That's because they aren't designed to fall apart.
Maybe that's the problem, maybe it's not, but two rubbing stock cars don't
create an instant "yard sale".
If you take "structural integrity" as a positive or desirable trait in a
race car, The main difference could be that, on CART -type cars, the
driver's tub is the limit of the structure, and the rest of the car can be
designed to fall away as it impacts, while on stock cars, the WHOLE CAR is
structure, and is designed accordingly.
It sounds like what one would need, is a stock car chassis where the outer
structure that isn't so 'stiff' and can cave in or fall away during an
impact, while the driver's "capsule" (if you will) is the part that does
the protecting.
The only problem that might result from that, is that you get the same
intolerance for 'rubbing' that open-wheeled cars have, which results in
more yard sales...... It might reduce it's attractiveness to the average
fan, but it beats dying.
M
>The point is the car and safety equipment absorbed the impact. A NASCAR
>car has little more saftey equipment than many Mod and Prepared cars,
>save fire control, and isn't designed to absorb energy as it falls
>apart.
>
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