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Well, I was a little bored on the job one day...so I decided to draw a cartoony version of the Chevy Impala SS COT used in Nascar Sprint Cup competition.
Getting rid of the old wing on the back now...
I kinda want to make a car of this, but we'll see.
I drew it soo long ago. ^^
Well, I was a little bored on the job one day...so I decided to draw a cartoony version of the Chevy Impala SS COT used in Nascar Sprint Cup competition.
Getting rid of the old wing on the back now...
I kinda want to make a car of this, but we'll see.
I drew it soo long ago. ^^
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It'd be difficult to draw a line and say that Nascars are spec cars.
I mean, there was a division in Nascar called the IROC Series at one point...which were all spec cars; they were all competing with the same cars assembled equally for competition.
However, to say the Nascar Truck Series, Nationwide Series, and Cup Series all run spec cars is difficult to say. I mean, they do run all the same tires, but the manufactures and teams are free to develop their own engines, chassis, and bodies within regulations. With the introduction of the COT, however, those regulations are becoming more and more tighter. So, you could say that they're becoming more like spec cars...but it's hard to say.
That's my opinion, at least. ^^;
I mean, there was a division in Nascar called the IROC Series at one point...which were all spec cars; they were all competing with the same cars assembled equally for competition.
However, to say the Nascar Truck Series, Nationwide Series, and Cup Series all run spec cars is difficult to say. I mean, they do run all the same tires, but the manufactures and teams are free to develop their own engines, chassis, and bodies within regulations. With the introduction of the COT, however, those regulations are becoming more and more tighter. So, you could say that they're becoming more like spec cars...but it's hard to say.
That's my opinion, at least. ^^;
So it's slowly becoming more and more of a spec series then? Well, I know when the FIA proposed spec engines for F1 it caused anuproar, and with good reason! The whole point of F1 is technological prowess, a place where you spend hundreds of millions of dollar to develop the cutting edge of automobile technology. In my opinion, these new, budget F1 teams are a joke, really. If you've been watching F1 this year you know what I'm talking about, and Virgin have to be the biggest cocks on the planet, creating a car with an insufficient fuel tank XD
If you don't have the money, don't come into F1. Go into GP2 or something
Well, I really don't think much of Nascar. I honestly don't see the challenge in driving on oval tracks. Plus it doesn't have the finesse of F1. Well, that's mine, and my entire family's opinion, our whole family is F1 crazy
If you don't have the money, don't come into F1. Go into GP2 or something
Well, I really don't think much of Nascar. I honestly don't see the challenge in driving on oval tracks. Plus it doesn't have the finesse of F1. Well, that's mine, and my entire family's opinion, our whole family is F1 crazy
I've been watching Nascar for over ten years now...and F1 since the 2004 season. They both have their differences.
Nascar is mainly oval tracks, with the exception of visits to Watkins Glenn International and Infineon Raceway, which are road courses. There used to be other road courses in the schedule over a decade ago, but yeah.
Like I said, there are clear differences. I mean, Juan Pablo Montoya's been racing in Nascar since 2007 after he left F1. Since then, he's gotten much better, but he's still only recorded one victory. Other drivers from IRL, F1, or other open-wheeled racing series have a difficult time adjusting as well.
Nascar is mainly oval tracks, with the exception of visits to Watkins Glenn International and Infineon Raceway, which are road courses. There used to be other road courses in the schedule over a decade ago, but yeah.
Like I said, there are clear differences. I mean, Juan Pablo Montoya's been racing in Nascar since 2007 after he left F1. Since then, he's gotten much better, but he's still only recorded one victory. Other drivers from IRL, F1, or other open-wheeled racing series have a difficult time adjusting as well.
Yeah they do. And i didn't know they visited road courses as well, I thought that was only Indycar that did both oval and road. But, are they at Nascar slowly going all oval?
Yeah, I heard how he went into Nascar and he did better. A lot of F1 drivers go into less intense leagues after they leave F1. You have to admit, the physical demands of F1 are much than higher than Nascar. The cornering, braking and acceleration forces are more intense.
