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Originally Posted by Russ
Two winged drivers take off the wing and finish first and second. Imagine that? I could have swore I read on here USAC drivers were the best in the world.
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I never said nothing about the best. Just pointing out Jac won the equivalent of four Kings Royals in one non wing race.
As for prefference, Yeah its non wing to view.
As for driving, I think both make a much more rounded driver. The winged guys say things happen in slow motion NW with tells me it speeds up their reaction times and decision making with the Wing.
The NW helps you find the edge and hold it where a wing might help you through tough situations
I also think the little guy has a better shot at NW. many times it isn't necessary to have absolute top equiptment and 950 HP. I THINK DD is proving that fact this year more than any other of the past ten or so for him.
I do know that a couple years ago WoO if you didn't have the absolute best of everything, You were running for tenth. We're playing Catch Up this season "THE KING"
One thing about Eldora, its run the same winged or not, Jac was good winged or not before the Million. Stevie is fast there and at times looked like a fish out of water but was able to get comfortable with it and run the wall NW. It paid off.
I just don't see much passing in Winged racing. Expecially if there aren't two distinct separate grooves. It gets a lot better the longer a race goes green as the leader no longer has the only clean air on the track. It also can be exciting. I've watched races at Eldora where the leader half tracked em but by mid race the crowd was acoming and battles ensued.
Question, Could Donny Shatz race a sprint, midget and champ, Both dirt and pavement, Win in both and finish top five in all three?
Its one reason I see the USAC guys being competitive in the bigger leauges over the WoO guys. Blaneys had some success and of course he won the champ car division of USAC. IMHO the rear engine thing is a moot point, Its a RACE CAR and whats more important in say INDY is AERODYNAMICS which isn't normally a part of NW racing
Id say USAC is the toughest overall series but not toughest to win races at.