Comments on: Smack Me in the Face With a Dead Carp… http://fullthrottle.cranialcavity.net/smack-me-in-the-face-with-a-dead-carp A Member of the Thunder Lounge Network Sun, 07 Sep 2008 17:12:35 +0000 http://thunderlounge.com/?v=2.6 By: John in CA http://fullthrottle.cranialcavity.net/smack-me-in-the-face-with-a-dead-carp#comment-3207 John in CA Sun, 16 Sep 2007 19:02:56 +0000 http://fullthrottle.cranialcavity.net/2007/09/15/smack-me-in-the-face-with-a-dead-carp/#comment-3207 <blockquote>It

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]]> By: Marc http://fullthrottle.cranialcavity.net/smack-me-in-the-face-with-a-dead-carp#comment-3206 Marc Sun, 16 Sep 2007 10:24:28 +0000 http://fullthrottle.cranialcavity.net/2007/09/15/smack-me-in-the-face-with-a-dead-carp/#comment-3206 <blockquote>Will this encourage or discourage Cup drivers from slipping into Busch races and dominating the fields? </blockquote>Most definitely. There will always be a few, they are RACE drivers that's what they do, but the Pony Cars will make running the day before Cup worthless as a test bed. As far as the young drivers go I don't buy it. ARCA is full of young drivers, if memory serves 5-6 rookies have won events this year and they had a lot last year. Also Busch North East & West is full of talent. It's not a matter of a dearth of drivers it's having enough owners willing to take a chance at the higher levels.

Will this encourage or discourage Cup drivers from slipping into Busch races and dominating the fields?

Most definitely. There will always be a few, they are RACE drivers that’s what they do, but the Pony Cars will make running the day before Cup worthless as a test bed.

As far as the young drivers go I don’t buy it. ARCA is full of young drivers, if memory serves 5-6 rookies have won events this year and they had a lot last year.

Also Busch North East & West is full of talent.

It’s not a matter of a dearth of drivers it’s having enough owners willing to take a chance at the higher levels.

]]> By: John in CA http://fullthrottle.cranialcavity.net/smack-me-in-the-face-with-a-dead-carp#comment-3205 John in CA Sun, 16 Sep 2007 07:33:30 +0000 http://fullthrottle.cranialcavity.net/2007/09/15/smack-me-in-the-face-with-a-dead-carp/#comment-3205 Okay, so maybe this isn't such a bad idea. Keep the American car buyer familiar with the sheet metal (or fiberglass or graphite composites) of the emerging muscle car retro models. Will this encourage or discourage Cup drivers from slipping into Busch races and dominating the fields? After all, there won't be as much benefit for getting a feel for the track or cars with a completely different model type and the CORN. Then, what does it do for developing drivers for Cup? As was pointed out here at Full Throttle recently, why and how do the older drivers keep hanging around and making it into races. I've gotta believe that one of the reasons is there just aren't that many younger drivers getting the laps in Busch to hone and prove their skills. In part because too many Cup drivers take up valuable opportunities in Busch races. Just me .02 worth on that whole thing. Okay, so maybe this isn’t such a bad idea.

Keep the American car buyer familiar with the sheet metal (or fiberglass or graphite composites) of the emerging muscle car retro models.

Will this encourage or discourage Cup drivers from slipping into Busch races and dominating the fields? After all, there won’t be as much benefit for getting a feel for the track or cars with a completely different model type and the CORN.

Then, what does it do for developing drivers for Cup? As was pointed out here at Full Throttle recently, why and how do the older drivers keep hanging around and making it into races.

I’ve gotta believe that one of the reasons is there just aren’t that many younger drivers getting the laps in Busch to hone and prove their skills. In part because too many Cup drivers take up valuable opportunities in Busch races.

Just me .02 worth on that whole thing.

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