Remember with the old car, one car had more spoiler, or less valance, or different bumpers, so it was always a constant ever changing template as balance was constantly shifting between the manufacturers.
Now, with Toyota being so dominant through the first half of the year, NASCAR has mandated that Toyota tone down their NATIONWIDE engines since Toyota has won 14 of the 21 races so far this year.
The mandate says to use a smaller spacer to reduce the horsepower by 15 horsepower. Ouch.
You'd think they'd have dyno'd out the engines and seen the disparity before unleashing them on the field this year but I guess this is one of those unknowns.
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Now, with Toyota being so dominant through the first half of the year, NASCAR has mandated that Toyota tone down their NATIONWIDE engines since Toyota has won 14 of the 21 races so far this year.
The mandate says to use a smaller spacer to reduce the horsepower by 15 horsepower. Ouch.
You'd think they'd have dyno'd out the engines and seen the disparity before unleashing them on the field this year but I guess this is one of those unknowns.
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As a Gibbs fan I'm outraged. Only 1 race has been one by someone who is not a Gibbs driver and Toyota, last year when Hendrick dominated Sprint Cup they didn't look into it and wouldn't dare to have had a middle of the year rule change. NASCAR has become so much like wrestling that now they are getting ad when who they want to win doesn't anymore.
ReplyDeleteWhy is Nascar changing the rules every week?
ReplyDeleteIt's their on going effort to keep the playing field level so no manufacturer or shop gets a distinct advantage.
ReplyDeleteIt does seem frustrating, as one manufacturer may put more effort into the engine program, and reap the rewards only to be shackled back down into the fold rather than forcing the other manufacturers to step up.