Thread: Ja viss noritēs labi, jaunu automašīnu var pievilināt ventilatori atpakaļ uz NASCAR

1972. Gadā, Bobby Allison brauca Chevrolet uzvaru NASCAR. Chevrolet bija izbraukusi ārpus sacīkšu gandrīz desmit gadus, bet veikt atriebība uzsāka komandas īpašnieks Junior Johnson.

Daudz teica, un rakstīts par jaunu "paaudzes 6" automašīnas, kas šajā sezonā sacentīsies par NASCAR Sprint Cup ķēdes.
Patiesība zināms, jums var būt noguris no tā visa.
Žēl, bet šeit ir mazliet vairāk.
Es domāju, ka "paaudzes 6" auto ir potenciāls, lai atjaunotu NASCAR popularitāti, tā nav bijusi gados. Jauns transportlīdzeklis ir lieliska iespēja atgūt zaudēto vai neieinteresēts fani, un, ja viss noritēs labi, paaugstināt konkurences līmeni.
Piešķirta, ka saka daudz. Bet ir šāda prognostications iemesli.
NASCAR saprātīgi veikts "paaudzes 6" automašīnu gandrīz precīza kopija bultai izstāžu zālē. Diezgan atklāti, tas ir smartest lieta sankciju organizācija ir darījusi gados.
Tagad ar golly, Toyota Camry, Chevrolet SS un Ford Fusion, kas ir NASCAR izskatās tie ģimenes piebraucamie ceļi.
Faktiski fani gatavojas, lai varētu atpazīt dažādus modeļus, kā tās ātrums ap dziesmu.
Tas ir svarīgi. To vajadzētu dot atpakaļ, viens no sen apelācijām, kas reiz fonds NASCAR, bet dažos gadījumos ir bojājis gados bija.
Jau vairākus gadu desmitus NASCAR fani bija ne tikai savu iecienītāko vadītājiem, viņiem bija savas iecienītākās automašīnas.
Celmiņa kungs bija Ford viņa garāžā, nu, kad tā nonāca pie NASCAR bija Ford cilvēks. Un viņam bija vienalga, kas brauca viens, viņš vienkārši gribēja to win-it īpaši virs Chevrolet. Firmas Chevrolet mašīnas brauca, ka nepatīkams kaimiņš pāri ielai.
Fani, kas atnāca uz sacīkstēm valkāja savu vadītāju pārnesumu daļu, bet tikpat daudz uzvilka krekliem un cepures ar Ford blue ovāls vai Chevrolet tauriņu.
Ja persona valkā Ford pārnesumu notika sēdēt blakus policijas kapteinim Chevy atbalstītājs, vairākas reizes nekā ne tur būtu draudzīga nauda pār kuru ražotājs būtu uzvarēt sacīkstēs.
Katru tagad un tad izcēlās kautiņš.
Kad NASCAR neļautu izmantot tās hemi dzinēju, 1965, ražotājs kreiso konkurenci un tās augstākā vadītāja, Richard Petty, Chrysler ķērās pie velciet sacīkstēm.

