Re: [NASCAR-Group] Re: Changes, they are a comin'...

LOL!!!! I LIKE the way you think!

Greg

On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 10:42 AM, Rick Helms <Racerick75@aol.com> wrote:

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> There are so many things that need to be done to the cars, the mind
> boggles.
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> The common body template has to go. NASCAR needs to require that the street
> car profiles are used for each make. A Ford needs to look like a Ford, a
> Chevy like a Chevy, and a Toyota like a Toyota. I know that everything under
> the skin is the same (except for the engines), but the skin itself needs to
> be recognizable.
>
> With the resurgence of pony cars, NASCAR needs to switch to the Mustang,
> Camaro, Challenger, and Celica platforms, use modern engines, and allow fuel
> injection and electronic ignition systems. There isn't a car on the road
> today using carburetors and point/condenser distributors.
>
> Cow-catcher front ends need to be replaced by flat air dams, and the rear
> wing needs to go, in favor of spoilers.
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> Give the crew chiefs complete control of springs and shocks, rear-end gear
> ratios, and weight distribution. If a crew chief wants to run 70% left side
> weight, he should be allowed to do so. Also, allow any spoiler angle. Give
> the performance of the car back to the teams.
>
> Do away with all the knee-jerk reaction rules, such as running under the
> yellow line at Daytona and Talladega, drop the 'Lucky Dog' rule, and raise
> the speed limits on pit road. Get rid of restrictor plates at Daytona and
> Talladega, take out the first ten rows of seats, add them to the top of the
> grandstand, add a second layer of fencing, and turn the cars loose! Allow
> modern fueling systems (get rid of '60s era gas cans), use hydraulic car
> lifts (no more jack man), and allow four tire-changers -- eight second pit
> stops would be amazing!
>
> Except for the Daytona 500 and Coca-Cola 600, races need to be no longer
> than 400 miles (300 at Pocono) at the tracks longer than a mile in length,
> or 300 laps at Martinsville, Bristol, and Richmond.
>
> Oh, and give Brian France a job more in keeping with his talents, like
> cleaning the toilets in the infield at Daytona. Mike Helton can hold his
> brushes for him.
>
> I'll be attending several NHRA Full Throttle events this year, but until
> changes are made NASCAR won't get a penny of my money.
>
> Richard Helms
> SIX MILE CREEK, March 2010, from Five Star Mysteries
> http://www.richardhelms.net
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