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Have heard about the old ASA and TNN days, wish I had discovered racing back then. Sounds like it was great.
I was the first in my family to start watching the races right when I was finishing high school so it was too late to check out stuff like that
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But yeah, the ARCA races at the big Cup series tracks are mostly garbage. Those short track events are usually something really great. Thats one of the things I really enjoy about the K&N Pro Series. They don't do any tracks above a mile in length(except road courses), so other than NH, Dover, Phoenix and Sonoma they don't use any cup facilities. Just good close short track racing.
Good job Dylan, you knew when you posted it that the pseudo intellectuals were going to try and tear it apart to try and feed their own ego's.Got a better grade than I expected - 95. Said I didn't use enough literary devices (though I knew this before turning it in), and there were a few grammar issues.
I really enjoyed the NBCSN ARCA broadcasts. The ARCA races at the bigger tracks are terrible most of the time.
Are people really using NASCAR and technology in the same paragraph? NASCAR is about at anti technology as it gets.
And pushrod V-8's!
And pushrod V-8's!
And you know what? Pushrod V8s are still some of the most powerful, economical, reliable engines out there. GM's LS platform of engines are extremely popular for a reason.
There isn't one class of racing anywhere in the world that is close to today's production vehicles. Some look a bit more like production cars on the outside than others and Nascar is probably in the top five % of closeness.Ford is expected to phase out all Normally Asiprated cars within the next five years. That's right, all turbos. The point is that NASCAR isn't anywhere close to being relevant to tomorrows production vehicles.
So Ford is switching all their cars to a 1980's technology?Ford is expected to phase out all Normally Asiprated cars within the next five years. That's right, all turbos.
And I think that is a damn good thing.Ford is expected to phase out all Normally Asiprated cars within the next five years. That's right, all turbos. The point is that NASCAR isn't anywhere close to being relevant to tomorrows production vehicles.
Agreed. I'm not so sure why that is important. I tune in for the racing and not the technology. Isn't that what F1 is for?And I think that is a damn good thing.
YEP.Agreed. I'm not so sure why that is important. I tune in for the racing and not the technology. Isn't that what F1 is for?
I only watched the last race of the season in F1 a week or so ago. If that was any indication of the racing in that series then I see no interest in it. The only race in that particular race was to the first turn. From that point on the lead never changed hands.Racing in F1 the last few years is as good as it has been in a long time. JMO.
There was a lot more action throughout the field. To each their own.I only watched the last race of the season in F1 a week or so ago. If that was any indication of the racing in that series then I see no interest in it. The only race in that particular race was to the first turn. From that point on the lead never changed hands.
Exactly the reason that I'm a NASCAR fan.There was a lot more action throughout the field. To each their own.
To me, F1 is kind of like the motorsports equivalent of soccer: a big deal everywhere else in the world, but not so much here in the U.S.I have never been able to get excited about F1.
Well said.To me, F1 is kind of like the motorsports equivalent of soccer: a big deal everywhere else in the world, but not so much here in the U.S.
So Ford is switching all their cars to a 1980's technology?
At least in the 80's when they were turbo-charging everything, it was because the naturally aspirated versions of those motors were weaklings with double-digit horsepower. Today however, it's not uncommon for a naturally aspirated 4-cylinder to generate 160-180 HP, which is more than what many V-8's were producing in the late 70's and into the 80's.and the average increase in price per motor is a thousand bucks. But the government has issued yet another edict to reduce emissions even more, something like 35% in 5 years.
So Ford is switching all their cars to a 1980's technology?