... Will the Nationwide series teams be able to afford to build the same chassis that are so expensive for the Cup teams?
... The only thing that supposedly is going to be different is the bodys right?
2007-12-25 14:52:05 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Auto Racing ➔ NASCAR
... Is there enough winnings in the pot for the Nationwide series to cover the cots?
2007-12-25 14:52:53 · update #1
Ooops costs?
2007-12-25 14:53:09 · update #2
I hope so JG
2007-12-25 15:41:35 · update #3
Yes.
There will be subtle differences in set-up's so that information gained in a Nationwide car can't be transferred to the Cup car.
One example is.....Nascar already stated that there looking at using suspension snubbers in the Nationwide cars only in '09 instead of the coil bind setup.
Snubbers are the rubber 'stops' that your suspension hits in your street car when it "bottoms out".
The current setup that some Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series teams are allowed to use on various tracks is called Coil Bind. That's when the coil spring fully compresses and the coil's stack on top of each other.
The cup cars will continue to use the coil bind set up.
2007-12-26 13:39:20 · answer #1 · answered by Frankie Coletta 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I dont really think that money would be an issue considering that alot of the same teams that race in Busch also have Cup teams, and Cup demands alot more money to run and operate. With that being said though, I dont think its a bad idea, because alot of the developmental drivers for Cup start out in Busch and need to know how the cars drive along with how the chassis feel and how they perform.
Starting in 2009, I believe that Chevy is going to the Corvette, Ford is going to the Mustang, and then Dodge is going to some other sports car, but I don't remember which one at the moment. So for 2008 the bodies and the manufacturers will be different but in 2009 so will the types of cars.
2007-12-26 14:23:38 · answer #2 · answered by coolliz2444 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
With the Nationwide series planning on changing body types the chassis will be simular to the cup side but developed for the body style being used in the Nationwide series.
Things such as wheel base ,width wwill be different as will the geometry of certain ares of the chassis.
But overall will be simular.
2007-12-26 01:36:05 · answer #3 · answered by blakree 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
it's been said in parts above--the "car of yesterday" had a longer wheel base and more horsepower than the nationwide cars in use today. they did look a lot more similar and act a lot more similar, but the differences now are so substantial that fewer and fewer cup drivers use the nationwide race to learn much they can use the next day.
2016-05-26 05:59:45 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They should be able to afford them. Right now they are buying the old cars at discounted prices. They same will probably happen for left over COTs when the Cup Teams build more!!!!!
2007-12-25 16:43:28 · answer #5 · answered by Ed P 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Now they only have to have maybe 4 or 6 cars per team instead of 15 to 25. Plus the cars are so durable that the repairs should take less time therefor costing less.
2007-12-25 15:02:47 · answer #6 · answered by Dale Fan 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Actually, Don, the chassis are going to be SIMILIAR, but not the same. The front suspension geometry and the associated parts are supposed to be different in order to negate the "Bushwackers" from running the saturday race to set-up the car for sunday.
2007-12-25 15:35:18 · answer #7 · answered by . 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