[Shotimes] Mexican Road Racing

[Kenneth Epperly]

I perfered it back in the mid 60's when they ran real cars and Dan Gurney 
owned the road courses.

    Ken

> Yup, no problem.  I watch NASCAR road races.  Some drivers do well at "go
> fast, turn left", others can do both.  That's one reason I enjoy watching
> Jeff Gordon drive.
> -- 
> Cheers,
> Carl Prochilo
> 92 Ultra Red Crimson
>
> On Mon, March 7, 2005 3:30 pm, Donald Mallinson said:
>> 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.
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