29 Jun 2012, 03:47
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Originally Posted by The Original Instag8or
My thought process sees that V8 Supercars are the closest vehicle on the planet to a road Course Cup car, and Owen Kelly helped prove this for me a couple years back wit ha strong top five run in Nationwide, in his first/only NASCAR start, and to further back that statement, he isn't even a fulltime V8 Supercar driver, let alone a top ten runner down there.
The problem with the likes of Said/Drissi/Simo is that their specialty is Trans Am, ultralight fiberglass bodied cars with near perfect weight balance, tons of downforce, huge brakes, supersoft tires, and race for about 45 minutes.
V8SC weigh around 3,000 lbs, have narrower tires than a Cup car, and race for hours at a time.
Now let me ask one more time, which one is more like NASCAR, TA or V8SC?
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Having never asked the first time, they both have similarities and differences, and I would be willing to bet that given good opportunity, a V8 driver could give a good go at it. But until they actually show up, there will be no more "ringers" and any TA driver (former or current) shall hereby be known as "road racing field fillers".
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