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To: Chode

Way cool.
Somebody was trashing Nascar as slow on road courses on a racing forum and I pointed out the Nationwide cars were running the same lap times at Mid-Ohio last weekend as the Can Am cars did in 69.

1,280 posted on 08/21/2013 5:37:29 PM PDT by nascarnation (Democrats control the Presidency, Senate, and Media. It's an uphill climb....)

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To: nascarnation

question, what kind of times are we talkin here?

1,283 posted on 08/21/2013 7:39:10 PM PDT by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)

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To: nascarnation

Tire technology has progressed considerably since Can-Am’s day. But compared to some other series today, NASCAR *is* slow on road courses. IndyCar does roughly the same lap times (not speeds, mind you) at Sonoma using a configuration about half a mile longer than Sprint Cup uses. And speaking of which, I’d love to see Sprint Cup go back to using the Caroussel there.

I’d also love to see Sprint Cup run Road America. That could be entertaining!

1,284 posted on 08/22/2013 6:26:05 AM PDT by ZirconEncrustedTweezers (The average American voter is an idiot. Which is how the Dems want it.)

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To: nascarnation

Also, I suspect a Nationwide car is a little less scary to drive than a Can-Am car. :)

1,285 posted on 08/22/2013 6:28:15 AM PDT by ZirconEncrustedTweezers (The average American voter is an idiot. Which is how the Dems want it.)

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