Comments on: Ford could run the Mustang in 2009 http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/ford-could-run-the-mustang-in-2009/ The place for NASCAR news and rumors where the discussion rages... Wed, 03 Dec 2008 04:17:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: malcolm http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/ford-could-run-the-mustang-in-2009/#comment-30939 malcolm Tue, 04 Dec 2007 19:54:35 +0000 http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/ford-could-run-the-mustang-in-2009/#comment-30939 nascar should change their rules to something more like the Australian V8 Supercar Series. Those cars look like the road cars, because they are actually based on them! Even having to use a stock body with a front and rear spoiler hung on a tube-frame chassis would be interesting... Then you would really see the advantages from the track incorporated into the road cars because the road cars would need to be changed to make the race cars more competitive! nascar should change their rules to something more like the Australian V8 Supercar Series. Those cars look like the road cars, because they are actually based on them!

Even having to use a stock body with a front and rear spoiler hung on a tube-frame chassis would be interesting… Then you would really see the advantages from the track incorporated into the road cars because the road cars would need to be changed to make the race cars more competitive!

]]> By: Phil http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/ford-could-run-the-mustang-in-2009/#comment-30885 Phil Mon, 03 Dec 2007 02:38:16 +0000 http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/ford-could-run-the-mustang-in-2009/#comment-30885 A friend of mine sent me this link and I chuckled to myself. "Stock" car racing seems to be an oxymoron seeing as the majority of the "stock" cars don't even bother to use the original drivetrain configuration (other than the addition of the Charger) nevermind any resemblance to their so-called street driven counterparts that they supposedly represent, but it looks like they may at least get back a little closer to the homologation (look it up kids, it really did exist once upon a time!) rules of the past with the return of the front engined/rear wheel drive cars. As far as foreign based competition I say bring it on! The racing socialists otherwise know as Nascar will eventually change the rules to assure that they too will be competitive, remember "No race team left behind"... A friend of mine sent me this link and I chuckled to myself. “Stock” car racing seems to be an oxymoron seeing as the majority of the “stock” cars don’t even bother to use the original drivetrain configuration (other than the addition of the Charger) nevermind any resemblance to their so-called street driven counterparts that they supposedly represent, but it looks like they may at least get back a little closer to the homologation (look it up kids, it really did exist once upon a time!) rules of the past with the return of the front engined/rear wheel drive cars. As far as foreign based competition I say bring it on! The racing socialists otherwise know as Nascar will eventually change the rules to assure that they too will be competitive, remember “No race team left behind”…

]]> By: Fisha695 http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/ford-could-run-the-mustang-in-2009/#comment-30867 Fisha695 Sun, 02 Dec 2007 21:58:30 +0000 http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/ford-could-run-the-mustang-in-2009/#comment-30867 Personally I would love to have the Cup, Nationwide, and Truck series be opened up to more then one make per manufacture. Personally I would love to have the Cup, Nationwide, and Truck series be opened up to more then one make per manufacture.

]]> By: Racedriven http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/ford-could-run-the-mustang-in-2009/#comment-30856 Racedriven Sun, 02 Dec 2007 20:10:57 +0000 http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/ford-could-run-the-mustang-in-2009/#comment-30856 My mistake, I had heard rumors a while abck of a Toyota Supra in the works, but I haven't seen anything confirmed, as for the celica, that's a first for me. I would be surprised at Toyota if they used the solara in the Nationwide Series if NASCAR does in fact go this direction, but using the Supra would be cool to see. One thing is for sure and not to get off subject, but Toyota does need a real sports car for this to work. Personally I'm not interested in seeing the Solara in the Nationwide series period. Like I said above, what about using Sport compacts? That could be interesting to see and everyone's got them, plus look at the NHRA Pro Stock class, they have a nice Cobalt that work good in Nationwide Series. My mistake, I had heard rumors a while abck of a Toyota Supra in the works, but I haven’t seen anything confirmed, as for the celica, that’s a first for me. I would be surprised at Toyota if they used the solara in the Nationwide Series if NASCAR does in fact go this direction, but using the Supra would be cool to see.

One thing is for sure and not to get off subject, but Toyota does need a real sports car for this to work. Personally I’m not interested in seeing the Solara in the Nationwide series period.

Like I said above, what about using Sport compacts?
That could be interesting to see and everyone’s got them, plus look at the NHRA Pro Stock class, they have a nice Cobalt that work good in Nationwide Series.

