COT Question

updated by @bobby-williamson: 12/05/16 04:02:07PM

With the incredible miniscule tolerances, it looks to be long odds, regardless. Also, presently, there is no market (ARCA etc. etc.) for this car. When they're done......they're done.

From what I understand, the chassis is sold as a kit which the teams have to assemble. The kits cost $250,000 a piece. According to Rick Hendrick, between the cost of the kit, his parts, and R&D time each car cost close to $500,000 a piece. The body is added on by the teams. Then add in the $22,500 certification fee at the R&D Center.

It's my understanding that ARCA has approved the purchase of the COT but won't be using them until the current stock of old Cup and Busch Series cars is used up. They recently approved their teams buying the old Busch Series cars since they're about ready to flood the market at the end of the NASCAR season for pennies on the dollar.

Thanks, Mike.......that's the story that I was told, just hoping for verification. Why in the world has the part of the COT story been cloaked in secrecy? Hmmm!In warped fashion, NASCAR has created an A-1 version of shooting-fish-in-a-barrel, once they mandate the "engine of tomorrow" they've got total control, and a new cash-cow.......as long as the money lasts.
Mike Kuver said:

From what I understand, the chassis is sold as a kit which the teams have to assemble. The kits cost $250,000 a piece. According to Rick Hendrick, between the cost of the kit, his parts, and R&D time each car cost close to $500,000 a piece. The body is added on by the teams. Then add in the $22,500 certification fee at the R&D Center.

It's my understanding that ARCA has approved the purchase of the COT but won't be using them until the current stock of old Cup and Busch Series cars is used up. They recently approved their teams buying the old Busch Series cars since they're about ready to flood the market at the end of the NASCAR season for pennies on the dollar.

What ever happened to the good ole days when we built a car our way -- it looked different,sounded different,it was just plain different to a point--but it was our car our way but we always managed to pass tech inspection--------------------memories