Is this the end?

[Draggon]

I too miss the innovation of the Can-Am and 60's and 70's Indy. Just wait till these series become all-electric cars!

Ooooo, the "Volt Cup" yawning is mandatory. Oh wait, its here, courtesy of Toyschmota!

http://www.autoweek.com/article/20111223/CARNEWS/111229953

Edited September 5, 2012 by Draggon

[Chuck Most]

See why I love WRC so much, despite the fact that practically nobody in the US broadcasts it?

[Draggon]

There Ya go Chuck! Agreed!

[jbwelda]

to mix metaphors a bit, nascar is to auto racing as walmart is to shopping and both try hard to wipe out any competition so they have the field to themselves. only in america would roundy round racing have such a big following...so boring the crashes are the only thing to liven it up and make it the least bit interesting.

[Draggon]

I love roundy-round, but mostly on dirt. Think Vallejo Speedway ( defunct ) San Jose Speedway ( defunct ) and Antioch Speedway, thank goodness its still alive and well. World of Outlaws Sept 10!

[martinfan5]

to mix metaphors a bit, nascar is to auto racing as walmart is to shopping and both try hard to wipe out any competition so they have the field to themselves. only in america would roundy round racing have such a big following...so boring the crashes are the only thing to liven it up and make it the least bit interesting.

Lets look at why alot of the smaller series are not around or do not get a lot coverage on Tv, and there is one simple reason why.

Money, auto racing is dependent on money, and money alone, so when a race series or teams dont not get sponsorship, they dont race, end of story. NASCAR is the biggest race series in America, it gets the most viewer ship , there for its going to get the most money from corparte sponsors, because they know that they have much better chance of getting a return on their investment .

I would love to see all the other smaller series get tv time all time, not just selected few race's, but its not going to happen, because it takes money for that to happen, money the company's are not willing to spend on the lower series.

So if the Tv networks( Speed Tv) does not have the sponsor's to make up for paying for the television rights, they are not going to air the series on Tv.

So you can blame NASCAR all you want, but only a small part of the blame really goes to them.

So lets take a moment and think about something, the merger between series could infact be a good thing, with NASCAR taking over, there is a good chance that we might see more of both series on TV, better coverage, so lets wait and see what happens, but its not going to happen tell 2014 I think.

[slantasaurus]

NO, this is The End.......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGmAmJFUvzM

[jbwelda]

i do have to temper my above response a bit in that i do give credit to the form (nascar) for a couple of things: having to run in high speed packs (never an easy thing to do and disasterous consequences if you mess up, and that the cars are all sort of "formula" cars that dont vary that much from one to the other (right? i mean aside from little tricks eaking out very slight advantages?) making the races a total "drivers" race. but for me thats part of the problem too...there isnt much development in the individual cars (again, right?) and thats part of what i enjoy about racing.

[martinfan5]

i do have to temper my above response a bit in that i do give credit to the form (nascar) for a couple of things: having to run in high speed packs (never an easy thing to do and disasterous consequences if you mess up, and that the cars are all sort of "formula" cars that dont vary that much from one to the other (right? i mean aside from little tricks eaking out very slight advantages?) making the races a total "drivers" race. but for me thats part of the problem too...there isnt much development in the individual cars (again, right?) and thats part of what i enjoy about racing.

You are correct and both counts, and I agree, the cars/chassis are all the same, there is no room to try things out, be different. Its gotten to uniform, NASCAR is more and more like the old IROC series was, you really can call NASCAR a spec series, sure teams can do things, but nothing that alters the chassis or the body.

[2002p51]

Some of you guys need to get off the couch, away from TV racing, and get out to a local short track. That's where real racing happens every week!

[Joe Handley]

Ooooo, the "Volt Cup" yawning is mandatory. Oh wait, its here, courtesy of Toyschmota!

http://www.autoweek.com/article/20111223/CARNEWS/111229953

I've had the misfortune of racing against some Volts and one of the Lexus hybrids on Forza 4 in the city car class races and those hybrids are QUICK! when you have to chase them down in a Chevy Aveo/Sonic type city car! Only only way I could catch and pass those was in the corners where they couldn't run as fast as my cheap little Chevy. Could be interesting to see some on the track and running for lap times instead of MPG's.

[Draggon]

I must admit to be a bit intrigued by this one. Sounded pretty awesome exiting the pits using the electric motor, then bump starting the gas engine!

[Guest G Holding]

Agree with Drew....I still think by reading these comments, short track and sprint / midget racing has been overlooked as the supply side for NASCAR drivers...I still remember watching Kasey Kahne running TQ's and midgets/ sprints all the same night and track.

[deja-view]

I love ALMS! NAzzzzzzzzzzCAR sucks. round and round and round, then someone intentionally bashes into someone else, then round and round and round, then someone else hits the wall causing a big car-totalling wreck, then round and round and round, then someone intentionally blocks and/or hits someone else...then the helmet throwing, cursing, and sanctions comeout. Next week ----- more of the same. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

God help 'em if they had to turn right.

[bandit1]

God help 'em if they had to turn right.

AU CONTRAIRE!...they do...Watkins Glen and Sonoma CA....