FenderBumper
The "good old days" ??
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NASCAR used to be more of a SHOW about racing. There was a cast of characters racing hard and pissing each other off. They would get into it, but still have good finishes, and even wins, with bent up cars. They would beat and bang over racing room, give each other the finger, and show some real emotion. The wise ass comments and pit road mob scenes are a huge part of stock car lore. So much so, that NASCAR still uses clips from the '79 500, even though you'll never see that kind of emotion from todays drivers.
Now we have an aero package and respect and a gentlemans agreement not to really race until the boys at the top of the resume pyramid say it's go time. Where's the fight for racing room? Gone, because the slightest dent will ruin your precious aero package and send you back 15 spots. How pathetic is it that self described full contact racing has come to this? Why do we have side pipes cutting down tires after the slightest contact? Why do we have cars that get destroyed just running through the grass?
I know. I know. The school marms will tell me to just change the channel. I can't. I still hold onto the hope that one day some hard nosed, full contact racing will break out so I wont feel like I'm watching an F1 race with fenders.
Please Brian, slow the cars down, rip out the aero package and bring back mechanical grip. The Nationwide races have much more contact and hard racing these days, because they can do it without killing someones day. Please Brian, define have at it. Let drivers tussle on pit road without the fear of fines, but come down hard for actually throwing punches. Let drivers use subtle payback and contact on the track, but draw a clear line between bumping someone up the track to brush the wall, and slamming a guy so hard you take the wheel out of his hands. Come down hard on the nuts so the rest of the field doesn't have to worry about putting their life on the line for racing with a little have at it attitude.
NASCAR used to be more of a SHOW about racing. There was a cast of characters racing hard and pissing each other off. They would get into it, but still have good finishes, and even wins, with bent up cars. They would beat and bang over racing room, give each other the finger, and show some real emotion. The wise ass comments and pit road mob scenes are a huge part of stock car lore. So much so, that NASCAR still uses clips from the '79 500, even though you'll never see that kind of emotion from todays drivers.
Now we have an aero package and respect and a gentlemans agreement not to really race until the boys at the top of the resume pyramid say it's go time. Where's the fight for racing room? Gone, because the slightest dent will ruin your precious aero package and send you back 15 spots. How pathetic is it that self described full contact racing has come to this? Why do we have side pipes cutting down tires after the slightest contact? Why do we have cars that get destroyed just running through the grass?
I know. I know. The school marms will tell me to just change the channel. I can't. I still hold onto the hope that one day some hard nosed, full contact racing will break out so I wont feel like I'm watching an F1 race with fenders.
Please Brian, slow the cars down, rip out the aero package and bring back mechanical grip. The Nationwide races have much more contact and hard racing these days, because they can do it without killing someones day. Please Brian, define have at it. Let drivers tussle on pit road without the fear of fines, but come down hard for actually throwing punches. Let drivers use subtle payback and contact on the track, but draw a clear line between bumping someone up the track to brush the wall, and slamming a guy so hard you take the wheel out of his hands. Come down hard on the nuts so the rest of the field doesn't have to worry about putting their life on the line for racing with a little have at it attitude.
