Suzuki Samurai was Re: [geeks] SPARC proprietary (waaaay

[Mike F]

On Mon, 20 Oct 2003 13:58:36 -0600 (MDT)
Dan Duncan <dand at pcisys.net> wrote:

> As I recall, 'Kris Kirby' wrote:
> > I'd rather see more F1 races on TV. The problem is that "anyone" can
> > put together a NASCAR racing platform (ooh -- see -- they look like
> > cars!),
> 
> Look?  They still CALL them cars.  Specifically, they refer to them
> as if they were in fact the racing version of production cars.
> 
> STOCK car racing, my ass.  I'd be amazed if there were ANY common
> parts between the production Chevy Monte Carlo and the "Chevy Monte
> Carlo" Dale Earnhardt died driving.

I don't believe there would be a *single* common part between these race
cars and the street cars they vaguely resemble. Heck, they're not even
based on the same technologies - carbs vs. fuel injection, etc. These
days, what I would refer to as stock cars are the various SCCA classes
of racing, as well as the Speed Channel World Challemge series. Those
are truly production-based cars, and IMHO very exciting to watch.