NASCAR As I Liked It

[Perknose]

With cars that were recognizable by brand and reasonably stock-based. Much cooler imho.

And, yeah, I'm old.

 

[Perknose]

Bonus Peugeot error page! (Because Peugeot model number, k?)

 

[BUTCH1]

They have a mini NASCAR museum in a shopping plaza close to here and it's free. One of the cars (I shit you not) on display is a Pinto!. Next time I go over there I'll take my camera along and snap some shots and post 'em

 

[dank69]

Those things look like they could take out a 12" tree like it wasn't even there.

 

[BUTCH1]

Those things look like they could take out a 12" tree like it wasn't even there.

Yea, but in reality it was MUCH more dangerous back then, the cars had a roll bar, fuel cell, but not much else safety wise. The engines were upgraded by whatever parts or means you could find, nowadays a typical NASCAR engine is 100K+ and is purchased from professional builders.

 

[KMFJD]

Question in regards to those NASCAR jackets, do you get advertisement revenue for wearing those things?

 

[Markbnj]

Those things look like they could take out a 12" tree like it wasn't even there.

It was the other way around. A 12" tree would fold one of those cars up like a crumpled wad of foil.

As someone else mentioned, the safety of modern cars makes these old body on frame designs look like deathtraps, which is what they pretty much were.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joMK1WZjP7g

 

[Jimzz]

Question in regards to those NASCAR jackets, do you get advertisement revenue for wearing those things?

Drivers yes, guy on the street no.

Thats why the drivers always say things like "Well my Diet Cherry Mountain Dew Chevy worked well today..."

 

[dank69]

It was the other way around. A 12" tree would fold one of those cars up like a crumpled wad of foil.

As someone else mentioned, the safety of modern cars makes these old body on frame designs look like deathtraps, which is what they pretty much were.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joMK1WZjP7g

Yes, I was engaging in a bit of hyperbole of course, referring to the overall mass of the car.

 

[boochi]

NASCAR back then was not competitive at all and only 3-4 drivers had a chance at winning a race. Winners routinely lapped the field and sometimes many times over. Ned Jarrett once won a race lapping the 2nd place driver 22 times.

 

[manimal]

I Concur


Wish nascar was more like GT3 and raced mostly road courses. Really all the MFGs in the US now have cars capable of a homologation special like the Gt500 ZR1 etc.

 

[BUTCH1]

NASCAR back then was not competitive at all and only 3-4 drivers had a chance at winning a race. Winners routinely lapped the field and sometimes many times over. Ned Jarrett once won a race lapping the 2nd place driver 22 times.

True, but remember you get points just for finishing a race, a DNF (did not finish) is the last thing a driver want's..

 

[thedarkwolf]

Tonight the NASCAR Truck series runs on dirt at Eldora Speedway on SPEED. That should be pretty interesting.

 

[SparkyJJO]

It was the other way around. A 12" tree would fold one of those cars up like a crumpled wad of foil.

As someone else mentioned, the safety of modern cars makes these old body on frame designs look like deathtraps, which is what they pretty much were.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joMK1WZjP7g

I trust you aren't suggesting that simply being BoF is what made them deathtraps as that certainly wouldn't be correct

 

[PowerEngineer]

OP, here's something you need in your garage:

1973 Chevrolet Chevelle Grand National Nascar Bobby Allison Coca-Cola Race Car

For sale on e-bay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1973...9?ViewItem=&item=390630602659&forcev4exp=true

 

[MTDEW]

Tonight the NASCAR Truck series runs on dirt at Eldora Speedway on SPEED. That should be pretty interesting.

Well S***, I completely forgot about that and didn't set the DVR.
I hope they replay it.

 

[bbhaag]

I have a soft spot for the old days to, but I really like the super speedways. When they go 4 wide into the banks at 200+mph it's pretty bad ass.

 

[tfinch2]

It was the other way around. A 12" tree would fold one of those cars up like a crumpled wad of foil.

As someone else mentioned, the safety of modern cars makes these old body on frame designs look like deathtraps, which is what they pretty much were.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joMK1WZjP7g

That'll buff right out...

 

[thedarkwolf]

Well S***, I completely forgot about that and didn't set the DVR.
I hope they replay it.

Sorry I should have said Wednesday night. It was already Wednesday morning when I posted lol.

 

[ScoobMaster]

They have a mini NASCAR museum in a shopping plaza close to here and it's free. One of the cars (I shit you not) on display is a Pinto!. Next time I go over there I'll take my camera along and snap some shots and post 'em

It is probably a Pinto-bodied NASCAR Modified. The Pinto bodies were all the rage here in the northeast in the mid 70s to 80s. Here is one of Modified legend Richie Evans' Pinto Modifieds:

 

[brainhulk]

did they only turn left back then also?

 

[thedarkwolf]

No they had road coarses back then too

 

[Markbnj]

I trust you aren't suggesting that simply being BoF is what made them deathtraps as that certainly wouldn't be correct

Well, it was a lot of things, namely the lack of everything we've learned in the last fifty or sixty years.

 

[AustinInDallas]

Whats the point on nascar? Back in the day didnt the racecars at least make advances in the production models? like special additions?

When is the last time a NASCAR advancement actually trickled down into production technology?

 

[NutBucket]

OP, here's something you need in your garage:

1973 Chevrolet Chevelle Grand National Nascar Bobby Allison Coca-Cola Race Car

For sale on e-bay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1973...9?ViewItem=&item=390630602659&forcev4exp=true

Me likey!

I just miss The Intimidator. All this camaraderie crap is BS. There aren't many guys out there that are "feared". That just takes all the fun out of it. I'm not old enough to remember when "stock cars" were stock!