The Frontstretch: Voices From the Heartland: CoT and ToT soon to be NoT by Jeff Meyer -- Thursday March 16, 2006

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Voices From the Heartland: CoT and ToT soon to be NoT

Jeff Meyer · Thursday March 16, 2006

 

Whine all you want, but the simple truth is, both the Car of Tomorrow (CoT) and the Toyota of Tomorrow (ToT) will soon be the NASCAR of Tomorrow (NoT). As time passes by, there is nothing that can be done because that’s what the Big BF (Brian France) wants in the sport’s future.

Personally, I don’t see what all the fuss is about. As it stands now, if you lined up one car from each of the manufacturers currently in the series, took away the paint and the noses, VERY few people could tell you which was which. They are already as generic as can be.

The CoT will be no different than what we have today, so why cry about it? If anything the racing WILL improve, and it definitely features some safety improvements for the drivers. All NASCAR is doing is slightly changing the dimensions of an already generic product. I would wager to say that the old timers of this sport would say they already are racing the Car of Tomorrow compared to the various makes and models of yesteryear.

Think about it for a moment. If the southern moonshiners had found that the best vehicle to ply their trade way back when were school buses, we’d be watching NASBAR every weekend. (National Association for School Bus Auto Racing). School buses, coupled with marketing as it is today, would probably be raking in even more dollars for the France family than NASCAR in its current state. I mean, there is just soooo much more room on a bus for sponsors.

The same is true when it comes to Toyota. This sport was made by guys that took what was at hand and made it fast to suit their purpose. If, way back when, there had been Toyotas handy that fit that bill, we may have been watching them race for many years now.

Toyota is NO threat to this American sport. Going back to what I said earlier, put a plain, no nose "˜Toyota’ next to the Ford, Chevy, and Dodge and I defy you to tell me which is which.

Of course, there is also the argument for the ToT that only "˜American’ cars should be allowed in NASCAR. How American is the German owned Dodge? How many Ford jobs have gone to Mexico? How many Camrys are made in the U.S.? The cars we watch every weekend are already the same. They have nothing in common with "˜stock’ cars in production today. One more is not going to make a difference.

This sport didn’t suffer when Dodge got out for many years, and it won’t suffer when Toyota gets in. The best way to send them packing is to beat the pants off them, every week, all the time.

Wake up people. This already IS the NASCAR of Tomorrow, and they’ve been driving the Car of Tomorrow for years now!

As for me, I’m a Chevy man! Toyota don’t scare me! Run what ya brung, I say. If you "˜brung’ a Toyota, that’s your problem. Just remember, whatever ya brung"¦

Stay off the wall,

Jeff

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dave
03/16/2006 01:30 AM
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It’s not where the cars are manufactured it’s
where the profits end up
Dave

HUDSON HORNET
03/16/2006 06:34 AM
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Oh yeah?!

Well, in a few years—after Japan buys NA$CAR lock, stock and barrel as a turn-key operation, will you still be saying the same things?

Is there a Bristol, Japan? Do you know the currency exchange betwixt dollars and yen? Maybe loyal fans will consider a move to the Land Of The Rising Sun.

Ah-So?
Tora, Tora, Tora!!!

I enjoyed the article though, as usual.

Thanx.

Will
03/16/2006 12:32 PM
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If it is all about where the dollars end up, lets ban Dodge right now. Those profits are going to Germany! Weren’t they just as big an enemy in WWII?

Dave
03/16/2006 06:48 PM
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I agree; I’ve said for some time now that Nascar should go back to racing stock cars; I realize they can’t race the front wheel drive, but in my opinion they should race the cars body as it is built by the manufacturer, be it chevy, ford, dodge, or even toyota. I know, everyboby has an opinion, but when you can’t tell one from another, how do they expect to keep the auto companies sponsorship?

 

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