NASCAR Shouldn't Lose its Soul
The Car of Tomorrow is just a simple design where teams slap either a Ford, Dodge, Chevy, or Toyota sticker on the front of it. To me, this seems like a waste of stickers if you're going to run cars that all look the same and don't put brands on them.
These cars are generally compiled from a conglomerate of random producers and don't accurately represent the brands they promote. Proponents of this practice say that it evens out the playing field for all racers. On the other side of things, this has to hurt the sponsors somewhat, as the cars don't resemble the actual models you can buy from these brands.
These cars should definitely be more affiliated with their sponsoring auto makers. Sales of cars are often hugely driven by a brand's success on the NASCAR season, and I fear that a continued push in the direction of the Car of Tomorrow will force a disconnect between NASCAR fans and the importance of an auto brand.
I don't really see who loses from this approach. It's not as if people will stop watching the races from it. The automakers would get more exposure, which during these economic times, is really much needed anyway.
And how about the power trains? These should represent the actual auto companies too. Not doing this just makes things more unrealistic in my mind.
They don't have to run the drive train or any thing else just an engine available in that car or made from their maker. By doing this again it shows a difference between the makers and gives more people working for the struggling companies jobs, which in this time is needed more than anything.
Lastly, I don't know if anybody else felt this way, but when gas was 4 dollars a gallon, it pained me to see cars using hundreds of gallons to go 400 miles. I think since it seems to work in other racing that NASCAR should switch to ethanol and to keep it American by using corn.
This could help NASCAR get some good publicity by using no gas in their cars. I have heard about many people who dislike NASCAR saying that they hate how they use so much gas. By changing to ethanol they could maybe pick up some of these fans. If gas prices were to hit 4 dollars again i think they could lose some regular fans when they realize the MPG of the cars. - 21396
These cars are generally compiled from a conglomerate of random producers and don't accurately represent the brands they promote. Proponents of this practice say that it evens out the playing field for all racers. On the other side of things, this has to hurt the sponsors somewhat, as the cars don't resemble the actual models you can buy from these brands.
These cars should definitely be more affiliated with their sponsoring auto makers. Sales of cars are often hugely driven by a brand's success on the NASCAR season, and I fear that a continued push in the direction of the Car of Tomorrow will force a disconnect between NASCAR fans and the importance of an auto brand.
I don't really see who loses from this approach. It's not as if people will stop watching the races from it. The automakers would get more exposure, which during these economic times, is really much needed anyway.
And how about the power trains? These should represent the actual auto companies too. Not doing this just makes things more unrealistic in my mind.
They don't have to run the drive train or any thing else just an engine available in that car or made from their maker. By doing this again it shows a difference between the makers and gives more people working for the struggling companies jobs, which in this time is needed more than anything.
Lastly, I don't know if anybody else felt this way, but when gas was 4 dollars a gallon, it pained me to see cars using hundreds of gallons to go 400 miles. I think since it seems to work in other racing that NASCAR should switch to ethanol and to keep it American by using corn.
This could help NASCAR get some good publicity by using no gas in their cars. I have heard about many people who dislike NASCAR saying that they hate how they use so much gas. By changing to ethanol they could maybe pick up some of these fans. If gas prices were to hit 4 dollars again i think they could lose some regular fans when they realize the MPG of the cars. - 21396
About the Author:
Ryan Chandler is an auto racing journalist with strong opinions about the sport he loves. He regularly contributes at his preferred NASCAR forum and plays NASCAR pickem on a weekly basis.
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