Yeah, I heard how he went into Nascar and he did better. A lot of F1 drivers go into less intense leagues after they leave F1. You have to admit, the physical demands of F1 are much than higher than Nascar. The cornering, braking and acceleration forces are more intense.
See? You don't know as much about Nascar as you think you do. Heck, they've even held road course races in Mexico City and Montreal.
I never said Montoya was doing better in Nascar overall...just better than his rookie year in Nascar. The thing is, most open-wheeled drivers from IRL, Indy, etc have a hard time adjusting to Nascar, and most are released before the end of the season. Montoya is just one of the few success stories, and many teams don't have the money to give a driver a few year's seat time in a cup car like that.
Yes, F1 is more intense in terms of cornering, acceleration, breaking...but, on the other hand, Nascar races are much longer than F1 races, typically 500 miles, longest being 600 miles. The road course races are a little shorter though...Infineon and Watkins Glenn being both 220 mile races.
I never said Montoya was doing better in Nascar overall...just better than his rookie year in Nascar. The thing is, most open-wheeled drivers from IRL, Indy, etc have a hard time adjusting to Nascar, and most are released before the end of the season. Montoya is just one of the few success stories, and many teams don't have the money to give a driver a few year's seat time in a cup car like that.
Yes, F1 is more intense in terms of cornering, acceleration, breaking...but, on the other hand, Nascar races are much longer than F1 races, typically 500 miles, longest being 600 miles. The road course races are a little shorter though...Infineon and Watkins Glenn being both 220 mile races.
Hmm, i guess I don't know nascar that well. I'm guessing the budget for nascar teams is much smaller, so I'm not surprised by that, really. So even if you don't win, you can be considered a sucess story?
I guess being longer can be taxing on the drivers, though I highly doubt it can compare with Le Mans! Holy Mackeral, even though they rotate drivers every 3 hours racing for 24 is still amazing!
Wow, 800+ kilometers, that's quite a distance, I still think F1's better and a higher form of racing, but whatever :P
I guess being longer can be taxing on the drivers, though I highly doubt it can compare with Le Mans! Holy Mackeral, even though they rotate drivers every 3 hours racing for 24 is still amazing!
Wow, 800+ kilometers, that's quite a distance, I still think F1's better and a higher form of racing, but whatever :P
Actually, some Nascar drivers compete in endurance races.
Like the Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona...it's not uncommon to see regular Nascar drivers compete on the racing teams in the road course race. It's about a month before the Daytona 500, so a lot of Nascar drivers compete. Juan Pablo Montoya and Casey Mears have been some of the recent Nascar drivers that have won the event with their respective co-drivers and teams. Tony Stewart, Dale Earnhardt, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. have also had some success.
*shrugs* It's just funny to see how some Nascar drivers jump all over the place between races on the Nascar schedule. I mean, competing in the other Nascar series is common, but it's kinda cool to see them tackling dirt tracks in sprint cars of late models as well. XD
Like the Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona...it's not uncommon to see regular Nascar drivers compete on the racing teams in the road course race. It's about a month before the Daytona 500, so a lot of Nascar drivers compete. Juan Pablo Montoya and Casey Mears have been some of the recent Nascar drivers that have won the event with their respective co-drivers and teams. Tony Stewart, Dale Earnhardt, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. have also had some success.
*shrugs* It's just funny to see how some Nascar drivers jump all over the place between races on the Nascar schedule. I mean, competing in the other Nascar series is common, but it's kinda cool to see them tackling dirt tracks in sprint cars of late models as well. XD
Hmm, interesting. Dirt races must be very interesting to watch. Although you need to be very skilled driver to be in F1, Nascar or Indycar or whatever, but in my opinion the most skilled drivers in the world are Rally drivers. I mean, driving on dirt and snow just opens up a whole new can of worms, doesn't it?
Hey, did you hear F1 might be coming back to the US? The Monticello Motor Club in New York not far from NYC are in talks with the FIA to host the race in 2012
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/mot.....ne/8697770.stm
http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/22/.....t-u-s-f1-race/
Hey, did you hear F1 might be coming back to the US? The Monticello Motor Club in New York not far from NYC are in talks with the FIA to host the race in 2012
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/mot.....ne/8697770.stm
http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/22/.....t-u-s-f1-race/
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