Toyota's a coming . . . .
2/7/05, 02:31 PM
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From foxsports.com . .
That's fine . . I have no real problem with any of the above. EXCEPT . . ."Those engines will be constructed on common platforms but still will maintain manufacturer identities. " :notnice: 
So now we'll have common body templates AND common engine. I knew this was coming in some form or another. It has been rumored for well over a year. I guess I keep hoping that it won’t come to fruition.
Say what you want to about the ‘Rolex’ Grand-Am series, but that cool thing is that they are 6 different engine manufactures (Lexus, Pontiac, Ford, BMW, Infiniti, and Porsche), and each is based on production engines in some form. Why not take these engines and use them in NASCAR?!
NASCAR has all but pushed the “car” fan out of the sport.
Rumblings in the garage have Toyota testing the Busch Series waters next season before jumping to Cup in 2007, the first year all teams could be running NASCAR's new engines. Those engines will be constructed on common platforms but still will maintain manufacturer identities. Toyota's possible entry into the Busch Series also might accelerate the learning curve for Honda, which could be racing in the truck series as early as 2006. The Big Three U.S. automakers have expressed concern that if Toyota and Honda are given the specifications of this new engine now, the Nextel Cup Series soon could resemble the IndyCar series, meaning Detroit would be severely outspent and unable to compete. ...
So now we'll have common body templates AND common engine. I knew this was coming in some form or another. It has been rumored for well over a year. I guess I keep hoping that it won’t come to fruition.
Say what you want to about the ‘Rolex’ Grand-Am series, but that cool thing is that they are 6 different engine manufactures (Lexus, Pontiac, Ford, BMW, Infiniti, and Porsche), and each is based on production engines in some form. Why not take these engines and use them in NASCAR?!
NASCAR has all but pushed the “car” fan out of the sport.
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