Lack of cars on pavement

Rapid Rick · 8/14/16, 5:52 PM

NASCAR was hiring in the 90's and guys were in a hurry to get pavement experience. What does pavement experience get these guys now?

racer5c · 8/14/16, 5:58 PM

they didn't have specialized pavement cars, that was the difference, the cars might be more stable today but not as fun to watch and the racing isn't as good as it was

racer5c · 8/14/16, 6:00 PM

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Originally Posted by david mitchell

You take money off the top and spread it down.It is not that difficult. It is called purse restructuring. By the way I just read in the August issue of Speedway Illustrated magazine that Mike Bliss won the 1993 Silver Crown title with one car. They made a few adjustments on the car between dirt and pavement but that was it. Hmmmmm.

and the racing was much better

ronmil · 8/14/16, 6:01 PM

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Originally Posted by trannyman

Really?that's what you got out of that?

I'm not sure I understand your post

david mitchell · 8/14/16, 6:02 PM

Hubie, I don't think Chip Ganassi cares about the USAC silver crown division.Mike Bliss won the 1993 Silver Crown title with one car. It ran pavement and dirt. Please don't tell me that it can't be done now due to physics. What does this mean.

Hubie · 8/14/16, 6:07 PM

Like was stated earlier. The very make up of the load and the way the suspension works

are you wanting a discussion, or a pissing match

because most of the time I can't tell. It's why I don't post on here much

david mitchell · 8/14/16, 6:12 PM

Hubie,I don't think the loads and physics are different from 1993. Speedway Illustrated August 2016. Interview with Mike Bliss.

Charles Nungester · 8/14/16, 6:30 PM

I've been to two pavement sprint races in my life, The night Staab won IRP and Winchester about three years later. I thought the IRP race was great. Cars getting sideways a bit. Lots of passing.

Went to Winchester three or four years later and there were about five special cars and most of the rest weren't cars normally switched from dirt to asphalt. Only two I remember from that day anyway that were switching were the Smith Brothers. Dustin and Cory.

Anyway the Winchester race was like terrible. Dave Steel in a lowered pavement only tilted motor car lapped up to third. They had NASCAR street stocks at the same show and that was ten times neater.

Anyway. I always thought the PAVEMENT and DIRT PORTIONS OF USAC are what made it a bee line series for NASCAR and prior to that INDY. Fast in a midget on both or fast in a crown on both and you got a head start, So much so that Toyota, Red Bull, Ganassi and others would INVEST IN A DRIVER to run the series two or three years. A year in ARCA or XFinity and then Sprint Cup.

Oh well. I thought they could keep it going at least in the midgets.
You used to have Triple crown events at like Phoenix

racer-x · 8/14/16, 6:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Honest-Sam

$1,632.00 if you mount them yourself.

So 3rd pays $2000 and 4th pays $1500. Add a test date and you would have to finish 2nd for the tire bill alone. I think a slot machine pays better odds.

Hubie · 8/14/16, 6:40 PM

So just like Tony's tantrum your going to tell everybody that makes all these race car parts that they are no longer needed?

How about a spec car? Oh, they tried that already.

This deal has been broken since the took the Dirt Miles off the Championship Calendar in 1971

I don't know Dave, I wrote what I thought. You got about 200 words in this entire thread

what do you think needs to be done

Kurtis Krafts?

8/14/16, 6:30 PM	#58 Re: Lack of cars on pavement
Charles Nungester Senior Member Race Count This Year: 6 Race Count Last Year: 14 Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 21,224	I've been to two pavement sprint races in my life, The night Staab won IRP and Winchester about three years later. I thought the IRP race was great. Cars getting sideways a bit. Lots of passing. Went to Winchester three or four years later and there were about five special cars and most of the rest weren't cars normally switched from dirt to asphalt. Only two I remember from that day anyway that were switching were the Smith Brothers. Dustin and Cory. Anyway the Winchester race was like terrible. Dave Steel in a lowered pavement only tilted motor car lapped up to third. They had NASCAR street stocks at the same show and that was ten times neater. Anyway. I always thought the PAVEMENT and DIRT PORTIONS OF USAC are what made it a bee line series for NASCAR and prior to that INDY. Fast in a midget on both or fast in a crown on both and you got a head start, So much so that Toyota, Red Bull, Ganassi and others would INVEST IN A DRIVER to run the series two or three years. A year in ARCA or XFinity and then Sprint Cup. Oh well. I thought they could keep it going at least in the midgets. You used to have Triple crown events at like Phoenix __________________ Charles Nungester