[bogle]

Hi all,

Has anyone heard anything solid about the Toyota cars coming in next season? I'm just wondering what kinds of speeds/track times they're getting, and if they're really going to be competitive...

[Bob Tanner]

Originally Posted by bogle

Hi all,

Has anyone heard anything solid about the Toyota cars coming in next season? I'm just wondering what kinds of speeds/track times they're getting, and if they're really going to be competitive...

Toyota is coming next season (approximately six teams as of now). That is about all there is to it. It won't be a Toyota Camry (the car ISC/NA$CAR has announced that it will accept), but rather a NASCAR-designed NASCARmobile which will be identical to the NASCAR-designed Fords, Chevies, and Daimler/Dodges they run today. The motor will be specially made and one that is wholy unavailable to the car-buying public. Basically, the only difference in the Toyota from the other makes will be the headlight and taillight decals and the grill and very minor trunk design.

The major difference will be that the logo'd car will have Toyota money behind it and Toyota is in the habit of being a winner. It will also break the ice for the Honda or Nissan entrance in 2009, and IF (massive "if" there) NASCAR continues to grow, Mercedes shortly after that.

Don't you just love all this diversity?

[bogle]

Boy, that kinda puts it all in perspective...

It's hard to see NASCAR not growing. Seems to me more & more (and more diverse, as well... for better or worse) people are finding their way to the sport.

[bogle]

Gotta admit, though... it's a pretty cool looking car...

[Bob Tanner]

Originally Posted by bogle

Boy, that kinda puts it all in perspective...

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Just take what I say with a grain of salt, Bogle. I'm a mild-mannered introvert who has trouble expressing his opinions, but on rare ocassion I do give my take on NA$CAR's doings.

I am also not above making outlandish statements merely to encourage conversation and exchange of thought. To "Stir the puddin''" so to speak.

[Bob Tanner]

Originally Posted by bogle

Gotta admit, though... it's a pretty cool looking car...

That's similar to what a lot of our pilots said in 1943 about the Japanese Misubishi Zero."Gotta admit, it's a damn fine airplane."

That plane shot down many of our pilots.

George Santayana said, "Those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it." Santayana had it right.

[bogle]

Originally Posted by Bob Tanner

That's similar to what a lot of our pilots said in 1943 about the Japanese Misubishi Zero."Gotta admit, it's a damn fine airplane."

That plane shot down many of our pilots.

George Santayana said, "Those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it." Santayana had it right.

hehe. Good one.

[LSC9901]

When will the Yugo be coming on board ????

[Bob Tanner]

Originally Posted by LSC9901

When will the Yugo be coming on board ????

LOL

About the same time someone enters an East German Tabi?

Actually, what I believe would be a crowd pleaser would be for NA$CAR to drop the pretext of stock car bodies completely. Have all the teams configure their cars to mimic the Oscar-Meyer Weinermobile, and race those. The France family should get copius amount of advertising money from Oscar-Meyer, the drivers would be safer (Nothing safer than being stuck inside an oversized hotdog), and the fans'd geta kick out of it.

A win/win proposition for everyone?

[LSC9901]

Originally Posted by Bob Tanner

A win/win proposition for everyone?

Actually that might be a good idea. At least I'd have a justifiable reason to give up on the sport (?).

[rmjvol]

To expand on Bob & LSC's comments, maybe we should rename the Car of Tomorrow as the "Weinermobile"

There's a hundred jokes in there for Leno & Letterman.

[Bob Tanner]

Originally Posted by rmjvol

To expand on Bob & LSC's comments, maybe we should rename the Car of Tomorrow as the "Weinermobile"

There's a hundred jokes in there for Leno & Letterman.

Hey, it's a natural. Remember about a decade ago when Lake Speed drove a car sponsored by Spam? The logical next step might be to go from a car sponsored by unmentionable animal parts to one named after the same type of meat products?

I'd really like to see the primadonas...Oops my bad, drivers, complain about the aero push on a Weinermobile.

Maybe we could get back to the traditional (oops again. Sorry NA$CAR, I forgot, "Tradition" is a naughty word) race-stopper girls. They did away with Miss Herst Shifter and Miss Winston. Maybe we could have a comeback with Jeffie-Pooh getting a congratulatory kiss in Victory Lane from Miss Weiner?

I'm sure there are some who would see that as being appropriate.

[bogle]

One of my buddies got me one of those Spam t-shirts way back then. I wore it until it fell apart... my favorite shirt.

Yes, I have a fashion-challenged wardrobe.

[bogle]

And if you think the Camry looks good...

[LSC9901]

Originally Posted by Bob Tanner

Maybe we could have a comeback with Jeffie-Pooh getting a congratulatory kiss in Victory Lane from Miss Weiner?

There is no doubt something nasty to come from this thread !!!