J.A. Ackley said:
Mndsm said:
alfadriver said:
They sure put a lot of emphasis on the different brands of cars even though it is a spec car.
that got me about cleetus' car. Had a mustang nose on it, and unless i'm an idiot that was an LS with a hi rise and a carb. That math don't math.
The OEMs essentially use NASCAR as a branding opportunity rather than a place to showcase technologies. It's worth noting that on the Cup level, they do use manufacturer-created engines - so a Chevy is a Chevy, a Ford a Ford and a Toyota a Toyota.
In ARCA, yes, 99% of the field uses the Ilmor engine. Same goes for the Truck Series.
Even so, the engines are more spec than different, especially since neither Toyota nor Ford even make a pushrod gas engine. Well, up until a few years ago, when Ford made a new 7.3l pushrod motor for Trucks. But it has nothing to do with the engine in a NASCAR car. From ~1996 to 2020, Ford didn't have any pushrod gas engines.
The engine in a cup car is as much a Ford as a Cosworth Ford is a Ford engine.
And it was interesting to watch some of the rain delay coverage, where a few of the drivers very much pointed out that unlike F1, NASCAR is a spec series, where it's all driver and the cars are all the same. They even know the engines are all the same except the valve covers.
In reply to J.A. Ackley :
They were supposed to move the start time. Their guest wasn't an hour early so it didn't really start any earlier. I won't say.more here but after yesterday Daytona has seen the last dollar they're getting from me.
As for the race as others have said super speedway races have been terrible for years now and there really isn't any way to fix them. Ideally they'd stop running them and concentrate on better tracks that aren't just riding around until there's a crash.
alfadriver said:
J.A. Ackley said:
Mndsm said:
alfadriver said:
They sure put a lot of emphasis on the different brands of cars even though it is a spec car.
that got me about cleetus' car. Had a mustang nose on it, and unless i'm an idiot that was an LS with a hi rise and a carb. That math don't math.
The OEMs essentially use NASCAR as a branding opportunity rather than a place to showcase technologies. It's worth noting that on the Cup level, they do use manufacturer-created engines - so a Chevy is a Chevy, a Ford a Ford and a Toyota a Toyota.
In ARCA, yes, 99% of the field uses the Ilmor engine. Same goes for the Truck Series.
Even so, the engines are more spec than different, especially since neither Toyota nor Ford even make a pushrod gas engine. Well, up until a few years ago, when Ford made a new 7.3l pushrod motor for Trucks. But it has nothing to do with the engine in a NASCAR car. From ~1996 to 2020, Ford didn't have any pushrod gas engines.
The engine in a cup car is as much a Ford as a Cosworth Ford is a Ford engine.
And it was interesting to watch some of the rain delay coverage, where a few of the drivers very much pointed out that unlike F1, NASCAR is a spec series, where it's all driver and the cars are all the same. They even know the engines are all the same except the valve covers.
Chevy doesn't even make a car eligible for the Busch series so it's an unbadged Camaro...
I haven't watched since they went to the segments. And the "chase" at the end of the season.