]]> By: tracey johnson http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/ford-could-run-the-mustang-in-2009/#comment-30842 tracey johnson Sun, 02 Dec 2007 15:05:16 +0000 http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/ford-could-run-the-mustang-in-2009/#comment-30842 yeah its about time, i am a mustang gal yeah its about time, i am a mustang gal

]]> By: Ben H! http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/ford-could-run-the-mustang-in-2009/#comment-30833 Ben H! Sun, 02 Dec 2007 04:30:14 +0000 http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/ford-could-run-the-mustang-in-2009/#comment-30833 [quote comment="30830"]Wow, what responces, personally I am looking forward to this too, but I would like to see what these cars in NASCAR's eye's would look like first before I truely say "I'm on board with Pony cars in the 2009 Nationwide Series." Oh yeah, the cars would be Chevrolet Camaro, Ford Mustang, Dodge Challenger and the Toyota Camry Solara (there is no celica in the Toyota lineup no more), sorry... This would be a good idea if the solara was a pony car, but foreign/imports don't build muscle car/pony cars. Maybe the 2009 Nationwide Series should be the sport compact class, running the Chevy Cobalt, Ford Focus, Dodge Caliber and the Toyota Matrix... at least Toyota would fix in the lineup better.[/quote] Well foreign/import cars don't need muscle cars. They get more horsepower and torque out of a smaller motor. Plus by 2009 Toyota will have announced a new Supra(do you really think Toyota is going to sit back and let Nissan's new Skyline take all the glory?ummmm no). And that will probably be a smarter choice for them if they were to change the nameplate. Why they would change the nameplate from the Camry is beyond me though. Racedriven wrote:

Wow, what responces, personally I am looking forward to this too, but I would like to see what these cars in NASCAR’s eye’s would look like first before I truely say “I’m on board with Pony cars in the 2009 Nationwide Series.”

Oh yeah, the cars would be Chevrolet Camaro, Ford Mustang, Dodge Challenger and the Toyota Camry Solara (there is no celica in the Toyota lineup no more), sorry… This would be a good idea if the solara was a pony car, but foreign/imports don’t build muscle car/pony cars.

Maybe the 2009 Nationwide Series should be the sport compact class, running the Chevy Cobalt, Ford Focus, Dodge Caliber and the Toyota Matrix… at least Toyota would fix in the lineup better.

Well foreign/import cars don’t need muscle cars. They get more horsepower and torque out of a smaller motor.

Plus by 2009 Toyota will have announced a new Supra(do you really think Toyota is going to sit back and let Nissan’s new Skyline take all the glory?ummmm no). And that will probably be a smarter choice for them if they were to change the nameplate. Why they would change the nameplate from the Camry is beyond me though.

]]> By: Fisha695 http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/ford-could-run-the-mustang-in-2009/#comment-30831 Fisha695 Sun, 02 Dec 2007 03:37:38 +0000 http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/ford-could-run-the-mustang-in-2009/#comment-30831 Racedriven, check out this quote from the article on Jayski. "The Camry Solara, a two-door sedan version of the top-selling car in the United States, may disappear after the 2008 model year. Sales are dismal; Toyota is expected to build only about 30,000 Solaras this year, compared to about 400,000 Camry sedans. One possibility at Toyota: Automotive News says that the company is expected to introduce a new Celica sports coupe in Europe in 2009. If that car comes here, it could be raced in NASCAR. The discontinued Celica made some appearances in the now-defunct NASCAR Dash series" Racedriven, check out this quote from the article on Jayski.

“The Camry Solara, a two-door sedan version of the top-selling car in the United States, may disappear after the 2008 model year. Sales are dismal; Toyota is expected to build only about 30,000 Solaras this year, compared to about 400,000 Camry sedans. One possibility at Toyota: Automotive News says that the company is expected to introduce a new Celica sports coupe in Europe in 2009. If that car comes here, it could be raced in NASCAR. The discontinued Celica made some appearances in the now-defunct NASCAR Dash series”

]]> By: Racedriven http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/ford-could-run-the-mustang-in-2009/#comment-30830 Racedriven Sun, 02 Dec 2007 03:23:09 +0000 http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/ford-could-run-the-mustang-in-2009/#comment-30830 Wow, what responces, personally I am looking forward to this too, but I would like to see what these cars in NASCAR's eye's would look like first before I truely say "I'm on board with Pony cars in the 2009 Nationwide Series." Oh yeah, the cars would be Chevrolet Camaro, Ford Mustang, Dodge Challenger and the Toyota Camry Solara (there is no celica in the Toyota lineup no more), sorry... This would be a good idea if the solara was a pony car, but foreign/imports don't build muscle car/pony cars. Maybe the 2009 Nationwide Series should be the sport compact class, running the Chevy Cobalt, Ford Focus, Dodge Caliber and the Toyota Matrix... at least Toyota would fix in the lineup better. Wow, what responces, personally I am looking forward to this too, but I would like to see what these cars in NASCAR’s eye’s would look like first before I truely say “I’m on board with Pony cars in the 2009 Nationwide Series.”

