Will Charlotte's NO GREASE BARBERSHOP Co-Sponsor Talladega & Daytona Races?

With the new technical bulletin from NASCAR issued this week outlawing lubricant on the rear bumper, there's a very high profile hair cuttery in Charlotte named the NO GREASE BARBERSHOP that I believe International Speedway Corporationcould approach for co-sponsorship of its races at Talladega and Daytona. Certainly NASCAR and ISC won't be getting any support from Vaseline, WD-40 or the KY lubricant folks and will need to look elsewhere for money. I believe this would be a perfect match.

NASCAR says no more messy bumpers

By Jim Utter - jutter@charlotteobserver.com
LOUDON, N.H. - Along with changes to the size of the restrictor-plate and the pressure release valves of Cup cars there is another change mandated by NASCAR that will affect the racing there next month.

In the technical bulletin issued to teams this week outlining the changes at Talladega, there was also a note that the addition of lubricants to the rear bumper cover will not be permitted.

The change covers all tracks, but in reality the use of lubricants on the rear bumper has been most commonly used this season at Talladega and Daytona to assist in the two-car drafting tandems.

To keep the pushing car from spinning out the lead car in the two-car tandems, teams have used everything from grease, to ointment to cooking spray to keep the bumpers from getting locked up when they meet.

Teams' inability to soften the blow, is likely to add to their unwillingness to utilize the drafting method, or at least use it more sparingly.


Read more: http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/09/24/1514541/nascar-says-no-more-messy-bumpers.html#ixzz1YyNam1vl

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updated by @dave-fulton: 12/05/16 04:02:07PM

And I thought "Talladega Nights" was an utterly ridiculous movie with absurd premises. NASCAR is approaching the realm of ridiculous with such inane, stupid, announcements as this. I can't help but think the level of stupidity within the confines of the NASCAR headquarters has reached epic proportions. I am about to disassociate myself from the entire entity. Damn!


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What a change! It's been awhile since I've checked in and I'm quite surprised. It may take me awhile to figure it our but first look it's really great.

I agree its silly that NASCAR even had to make such a statement. I realize what they're trying to accomplish - or in this case prevent the teams from accomplishing. But they look like such rubes (the very stereotype they're so dreadfully fearful of) by releasing such a rule.

Besides, I was hoping Dale Jr would run this retro scheme on his modern day 88.

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Schaefer: It's not just for racing anymore.

Good one TMC... I used to do some marketing on that deal as well as the P&G Tide sponsorship - both VERY briefly. Seeing Buddy reminded me of a deal back in '87 or '88 when I was doing Oldsmobile stuff and we did a demo for VA/NC/SC Olds dealers at Charlotte Motor Speedway to demonstrate the effectiveness of anti-lock brakes. We had all of the Olds backed NASCAR drivers - Baker, Rick Wilson, Lake Speed, etc. on hand to do the demo in Olds passenger cars. CMS maintenance supervisor Harvey Walters wet down pit road and all the drivers first came down the wet pit road as fast as they could go coming off turn 4 and then slammed on their brakes between sets of orange pylons. They did it first in cars without ant-lock brakes and the second time in cars with anti-lock brakes. It was a pretty amazing demo that made eveyone on hand a believer in anti-lock brakes. I'm not sure Buddy left one single orange cone standing on his first, out of control slide down the wet pit road.


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With his ability to tell stories - and be at the center of most of the good ones - he's a driver I'd really love to see participate here at RR.


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Schaefer: It's not just for racing anymore.