Comments on: Time to leave NASCAR http://www.allpar.com/weblogs/2009/05/04/time-to-leave-nascar/ Chrysler, car, and other discussions by Allpar contributors Wed, 10 Aug 2011 22:43:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: SixShooter http://www.allpar.com/weblogs/2009/05/04/time-to-leave-nascar/comment-page-1/#comment-77481 SixShooter Sun, 10 May 2009 23:42:42 +0000 http://www.allpar.com/weblogs/?p=762#comment-77481 My 09 Challenger R/T gets so many looks, and people confuse it (namewise) for a Charger (it looks more like a "real" Charger (68-74) than does the current version). To bail from NASCAR, as much as I hate the circus it has become, would be a mistake. My 09 Challenger R/T gets so many looks, and people confuse it (namewise) for a Charger (it looks more like a “real” Charger (68-74) than does the current version). To bail from NASCAR, as much as I hate the circus it has become, would be a mistake.

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]]> By: Mopar or Nocar http://www.allpar.com/weblogs/2009/05/04/time-to-leave-nascar/comment-page-1/#comment-77457 Mopar or Nocar Thu, 07 May 2009 17:09:45 +0000 http://www.allpar.com/weblogs/?p=762#comment-77457 Even in the 60’s NASCAR drove Ronnie Householder crazy. Chevy and Ford were running multi-carbs to try and compete with the Hemi, then the Hemi restrictor plates, yes the are still used today BUT they were invented to slow the Hemi, they effectively banned the HEMI and now they are pretty much using ‘spec’ engines in ‘spec cars’. You know it’s true, what version of ANY current NASCAR engine was ever sold for the street? In '66 they came out with the 1000 engine rule, that's why we got the Street Hemi, remember? As far as Craftsman Truck goes, Dodge couldn’t buy a win, then suddenly in 2002 they were the ones to beat, untouchable, I couldn’t figure it except that higher compression was allowed beginning that year. This went on for about 4 years until Toyota appears (who also couldn’t buy a win) and after a year and a half, with Dodge winning all the time, LIKE A SWITCH WAS FLIPPED Dodge stops winning and Toyota can’t be beat! Since that day Dodge has one only one race! Could this series not be any more FIXED??? But to walk away now is only telling the few remaining people who still have faith in the company that it’s time to go buy Toyota or Honda, ‘cause we quit! No way baby – GO DODGE!!! Even in the 60’s NASCAR drove Ronnie Householder crazy. Chevy and Ford were running multi-carbs to try and compete with the Hemi, then the Hemi restrictor plates, yes the are still used today BUT they were invented to slow the Hemi, they effectively banned the HEMI and now they are pretty much using ‘spec’ engines in ‘spec cars’. You know it’s true, what version of ANY current NASCAR engine was ever sold for the street? In ’66 they came out with the 1000 engine rule, that’s why we got the Street Hemi, remember?

As far as Craftsman Truck goes, Dodge couldn’t buy a win, then suddenly in 2002 they were the ones to beat, untouchable, I couldn’t figure it except that higher compression was allowed beginning that year. This went on for about 4 years until Toyota appears (who also couldn’t buy a win) and after a year and a half, with Dodge winning all the time, LIKE A SWITCH WAS FLIPPED Dodge stops winning and Toyota can’t be beat! Since that day Dodge has one only one race! Could this series not be any more FIXED???

But to walk away now is only telling the few remaining people who still have faith in the company that it’s time to go buy Toyota or Honda, ‘cause we quit! No way baby – GO DODGE!!!

]]> By: HEMIhead http://www.allpar.com/weblogs/2009/05/04/time-to-leave-nascar/comment-page-1/#comment-77455 HEMIhead Thu, 07 May 2009 01:03:45 +0000 http://www.allpar.com/weblogs/?p=762#comment-77455 Sure its important! Its important to Chrysler that thousands of people who watch these races see a Dodge sticker on a car. Its important to the people who fill the Dodge section of the grandstands at the races every Sunday. Yes, Nascar is in it to make money, so is Chrysler. Does anybody think Chrysler is only in it because they are sad and want to reminisce about the past? They want to advertise and sell cars. I can guarantee that when those lowly few Dodges are at the front of the field or win the race it means alot to those people. 6 cars out of 43! Your damn right it means something. I hope they can continue. Everytime I watch and see a Dodge marching to the front of the field I can't stop grinin' and get a lump in my throat. GO-DODGE-GO!!!! Sure its important! Its important to Chrysler that thousands of people who watch these races see a Dodge sticker on a car. Its important to the people who fill the Dodge section of the grandstands
at the races every Sunday. Yes, Nascar is in it to make money, so is Chrysler. Does anybody think Chrysler is only in it because they are sad and want to reminisce about the past? They want to advertise and sell cars. I can guarantee that when those lowly few Dodges are at the front of the field or win the race it means alot to those people. 6 cars out of 43! Your damn right it means something. I hope they can continue. Everytime I watch and see a Dodge marching to the front of the field I can’t stop grinin’ and get a lump in my throat.
GO-DODGE-GO!!!!

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