NASCAR where was this
car in 2007, this car is fantastic.
First off the
manufacturers have model identity once again, very reminiscent of the 80’s, the
showroom look is back. In the previous seasons with the original Car of
Tomorrow the only identity the manufactures had were the grill indents where
the decals sat,; now each manufacture is unique, practically no similarities
between them. The best part about the new body is that they retained great
aerodynamics, and the safety is only getting better which is of the utmost
importance.
So
while the differing bodies look good, the true question was how did it preform
overall?
It was off the charts,
perfect from superspeedways to short tracks. At the superspeedways the cars
were twitchy in the draft like pre-COT cars. Drafting is fun to watch again due
to the twitchy manner, along with the bumpers and noses not lining up.
The intermediate tracks
stood out the most; Auto Club Speedway had the best finish of the season, a
track leading the category of boring races was in fact the stand-out of the
season. The Gen 6 shined on the road courses, it was easily whipped left and
right with tight competition.
Short tracks are short tracks they have always
been and always will be exciting, even more so with faster cars.
Best of all,
qualifying offered heart pounding excitement at times. Nineteen track records
were set this season, no one knew who the pole sitter would be until the last
hundredth of a second.
-Stephen Appell
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