what was better about 1984 in nascar??

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the first thing that sticks out to me is the in car camera shots IMO are better back then!!! I don't know if there is simply too much crap in cars to see out the back window but you can see in those shots the view of the cars behind, you can see the suspension actually working in the cars.

the next thing is stop repaving the freaking race tracks!!! for crying out loud look how bumpy the track that these guys raced on was. you would have drivers whining and moaning. I think they just dealt with the race track back in the day. that was all part of it.

I have to think drivers were tuffer back then too. look at Cale with elbows out wheeling that car through the bumps, its awesome.

the other is man ken squirer was good, ned jarrett as a pit reporter these guys deserve so much credit.





 
Lets see if I remember Auntys lessons...

The suspension is not a factor in this Gen or NASCAR racer. The skirts and splitter slam the car into the track such that shocks dont play much role anymore. Plus I think NASCAR mandates their damping rates.

I agree with the bumpiness. I like it! But, I think you see with the outcry when ATL was gonna get the repave job, that todays drivers like an old surface.

Drivers with no power steering, and bias ply tires. They may have been tougher, but do you really want our superstars sucking on exhaust fumes for the trip down memory lane?

For me, I say get the cars out of the race track and lets make suspension relevant again. Balance this with keeping the cars on the ground.
 
I gotta disagree with those of you who think pit road speed limits are a bad thing.

that and racing back to the flag stand when a caution is thrown are two of the most incredibly dangerous things I've ever seen at a race track.
 
Coors9 said:
How about the cars with no aero skirts. A rront end that you could almost put a lunchbox under....lol
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cars are too fast and will flip, need to reduce power then, how about running real stock cars at the plate tracks, top speed would be about 150mph.
 
bigspud said:
cars are too fast and will flip, need to reduce power then, how about running real stock cars at the plate tracks, top speed would be about 150mph.
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Yea, they can flip at a few, but there are alot they won't. Then again, if you picked the car up off the asphalt by 3 or 4 inches there would be no drivers able to drive the cars.......lol
 
klemmabyna said:
I gotta disagree with those of you who think pit road speed limits are a bad thing.

that and racing back to the flag stand when a caution is thrown are two of the most incredibly dangerous things I've ever seen at a race track.
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racing is dangerous that's the hook. how safe do want to make it, hell might as well sit on the guard rail and watch the cars go around the Baltimore beltway 3/4 wide bumper to bumper weaving in and out of traffic is more dangerous then some of the single file racing we see now.
 
Um, you could go to dinner on a Saturday night before the race and one of the drivers might be seated next to you. Then on Sunday after the checkered flag waived, you could cross the track into victory lane and walk around the garage as the drivers and teams prepared to leave. Then their is the element of danger that existed back then too.
 
The winners were legends, Hall of Fame worthy

Date ▾ Track Winner
1 Feb 19, 1984 Daytona Cale Yarborough
2 Feb 26, 1984 Richmond Ricky Rudd
3 Mar 4, 1984 Rockingham Bobby Allison
4 Mar 18, 1984 Atlanta Benny Parsons
5 Apr 1, 1984 Bristol Darrell Waltrip
6 Apr 8, 1984 North Wilkesboro Tim Richmond
7 Apr 15, 1984 Darlington Darrell Waltrip
8 Apr 29, 1984 Martinsville Geoff Bodine
9 May 6, 1984 Talladega Cale Yarborough
10 May 12, 1984 Nashville Fgds Darrell Waltrip
11 May 20, 1984 Dover Richard Petty
12 May 27, 1984 Charlotte Bobby Allison
13 Jun 3, 1984 Riverside Terry Labonte
14 Jun 10, 1984 Pocono Cale Yarborough
15 Jun 17, 1984 Michigan Bill Elliott
16 Jul 4, 1984 Daytona Richard Petty
17 Jul 14, 1984 Nashville Fgds Geoff Bodine
18 Jul 22, 1984 Pocono Harry Gant
19 Jul 29, 1984 Talladega Dale Earnhardt
20 Aug 12, 1984 Michigan Darrell Waltrip
21 Aug 25, 1984 Bristol Terry Labonte
22 Sep 2, 1984 Darlington Harry Gant
23 Sep 9, 1984 Richmond Darrell Waltrip
24 Sep 16, 1984 Dover Harry Gant
25 Sep 23, 1984 Martinsville Darrell Waltrip
26 Oct 7, 1984 Charlotte Bill Elliott
27 Oct 14, 1984 North Wilkesboro Darrell Waltrip
28 Oct 21, 1984 Rockingham Bill Elliott
29 Nov 11, 1984 Atlanta Dale Earnhardt
30 Nov 18, 1984 Riverside Geoff Bodine
 
sloggie said:
I agree. There are too many rules today.
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Bravo Sloggie for a great post with very few words....... That's what I have been preaching for years...... Nascar has legislated themselves out of fandom completely..... Everything that made fans want to watch and follow..... There's a rule against it now.....
 
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