Oh yeah, the cars would be Chevrolet Camaro, Ford Mustang, Dodge Challenger and the Toyota Camry Solara (there is no celica in the Toyota lineup no more), sorry… This would be a good idea if the solara was a pony car, but foreign/imports don’t build muscle car/pony cars.

Maybe the 2009 Nationwide Series should be the sport compact class, running the Chevy Cobalt, Ford Focus, Dodge Caliber and the Toyota Matrix… at least Toyota would fix in the lineup better.

]]> By: Cortney http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/ford-could-run-the-mustang-in-2009/#comment-30826 Cortney Sun, 02 Dec 2007 01:31:12 +0000 http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/ford-could-run-the-mustang-in-2009/#comment-30826 If Toyota would bring back the Supra, there wouldn't be a problem for them. If Toyota would bring back the Supra, there wouldn’t be a problem for them.

]]> By: ian h http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/ford-could-run-the-mustang-in-2009/#comment-30819 ian h Sun, 02 Dec 2007 00:18:51 +0000 http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/ford-could-run-the-mustang-in-2009/#comment-30819 [quote comment="30808"][quote comment="30795"]Considering the only difference this makes is a new sticker in the place of Fusion i wonder why their doing this?[/quote] [quote comment="30797"]yea does it really matter with the COT...it's just a name. they might as well just call it a Ford, Chevy, Dodge, and Toyota....[/quote] Actually according to people who have worked with the first real Nationwide COTs when they took them to the windtunnel a few weeks ago, They look like the production cars, just with a "NASCARized" fascia & spoiler.[/quote] sweet so if the cars are going to look anything like the production mustang or camaro then its going to be pretty badass. Fisha695 wrote:

Brandon wrote:

Considering the only difference this makes is a new sticker in the place of Fusion i wonder why their doing this?

nick wrote:

yea does it really matter with the COT…it’s just a name. they might as well just call it a Ford, Chevy, Dodge, and Toyota….

Actually according to people who have worked with the first real Nationwide COTs when they took them to the windtunnel a few weeks ago, They look like the production cars, just with a “NASCARized” fascia & spoiler.

sweet so if the cars are going to look anything like the production mustang or camaro then its going to be pretty badass.

]]> By: Fisha695 http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/ford-could-run-the-mustang-in-2009/#comment-30818 Fisha695 Sun, 02 Dec 2007 00:05:20 +0000 http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/ford-could-run-the-mustang-in-2009/#comment-30818 [quote comment="30817"]Just remember wheel base.[/quote] NASCAR is going to use the same chassis, so the wheelbase for the Nationwide cars will be 110". kel93 wrote:

Just remember wheel base.

NASCAR is going to use the same chassis, so the wheelbase for the Nationwide cars will be 110″.

]]> By: kel93 http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/ford-could-run-the-mustang-in-2009/#comment-30817 kel93 Sun, 02 Dec 2007 00:03:22 +0000 http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/ford-could-run-the-mustang-in-2009/#comment-30817 Just remember wheel base. Just remember wheel base.

]]> By: Anonymous http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/ford-could-run-the-mustang-in-2009/#comment-30811 Anonymous Sat, 01 Dec 2007 21:54:25 +0000 http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/ford-could-run-the-mustang-in-2009/#comment-30811 [quote comment="30797"]yea does it really matter with the COT...it's just a name. they might as well just call it a Ford, Chevy, Dodge, and Toyota....[/quote] True, it's sad. That as long as you have the money to print out the decals, then anybody can have a Nascar program. ****ing COT nick wrote:

yea does it really matter with the COT…it’s just a name. they might as well just call it a Ford, Chevy, Dodge, and Toyota….

