CaddyDaddy Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 Gimme your thoughts on this newfangled ELECTRIC Cup Car they’re debuting. Where do you think they want to go with this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classicgas Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 In the toilet I hope. 6 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stitchdup Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 it could be fun to watch tesla owners fight over who's ego is biggest cos it sure wouldn't be over driving talent 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James2 Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 Not very far! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabbysdaddy Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 I've watched some of the electric F1 races. It's like watching an RC race. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamsuperdan Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 As long as it doesn't replace actual NASCAR, then I'm all for it. As far as I'm concerned, the more types of racing to watch, the better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Bartrop Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 Oh, I'm sure they're trying to improve their image, but if it works, great. Personally, I think NASCAR's biggest problem has better that they're still trying to pretend it's still 1973, and if this leads to better electric cars, even better. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamsuperdan Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 2 minutes ago, Richard Bartrop said: and if this leads to better electric cars, even better. Lots of manufacturers do say that what they learn on the track will make its way into the cars we can buy. So in theory, E-racing should give us improved EV tech for the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webestang Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 If I wanted to watch electric racing I'd set up my slot car track. 5 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stavanzer Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 53 minutes ago, webestang said: If I wanted to watch electric racing I'd set up my slot car track. This ^^^^^^^ 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabbysdaddy Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 Seriously? It looks almost identical to regular racing, but the noises are different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 (edited) 5 hours ago, iamsuperdan said: ...As far as I'm concerned, the more types of racing to watch, the better. Gentlemen, start your...ummm... Edited January 27 by Ace-Garageguy 2 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Junkman Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 Good racing? OK, I guess. Spectacle? No way and thus no attraction. I'd put it on the same level as those video game/racing simulator races that were broadcast during the pandemic just for something to put on the air. I found a whole lot of other things to do at the time. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSheep214 Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 6 hours ago, CaddyDaddy said: Gimme your thoughts on this newfangled ELECTRIC Cup Car they’re debuting. Where do you think they want to go with this? Do you really got to ask? Picture this… lead car far ahead from the pack, races to finish line, he’s almost there… runs out of charge by mere 10 feet. EPIC FAIL!!!!! Yeah…. that sounds exciting…… Here’s the thing NASCAR folks fail at simple logic… everybody knows EV fires CANNOT be put out with water but with special foam specifically for EV batteries. Now imagine a 10 car pile up on turn 3. You might as well end the race due to toxic smoke from those EV batteries. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomerS Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 Tire changes about every five laps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Force Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 A race car that sounds like a power drill and smells like a burned slot car is not for me. 4 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 I have no interest in anything but my train set. I am tired of EV talk. Not here but on television. I feel like it’s Ev and that’s the only choice you have to buy at the car dealership. So I don’t want to watch electric nascar.. 5 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyK Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 I need sound. Whatever size the engine is, I enjoy the sound. Whirring electric motors doesn't work for me. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSheep214 Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 8 hours ago, slusher said:. I feel like it’s Ev and that’s the only choice you have to buy at the car dealership. So I don’t want to watch electric nascar.. Not anymore. The Big Three auto makers have already said they are no longer going to manufacture EV automobiles. They’re already losing millions of $$$$ already with current EVs unsold on dealer lots across the country. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stitchdup Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 i found another reason to watch ev racing, if it rains hard enough they might burst into flames 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stitchdup Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 39 minutes ago, BlackSheep214 said: Not anymore. The Big Three auto makers have already said they are no longer going to manufacture EV automobiles. They’re already losing millions of $$$$ already with current EVs unsold on dealer lots across the country. not really a surprise. people buying used cars didn't buy them because if they had the money to install the charging system at home they wouldn't be buying a used car. used car buyers aren't going to spend the same again to be able to use the car they just bought. and the green lobby completely missed this point when they handed subsidies to the people that could afford the evs already, instead of using it to push the second hand market because thats where most cars are sold each year and where the biggest green gains are to be made because those are where the poluting cars are. your new golf is always going be much cleaner running than your 75 year old beetle. if the original buyers cant sell their old car because its an ev, then they aren't going to buy one again. at the moment an ev is better as a lease car than a bought car and its going to be that way for a long time yet 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike 1017 Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 There could be a lot off racing technology that could be developed and transferred to EV's. I would watch it at least one time before I have an opinion about it. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brudda Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 I remember a cartoon in road and track many years ago. There was a couple from the late 1800’s in the city walking and the guy stepped in horse dung. The caption was “ I sure hope we get rid of these horses and have more cars. “ Well in the 70’s in Los Angeles there was a lot of smog. I was in high school and I heard a couple say “ I sure hope electric cars come out soon”. I have went to school for these electric cars . And do not like them at all. I need sound. Pistons , gas engines. I have been to most of the great racing circuits in the world and without the sound , the race would not be the same. I was at Daytona a few years ago and if there was no sound off those high banks, forget it. But technology is comming guys, AI the whole lot. We may hate it but it’s comming. Actually it’s here. I have a few friends that have bought Tesla’s last year. They are pretty wild. But still not for me. I would not attend an electric race. Now the laferrari that is not totally electric might work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TarheelRick Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 20 hours ago, CaddyDaddy said: Where do you think they want to go with this? Broke, out of business. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 Opinions are like belly buttons, everyone has one. My belly button doesn't like the idea of EV's racing in NASCAR. But I have lost interest in NASCAR for the last couple of decades based on what I felt were unwise changes to the entire racing formats and rules. I'm also not a fan of EV's in general, so depending on your own personal feelings about them, you understand that my opinion is different. I often look in on European Rally Car Racing on You Tube. There are a few EV"S starting to show up there as well. They make a sound like an early science fiction vehicle, more of a wherry sound. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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