Speaking of Hawaii...what do you guys think of NASCAR's Car Of Tomorrow? My own personal feeling is that it's an absolutely hideous piece of junk that doesn't look like any production car on the market, has a front end that has a very disconcerting tendancy to cut down the rear tires of cars in front of it in tight traffic situations, is much more difficult to service on pit road, and has severe chassis dynamic and aerodynamic issues. Some of the bugs will be worked out eventually, but the idea of NASCAR making up it's own car is something I don't agree with. NASCAR is supposed to be about American sedans, not in-house designed spec racers...it might be a little safer in some situations, but it just isn't true to the basic premise of the sport.
I thought it was very odd that Dale Jarrett's trunk was sheared off in an accident at Bristol...it was tethered , so it didn't actually leave the car, but that was the only time I could read what was painted on the trunk...sponsors will be very upset about the loss of exposure because that @@##!* wing is in the way...
And, for some reason, a lot of the teams were using thinner exhaust tubing, and several drivers had carbon monoxide poisoning symptoms post-race...Brian Vickers burned his backside when his broke midrace.
I don't mind Toyota coming into NASCAR, but I do have a problem with so many teams desperately trying to find a spot in an already crowded field...and adding starting positions, which I seriously doubt NASCAR will do, isn't feasible. And the Chase For The Cup should have been 12 drivers all along...
I think NASCAR is a little too big for it's own good...there's some overkill in there somewhere. TV ratings are down, and not all tracks are selling out any more...the season is too long, and so are some of the races...the COT sucks...other than that, it isn't too bad.
Dan