22.11.2009, 12:46
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Volkswagen motor sports head talks with NASCAR
By The Associated Press
November 21, 2009
Hans-Joachim Stuck met with the sanctioning body on Saturday at the track.
The officials requested anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the meeting.
A second option for Volkswagen could be the Grand-Am Road Racing Series, which is owned by NASCAR and uses foreign engine makers.
The only requirement is that manufacturers must have production plants in the U.S.
Volkswagen has a plant under construction in Tennessee, and the facility is scheduled to build mid-size sedans in 2011.
That coincides with NASCAR's tentative plans to replace carburetors on Cup Series cars with fuel injection.
A move to that system apparently interests Volkswagen, whose $1 billion plant in Chattanooga would qualify the German manufacturer to compete in NASCAR.
BMW, Honda, Hyundai, Nissan and Mercedes-Benz all have manufacturing plants inside the U.S. -- the same criteria Toyota met when NASCAR accepted it into NASCAR in 2002.
Even deep-pocketed Toyota has had to reduce its spending, and the Japanese automaker is currently not taking on any new factory-supported teams.
Volkswagen motor sports head talks with NASCAR
By The Associated Press
November 21, 2009
Hans-Joachim Stuck met with the sanctioning body on Saturday at the track.
The officials requested anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the meeting.
A second option for Volkswagen could be the Grand-Am Road Racing Series, which is owned by NASCAR and uses foreign engine makers.
The only requirement is that manufacturers must have production plants in the U.S.
Volkswagen has a plant under construction in Tennessee, and the facility is scheduled to build mid-size sedans in 2011.
That coincides with NASCAR's tentative plans to replace carburetors on Cup Series cars with fuel injection.
A move to that system apparently interests Volkswagen, whose $1 billion plant in Chattanooga would qualify the German manufacturer to compete in NASCAR.
BMW, Honda, Hyundai, Nissan and Mercedes-Benz all have manufacturing plants inside the U.S. -- the same criteria Toyota met when NASCAR accepted it into NASCAR in 2002.
Even deep-pocketed Toyota has had to reduce its spending, and the Japanese automaker is currently not taking on any new factory-supported teams.
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The old adage claims "it's not where you Start but where you Finish"
Нынешняя «Формула-1» – худшая за последние годы, возможно, даже за всю ее историю. © FA
Если нужно настоящее шоу, нет ничего лучше NASCAR. Это поистине фантастическое зрелище
© Мартин Уитмарш 2009 Гран При Европы : Пресс-конференция в пятницу[/SIZE]
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