NASCAR, We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ NASCAR

8th March 2007

NASCAR, We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ NASCAR

posted in FIA Speedcar Series, Formula One, NASCAR |

Speedcar Test Who needs NASCAR when we have Speedcar, a Bernie Ecclestone, FIA sanctioned stock car series. (Bernie haters can insert guffaws here. Right beside mine.)

And just who is that man in #07?

Take your pick it could be any one of the following, drivers aren’t associated with car numbers: Jean Alesi, Johnny Herbert, Stefan Johansson, Gianni Morbidelli, Mike Bliss and Tony Ave.

The image provided, and all the rest, are of the testing session conducted at VIR this week.

Jean Alesi, veteran of 201 F1 starts most notably with Ferrari said:

“It is one of the few cars I have dreamt of driving, and it’s like I expected - lots of fun and really powerful! For me it’s a real pleasure, and having fun in a car is so important for drivers. When you have fun with the car you have a fun championship.”

Fun… it must have been, he posted the best time of 1:27:88 with a qualifying setup in the car.

Mike Bliss turned in the slowest time (1:33:47) however he is the development driver for the series and as John Davidson (Blogger at Fast Machines and PR Director at VIR) confirms his slow time was “due to his being used to set up the cars than to any difference in driving abilities.”

The first Speedcar Series championship season is scheduled to begin in November, with 24 identical cars competing on tracks across Asia and the Middle East.

As the image shows you would be hard pressed to tell the difference from a Speedcar and what will turn laps at LVMS this weekend. It looks to be a direct copy of what comes out of the shops around Charlotte.

And if it has nothing else going for it, there’s no CoT-like splitter of cow catcher. That could be a good thing.

On the other hand with Bernie acting behind the scenes, if its possible he can stay behind the scenes, Speedcar may be powered by recycled french fry oil in the future.

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1 On March 9th, 2007, peterg said:#

Jean Alesi, Johnny Herbert, Stefan Johansson, Gianni Morbidelli….couldn’t these guys get a run in the GP Masters?

Alesi, having struggled in the top Merc team of the DTM & been given the boot, has proven he is so far past his expiry date he is begining to smell. 201 GP’s & one lucky win when Schi & Hill fell off the road in Canada. In 96 he inherited Schui’s champoinship winning Benetton & what did he do with it…sweet FA.

posted on March 9th, 2007 at 8:38 am

2 On March 10th, 2007, George said:#

At least NASCAR teams will have an outlet to sell those outdated frames and sheet metal to.
Ya think Brian France and Bernie got together over this one? 4-5 years from now, can you see a world series stock car event, the world vs. USA? The “Chase For The World”. I think I just made myself retch!

posted on March 10th, 2007 at 1:17 am

3 On March 10th, 2007, Marc said:#

Nice thought George but based on a couple stories I’ve seen the Speedcar bodies will be made from composites and the chassis/frames, while of space frame design, are not anything close to what Robby Gordon turns into pretzels on occasion.

As for a

posted on March 10th, 2007 at 6:47 am

4 On March 11th, 2007, George said:#

I’m sure Bernie didn’t pay any heed whatsoever to NASCAR until he read that wine consumption was increasing among the fan base.

Where there are effete snobs congregating there is money to be made!

posted on March 11th, 2007 at 3:51 am

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