Reply With QuoteIt doesn't look any different than any current NAAAAHHHHHSSS-CAR!!!
Mind you, I've driven a Stock Car at TMS at very high speed and granted the speed is fun, I just can't see going left for 500 miles. But then again, that's just me...
New ford cup ride
http://www.motorsport.com/news/artic...&FS=NASCAR-CUP
I didn't even know ford was coming out with a new cup car. The photo of it is on the main page, and I don't like the front end.
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It doesn't look any different than any current NAAAAHHHHHSSS-CAR!!!
Mind you, I've driven a Stock Car at TMS at very high speed and granted the speed is fun, I just can't see going left for 500 miles. But then again, that's just me...
I agree, I watch some NASCAR, road races mostly, but I'm more interested in the technology and cars. Like F1, I don't really like the racing, but I enjoy watching the technology and the speed.
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I dig the road races as well but I don't like the idea that a team can bring in a ringer (specialist road racer) to drive the car.Originally Posted by blackzx3_13
Isn't NASCAR using a common template for all the cars the Dodge, Chevy, & Ford (Toyota)?
So basically isn't this a sticker change from Taurus to Fusion???
Basically... that and I can't wait for Toyota to make it's debut! This should be a hoot 'n ' holler for the American iron boys!
Well then Dale Jarett just spend alot of time testing the new sticker set, and now they should be in some wind tunnel somwhere. Cost alot of $$ to test those new stickers out.
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I like the phone call Dave got on Wind Tunnel from an angry Dodge fan who boos Toyotas ant the truck races. Dave mentioned that Dodges were made in Canada, and Toyotas were made in Kentucky. Sure shut that dude up.
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Yea but with a comon template that has to match the other kids cars, I can't imagine they changed much.Well then Dale Jarett just spend alot of time testing the new sticker set, and now they should be in some wind tunnel somwhere. Cost alot of $$ to test those new stickers out.
Keep in mind the Taurus is Dead and gone so Ford had to change the name to something they would be selling at their dealerships! Just like the Chevy Lumina to Monte Carlo switch a few years back.
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Yeah, I dont like the common template rule, It takes away all the identity a car has. The only way to distinguish between the cars is the stickers on the front ends. Those cars are way too aero-dependent.
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Found this article: http://www.nascar.com/2005/news/busi...3/ford_fusion/
The wind tunnel stuff is for NASCAR to make sure all the cars are matched aerodynamically....
I say make them run all stock body panels. Like the actual pieces
"Racing makes heroin addiction look like a vague longing for something salty" - Peter Egan
I say run them like they did in the '70's... just gut the interiors and add a roll cage. Real stock cars!!
I remember loving the Buick Regals of the day racing around!
Its a common template with slight deviation for all manufacturers to ensure it has brand looks. Those looks also allow for NASCAR approved aero changes on front and back. Dodge's front end has caused them some issues because the front end of a charger just isn't aerodynamic. In the wind tunnel Ford already had a documented advantage with the Taurus looking car, this is is supposed to enhance that further.
Last edited by wrxmr2eater; 08-06-2005 at 10:51 AM.
I was gonna say, the dodge sure does look different this year. I thought they could make small changes.
How times have changed concerning aerodynamics:
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