20 May 2008, 22:23 (Ref:2207837)
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Originally Posted by R59
Isn't the idea of going CoT to reduce the running costs but reducing the number of cars that each team needs.
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Yes - the chassis is adaptable enough to allow them to run the same car on short/intermediate/superspeedways/road courses so they don't have to make track specific cars. The car Jimmie Johnson used at Daytona this year was the same one used in the autumn race at Martinsville last year.
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