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[ykickamoocow]

Which series is more entertaining to watch.

DTM


NASCAR


V8 Supercar

[narain fan]

DTM

[ykickamoocow]

narain fan, on Nov 25 2005, 07:28 PM, said:

DTM

Why do you think that?

[narain fan]

ykickamoocow, on Nov 25 2005, 12:33 PM, said:

Why do you think that?

do u want me to say v8 supercars??

[ykickamoocow]

narain fan, on Nov 25 2005, 07:36 PM, said:

do u want me to say v8 supercars??

I personally dont mind what you say, i just want to compare all 3 series and see which is more competitive, what are the differences betwwen the series, which series is most competitive and which series has the best tracks.

[narain fan]

ykickamoocow, on Nov 25 2005, 12:40 PM, said:

I personally dont mind what you say, i just want to compare all 3 series and see which is more competitive, what are the differences betwwen the series, which series is most competitive and which series has the best tracks.

in that case u have pretty much got ur answer already

[ykickamoocow]

narain fan, on Nov 25 2005, 07:41 PM, said:

in that case u have pretty much got ur answer already

Your no fun.

[narain fan]

ykickamoocow, on Nov 25 2005, 12:43 PM, said:

Your no fun.

explain

[ykickamoocow]

narain fan, on Nov 25 2005, 07:47 PM, said:

explain

Im trying to trigger discussion and all im getting is short answers. I personally like all 3 series, i prefer V8 supercars but that might be because im Australian but it might also be because it has every competitive racing and is always very close. We are up to the last round in the V8's and 3 drivers can all win the championship.

[narain fan]

ykickamoocow, on Nov 25 2005, 12:51 PM, said:

Im trying to trigger discussion and all im getting is short answers.

how is my new avatar?

[ykickamoocow]

narain fan, on Nov 25 2005, 07:53 PM, said:

how is my new avatar?

The flag. I like it.

[monza gorilla]

I like DTM and V8s, but not NASCAR. The DTM is more technology driven, and the Oz racers are more closely related to road cars, which appeals. The drawback with the Oz series is that I think there are only 2 manufacturers - Ford and Holden.

[narain fan]

monza gorilla, on Nov 25 2005, 01:16 PM, said:

I like DTM and V8s, but not NASCAR.

pump is not going to like this ,he may well lock this thread

[monza gorilla]

narain fan, on Nov 25 2005, 09:20 AM, said:

pump is not going to like this ,he may well lock this thread

   Hope not. I may embarrass myself again!

I just think that NASCAR vehicles are rather agricultural. That and the fact that I don't like oval racing.

[ykickamoocow]

monza gorilla, on Nov 25 2005, 08:29 PM, said:

   Hope not. I may embarrass myself again!

I just think that NASCAR vehicles are rather agricultural. That and the fact that I don't like oval racing.

I have watch 1 race of NASCAR before, it looked OK but only in very small amounts. There is a limit to how long you can watch cars go around in one big circle. Also another thing about NASCAR is that they have the most ugly cars on the planet which really shouldnt effect if you enjoy it or not but for me it does.

[monza gorilla]

Agree with you there. Not very pretty are they?

[ykickamoocow]

These are the specs for the Ford BA Falcon

General specifications
Record last updated - Before 12 / 01 / 2004
Country of origin - Australia
Produced in - 2003
Numbers built - N/A
Body design - N/A
Weight - 1350 kilo / 2976.2 lbs

Drivetrain
Engine - Windsor V 8
Engine Location - Front , longitudinally mounted
Displacement - 5.000 liter / 305.1 cu in
Valvetrain - 2 valves / cylinder, OHV
Fuel feed - MoTeC Fuel injection
Aspiration - Naturally Aspirated
Gearbox - Hollinger 6 speed Manual
Drive - Rear wheel drive

Performance figures
Power - 620 bhp / 463 KW @ 7500 rpm
Torque - 623 Nm / 460 ft lbs @ 5500 rpm
BHP/Liter - 124 bhp / liter
Power to weight ratio - 0.46 bhp / kg
Top Speed - 302 km/h / 188 mph
0-60 mph Acceleration - 4.0 seconds

Edited by ykickamoocow, 25 November 2005 - 12:02 PM.

[monza gorilla]

Thanks for the stats, mate.
We used to have a similar series in the UK called Thundersaloons. I believe there was a lot of GM Australia input in that.

[ykickamoocow]

monza gorilla, on Nov 25 2005, 11:50 PM, said:

Thanks for the stats, mate.
We used to have a similar series in the UK called Thundersaloons. I believe there was a lot of GM Australia input in that.

How successful was it. The amazing thing about V8 Supercars is the competitiveness. I think between 1st place and 32nd place is about 1.5 seconds per lap and nearly 20 cars are all capable of winning races. How competitive is DTM and NASCAR?

[ykickamoocow]

I found this clip from about 7 years ago in the V8 Supercars with this amazing accident which you have to see to believe.

http://video.search....ze=4.3MB&dur=15

Edited by ykickamoocow, 25 November 2005 - 02:52 PM.

[monza gorilla]

The link doesn't work atm. I'll try later. Thundersaloons was never much more than glorified club racing over here. Shame.

[ykickamoocow]

The link works now.

[pumpdoc]

narain fan, on Nov 25 2005, 01:20 AM, said:

pump is not going to like this ,he may well lock this thread

Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrg. trying to explane NASCAR to people with their minds against  it is a waste of time...............

[AutoRacer5]

That stock car pic wasnt even a NASCAR stock car.

Edited by AutoRacer5, 25 November 2005 - 08:04 PM.

[Senna]

ykickamoocow, on Nov 25 2005, 02:29 PM, said:

I found this clip from about 7 years ago in the V8 Supercars with this amazing accident which you have to see to believe.

http://video.search....ze=4.3MB&dur=15

Yes, I bet that driver felt dizzy after that!  Spa 98 was the daddy of all crashes.  Thankfully, no one was hurt.

[ykickamoocow]

Senna, on Nov 26 2005, 10:21 AM, said:

Yes, I bet that driver felt dizzy after that!  Spa 98 was the daddy of all crashes.  Thankfully, no one was hurt.

It was amazing that he got out and was unhurt. But what the commentators foud amazing is how about 15 drivers all stopped their cars on the side of the track, rushed out and tried to pull Lowdes from that wreckage. That would never happen in F1. They would never risk their race to help someone who may have been injured, thats a pitty really.

[pumpdoc]

ykickamoocow, on Nov 25 2005, 06:15 PM, said:

It was amazing that he got out and was unhurt. But what the commentators foud amazing is how about 15 drivers all stopped their cars on the side of the track, rushed out and tried to pull Lowdes from that wreckage. That would never happen in F1. They would never risk their race to help someone who may have been injured, thats a pitty really.

there were F1 drivers in the '70's and earlier that got out of their cars to help.............

[ykickamoocow]

AutoRacer5, on Nov 26 2005, 07:03 AM, said:

That stock car pic wasnt even a NASCAR stock car.

My bad, i searched for quite awhile to find a decent picture. I thought that was a NASCAR.

[Smoke]

You guys don't like NASCAR Nextel Cup cars?

I think they are things of beauty! So are F1 cars! So are Champ Cars! So are Rally Cars! They are all beautiful! Just very different...

This is what the current Nextel Cup champ's cars looked like.

[pumpdoc]

Hey "smoke" by any chance are you a Tony Stewart fan??