Nekas no tā pazuda uz ražotājiem. Viņi tic sauklis "Win svētdien, pārdot pirmdien," tik daudz, lai tie būtu pastāvīgi pārveide to NASCAR ieraksti.
Tās sniedza milzīgu finansiālu un tehnisku atbalstu top komandām no dienas, kurā izveidots frāzi: "rūpnīcas kāpās atpakaļ."
Un daži ražotāji patiesībā pieder grupām un nolīga tiem autovadītājiem, kuri izrādīsies tā vērta, izmantojot auditions.
Bez tiešas starpposms uz ražotāja dolāru un tehnisko atbalstu, agrāk – tāpat kā mazie uzņēmumi un Holman & Moody-super komandām būtu nav pastāvējusi.
Gadu pēc gada, ražotāji izveltnē jaunus dzinējus un reorganizēt automašīnām viņi cerēja, ka būtu pērt opozīciju. Daudzas reizes to, ko viņi nāca klajā ar bija nelikumīgs NASCAR ir acīs.
Gadu gaitā sankciju ķermeņa bieži neļauj konkrētā modeļa uz rasi, jo tā domāja, tā bija ļoti negodīgas priekšrocības.
Un arī daudzas reizes, aizvainots ražotājs varētu atstāt NASCAR vispār.
Klasisks piemērs šim notika 1965, kad Chrysler izstājās no NASCAR, jo tas nav piekristu Mopar hemi dzinēju.
Petty pavadīja vairākus mēnešus drag racing Plymouth Barracuda.
Bija brīži, kad apelācijas konkrētā automobiļa modelim bija tik spēcīga, to negribot sen aizgājis ražotājam atpakaļ stock car racing.
1971. Gadā Junior Johnson un Richard Howard vārīti augšu plānu Chevrolet atvest NASCAR. Tas būtu bijis klāt jau gandrīz desmit gadus.
Johnson un Howard schemed atvest viens ļoti labs iemesls: Chevrolet bija populārākais auto Amerikā. Kā tās atgriezties pie NASCAR nav varējis pārsūdzēt?
Abi sāka kampaņas Chevrolet 1971. Fani ieradās droves, lai noskatītos to konkurēt. Pieteicējiem bija laimīgi.
Varbūt tie nebija tik laimīgs, kad Johnson un Howard $10000 līdz priekšā savu auto, lai konkurētu tomēr vairāk reižu nekā nav, viņi prasīja žuburains ārā naudu.
Kad Chevrolet beidzot ieguva 1972. gada pavasarī pie Atlanta, fani svinības bija milzīgs.
Pacilāts, sievietes faktiski wrote "Firmas Chevrolet mašīnas ir atpakaļ!" lūpu par VIP komplekts windows.
Nr kidding. Es biju tur.
Nu, Chevy nav atstājis kopš NASCAR un ir darīts diezgan darn laba pati par sevi.
Redziet, es esmu ne tik naivi, ka nav zināms, ražotāji ir aizdevumus heckuva daudz atbalsta vairākas NASCAR komandām šodien.
Iedrošinos apgalvot, ka tur ir vairāk par to nekā tur kādreiz ir bijis- un kas ietver ASV dolāru.
Bet tas ne tuvu nav patriots, kā tas bija kādreiz – ne ar garu shot. Un nedomāju, ka ražotāji ir saņēmuši paziņojumus, pārdošanas un fanu atbalstu, ko viņi vienreiz izdarīja.
Liels iemesls tam ir tas, ko tagad sauc par "Generation 5" automašīnas. Pirms tas ieguva šī atzīme, tā bija "Auto rīt."
Lai gan COT devusi tik nepieciešamo drošības remontus NASCAR, nekad nebija ļoti populārs ar konkurentiem un fani.
Konkurentu pastāvīgi cīnījās, lai iegūtu visvairāk no automašīnas. Fani domāja, tas bija nekas vairāk kā paredzēts NASCAR klons. Jūs nevarētu pateikt atšķirību starp Ford, Chevrolet vai Toyota – kas noteikti nebija laba lieta ražotājiem.
Daudzi fani stock car racing būtu ko NASCAR dibinātājs Bill France SR izsludinājusi- un padarīja tik populārs rezerves auto racing: auto, kas skrēja pie izplatītāja izskatīsies tie cilvēki varētu nopirkt.
Galu galā, viņi to nedarīja. Un fani novērsās.
Tagad, tomēr, ir labas izredzes viņi var atgriezties. Uzskatu, ka bija NASCAR ir mērķis, tā veidojot "paaudzes 6" automašīnas.
Hei, tikai doma: vai jūs esat ievērojuši, cik NASCAR mēģina iet atpakaļ uz to, kā lietas bija?
Tagad mums ir "paaudzes 6" automašīnas paredzēts woo atpakaļ ventilatori. Atcerieties, "Puiši ir uz to?" Tā bija tieša atbilde uz ventilatora sūdzības, ka autovadītāji nav atļauts sevi un vienkārši kloni – tāpat kā automašīnām.
Ir citi piemēri, protams, un nav pateikt "paaudzes 6" auto būs jāierosina masveida ventilatoru homecoming.
Kas palīdzēs visu šo ir būt konkurētspējīgiem un izveidot labāku sacīkšu automašīnām, kas ir daudz vairāk autovadītāju kontrole.
Bet jauno automašīnu testē Daytona un Charlotte, ar vairāk shakedowns, lai brauc, komandas vēl zināt, kā tā darbojas konkurences apstākļos.
Bet es domāju, ka viņi ir to, ko viņi esam ieguvuši uzticību.
Zināt, kāpēc? Tie ir sūdzību. Tie ir piesardzīgi optimistiskas.
Pa ceļu, lielākā daļa fanu vai nu nav sūdzību. Tie ir ļoti dīvaina – un piesardzīgi optimistisks.
Protams, tas viss nav noticis. Bet "paaudzes 6" auto ir potenciāls, lai labas lietas NASCAR.
Tad jau redzēsim, ne mēs?

In 1972, Bobby Allison drove a Chevrolet to victory in NASCAR. Chevrolet had been out of racing for nearly a decade but made a comeback launched by team owner Junior Johnson.

