Новости NASCAR

[Romeskis]

NASCAR to Run COT Full Time in 2008: NASCAR announced that the Car of Tomorrow will be fully implemented for the 2008 Nextel Cup Series season. The move accelerates the integration of the new car into the series by one full year. In January 2006, NASCAR had announced a three-year roll-out schedule that would conclude with the new car running in every race by 2009. As the new car began its initial phase-in program over the past several months, team owners expressed support of the new car and its full implementation by the 2008 season. Therefore, starting next year the new car will run the entire Nextel Cup Series schedule. The average margin of victory through the first five Car of Tomorrow races has been a mere .505 seconds (compared to 1.286 seconds at these same races a year ago) and there have been six fewer DNFs through this same race sequence from 2006. Additionally, 13 teams have used the same chassis for three of the five races; four teams have run the same chassis in four of the five races; and one team – the #29 Chevy – has run the same chassis in all five Car of Tomorrow races.

На мой взгляд это вцелом хорошо, так-как использование двух разных машин только вносит сумятицу и больно бьёт по бюджетам команд (особенно маленьких) заставляя их разрабатывать два вида шасси параллельно. Это во многом и даёт преимущество богатым командам (ХМС). Да и сами СОТы можно будет быстрее дороботать.