Quote Originally Posted by The instant classic
i have been watching since 1988
for me this is the true first prob with the yellow line, if we didnt have the yellow line the wrecks wolud be wosre i think
I know what u r trying to say, but the facts don't bear that out. I clearly remember the situations Lee Roy was talking about, how people were running out of room trying to blend in entering 1 or 3, especially at Daytona where the radius is tighter. I remember the TV crew would make a big deal out of it, the "What if's" ran rampant ("What If Driver X didn't check up and let him back in....) Then we wold have a 20 car wreck at the entrance of the turn in an area where there are no fans to get hurt (there are NO grandstands in either turn 1 or turn 3 at both plate tracks)....

Right now, I'd be willing to compromise and have zones where drivers cant go below the line, but make it legal on the backstretch and in the tri-oval but not in the turns.

I really don't know anymore. The wreck in '87 that caused restrictor plates to be used was a single car accident caused by a cut tire. The car took off on its own and flew into the stands. Back then a lot of the wrecks were just like what you would see at Michigan and California now. But, I am not advocating taking the plates completely off and letting them go 230 either.

Right now the only fix would be to lower the banking and do away with the plates, bring handleing back into play. How long do they run 3 wide at Atlanta and Texas, not very long at all, and they have to slow down to go into the corners. The packs have to be broken up somehow.

Jr's right. The way the cars are right now, the only way you can win a race is to push somone all the way around the track at the end, then make a move in the tri-oval and hope the guy doesn't block, which he will...everytime, guarenteed..