Nationwide Series at Circuit of the Americas?

by **crl** on Wed Oct 12, 2011 11:05 am

Brian France wants it:

http://www.nascar.com/nationwide-series/news/111009/bfrance-kansas-austin-montreal/index.html

by Mystrsyko on Wed Oct 12, 2011 4:19 pm

Ha! nobody is going to pay top dollar to see Cup Light stumble around a track it's completely incompatible with. at least nobody with any intelligence. the cup series could pull it off, but nwide can barely keep the races they've got, let alone add one at a brand new facility that desperately needs to pay for itself

by **Ben Atkins** on Wed Oct 12, 2011 4:25 pm

I completely disagree with the post above. More road courses for NASCAR is a good thing, and I think going to this new track would be a good idea. If the Nationwide cars can go to Montreal, Watkins Glen and Road America and have the best races of the year, then I really don't see why this track is any different. People will go pay to see this race since it, more than likely, would be a pretty good race. Also, if Brian France wants the Nationwide series to go there, then the race will have more then enough funding.

by flyingturns89 on Wed Oct 12, 2011 4:34 pm

crl wrote:Brian France wants it

I don't.

by PYLrulz on Wed Oct 12, 2011 4:54 pm

flyingturns89 wrote:
crl wrote:Brian France wants it

I don't.

I do. NASCAR needs more road courses, and if this replaces Montreal, I won't object.

by f1fan12 on Wed Oct 12, 2011 5:10 pm

Circuit Of the America's would be a disaster. Too many tight corners. It was designed for lighter cars than Nascar. I want more road courses, but not there. Good news about Montreal though.

by gwoodard41 on Wed Oct 12, 2011 5:11 pm

Well, Laguna Seca may be a choice...

by Racerfan275 on Wed Oct 12, 2011 5:23 pm

I really want more road courses, guys like papis don't get as many chances of winning a race

by **Ben Atkins** on Wed Oct 12, 2011 5:33 pm

flyingturns89 wrote:
crl wrote:Brian France wants it

I don't.

itz all abot goin fast n turnin left!!1!!one

Razz

by PKligBKFan on Wed Oct 12, 2011 5:33 pm

PYLrulz wrote:
flyingturns89 wrote:
crl wrote:Brian France wants it

I don't.

I do. NASCAR needs more road courses, and if this replaces Montreal, I won't object.

I love road courses, but this, no. We've never even seen a race at this place infact it isn't even done construction and how many series are lining up for races here!?

by Chives2112 on Wed Oct 12, 2011 5:40 pm

I'm still 50/50 with this decision. I say Trucks make a return to Sonoma and Heartland Park. They're all ready having rumors of going to Watkins Glen and I think Road America, too.

by day500champ1 on Wed Oct 12, 2011 5:41 pm

I'm indifferent on this. While road courses are great to watch and a nice change from the norm, I don't see why we need more.

What has gotten NASCAR a lot of sh*t has been people complaining about the newer 1.5 tracks granted this is a road course so it would be different, but I just know if NASCAR does go and end up running there. Somebody will find something to complain about. As NASCAR has declined, the positive side of its fans has too.

But, overall, I'm not against it if they decided to do it, but if they don't go I wouldn't care.

by Blake Camphausen on Wed Oct 12, 2011 5:46 pm

More road courses? Yes. At a track like this? No.

by navycook75 on Wed Oct 12, 2011 6:14 pm

To quote a song "NO NO NO NO NO NO NO"

by **F1V1** on Wed Oct 12, 2011 6:53 pm

I don't think it would be horrible but it wouldn't be as fantastic as Montreal though. They need to think about road courses that would actually suit the cars best.

by day500champ1 on Wed Oct 12, 2011 7:12 pm

navycook75 wrote:To quote a song "NO NO NO NO NO NO NO"

You mean this one?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mEMfxFEaXw

by navycook75 on Wed Oct 12, 2011 7:19 pm

day500champ1 wrote:
navycook75 wrote:To quote a song "NO NO NO NO NO NO NO"

You mean this one?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mEMfxFEaXw

NOPE.avi

by flyingturns89 on Wed Oct 12, 2011 11:42 pm

Ben Atkins wrote:
flyingturns89 wrote:
crl wrote:Brian France wants it

I don't.

itz all abot goin fast n turnin left!!1!!one

Yep.

by bartman97 on Thu Oct 13, 2011 1:18 am

flyingturns89 wrote:
Ben Atkins wrote:
flyingturns89 wrote:
crl wrote:Brian France wants it

I don't.

itz all abot goin fast n turnin left!!1!!one

Yep.

You know he's trolling you, right? As a joke.

by flyingturns89 on Thu Oct 13, 2011 1:27 am

bartman97 wrote:
flyingturns89 wrote:
Ben Atkins wrote:
flyingturns89 wrote:
crl wrote:Brian France wants it

I don't.

itz all abot goin fast n turnin left!!1!!one

Yep.

You know he's trolling you, right? As a joke.

flyingturns89 wrote:Yep.

by Alta on Thu Oct 13, 2011 2:18 am

More Road Course = Yes
Austin = For Funzies, Yes.

by PYLrulz on Thu Oct 13, 2011 2:37 am

Yall might say "this circuit might not be suited for Stock Cars", but I still say give it a shot anyway. You never know what might happen. Maybe it might be good for Stock Cars. You will never know if you don't give it a shot.

by Tanrar on Thu Oct 13, 2011 3:48 am

I honestly think this isn't a bad choice. I'd LOVE to see the Cup Series possibly run this track.

Also, I do agree with Chives. Trucks back at Heartland Park and Sonoma would be beast.

by Chives2112 on Thu Oct 13, 2011 8:03 am

I'm starting to grow on this idea. I mean, we had no idea how Road America or Montreal would do, and people kept saying that stock cars couldn't race on tracks like that. If the race doesn't go to well, oh well, at least we tried it, right?

by Mystrsyko on Thu Oct 13, 2011 10:12 am

It's not the track that I think is incompatible, it's the facilities. It's designed as a European style Formula 1 track, meaning concrete garages leading right onto a narrow pit road. those guys have enough trouble trying to get out of the pits around each other, and they have half the cars on track and pit a few at a time. 43 hopeless nobodies trying to cram in under caution sounds like a disaster waiting to happen.

actually, i shouldn't say 43 cause half the field is cup drivers. 22 hopeless nobodies getting in the way of each other and the 21 who know what they're doing

by flyingturns89 on Thu Oct 13, 2011 3:59 pm

Mystrsyko wrote:actually, i shouldn't say 43 cause half the field is cup drivers. 22 hopeless nobodies getting in the way of each other and the 21 who know what they're doing

Yeah, cause there's absolutely no good drivers in Nationwide.

Also, to say that there's 21 Cuppies is a little exaggerated. Most of the time there's 5-10.

Average Nationwide Field
5-10 Cuppies
2-4 Drivers Fighting for the Championship
10-12 Start and Parks
5-7 Other Drivers Fighting for the Win
12-19 Field Fillers

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