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27th July 2009, 19:14 #11
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I agree Harvick, but they seem to be getting the new car better, or at least that's what the drivers say.
The Brickyard attendance was supposedly 180k yesterday, down 20% from last year's number. Not great, but not terrible either.
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28th July 2009, 03:13 #12
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Originally Posted by harvick#1
You may not have noticed, but there's a gap between the wing and the decklid. Air can go under the wing! The spoiler just sends all air up and away.racing-reference.info/showblog?id=1785
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28th July 2009, 04:13 #13
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Originally Posted by harvick#1
THe old car WASNT as safe. Ask Dario Franchitti in his Nationwide car crash. Many people in the Garage saw that and realized the COT is safer. Tell Mike McDowell after that wreck in Texas.
The new COT is now the car of today and they are learning more and more about it all the time. It is putting on better races than many of the old ones where the old car has aeropush issues on most of the faster tracks.
I was NOT a fan of the COT but I know what I see when I watch races now, that is cars that can get closer to each other. The only real issue stopping racing from being "better" in terms of guys being able to pass is the fact all the teams are pretty close on setups and the differences in cars are smaller, leading everyone to run about the same speed. On a road course, driver ability can come to the front, just as it would at Indy or Darlington but at some tracks....well they need to give the teams more latitude in setups to either get it right...or screw up."Water for my horses, beer for my men and mud for my turtle".
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28th July 2009, 18:29 #14
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Originally Posted by harvick#1
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28th July 2009, 18:32 #15
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29th July 2009, 00:25 #16
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Originally Posted by ms0362
If you start modifying the old car with COT changes, you'll wind up giving the old car a higher roof, stepped door bars, bigger crumple zones, etc. Eventually, it just becomes the COT with a body that looks like it melted.
Even the old car pulled away in clean air. What do you want, more pack racing crap?racing-reference.info/showblog?id=1785
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29th July 2009, 02:57 #17
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Originally Posted by NickFalzone"If you can help others, and fail to do so, your time on earth has been wasted" - Roberto Clemente
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29th July 2009, 19:05 #18
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That was the easiest time I have ever had leaving the IMS track. Usually jammed up pretty bad, but it was smooth going all the way home.
Crowd was well mannered the whole day, too.
It felt as though I was not at the right place.
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29th July 2009, 20:15 #19
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Originally Posted by ms0362"Water for my horses, beer for my men and mud for my turtle".
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29th July 2009, 20:18 #20
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Originally Posted by ms0362
You have no idea of how that larger car is much more safer, and it is obvious you don't want to admit this new car works. You and people like Harvick complain it is ruining NASCAR and you wont watch, yet you are on this board whining about it. You still care obviously...."Water for my horses, beer for my men and mud for my turtle".
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