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09-15-2007, 08:36 PM
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Pony cars coming to busch series?
I was reading this today on Jayski's, what a great idea to race Camaro's Challengers, Mustangs, and a to be determined toyota product. Hopefully they would be stock, and V8's. I think it would make for some great racing. Just think stock cars based on stock cars! Here is the article;
Pony Cars Coming To Series: NASCAR hopes to inject new life into its Busch Series by changing the types of cars raced, beginning as early as 2009, according to multiple sources familiar with the project. If plans go according to schedule, the next-generation Busch Series cars will be Chevy Camaros, Dodge Challengers, Ford Mustangs and an as-yet-to-be named Toyota model, sources said. Ford overhauled the Mustang as a 1960s-retro model in 2005, to positive critical and commercial results. Chevrolet and Dodge will release similarly retro-themed Camaros and Challengers, respectively, by the 2009 model year. The Mustang, Camaro and Challenger all are two-door coupes with rear-wheel drive and available V-8 engines, a hugely popular combination in the halcyon days of 1960s muscle cars. A switch to these cars - plus whichever model Toyota chooses to campaign - would make a huge amount of sense, as it would help the Busch Series have its own distinct identity apart from Nextel Cup and help remove the stigma of the series as "Cup Lite," as some call it now. Sources familiar with the project said NASCAR has discussed the idea of switching cars with the manufacturers and has received a positive reception for the idea.(SPEEDtv.com)(9-15-2007)
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09-15-2007, 09:31 PM
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It would certainly be better than truck racing.
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09-17-2007, 01:59 PM
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Pony Car race
Could be good IF there's no Toyota. I try my best to leave foreign stuff alone.
I don't watch NASCAR now because of the foreign stuff.
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09-17-2007, 02:16 PM
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Originally Posted by LAAllison
Could be good IF there's no Toyota. I try my best to leave foreign stuff alone.
I don't watch NASCAR now because of the foreign stuff.
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OK....
Chevy - Built in Canada
Ford - Built in Mexico
Dodge - Built in Canada
Toyota - Built in USA
You're right, until Ford, Chevy & Dodge bring those jobs back to the US, I wouldn't watch it either.
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09-17-2007, 02:59 PM
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I'M ALL FOR IT IF THEY ARE STOCK CARS. Most people today don't even know what stock car racing was. Notice I said WAS!! This spectacle called NASCAR we have today is not even close to stock car racing!
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09-17-2007, 08:04 PM
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Originally Posted by SteveK
OK....
Chevy - Built in Canada
Ford - Built in Mexico
Dodge - Built in Canada
Toyota - Built in USA
You're right, until Ford, Chevy & Dodge bring those jobs back to the US, I wouldn't watch it either.
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Jeeze, good point Steve. What's American and whats not?
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09-17-2007, 11:50 PM
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Jeeze, good point Steve. What's American and whats not?
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A relative of mine works at a Chevrolet plant outside of Youngstown Ohio. There are GM and Ford plants throughout the country. At least when you buy a Ford or Chevy product the money is going to a company based in the USA. Buy a Toyota and the money goes overseas.
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09-17-2007, 03:08 PM
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Originally Posted by naples
I was reading this today on Jayski's, what a great idea to race Camaro's Challengers, Mustangs, and a to be determined toyota product. Hopefully they would be stock, and V8's. I think it would make for some great racing. Just think stock cars based on stock cars! Here is the article;
Pony Cars Coming To Series: NASCAR hopes to inject new life into its Busch Series by changing the types of cars raced, beginning as early as 2009, according to multiple sources familiar with the project. If plans go according to schedule, the next-generation Busch Series cars will be Chevy Camaros, Dodge Challengers, Ford Mustangs and an as-yet-to-be named Toyota model, sources said. Ford overhauled the Mustang as a 1960s-retro model in 2005, to positive critical and commercial results. Chevrolet and Dodge will release similarly retro-themed Camaros and Challengers, respectively, by the 2009 model year. The Mustang, Camaro and Challenger all are two-door coupes with rear-wheel drive and available V-8 engines, a hugely popular combination in the halcyon days of 1960s muscle cars. A switch to these cars - plus whichever model Toyota chooses to campaign - would make a huge amount of sense, as it would help the Busch Series have its own distinct identity apart from Nextel Cup and help remove the stigma of the series as "Cup Lite," as some call it now. Sources familiar with the project said NASCAR has discussed the idea of switching cars with the manufacturers and has received a positive reception for the idea.(SPEEDtv.com)(9-15-2007)
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Toyota Celica maybe?
I think this sounds like a lot of fun.
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09-17-2007, 04:36 PM
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Toyota doesnt make the celica anymore, but in 2009 they will have the new Supra, so they would probably use that.
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09-17-2007, 04:41 PM
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Toyota doesnt make the celica anymore, but in 2009 they will have the new Supra, so they would probably use that.
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well yeah...I was trying to think of a somewhat classic car for Toyota.
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