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on: 10-07-2005
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Richard Petty's 1978 Dodge Magnum. The car that killed his consecutive years with at least one win streak.
He went winless, and if he hadn't switched to GM products towards the end of the season, he probably would have finished outside the top-10 in points.
1979 would be different, he would win the Daytona 500 in an Olds, and go on to win his 7th championship driving a variety of GM cars. |
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10-07-2005 @ 10:07:34 PM |
Posted By : DA_MAISTA |
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You know... it would be kinda cool if you could recognize different brand cars in NASCAR again, like... a different car instead a different set of headlight stickers... but thats been said quite often around here... |
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10-07-2005 @ 10:09:12 PM |
Posted By : ambientFLIER |
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yeah, that would be better...this "everything is the same except the stickers" thing sucks |
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10-07-2005 @ 10:13:28 PM |
Posted By : DA_MAISTA |
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#4, Yeah, it has the recent Dodge-trademark grille, but body-wise? Is there really a difference? It they would resemble their street counterparts in a way that the DTM cars do with theirs... that would already be a step in the right direction. But after all... NASCAR is popular as hell as far as I know, so they might be doing everything right. |
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10-07-2005 @ 10:21:00 PM |
Posted By : DiRF |
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#5, Yeah, all the cars have "common templates", which means their bodyshapes are completely identical, the only pieces different can be the front clip in front of the hood, and the rear clip from the base of the spoiler down.
NASCAR is gearing up for the "Car of Tomorrow", which will be a smaller body, more boxy, and a larger "greenhouse"... they want to "dirty up" the aerodynamics of the cars, in an effort to provide better racing... more passing, less "follow the leader" style racing. |
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10-07-2005 @ 10:22:37 PM |
Posted By : ambientFLIER |
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#6, aren't they trying to switch over to ohc, too? or something about overhead cams |
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10-07-2005 @ 10:25:20 PM |
Posted By : DA_MAISTA |
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#6, There isnt that much coverage of NASCAR over here, but I remeber about 10 years ago, that I was pretty fascinated by the side-by-side-around-the-track action. I think that was the time when the old DTM died away and F1 started to rule out overtaking on the track. |
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10-07-2005 @ 10:33:30 PM |
Posted By : DA_MAISTA |
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#10, It would be good if they could come back to that... maybe even incorporate one or two more roadcourses... so that I can finally be pissed again as all I get to see from it are 15seconds on CNN. |
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10-07-2005 @ 10:35:38 PM |
Posted By : ambientFLIER |
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#8, i heard something...maybe a car manufacturer pressuring nascar to change their rules to allow for ohc engines, or something |
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10-07-2005 @ 10:38:41 PM |
Posted By : DA_MAISTA |
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#14, Why dont they just drop SBCs in Camrys and Accords and call it done?
[Edited by DA_MAISTA on 10-07-2005 @ 10:41:01 PM] |
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10-08-2005 @ 05:23:27 AM |
Posted By : Sensekhmet |
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Aren't there differences in side rear windows?
And Honduh with no Vt3Kkk won't win. |
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10-08-2005 @ 12:41:10 PM |
Posted By : DiRF |
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#16, Yes, they wanted to play on NASCAR's field, so they followed NASCAR's rules.
They designed a carbureted, iron block, 353ci OHV V8 for NASCAR competition...quite a nice engine too... and if they modified it into a civilian FI version, possibly with an aluminum block, it might make the Tundra more competitive in the pickup-truck market.
But, of course, they won't.
#18, yes, the rear-side windows can be any damn shape the auto manufacturer wants them to be, as long as they "sorta" resemble the rear-side windows of the production vehicle the racecar is supposed to look like. |
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