Much has been said and written about the new “Generation 6” car that will compete on the NASCAR Sprint Cup circuit this season.
Truth be known, you may well be tired of it all.
Sorry, but here’s a bit more.
I think the “Generation 6” car has the potential to restore NASCAR to a popularity it hasn’t had in years. The new vehicle has an excellent opportunity to recoup lost or disinterested fans and, if all goes well, raise the level of competition.
Granted, that is saying lot. But there are reasons for such prognostications.
NASCAR wisely made the “Generation 6” car almost an exact replica of its showroom counterpart. Quite frankly, it’s the smartest thing the sanctioning body has done in years.
Now, by golly, the Toyota Camry, Chevrolet SS and Ford Fusion that are in NASCAR look like the ones in family driveways.
Fans are actually going to be able to recognize the different models as they speed around the track.
This is important. It should bring back one of the long-standing appeals that were once the foundation of NASCAR but, in some cases, have eroded over the years.
For decades NASCAR fans not only had their favorite drivers, they also had their favorite cars.
If Mr. Jones had a Ford in his garage, well, when it came to NASCAR he was a Ford man. And he didn’t care who drove one, he just wanted it to win – especially over Chevrolet. That obnoxious neighbor across the street drove a Chevy.
Fans who came to races wore their share of driver gear, but just as many donned shirts and hats with the Ford blue oval or the Chevrolet bow tie.
If a person wearing Ford gear happened to sit next to a Chevy supporter, more times than not there would be a friendly wager over which manufacturer would win the race.
Every now and then a fight broke out.
When NASCAR wouldn’t allow Chrysler to use its hemi engine in 1965, the manufacturer left competition and its top driver, Richard Petty, resorted to drag racing.

None of this was lost on the manufacturers. They believed in the slogan, “Win on Sunday, sell on Monday,” so much so that they were constantly retooling their NASCAR entries.
They provided huge financial and technical support to the top teams of the day, which created the phrase, “factory backed.”
And some manufacturers actually owned teams and hired those drivers who proved worthy via auditions.
Without a direct conduit to manufacturer dollars and technical support, the super teams of the past – like Petty Enterprises and Holman & Moody – would not have existed.
Year after year, manufacturers rolled out new engines and reconfigured cars they hoped would trounce the opposition. Many times what they came up with was illegal in NASCAR’s eyes.
Over the years, the sanctioning body often would not allow a particular model to race because it thought it had a very unfair advantage.
And, also many times, the offended manufacturer would leave NASCAR altogether.
A classic example of this happened in 1965, when Chrysler pulled out of NASCAR because it would not approve the Mopar hemi engine.
Petty spent several months drag racing in a Plymouth Barracuda.
There were times when the appeal of a particular car model was so strong it lured a long-departed manufacturer back into stock car racing.
In 1971, Junior Johnson and Richard Howard cooked up a plan to bring Chevrolet back into NASCAR. It had been absent for nearly a decade.
Johnson and Howard schemed to bring it back for one very good reason: Chevrolet was the most popular car in America. How could its return to NASCAR not have appeal?
The two began campaigning a Chevrolet in 1971. Fans came in droves to watch it compete. Promoters were happy.
Maybe they weren’t so happy when Johnson and Howard demanded $10,000 up front for their car to compete but, more times than not, they forked out the cash.
When Chevrolet finally won in the spring of 1972 at Atlanta, the fans’ celebration was tremendous.
Elated women actually wrote “Chevy’s Back!” in lipstick on VIP suite windows.
No kidding. I was there.
Well, Chevy hasn’t left NASCAR since and has done pretty darn good for itself.
Look, I’m not so naïve that I don’t know manufacturers are lending a heckuva lot of support to several NASCAR teams today.
I daresay that there’s more of it than there ever has been – and that includes dollars.
But it’s not nearly as overt as it once was – not by a long shot. And I don’t believe manufacturers have received the returns, in sales and fan support, which they once did.
The big reason for that is what’s known now as the “Generation 5” car. Before it got that tag, it was the “Car of Tomorrow.”
Although the COT brought much-needed safety renovations to NASCAR, it was never very popular with competitors and fans.
Competitors constantly struggled to get the most out of the car. Fans thought it was nothing more than a NASCAR-designed clone. You couldn’t tell the difference between a Ford, Chevrolet or Toyota – which was certainly not a good thing for the manufacturers.
For many fans stock car racing should be what NASCAR founder Bill France Sr. decreed – and what made stock car racing so popular: The cars that raced would look like the ones people could buy at a dealership.
Eventually, they didn’t. And fans turned away.
Now, however, there is a good chance they may come back. I believe that was NASCAR’s goal when it created the “Generation 6” car.
Hey, just a thought: Have you noticed how NASCAR is trying to go back to the way things were?
Now we have the “Generation 6” car, intended to woo back fans. Remember “Boys Have At It?” That was a direct response to fan complaints that drivers were not allowed to be themselves and were simply clones – like the cars.
There are other examples, of course, and I don’t say the “Generation 6” car will instigate a massive fan homecoming.
What will help all of this is for the cars to be highly competitive and create better racing, which is far more in the drivers’ control.
While the new car has been tested at Daytona and Charlotte, with more shakedowns to come, teams don’t yet know how it will perform in competitive conditions.
But I think they have confidence in what they’ve got.
Know why? They are not complaining. They are cautiously optimistic.
By the way, most fans aren’t complaining either. They are very curious – and cautiously optimistic.
Admittedly, it all may not happen. But the “Generation 6” car has the potential to bring good things to NASCAR.
We’ll see, won’t we?