[Shotimes] Mexican Road Racing

[Donald Mallinson]

Carl,

All I wanted to imply was that it was fun to watch the big 
heavy, lumbering NASCAR cars dance or wallow as you will, 
around a road course.  Only happens a few times a year, and 
the seemingly unending "Esses" on this Mexican course were a 
blast to watch.

Any comment about these cars being like the SHO was meant to 
say that they are both fairly heavy, big, un-sporty, 
car-like sedans.

I got several of my "friends" offline saying that the NASCAR 
cars aren't anything like a pure "stock" or "sports" car.

I thought the pun and fun in my comment was evident, but I 
guess not.

Yes, I agree touring sedans are closer to the SHO, and I 
think they are more fun.  The short lived series in the US 
was GREAT fun, and the cars were actually fairly close to 
the factory car, at least the basic body was exactly the 
same.  The Speed Channel races are great.

Re-read my note, put a bunch of smily faces in it, assume 
tongue in cheek, and admit that in a basic, 
look-at-it-sideways, stretch the facts a bit, way, that the 
Busch cars are on at least some level, a little like 
tracking a big sedan like the SHO.  Not putting down the 
SHO, just saying what I have said every year at the 
convention and every track event with lots of SHO's.  It is 
a hoot to see these cars on track, and if they aren't the 
perfect weapon for racing/track, they are at least fun and 
what we own (i.e. cheap).

Does that clear up my intent?

:)

Don Mallinson

Carl Prochilo wrote:

> I'm surprised you didn't get many responses.  I watched the end of the
> race on Sunday.  To me, this race isn't really much different than
> watching their big brother cars at Watkins Glen or Sears Point.  The cars
> themselves again have nothing in common with their stock counterparts.  If
> you like to watch circuit racing of sedan cars, the European Touring Car
> series is more of a closer match I think, but I don't have all the specs
> of those cars.  I believe they are using stock motors and drivetrains with
> modifications.  I also think there is also a US-based series similar to
> this that I just saw recently on Speed.