Friday Flashback (Old racing clips and pictures)

1980 SSA Runoffs at Road Atlanta

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COb501doIBA

Some very, uh "defensive" driving there.

1980 DP Runoffs:

Part 1: http://youtu.be/Q_eKMI-18vI

Part 2: http://youtu.be/2eY_WiuIMIE

The SSA race was fun to watch.

Yeah, kinda wish they would go back to running OEM street tires just for the sliding around action :)

I have to say, with the tires and suspension on those cars, they are way more interesting to watch them most other kinds of racing. You can see much better what the car is doing.

If you took that sort of setup and bumped the HP about 50% I think you would have a very entertaining series to watch. Probably would be a handful to drive though.

basically, that's part of why local circle track racing is pretty fun to watch, the cars move around a lot more it seems.

http://youtu.be/TgoFD0E3p2o

http://www.motorsportretro.com/2014/01/mclaren-gtr-group-c-canam/

That right there is why I think NASCAR should go "spec" and use SS rental cars. Run what ya brung. I'd watch the HELL out of that, and we'd get wicked cars like in the 60's and 70's.

Not only would it be far more interesting to watch, it would do some very interesting things to the new cars that are offered. I am sure we would see the return of the homologation specials.

aircooled wrote: Not only would it be far more interesting to watch, it would do some very interesting things to the new cars that are offered. I am sure we would see the return of the homologation specials.

aka factory cheating :) and I'm all for it!

In reply to aircooled:

Exactly.

I was there for that! Man am I old!

i would have my cable turned back on for a nascar like series with "no rules" if you can run 800mph then run it...