Car of Tomorrow Test

[Wasch_24]

There are two upcoming tests of the Car of Tomorrow at Bristol.


The March 25th race will be the very first time the new cars are raced...the first of 16 races this year.

SPEED will have two 30 minute specials addressing the tests. One tonight and the other tomorrow night.

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This is a fairly big deal in the world of NASCAR.

 

[cvm4]

Still not sure if I like the updated cars or not.

 

[Wasch_24]

Yeah, the jury is still out here too.

 

[Headbanger]

Is this why a week off?

I already selected my drivers for week 3. You can select drivers in advance like if your on vacation, away from a PC for a while, or to avoid Yahoo outages/down time as well.

 

[Wasch_24]

No, they scheduled this test because of the week off...not vice versa.

You can choose your team for the next week almost as soon as the previous race ends.

Mine is picked already too.

 

[Boppa-Wasch]

Something to watch during the "off" week.

 

[cvm4]

I think Busch series is in Mexico :dunno:

 

[derek]

Not really sure if I like the COT either

 

[AZsteelman]

I don't know about this stupid ass car.........

 

[Boppa-Wasch]

they look duffus!!!!

 

[Wasch_24]

I watched about two minutes of it...kinda like the body but the wing is going to take some getting used to.

 

[cvm4]

Yea, for me it was the wing that looked out of place.

 

[derek]

They remind me of the Hondas parked in the local high school parking lot. The only thing is the wing serves a purpose on these rear wheel drive cars, unlike on the front wheel drive Hondas

 

[Wasch_24]

Also the speeds they travel make it function unlike the rice burners.


I watched a show about making rice burners go fast and they said all that body work, fins, spoilers, ground effects, etc, do more harm then good at street speeds because of their added weight.

 

[djs134]

Just a bump on this thread.

Found this an interesting debate. Anyone else read it?

 

[cvm4]

I read it yesterday actually. Good points on both sides.

 

[djs134]

I thought so. I found the Stock Car point pretty interesting. They haven't been for a long time now.

 

[Wasch_24]

I think the COT of tomorrow, with it's reduced aerodynamics, will indeed make for better racing...just like the trucks, as the author pointed out.

They haven't been stock since the 80s so I'm not complaining on that front.

 

[Boppa-Wasch]

I think the COT of tomorrow, with it's reduced aerodynamics, will indeed make for better racing...just like the trucks, as the author pointed out.

They haven't been stock since the 80s so I'm not complaining on that front.

I'm with ya there! Use to be a Production Model with a set amount of sales to use the body style.