Obama Says no to NASCAR...

[kujito]

That's a good thing, is it?

Dunno, just saying. I'm sure you could build a much "better" XJ with $10k than I could with a few hundred.
I guess it depends on how you want to define "good." They go REAL fast, good for racing. They use a lot of really light and strong materials(titanium, carbon fiber), costly but also good for racing. Their technology ends up on road cars a lot more than NeckCAR, good for "us." (google F1 KERS, kinetic energy recovery system)
Those prices keep the field pretty small though, not so good for competition. That $400k motor is only good for 2 races, not good longevity.

I think there's an optional $30M cap this season with revised weight restrictions to keep the "low buck" teams at least in the running.

 

[Darky]

I'd like to see more like the Touring Car races in Europe. Cars built off of something that actually left the assembly line of whatever manufacturer, modified with better parts, but still easily recognizable as what it's based on.

 

[kujito]

Ya, DTM is great fun to watch. ALMS is fun too; multiple classes running @ VERY different speeds on the same track at the same time!

Jake FTW!