[Shotimes] Re: Smokey

[Donald Mallinson]

IT happened a few years ago, the American version of 
europeon and Australia sedan racing.  BMW 3 series, Dodge 
Stratus, Honda Civic etc.  Forgot the official name.

Lasted two or three years.  Dodge was the only manufacturer 
to get involved and they won the title two years straight.

It was GREAT racing, using the actual cars, and most of the 
actual motor.  All had race quality trans, and the "ricer" 
look that you see a lot of (huge negative camber) comes from 
that series.

too bad GM and Ford didn't get involved.  One guy ran a 
Contour, one guy ran a Pontiac, the rest were imports and 
the Dodge two car team with David Donohue as one driver.

I am sorry I never got to see on in person, but I watched 
every race on TV, it totally blew away F1, Cart, IRL and 
Nascar for excitement.  Cars rubbing, bumpers flying, 
passing everywhere, all the time.  Close racing, lots of 
speed, all the fun tracks.

RIP.

Don Mallinson

Jim and Debbie Leyden wrote:

> I really like the fact that they can, on the spot, make up a rule against
> something just because they don't like it or they think it might give an
> advantage to the team they don't want to have an advantage!
> 
> I think that NASCAR should be scrapped and a new series that is actually
> =based on FACTORY cars should be started.  Kinda like the old AAA stock cars
> used to be.  No more rear wheel drive Taurus, No more pushrod V8's that you
> can't even BUY in a car now days.  No more of the stereotypical NASCAR
> bullshit.
> I was looking at a display of about a dozen NASCAR cars at the local
> Wal-Mart parking lot a while back.  I noticed that all the cars were almost
> exactly the same with the same axles, hubs, steering gear and so on.  I
> asked about and was nearly thrown out of there!  Then one member of the
> "Press Corps" explained to me that "It was in the interest of safety"
> 
> Bullshit
> 
> Jim
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of MonsieurBoo@aol.com
> Sent: Monday, May 10, 2004 8:02 AM
> To: shotimes@autox.team.net
> Subject: [Shotimes] Re: Smokey
> 
> 
> "How about the time he showed up to a race with a wind driven generator 
> (before alternators were used for all you young whippersnappers). Nothing
> was in 
> the rules prohibiting this, but a rule was made up on the spot that said it
> was 
> illegal :-)"
> 
> Yep, we can thank Smokey for the NASCAR tradition of making up the rules as 
> they go along -- and they get better at it every year.
> 
> Cheers,
> Mark LaBarre
> 94 ATX 125k
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