[Lib-Lickers 2]

I remember when they were called “stock” cars

[snoringbear]

“ I remember when they were called “stock” cars.”
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Yeh, me too. And fans could tell a Ford, Chevy, Plymouth, Mercury, Pontiac, etc from each other. Now, everyone runs the same engine, gears, sheet metal all has the exact same coefficient of drag which forces string racing. I hate string racing.

[Svartalfiar]

I remember when they were called “stock” cars

Yup, I've been drifting away since they started with the "Car of Tomorrow" crap. They've ruined all the RnD that goes into these cars from the companies. There are so many restrictions and regulations that every car is now physically the same. A Ford, Chevy, Toyota, etc. NASCAR vehicle are impossible to tell apart. Every bolt is the same size in the same spot. Every pipe comes from the same place and goes to the same place. The only restrictions they should have is overall size, engine compartment size, and safety requirements. Let the manufacturers ave fun with the rest!

[SamAdams76]

I went to a few NASCAR races when I was in the Marine Corps in the early 1980s. I remember the tailgating in the parking lot and the red coolers full of Budweiser. The sounds of revving engines and the smell of racing fuel and burning rubber in the air. Always deep blue sky with puffy clouds above.

Never did make heads or tails out of what was going on down at the track. But otherwise I had a swell time going to those races.