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Originally Posted by edpontiac91
When NASCAR was in the '80's, you had Chevy-Pontiac-Olds-Buick-Plymouth-Dodge-Ford-Mercury models running around. All of these cars had the exterior body styles of the STOCK car design, and you could root for your brand because you could pick out those models from a distance. Now the only thing that separates them is the decal on the front grills. One day it may even come down to a company making 43 identical race cars, and you pick a number out of a hat and that's your car! They did it that way with the IROC cars, they were ALL built by a company near Tinton Falls, and the drivers were given their cars by random.
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I think the IROC cars are still like that. Those races are a lot of fun to watch. The best was like two years ago when Kinser barrel rolled his car on the back stretch, and landed right side up!
You're right about the nascar cars too. They used to be factory backed and partially engineered cars, and that's what started the "race on Sunday, buy on Monday" saying. Whatever manufacturer won Sunday's race, people would go out and buy on Monday. Now all the cars are the exact same car! I think manufacturers still have a hand in the engine development, but I'm not 100% sure with the new rules. But the cars themselves are identical. I personally think it sucks. You're only routing for a driver now, not a manufacturer. I think it's more fun to watch the truck races now. At least they still go fast lol