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Originally Posted by indycool
NASCAR seems to be doing pretty well with a far tighter rules situation than the IRL and four manufacturers which aren't even allowed to configure their cars, which are all the same with a common template.
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NASCAR
CANNOT be an analogy, period.
NASCAR is a unique entity that was hammered, by hook or crook by Big Bill France Sr.
He took no prisoners; when Detroit pulled out, he cultivated drivers into stars, while at the same time keeping enough variety in the makes running to keep make loyal gear-heads happy. He brought back Dodge when he thought that was necessary.
(I still have the Competition Press & Autoweek where the head of SCCA racing said they were going to change Trans-Am rules to mimic NASCAR.
In the sixteen years Trans-Am had existed at that point, surviving tough years, it was again growing with factory teams; sixteen years after that announcement, it was on its death bed--SMART MOVE huh.)
Beyond Daytona and Talledega the engines still are not HP regulated, which is why they now quote 850+ hp if one tries to find how much they produce.
Chevy, Dodge, Ford and Toyota put millions of dollars into engine programs, with dimensional limits in place they still can build a better mouse-trap if patience is used.
KEY word--Chevy, Dode, Ford and Toyota have ENGINE PROGRAMS, when little Brian France said he was going to impose a
cost containment GENERIC SPEC. engine, they said fine, but we will pull out ALL of our teams and involvement.
The "engine of tomorrow" is now on indefinite hold.