228 MPH Dodge

[Goggles Pisano]

Originally Posted by McGuireV10

Let's see... in 1987, Peugot set the Le Mans speed record at 258 MPH, I believe it was. Right before they added the chicanes, there were magazine articles discussing who would be the first to break 300 MPH. On a road course.

Whaddaya suppose NECKCARs were doing back in 87?

Well, they probably would've been doing 213 like Bill Elliot did for his record-setting pole until Bobby Allison did that aerial hip-check against the catch-fencing at Pocono in '88. After that, the NASCAR folks decided that a re-enactment of the 1955 Le Mans disaster wouldn't be in their best interest, so the restrictor plates made their rookie appearance.

Even I'll admit that NASCAR's not in the same league as F1, but the stuff they can do with a carburetor, an engineer and Computational Fluid Dynamics program is pretty impressive none the less. Imagine what they could do with real cars!

And the last time a Cup car raced at Le Mans, Hershel McGriff raced a Dodge Charger there in 1976, dropping out after two hours with an oil leak. The Junie Donleavey Ford Torino went for 11 hours until transmission problems cropped up, leaving it 44th overall. The Dodge was 55th.

[repete]

..im not a huge fan of nascar..but i do give them respect..they are not open wheel car fast..because they cant be..narrower tires..more weight...but the engines themselves are pretty marvelous...and unlike F1..its fun to watch a race with lead changes

[ROLLMODEL]

Craig, lets see YOU pilot that car around Talledega at 228mph. Until you do, give them some respect.

They virtually take a car that is nothing and accomplish incredible feats with them. No special electronic readings back to the pits. The only info they get is "It's feelin' a lil loose." or "She's ridin' pretty tight." And they make adjustments based on those statements from the drivers and get the combos remarkably close to perfect.

I think they deserve their credit where credit is due.

[dmora]

No right turn no care.

[McGuireV10]

Originally Posted by repete

its fun to watch a race with lead changes

Saying "it's fun to watch a race with lead changes" is one thing, but pretending NASCAR is somehow superior to other clearly more demanding forms of racing is what makes the NASCAR-vs-everything-else argument so old and dull.

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[NOITALL]

Originally Posted by ROLLMODEL

Craig, lets see YOU pilot that car around Talledega at 228mph. Until you do, give them some respect.

They virtually take a car that is nothing and accomplish incredible feats with them. No special electronic readings back to the pits. The only info they get is "It's feelin' a lil loose." or "She's ridin' pretty tight." And they make adjustments based on those statements from the drivers and get the combos remarkably close to perfect.

I think they deserve their credit where credit is due.

I'm not saying I could nor do I want to. Sure it takes balls and would be a rush for the driver but it's boring as hell to watch. 205 on the mulsanne straight at night is more impressive than 228 on a banked oval. Sorry.