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Originally Posted by cuz68
Forget it, It will never be like that again.
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Like he says, that is never going to happen in NASCAR.
The equity of having the same shape body and being able to keep the power of all engines within a few HP, never lets the lead car finish 11 laps ahead of second place, as in the "GOOD OLE DAYS"
NASCAR is devoted more to showcasing driver talent, merchandising sponsors, and keeping the playing field level, than it is to promoting car brands in this day. Even though the manufacturers spend a big chunk of money on race programs the trickle down effect from race innovation to production line cars is very minimal any longer. Cup holder innovation isn't coming from NASCAR.
The cars in the horsepower wars today, aren't raced in the cup series so watching a ford win on Sunday doesn't equate to someone buying a new Shelby/5000/whiz bang/Bullit mustang on Monday because they saw it on TV.
The amount of deception that was going on in the 60s by people like Smokey Yunick, Hollman Moody, etc., the cars looked like they were stock, they were heavily modified for competition by means of cheating so the deception of stock cars was taking place then as well. It was just less noticeable from the fan side.
It ain't never going to be the same as it was in the 60s, even though stock wasn't stock back then either.
Another thing that has changed is BIG Bill France died and his son was at the helm, things changed some. When Brian France comes along things change more. As the management changes, the world changes, things in NASCAR must evolve too. Natural evolution.
Also the car culture has changed a ton since the sixties. Todays young adults look at their cars the same as they do their refrigerator or their washer and dryer, appliances. People can't work on their own cars as much as they did in the 60s because of the complexity, and they just plain don't have the desire to.
OMG, how did you get so much grease/dirt under your fingernails!!!!!
I pay someone to work on my car, don't you have enough money to pay someone to work on yours?
Watching racing has much more competition now in the electronics age. People would rather be on Facebook talking about themselves and spreading gossip than sitting at a race track, or devoting 3-4 hours of watching a cup race on TV.
Heck people don't even read books any longer. The younger generation can't do a math problem without a calculator. Spelling and comprehension is mirrored in the tests the gov't puts so much stock in, and we all know how low the scores are on those tests are because it's on the news seems like everyday.
When you live in the past, you will get left in the dust.
If there is something that's good, just leave it up to a human being to screw it up. It's a wonder we've survived as long as we have.
