HIDE YOUR HORSES WHEN YOU GET READY TO GO RACING

That bunch is on a roll in Daytona but this one has some sensibility to it..

For the sake of the engine builder Nascar is toying with the fact of reducing the horsepower of the Sprint cup cars. And to see if they will live for 1500 miles or more. Why??? that all mighty dollar figure attached to speed... Another new thought is to slow the cars down so it makes for better racing and the safety factor has a better figure..

Another new curve thrown out is to make the engines usable from sprint to nationwide all the way down to Arca. And no they are not the same,for example sprint runs flat tappet cam and nationwide and trucks run a roller cam. The reasoning is motors could be handed down to lesser teams or money strapped owners, Makes sense doesnt it???? Or Not -- you tell me

updated by @johnny-mallonee: 12/05/16 04:04:08PM

Makes to much sense for them to ever do it Johnny. lol....It would make for tighter racing and more exciting for sure.

Seems sensible on the surface. Years ago the old GN cars became LMS cars.

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I agree Bill & Dave. Said it before and I will say it again - slow them down.

By the way we (driver Tom Raley) raced ARCA and NASCAR LMS with the same car back in the late 70's & early 80's.

Put it in all caps and send it to Daytona, Jack... SLOW THEM DOWN

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"Any Day is Good for Stock Car Racing"

Nearly every sanctioning body runs six or four cylinders. They need to get on the ball instead of waiting thirty years like they did with fuel injection. A smaller engine would eliminate the need for restrictor plates and provide manufacturers with data that they can use on street cars.Indycar already has a longevity requirement for their engines. It appears to be a good idea but the implementation hasn't been completely ironed out. NASCAR should wait another year or two to see how the program should be done. I'm open to anything that would increase the potential for mechanical attrition during a race. Today's stock cars are too reliable and the sport suffers because of it.