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March 23, 2007
The Dawn Of A New Era
By Mark Young
Today NASCAR opens a new chapter of the modern era of stock car racing. Three years of speculation, analyzing, criticizing, and praise will be put to test on Sunday when the Car of Tomorrow becomes the car of now. How will the front splitter hold up? Will the rear wing come into play? Will it allow for more air onto the front of a pursuing car? Will the racing action be better? Some of these questions will be answered, some of them won't.
I have been an optimistic fan for over a year now and am very anxious to see what happens because I believe something had to change with the way these cars are made. The cars of yesterday had become modern art so to speak with twisted chassis and contorted bodies.
Hopefully we won't have to put the safety features to test because if we do then that surely means a driver has been put in a compromising position and we all don't want to see that. I sincerely hope that the racing on the track will be the focus of conversation on Monday morning rather than blown out of proportion discussions about a car that every team and every driver will have to drive for many more races to come. Some people are going to hate it and some are going to love it, regardless of all that if they want to race this is the vehicle they have to build and drive.
The car of tomorrow has become the car of now......LET'S GO RACIN'!!!!
That's what I think, what say you?
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Comments
Mark,
Harry Gant was quoted, on that other site, as saying,"If NASCAR hadn't let the teams alter and shift things around on the race cars, we could be racing the "Car of Today" and there would be no need for a "Car of Tomorrow." That's a loose quote but expresses my feelings exactly. There hasn't been "Stock" in NASCAR for quite some time and this takes it a step further.
But, as it is, something needs to be done to improve the racing (Chime in anytime, MD, with the wickerbill, wheels and spoilers). Will this help? Who knows besides MD? I guess we'll have to wait and see. Still, I can only see one reason behind Bristol, one of the least aero of the venues, as the debut track for the COT. My guess is that it's an "Inspection Process" and "Durability test" platform. Ok, that's 2 reasons...sue me.
But, as a wise man stated, "The proof of the pudding is in the tasting." And, in similar ilk, "The proof of the COT will be in the racing!" Let's go racin'!
Posted by: Keith | Mar 23, 2007 9:36:30 AM
Mark,
LOL, the COT has become the "Car of Now?" So, it's just a con?
Posted by: Keith | Mar 23, 2007 9:49:07 AM
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