You know you make a good point, but in the end we dont want our drivers dying in their races. Its like last year when F1 came to the US and anyone with out Bridgestone tires couldnt race (those Michies' were unstable at the track). They didnt F1 cars crashing all over the place. Granted their speeds are different,F1cars seem so much safer than almost any other race car out there. So those with Michies' could have raced, their drivers could have held back they just would have to race to finish in the best losing position possible. But doesnt that sound worse than just telling them to get off the track?
Cons of Bump Drafting:
NASCAR does not want any more Dale Earnhardt situations. Tony Stewert has a huge fan following. He made one very serious complaint "someone's going to die" heard round the NASCAR community. It would really suck to have some young rookie bump draft someone and kill an older driver (what if it was Mark Martin or Stewart himself?)
Pros of Bump Drafting:
They talk about bump drafting is bad but a lot of passes are initiated by it. The NASCAR Truck Series uses bump drafting all the time, they have tons of wrecks at high speeds and as far back as I can remember they havent had any deaths.
NASCAR wants to penalize those who bump draft to control the situation. This is kind of like what F1 did when they came to the US. F1 mandated that all those running Michelin tires had to get off the track and sit the race out. I think F1 should have let the driver/team make their own decision-Race or Sit this one out. NASCAR should skip the whole penalty idea, aerodynamics are so important in this sport. Bump passing is going to happen, its part of racing and penalties are really lame. NASCAR should do one of two things: put a further squeeze on their restrictor plates or take Pro-Choice stand to the race. Going back to my F1 point, NASCAR sould say: "fine, if you are scared then don't race." I think this is the best solution because it gets all the
s off the track who go out there terrified that they were going to die. This would clean up the field and the die-hard racers would go out there knowing the risks.
Just my .02
-fawcett
btw, has anyone seen the A1 racing on the OLN channel? it is quickly becomming one of my favorite race to watch. they have F1/IRL looking cars that come with N2O power boosts the drivers can use at any time. the whole power boost idea is awesome, it brings a whole different aspect to racing. the drivers represent different countries and their cars are painted to match their home colors. its on saturday from 6-8pm and its on sunday but i dont know what time. if you like racing that involves using n20, the brake pedal, aerodynamics and turning both directions CHECK IT OUT!
You know...I like Tony Stewart, I like his aggression on the track. But his comments on bump drafting
It's been like that since restrictor plate racing started...He said its dangerous..ok Tony you know what else is dangerous...RACING AT 180MPH!!! Just like the sun is hot, water is wet, and light is bright.
hey how about this just throw a briggs&straton in em' and let them "race" that.
He's a good driver I'll give him that but today was uncalled for. And to make it all worse he was the one that complained about rough driving in the meetings and ****. Then pulls that crap today
