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randy ayers Board Moderator
Joined: 28 Jan 2018 Posts: 209 Location: Mills River, NC
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Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2018 1:35 pm Post subject: Ford to run Mustang in cup next year |
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Watching qualifying at Talledega and they just said Ford teams will run Mustangs in cup series next year. _________________ Modeling Planes and Space, then Drag Racing, then NASCAR were my favorites over the years and lately back to planes and space!
WIP Skylab... as I see it if it had all gone as planned! |
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Dennis O Board Moderator
Joined: 28 Jan 2018 Posts: 879 Location: Louisville, Ky.
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CRANMAN1
Joined: 31 Jan 2018 Posts: 218 Location: Clemmons, NC
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Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2018 3:46 am Post subject: |
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Yeah seen they showed a snip pic of the front end what it would look like. Figured since chevy running the camaro it would happen. |
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FallsCity48
Joined: 02 Feb 2018 Posts: 59
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Posted: Mon May 07, 2018 10:28 pm Post subject: |
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Here's a great business model opportunity for Na$car......
a.) Start a new series for SUV's (same body template with decals for the lights & front grille showing the difference between the auto manufactures).
OR
b) Just change the "Cup Series" to only SUV eligible vehicles (same body template with decals for the lights & front grille showing the difference between the auto manufactures) :idea:
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BVAUGHN
Joined: 29 Jan 2018 Posts: 504
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Posted: Tue May 08, 2018 7:30 am Post subject: |
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Good idea Tony!!!
Bill |
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FallsCity48
Joined: 02 Feb 2018 Posts: 59
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Posted: Tue May 08, 2018 1:09 pm Post subject: |
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BVAUGHN wrote: | Good idea Tony!!!
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Inverted field restarts every 25 laps........
Race only on 1-1/2 mile tracks with same configuration & banking (except if International Speedway Corporation owned track).
Limit race distance to 1-1/2 hours (plus 1 hours or commercials)
Leader at the end of race is the series champion.
REAL STOCK CAR RACING |
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sentsat71
Joined: 03 Feb 2018 Posts: 1237 Location: Fenton, IA
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Posted: Thu May 10, 2018 8:18 am Post subject: |
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Shorten all the races......???
Except road courses....those need to be longer.......lol
and more of them.....
I remember listening the races in the '70's on MRN when the races at Riverside were 400/500 MILES long!!! There went a complete afternoon!!
_________________ Ed. K |
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George Andrews
Joined: 30 Jan 2018 Posts: 459
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Posted: Thu May 10, 2018 8:46 pm Post subject: |
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sentsat71 wrote: | Shorten all the races......???
Except road courses....those need to be longer.......lol
and more of them.....
I remember listening the races in the '70's on MRN when the races at Riverside were 400/500 MILES long!!! There went a complete afternoon!!
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The January Riverside Race was indeed 500 Miles -- on a Road Course known for being hard on equipment. The reason Dan Gurney won 5 of those Motor Trend 500 milers was because he was gentle on the brakes and clutch; usually the only driver with any of either left at the end of the grind !!!
The race distances were changed to kilometers in June, 1976 ( 400 miles to 400 K - 248 miles ) and January, 1977 ( 500 miles to 500K - 311 miles ), and not as part of any fuel crisis cut - back as many have believed, but rather for TV coverage. My first Riverside race was in 1981, but some of the January races were still Loonngg, especially when the weather interfered. |
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sentsat71
Joined: 03 Feb 2018 Posts: 1237 Location: Fenton, IA
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Posted: Fri May 11, 2018 6:23 am Post subject: |
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There is no way a 500 mile race on a road course will ever be covered by TV, even 400K or 500K would be too long, but, maybe at least 100 laps?? But there again, I think the distances on the road courses is dictated by TV...... _________________ Ed. K |
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