True, it’s sad. That as long as you have the money to print out the decals, then anybody can have a Nascar program. ****ing COT

]]> By: Fisha695 http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/ford-could-run-the-mustang-in-2009/#comment-30808 Fisha695 Sat, 01 Dec 2007 20:23:28 +0000 http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/ford-could-run-the-mustang-in-2009/#comment-30808 [quote comment="30795"]Considering the only difference this makes is a new sticker in the place of Fusion i wonder why their doing this?[/quote] [quote comment="30797"]yea does it really matter with the COT...it's just a name. they might as well just call it a Ford, Chevy, Dodge, and Toyota....[/quote] Actually according to people who have worked with the first real Nationwide COTs when they took them to the windtunnel a few weeks ago, They look like the production cars, just with a "NASCARized" fascia & spoiler. Brandon wrote:

Considering the only difference this makes is a new sticker in the place of Fusion i wonder why their doing this?

nick wrote:

yea does it really matter with the COT…it’s just a name. they might as well just call it a Ford, Chevy, Dodge, and Toyota….

Actually according to people who have worked with the first real Nationwide COTs when they took them to the windtunnel a few weeks ago, They look like the production cars, just with a “NASCARized” fascia & spoiler.

]]> By: Fisha695 http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/ford-could-run-the-mustang-in-2009/#comment-30807 Fisha695 Sat, 01 Dec 2007 20:19:54 +0000 http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/ford-could-run-the-mustang-in-2009/#comment-30807 No sure on what the name of the Toyota car will be, or if it'll be badged as a Scion or not, but it'll most likely look like the First Gen Celica http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/78/Celica2000gt.jpg No sure on what the name of the Toyota car will be, or if it’ll be badged as a Scion or not, but it’ll most likely look like the First Gen Celica http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/78/Celica2000gt.jpg

]]> By: Scott http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/ford-could-run-the-mustang-in-2009/#comment-30798 Scott Sat, 01 Dec 2007 18:00:44 +0000 http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/ford-could-run-the-mustang-in-2009/#comment-30798 "lets see.. mustang challenger camaro celica which one does not belong?" Don't get me wronng im all for change and won't complain about any of it but what ganjadude said was funny as hell!!! “lets see..

mustang
challenger
camaro
celica

which one does not belong?”

Don’t get me wronng im all for change and won’t complain about any of it but what ganjadude said was funny as hell!!!

]]> By: nick http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/ford-could-run-the-mustang-in-2009/#comment-30797 nick Sat, 01 Dec 2007 17:28:06 +0000 http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/ford-could-run-the-mustang-in-2009/#comment-30797 yea does it really matter with the COT...it's just a name. they might as well just call it a Ford, Chevy, Dodge, and Toyota.... yea does it really matter with the COT…it’s just a name. they might as well just call it a Ford, Chevy, Dodge, and Toyota….

]]> By: Brandon http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/ford-could-run-the-mustang-in-2009/#comment-30795 Brandon Sat, 01 Dec 2007 17:13:54 +0000 http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/ford-could-run-the-mustang-in-2009/#comment-30795 Considering the only difference this makes is a new sticker in the place of Fusion i wonder why their doing this? Considering the only difference this makes is a new sticker in the place of Fusion i wonder why their doing this?

]]> By: Dustin http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/ford-could-run-the-mustang-in-2009/#comment-30794 Dustin Sat, 01 Dec 2007 17:00:59 +0000 http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/ford-could-run-the-mustang-in-2009/#comment-30794 I'm actually looking forward to this. I think it would be awesome to see some different cars, especially the muscle cars/pony cars that are making their comeback. And it makes a lot of sense too, to have different types of cars in each series. I'm excited to see it, I hope it actually happens. I'm not too sure about Toyota though, the celica?? What the heck?! That's not really a match for the Camaro, Mustang, or the Challenger. Maybe they can come up with something else, or they can just pull out of the Busch (Nationwide) series. Anyway, I'm excited about this, I really do hope they do it! I’m actually looking forward to this. I think it would be awesome to see some different cars, especially the muscle cars/pony cars that are making their comeback. And it makes a lot of sense too, to have different types of cars in each series. I’m excited to see it, I hope it actually happens. I’m not too sure about Toyota though, the celica?? What the heck?! That’s not really a match for the Camaro, Mustang, or the Challenger. Maybe they can come up with something else, or they can just pull out of the Busch (Nationwide) series. Anyway, I’m excited about this, I really do hope they do it!

]]> By: ganjadude http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/ford-could-run-the-mustang-in-2009/#comment-30783 ganjadude Sat, 01 Dec 2007 08:52:10 +0000 http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/ford-could-run-the-mustang-in-2009/#comment-30783 lets see.. mustang challenger camaro celica which one does not belong? lets see..

mustang
challenger
camaro
celica

which one does not belong?

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