Daytona Preseason Testing

[TennesseeFan07]

I follow racing, but I'm certainly no "gearhead" and I know nothing about car setups and that sort of stuff, but I've heard several different drivers talk about part of the problem with NASCAR these days is that the cars and tracks are so safe that drivers (younger, inexperienced drivers mainly) have no fear of getting hurt so they're always pushing the envelope w/o repercussion. I know this sounds counter-productive (if not dangerous) but how about giving the cars more speed and horsepower potential, and/or loosen them up a bit? Put the onus back in the hands of the driver instead of the capability of the car and the added safety measures.

More speed would put fans at RP tracks in jeopardy.

 

[bubbacurry1]

Did NASCAR make any changes for today? I'm sure they weren't as thrilled as I was about Friday's 205 and 206 mph laps.

they will wait til a couple of hours before the race to make changes, or at least thats what they usually do. They will figure out some way to **** it up, you can bet on that.

 

[Regulator]

Fair enough on those points. Why not change the car setups (spoiler angle, weight, etc.) to lower speeds and loosen up the cars where only the best drivers can maintain optimum speeds throughout the track?

 

[rbroyles]

Regulator, I have asked that question about as long as there have been restrictor plates. Several drivers have suggested it, but NASCAR seems to like the pack racing more than worrying about a bunch of wrecked cars.

 

[jhen713]

Fair enough on those points. Why not change the car setups (spoiler angle, weight, etc.) to lower speeds and loosen up the cars where only the best drivers can maintain optimum speeds throughout the track?

Because NASCAR seems to throw logic out the window when making decisions most of the time? JMO.

 

[rbroyles]

Because NASCAR seems to throw logic out the window when making decisions most of the time? JMO.

It's all about the "Show". Their decisions are driven by what they think will put butts in the seats. They want the large pack of three wide cars, and the threat of the "Big one" pile up is not really a concern. Why not? It sells tickets. If the cars separated the better drivers from the lesser, then you would have the chance of a breakaway of a few cars running away with the race.

 

[Burhead]

It's all about the "Show". Their decisions are driven by what they think will put butts in the seats. They want the large pack of three wide cars, and the threat of the "Big one" pile up is not really a concern. Why not? It sells tickets. If the cars separated the better drivers from the lesser, then you would have the chance of a breakaway of a few cars running away with the race.

Like we saw with Mike Wallace and Ron Hornaday at the truck at Dega last year.