I tried to find something to disagree with, just to be disagreeable,
but I could find not one single thing. :D
On Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:06:50 -0000, "polt8115"
<poltergeist8@
>First of all, to the greatest group of peeps I know, good day, and how
>have you been? I notice that Clumpy and Tim P, among a few haven't been
>able to be around in their usual ways, but I have missed you all.
>
>I was talking to our newest member, brickyardnut, and something occured
>to me that I thought I would make a question for us all.
>
>I know that the Chase for the Sprint Cup isn't a very popular with many,
>and many of those absolutely abhor it. I am in that group. It has become
>a joke of a bad idea. Actually, it wasn't a really bad idea, but a
>really bad application of something designed to increase excitement for
>the cup championship. After all, how many of us did tune out for the
>last two or three races of the season when it was clear before
>Rockingham who the winner was going to be. Wasn't much to watch for.
>This year's chase has been a sham from the word go to me, and somehow,
>Jaimie McMurray screwed up and won Talladega, thus breaking the mantra
>of, "only chasers win" theorem. I digress. Here's what I'm coming to:
>Let's say that Nascar asked you how you would construct the chase. Now,
>you have to understand that I don't see Nascar ever coming to its
>senses, for fear of looking stupid, because after all, they look truly
>brilliant right now. So, take it as it is. You have to have the chase. I
>know that Tim and some others have said some good things about this
>before, such as starting the chasers in the back according to
>qualifying, you know, fastest chaser starts 33rd and all, and I believe
>that someone suggested starting them midpack... anyway, what format
>would you give the chase, and... AND.. what tracks would you choose for
>the last ten? The ONLY criteria is that there is a ten race chase, like
>there is now. How would you make it more exciting?
>
>I'll be the first penguin in shark infested waters here.
>
>1) Remove the 'top 35' in points, and make everyone qualify on time. No
>past champs, no 'I'm a chaser' provisionals.
>fact. Qualify, start.
>
>2) Yeah.. start the chasers in back. You can all list this or not if it
>is your idiom as well.
>
>3) Open up the plates at Talladega, or if you wanted to put Daytona in
>the chase.. put a 1400lb spring on the right front, and let these cars
>get back to 200mph. It would force them to lift in the turns, instead of
>just runnin round there with it flat on the mat, pack racin, putting
>flyin Ryan in a good frame of mind so that he will shut up.
>
>4) Take the strict template measurements, open them up, and amend the
>rule to only allow just enough tolerance of mods in order to keep it
>safe. My point here is to let these guys do their jobs, and be
>innovative.
>
>5)Call Goodyear up, tell them that if they cannot give us a safe tire to
>race with, that we will consider them in breach of contract. In other
>words, let the owners decide for themselves what tire mfgr they want to
>run, just like they let them do with virtually every other part on the
>car. I realize that Nascar gives them the chassis and wing/wing mount
>assemblies, but you get the point. Competition, yeah, it's good for
>business, which would be real good for that crazy notion of these cars
>actually racing. Nascar wants to keep that mantra of 'keeping costs
>down', then by golly, let tire manufacturers compete for business...
>which brings me to...
>
>6) get rid of yellow line rule. quit forcing the drivers to make
>decisions that will hurt someone..
>
>my tracks I would choose, in no particular order are, Talladega ,
>Atlanta, Richmond, Bristol, Watkins Glen, Martinsville, Dover,
>Darlington, Indy, and finish it up at Daytona. Race all disciplines, if
>you want to have true parity of skill and luck amongst the chase field.
>I would also expand the chase field to 15 cars.. no points. Most wins
>wins the cup.. if no one wins, then best average finish. Lastly, I would
>allow for practice on Friday and Saturday.
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