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thstone · 03-04-2014, 11:41 AM

NASCAR has decided to limit the cars in many ways (body, engine, suspension, tires, etc) to ensure full fields (cost-wise), create a more even playing field (competition-wise), encourage as much passing as possible, and generate ten's of leader changes per race. NASCAR believes that these constraints create the type of racing that their audience likes best.

NASCAR readily admits that motorsports in the modern era are no longer pure pursuits of speed or technical prowness. Even F1 has rules and limits on many aspects of performance and technology. The idea that any professional racing series offers true "open-rules" racing is a fantasy.

Its very easy to criticize the NASCAR formula - but the results speak for themselves: depending on the metric, NASCAR is definitely in the Top 4 (NFL, MLB, NBA, and NASCAR) of all professional sports in the US in terms of popuarity, size of fanbase, number of people who attend races, and value of mechandise sold. Many reliable sources typically place NASCAR as #2 of the Top 4 behind only the NFL.

03-04-2014, 11:41 AM	#11
thstone Certified Boxster Addict Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 7,669	NASCAR has decided to limit the cars in many ways (body, engine, suspension, tires, etc) to ensure full fields (cost-wise), create a more even playing field (competition-wise), encourage as much passing as possible, and generate ten's of leader changes per race. NASCAR believes that these constraints create the type of racing that their audience likes best. NASCAR readily admits that motorsports in the modern era are no longer pure pursuits of speed or technical prowness. Even F1 has rules and limits on many aspects of performance and technology. The idea that any professional racing series offers true "open-rules" racing is a fantasy. Its very easy to criticize the NASCAR formula - but the results speak for themselves: depending on the metric, NASCAR is definitely in the Top 4 (NFL, MLB, NBA, and NASCAR) of all professional sports in the US in terms of popuarity, size of fanbase, number of people who attend races, and value of mechandise sold. Many reliable sources typically place NASCAR as #2 of the Top 4 behind only the NFL. __________________ 1999 996 C2 - sold - bought back - sold for more 1997 Spec Boxster BSR #254 1979 911 SC POC Licensed DE/TT Instructor Last edited by thstone; 03-06-2014 at 11:28 AM.