raysox Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 I guess I better email Humpy Wheeler this concept I made a few weeks ago @MichaelDanger19 | Dribbble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalcowboyfan92 Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 The Chase needs a Road Course in the Chase. I feel like this idea; having the Charlotte Road Course being the October track set-up is a great idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumpygremlin Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 I want a variety of courses. I don't think any track should get two races in a year, unless they're in different layouts. That means using the infield in Daytona and Charlotte, and such things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont care Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 I dont mind having different configurations but Charlottes road course is stupid cutting through pit road and making it so you have to pull a hard 90 from pit road to get back on to the track is just :censored:. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raysox Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 I read an article saying they'll change the configuration, I guess. It mentioned that "The majority of the lap won't be on the oval" which is interesting. Definitely a different option to the whole "add a road course to the chase". There's like, what? Four on 1.5 mile tri-ovals? That round in the playoffs would go road course Charlotte-Talladega-Kansas. Imagine a guy like Allmendinger advancing on points and winning in that round. Game changer. @MichaelDanger19 | Dribbble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalcowboyfan92 Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 10 hours ago, raysox said: Imagine a guy like Allmendinger advancing on points and winning in that round. Game changer. AJ is now the ace road course racer on the circuit right now. Jeff Gordon and Tony Stewart retired. Marcos Ambrose is back in Australia racing V8 Supercars. Kyle Busch is NOT a road course racer; he just wins everywhere he goes it seems. AJ also tested on the Charlotte Road Course layout back in January. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubsfan2015 Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 It's official: Vegas is getting a second MENCS race in 2018: http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/columnist/brant-james/2017/03/08/nascar-will-hold-second-cup-race-at-las-vegas-motor-speedway-2018/98920540/ Horrible idea by NASCAR in my opinion, I just hate intermediate tracks in general. But I would like to see Vegas under the lights..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBGKon Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 What's everyone's thought on turning Indy into a road course race? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfwabel Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 32 minutes ago, AstroBull21 said: What's everyone's thought on turning Indy into a road course race? While attendance at the Brickyard has been in serious decline, changing the race to the road course would just be another opportunity for Goodyear to screw up the tire compound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalcowboyfan92 Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 13 hours ago, dfwabel said: While attendance at the Brickyard has been in serious decline, changing the race to the road course would just be another opportunity for Goodyear to screw up the tire compound. 2008 is what killed the Brickyard 400. And it's never been able to recover; and it's now almost been a decade since that epic debacle. It was in a slow decline up until 2008 (since about 2001/2002); but the 2008 tire disaster was what broke the proverbial camel's back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAWeaver Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 On 3/10/2017 at 9:04 AM, Dalcowboyfan92 said: 2008 is what killed the Brickyard 400. And it's never been able to recover; and it's now almost been a decade since that epic debacle. It was in a slow decline up until 2008 (since about 2001/2002); but the 2008 tire disaster was what broke the proverbial camel's back. Ugh. I still remember that race, and I was only 10 when it happened. The worst race I've ever seen. Since then I've been waiting for the day Goodyear us replaced, but alas, that doesn't seem likely 9 years later. @loganaweaver - Twitter / @loganaweaver - Instagram / Nike Vapor Untouchable Football Template / Logan's Logos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infrared41 Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 On 3/7/2017 at 3:27 PM, Dalcowboyfan92 said: The Chase needs a Road Course in the Chase. I feel like this idea; having the Charlotte Road Course being the October track set-up is a great idea. I disagree. It's NASCAR, not F1 or whatever they call that other series where they drive Civics, etc. Leave the road courses to the cars that are designed to race on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont care Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 23 minutes ago, infrared41 said: I disagree. It's NASCAR, not F1 or whatever they call that other series where they drive Civics, etc. Leave the road courses to the cars that are designed to race on them. And I can counter this with "race on Sunday, sell on Monday" they should be racing on road courses. Cause that's more like what the street version drive on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc... Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 I disagree. That's what makes NASCAR road races so good. Those cars have no business turning right. About 10 years ago my local short track started a division with DirtCar Modifieds. Some of the best racing I've ever seen. It worked because it was an asphalt track. Those Dirt cars were a handful on the asphalt. 600 horsepower with dirt tires on pavement. Then it got ruined because the chassis builders started building asphalt specific chassis but still DirtCar legal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infrared41 Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 15 hours ago, dont care said: And I can counter this with "race on Sunday, sell on Monday" they should be racing on road courses. Cause that's more like what the street version drive on. Seriously? In 2017, you want a NASCAR Ford Fusion to be more like a Ford Fusion you buy at a dealership? Yeah, sign me up for watching a bunch of six cylinder, front-wheel drive midsize family sedans tear around a road course track at 58 mph. If ovals suck and you guys love road courses so much, why are you bothering with watching NASCAR? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumpygremlin Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 4 hours ago, infrared41 said: Seriously? In 2017, you want a NASCAR Ford Fusion to be more like a Ford Fusion you buy at a dealership? Yeah, sign me up for watching a bunch of six cylinder, front-wheel drive midsize family sedans tear around a road course track at 58 mph. If ovals suck and you guys love road courses so much, why are you bothering with watching NASCAR? FWIW, I happen to like road course racing, and am a huge proponent of more variety in the style of tracks that the drivers have to race. I also don't like the idea of any one track getting more than one race, unless they use different layouts--as in Daytona's road course for one and the oval for another. I happen to like NASCAR racing versus, say, the WeatherTech series for a couple of reasons. 1) The fact that there is only one class of car on the track at the same time makes the race easy to follow Along those lines, the liveries with the large numbers make it easy to identify cars on the track. Also, the cars on the track are much more similar in ability to each other than, say, an LMP and a GT3 in the WeatherTech series. 2) NASCAR's TV product is still better than any other series, despite D. Waltrip's best efforts to "Larry The Cable Guy" the proceedings. I just happen to want to improve it, and by increasing the variety of tracks, you can increase the pool of talent. You can bring in more international talent, such as Max Papis or Jacques Villeneuve or guys like that. That might get more foreign eyes into the series, which would make up for the declining viewership in the States. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumpygremlin Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 That said, I honestly thought I'd hate the stage racing before the season started. Now, count me as a fan. I'd make one change, and that is to not count the yellow-flag laps in between stages, or any yellow-flag laps, for that matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvrdgsfn Posted March 12, 2017 Author Share Posted March 12, 2017 Results from Las Vegas: 1. Truex Jr. 2. Larson 3. Elliott 4. Logano 5. Keselowski 6. Hamlin 7. Blaney 8. McMurray 9. Kenseth 10. Bowyer Session's 1 & 2 winner: Truex Jr. I thought Kes had that race until he had power issues. Truex Jr. drove like there was no tomorrow the whole race. I got to admit, the stage racing has gotten better. Logano got loose & hit Kyle Busch. Vegas definitely gave us some fire works today. Next up, Phoenix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubsfan2015 Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 That was certainly a crazy finish out there. So happy for Truex! Also:fight broke out between Joey's crew and Kyle Busch. Kyle got out of the brawl with blood on his forehead. I bet you,this is gonna turn into a nasty rivalry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumpygremlin Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 6 minutes ago, cubsfan2015 said: That was certainly a crazy finish out there. So happy for Truex! Also:fight broke out between Joey's crew and Kyle Busch. Kyle got out of the brawl with blood on his forehead. I bet you,this is gonna turn into a nasty rivalry. I don't follow this stuff closely enough. Kyle claimed that "that's how he races." Is this a common thing with Logano? Also, if NASCAR were to determine that Logano dumped Busch intentionally (I don't think he necessarily did), could NASCAR put Busch in 3rd, which was where he was when spun? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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