Painrace

Corvettes and Cadillac both get a competition adjustment. Both get more weight and less throttle body opening killing their chances of a race win! It has been happening for the 55 years I have been involved and I still feel it is unfair. Most know stock BMWs, etc. in stock form cannot come close to beating a Corvette in stock form. Most racing associations just can't stand to see American continue to win. Hey, maybe they win because the drivers, crews and teams are better! Sad to see all that effort be pissed away by rule changes in mid season.

Jim

CHJ In Virginia

It looks like the PC - Bulls--- is further invading racing. Every body must have a chance of wnniing - handicap the brightest, better equipped, fastest to bring them down to the lowest common denominator. I long for the days when the rules were loosly defined and it was "run what ya brung" and the fastest gets the trophy !

ErnieN85

if ya can't beat em give them a bigger handicap that will do it
can't run stock engine but Dodge can

Bill Dearborn

The performance inbalance problem is hard to solve. When the 85/86/87 C4 won all of the Show Room Stock races for 3 years in a row the other manufacturers threatened to leave the series. The solution they kicked Corvette out and the Corvette Challenge was developed by John Powell. When the C5R first entered ALMS competition it didn't do all that well but after a few years they were winning all the GT1 Championships and the number of competitors dropped to 0.

Bill

rfn026

The Balance of Performance is really difficult. Actually IMSA/TUDOR has got it pretty close. I'm a little surprised they felt they needed to tweak things once again.

Keep in mind that this is the entertainment business. Every car on the track has to have an equal chance of winning. That's just the way it works.

Richard Newton
Historic Racing Images

el es tu

so you mean mazdas and mustangs arent as quick as corvettes?

JDIllon

I somewhat agree!! But at some point they are compensating for driver capabilities!!! And in the case of Cadillac, I think they have reached that point. The idea is to make the cars equal so that it becomes a drivers race?? Not penalize the team because they have a better race plan or better drivers or a better crew. Just my .02 JD

63Corvette

May I suggest VINTAGE RACING, where the appreciation of the vehicle may actually cover the cost of the racing

el es tu

If they want to make it a drivers race, then driver weight shouldn't be factored for the cars total weight. An overweight person who's out of shape should be at a disadvantage when going against someone who works out, diets, and trains. This is supposed to be a sport...

0Anthony @ LGMotorsports

You know this.....there is more politics in racing than D.C. Well maybe not that much, but not far off.

Solofast

So very true...

Problem is after a while it becomes "entertainment" and to me there is really no reason to watch. I want to see the best team with the best car win.

"Handicapped" racing today is a bit like going to a swimming race where the fastest swimmer has to wear a pair of street shoes and the slow guy gets to wear swim fins. We all know who the fastest one is, but they have to make a "race" out if it so they can have a close "finish" for the folks watching on TV who aren't really interested in the sport.

Racing rules should be the same for everybody. With the present rules it isn't racing, it's just "entertainment" and that's just something that doesn't interest me anymore.

The WWF has a big following and makes a lot of money too, and the results are pretty much just as scripted as racing is today. Sorry if I come off a bit cynical, but giving out different weights and restrictor plate sizes to "equalize" the competition isn't real racing, at least not IMHO.

el es tu

hows the battle against chevy/michelin going?

troyguitar

Racing without rules to equalize cars is pointless. Everyone would just run the fastest car and it becomes a spec series.

Run what you brung type rules are even worse, it becomes a spending war (both $ and time) that results in a few interesting cars, but boring races.

Bill32

Equalizing the cars is so Obama.

And so are today's race fans.

Bill32

Good post.

Even one of Nascar's darlings (#14) said Nascar was WWF on his radio show.
Of course the wheels yanked him into the trailer and wacked his pee-pee. Then reminded him of the millions he was pocketing.

SouthernSon

The powers that be may have an interest in the entertainment business. I suggest they go to Hollywood. I had rather see the vehicles on the ragged edge of performance capabilities. But, as in all things contemporary, it would appear that even racing is falling victim to 'dumbing down'. Back off achievement until everyone has a shot. What a way to progress.

JDIllon

All racing is cubic $$. He who has the most money usually wins!!! Just a fact of life. Try buying a "stock" spec Miata and go racing and see how you do. Just my .02 JD

T4Eater

lol at miata spec racing. Shaving off threads of bolts to be lighter. Those guys are nutcases.

T4Eater

What organization is doing this?

parkerracing

Without "competition adjustments" the "competition" goes home and the series goes away. Remember Can-Am? Even F1 changes the rule$ once a team establishes dominance. It's always been a part of racing (at least the series that have longevity) /:\