[Shotimes] Re: Smokey

[Ron Nottingham]

NASA has the USTCC, http://www.ustcc.com/ Started mostly out west, and they
have added a few dates back east this year. Looks promising.

Ron N. - Dalton, GA
90 SHO
89 325i
(OO==00==OO)
"It takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile"


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Donald Mallinson" <dmall@mwonline.net>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, May 10, 2004 10:16 AM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Re: Smokey


> 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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