more laps than anyone else thus far this season.

I agree 100%. I ve said before.. does the next team that gets penalized lose 1000 points a $10 million fine and Brian France gets a night with his wife?? I think a simple 25 point fine and a suspension for CC and maybe the engine guy would have been sufficient.

 

[hidesert cowboy]

I am thinking having rods weigh different would actually be a disadvantage. as to leased engines from roush yates or hendrick or even EGR I think. what they do is provide an engine tuner and basically handle everything engine related for the team. I also think after the race they take the motors. the engines are pretty closely guarded. one time tony stewart was saying gibbs keeps its parts from engines for 2 years before selling them so other teams don't see what they are doing.

I know gibbs uses TRD engines in the cup cars. but I think they still build gibbs motors for trucks and NW does anyone know what the gibbs engine shop does now days??

 

[Joniki]

I say make a single rule that the engine needs to weigh between 315 and 320 pounds and let the teams have at it. No rod weight, no bore check, no displacement check, nothing but a weight range and let the games begin...