restrictor plates

[stirs]

Do you think Nascar would ever consider a smaller engine at superspeedways rather than the plate racing we all endure at the moment?

358 CI currently

maybe a 310 CI engine, cost prohibitive to run two engines?

[Davidson Deac II]

I think it should be considered.

But I don't blame this one on restrictor plate racing. Kyle got up into Tony, either because he was trying to block or he was a bit out of control. They had just restarted the race with about 4-5 laps to go, so they were going to be bunched up a bit even if there wasn't a restrictor plate.

[dexterpyro]

I am just trying t see how all the anoouncers and commentors say that is Racing at its finest? lets put 43 cars on the track and give them no power and make them super aero dependent so there is no passing, unless you dangerously bump draft with a car that is to heavy/big for its wheels?

I kinda miss the old days where passing and rubbing were a great part of daytona. Now its just watching guys go in a circle and see who can not wreck to win.......

The COC(cot) and the current restrictor plates will kill nascar as we know it......

IMO i would rather see good, clean back and forth racing than the crap we see at daytona and talladega....

[stirs]

I think smaller engines with no restrictor plates would separate the cars and bring excitement back to the superspeedways. The only excitement now are big wrecks two to three times a race.

I miss the slingshot, but I think that train left the station with the new body styles.

[cptx]

they pretty much run with the throttle matted at daytona and talledega with the plates (more at 'dega than daytona, i know, but still). i don't think that an engine change would make that much of a difference with todays aero/gear rules.