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Re: Nascar

To: Dick J <lsr_man@yahoo.com>, Askotto@aol.com
Subject: Re: Nascar
From: Ray Buck <rbuck@aros.net>
Date: Wed, 05 Jul 2006 13:29:39 -0600
Have you looked at the "car of the future?"  It's about as close as 
you can get to a spec racer.  And a rear wing?  That really otta make 
the rice boyz happy.  Then they can cheer for their Honda, Toyota, 
Subaru, Acura, Lexus...ad nauseum...spec cars with different stickers 
on 'em.  The only thing they need is chrome 20 inch wheels with 
Sprewell hubcaps.

Ray the rat

At 12:00 PM 07/05/2006, Dick J wrote:

>NASCAR started making rules to make everybody even way back in 
>1956.  After the Chrysler hemi dominated the field in 55 and 56, 
>they "legislated" it right off the track to give the other cars an 
>even chance.  In fact, fans threw fruit at the Chryslers in 56 
>because they didn't want to see their other prima donnas getting 
>beat up by a big bully.  NASCAR ought to just contract with some 
>shop somewhere and have them build "spec" cars for all the teams, 
>and then run videos of cars speeding around the track, and let the 
>pit crews compete to win or lose.  More car lengths are gained and 
>lost in the pits than on the track anyway!    NASCAR has become 
>nothing more than bracket racing in a circle.  Instead of handicaps, 
>they just make all the cars run the same!
>   and that's my two cents!




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