tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24366637.post114770567184761185..comments2024-01-11T19:29:38.859-05:00Comments on Life in the Turn Lane: Toyota but one factor accelerating change in the business of racingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24366637.post-1148010933488316222006-05-18T23:55:00.000-04:002006-05-18T23:55:00.000-04:00anonymous, you keep digging a credibility hole. T...anonymous, you keep digging a credibility hole. The Truck motor was never an option for the Winston Cup program.<BR/><BR/>"Lifetime banishment?" What are you talking about?Monkeesfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14522953722006761283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24366637.post-1148006337277215782006-05-18T22:38:00.000-04:002006-05-18T22:38:00.000-04:00REALLY monkeesfan? Did you work in the Industry? y...REALLY monkeesfan? Did you work in the Industry? yeah you must not have got the memo...Yeah and Ray Evernham just wanted to try somthing different, Lifetime banishment? or Headup Dodge's cup program? Some day, some one, is gonna pen a tell all book, It'll be the "Divinci Code" of NASCAR and I will so be there to serve your crow, Would Monsuer care for Red WHINE or White WHINE Bon Apptite'!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24366637.post-1147992480597640682006-05-18T18:48:00.000-04:002006-05-18T18:48:00.000-04:00anonymous is digging a bigger credibility hole her...anonymous is digging a bigger credibility hole here. It was a brand new engine that the Winston Cup teams raced from the start of 2001 onward; they never used the Truck engine in the Cup series. <BR/><BR/>Dodge had the best motor, so NASCAR narrowed their cylinder width. It's that simple.Monkeesfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14522953722006761283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24366637.post-1147977658582138672006-05-18T14:40:00.000-04:002006-05-18T14:40:00.000-04:00DODGE with the BEST motor!!! Don't make me laugh, ...DODGE with the BEST motor!!! Don't make me laugh, NASCAR let Dodge use the "Truck" motor until they could keep a cup motor alive for more then 50 laps, and ROUSH had his own toll free number to NASCAR it was 1-800-CRY-BABY, if CHevrolet had the BEST motor why on earth is there a Chevy motor with FORD heads at RCR...they where trying to find out WHY Ford made more power!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24366637.post-1147932445603916882006-05-18T02:07:00.000-04:002006-05-18T02:07:00.000-04:00anonymous is kidding, right?"NASCAR has long taken...anonymous is kidding, right?<BR/><BR/>"NASCAR has long taken care of Ford." Have they? NASCAR has never been particularly nice to Ford; the bias of its rule changes over the decades has always been toward Chevrolet, from engine placement to wieght distribution to cylinder heads - everything. <BR/><BR/>Dodge had the best motor, so NASCAR narrowed their cylinder width, which helped Chevy more than Ford and gave Chevy spoiler and airdam concessions to make a raceable car out of the Monte Carlo Intimidator. When they ran the roof spoiler package, Chevy was allowed to run a narrower roof spoiler.<BR/><BR/>Based on the budding monopoly of Toyota in the Trucks, Roush may have reason for his concerns here.Monkeesfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14522953722006761283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24366637.post-1147877930329214012006-05-17T10:58:00.000-04:002006-05-17T10:58:00.000-04:00Parity? There may be parity for jack roush and pos...Parity? There may be parity for jack roush and possibly 5 Chevy and 3 Dodge teams, but what about the other 30 teams? jack roush is worried about Toyota, because his<BR/>5 teams might not have a lock every weekend. When there isn't 3 to 5 roush cars in the top 5 or 10,<BR/>then talk about parity. All he talks about is the money Toyota is going to spend. Nasscar has long taken care of ford, so ole jackie boy needn't worry. Best example the new fusion, approved before it ever went on sale. Ever heard of Chevy or Dodge getting to do that? Also the new fusion(taurus) came out of the box running better than the taurus(fusion). Have you ever heard of a new car be immediately the best without being tweaked? Also the fusion is a four door compact car, that is now a two door full sized race car. Have you ever heard of Chevy doing that? No, jack you don't have to worry nasscar will never let ford, especially your fords not be the best.So, stop all this talk about money, it's all about ford not having to work to be the best. jack roush said the same thing about Dodge when they decided to get back into Nasscar, they haven't dominated or taken over. He complained that Nasscar would let Dodge have the best motors, what did they do, let ford have all new, more hp motor. He complained that they would let Dodge have the aero advantage, so what did they do, they let ford change the nose and tail of the taurus every year, but Nasscar wouldn't let Chevy and Dodge change theirs even when there was a rules change. So, let's not confuse jack roush's complaining about money with real issue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24366637.post-1147723152189523562006-05-15T15:59:00.000-04:002006-05-15T15:59:00.000-04:00Yes there is a level of hypocrisy in Jack Roush's ...Yes there is a level of hypocrisy in Jack Roush's criticisms of Toyota. That, though, doesn't make those criticisms invalid. <BR/><BR/>Does anyone seriously think NASCAR will stop Toyota from bankrupting the competition in the sport the way it has wherever it has raced? This isn't like when Dodge came in, as Dodge came in without close to the same level of resources or ruthlessness displayed by Toyota. <BR/><BR/>We're seeing it in the Trucks; Toyota won a third of the season's races last year and is still racking up the wins this year, and they are increasing the costs involved because they spend far more in money and engineering than the other brands can afford. Dodge was basically priced into cutting back to one team (Hamilton Racing) while Chevy is not a factor and Ford's only success has been with Mark Martin's Truckwhacking runs.<BR/><BR/>As for the sport's business model, no one has asked what ought to be a pertinent question - why SHOULD the business model change? Why SHOULD multicar teams be allowed to dominate? That $15 million a sponsor spends to be an associate on a multicar team is not getting that sponsor the exposure bang being a primary sponsor still gets, and the growth of multicar outfits has retracted the number of competitive organizations in the sport.<BR/><BR/>This sport needs to fundamentally rethink the business model it ought to have.Monkeesfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14522953722006761283noreply@blogger.com