I know most of the cars are purpose built for oval racing, but
I imagine that the cars they drive at Watkins Glen might actually
be "interesting" to drive. They have a ton of power, not that much
downforce (as compared to an other race cars) and big wide
Goodyear tires. Anyway, I can't imagine that someone like Boris Said
would bother to drive one unless it was, at the very least, "interesting".

(Or maybe they're paying him a lot of money) :D

Boris likely does it beacuse its a paying job. Touted as a "road racing specialist" teams may find their odds better with him than a less experienced "roundy round" specialist. That said, I would imagine the cars not so fun to drive, even at the glen. Who wants a 3500lb car!

I think the Glen race would be much more fun if they ran the Boot.. lot more "brake" problems and "rubbin is racin" stuff... alls Im sayin'

I enjoy watching NASCAR especially with my 4 year old son who knows all the drivers, by sight, car and sponsor. And their Nationwide cars...and some of the trucks. Sometimes, it's a bit boring, so I can do other things and catch the end of the race.

They have been very successful at building an accessible sport that you can visit every week without knowing all the behind the scenes drama. The 9 hours of preshow can fill you in if need be. :) Positive camber is interesting to see :) The new COT actually looks like it's going around "loose"/slightly sideways since they have found that's how to get max downforce.

Road racing is hard to follow in person (anyone ever go to Summit to watch a race?) The NASCAR drivers typically hate the road courses. That's always funny to see them complaining about it.

I attended the Martinsville race this past weekend. As a road racing fan, I was not expecting to be THAT impressed with the show, but I was wrong. It was great short track racing and not just roundy roundy. You could clearly see the strategy and watch the whole thing unfold. With a radio, I heard everything the crews and drivers were saying. I was sad to see Scott Speed knocked out. I don't know what the TV broadcast was saying, but he had a car to win. Just like road racing, the leaders really had to deal with traffic and those who did it best won. Gordon was clearly the fastest guy in the open track, but when they came to traffic he lost his momentum. Johnson, Hamilin, etc.. were able to get him. I really think more people should go check it out and not just stand back taking shots at NASCAR from afar.

I had a hard time watching Martinsville since it was so short and found something else to do. I like going to Dover. 1 mile is enough to stretch the cars out a bit and get a good run going. It's wild to be there and "hear" the yellows come out as everyone throttles back.

Talladega is interesting to watch. I don't fully understand how the drafting there works, but guys can lay back the whole race and then team up and make a run for it in the last couple of laps and win the damn thing. Almost happened for Carl Edwards last fall but he bumped the guy he was drafting and crashed out.

I like NASCAR.

Been to the races a few times.

I like running with former NASCAR cars in HSR (#3,400, 10" slicks). Most have fresh not "strictly" regulated or choked down motors. ;) They have their own class, put on a good show at all the road courses I / HSR runs and they slip slide that sh*t (the good ones) as well as most urpeen car drovers.

They don't typically do the enduros; they are the former road course cars; they are a tight knit racing group out to have as much fun as their non-NASCAR runnin' friends are having. Best part, you can get into one with a semi-fresh motor / trans for ~$30K and have a blast on all the great tracks us "road course" guys drove.

It's all good. :D

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This is where they are running this year (HSR) if you want to check them out:

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I'm a old closet Nascar fan as well although I prefer the older drovers and only because that's the guy's I used to watch in the 90's and I got the chance to meet most of them through my business connections with Coke. To me the best races were at small tracks epically Bristol. I had pit passes/access for the entire race(s) and spent the entire race with the pit crews and drivers in the infield . The thing with Bristol was you had to keep your head on a swivel during the race as wrecked cars would come into the infield where you may be standing in whatever shape they wrecked in, on fire or whatever and may be heading your way very quickly. It just added to the excitement. Couple of pics from2002.

This one's been for sale in the back of the SCCA magazine for a while:
https://www.dupontregistry.com/Autos...?itemid=545664

With 800 HP, I could pass Gt-3s. :)

Gotta love that a 2006 NASCAP is vintage. Heck, with pushrod engines, carbs, sold rear axles, etc. they are vintage out of the box!

Wonder what the tire budget would be?