Weekly Rule Changes

by M.L. Morgan

Well, race fans - Nascar/King William II is back to their old tricks. The spoiler rule for Atlanta will be changed to give the GM teams a break. Give ME a break !

The race at Las Vegas was a travesty but I dislike the knee-jerk reaction by Nascar. We�ve run only 2 races with the �5 & 5' rule . Chevy and Ford have each won a race. Where�s the big controversy ? Parity doesn�t mean any of the 43 competitors have an equal chance to win on any given race . That�s absurd. There are a few teams which are just much better than the others. As much as Nascar might like to, they can�t legislate true parity.

After the race Richard Childress was beside himself, demanding rules help from Nascar. I have a lot of sympathy for that team. All they�ve done in 3 races is win the Daytona 500 and maintain 2nd place in the point�s standings. I can think of about 35 other teams who would like to be �suffering� as they are.

I will neither deny nor ignore the dominance of the Fords in the past 2 races. The race results speak for themselves. The Ford teams are dealing with a new body-style and newly-implemented �5 & 5" rules. Maybe they did their homework better than some of the GM teams. Whatever the reason, the last thing we need is for Nascar to intercede with more rule changes.

I�m as much in favor of a �level playing field� as any other race fan but I�m fed up with Nascar�s incessant rule changes. The GM teams have the ability to catch up. These people aren�t morons. The GM teams have won a lot of races. Not by chance and certainly not by weekly rule changes. These are big boys - all grown-up. Let �em race for the money.

The arrogance of Nascar appals me the most. The new race-version Taurus has been tested since last September. Nascar HAD to be aware of the aerodynamic superiority of the Taurus long before they implemented their new �5 & 5" rules. To announce a drastic rule change during Speed Weeks is a real crock.

Nascar tries very hard to mandate equality and most race fans want to see it, but it�s not going to happen until Nascar goes the IROC route - 43 identically prepared cars chosen at random. That�s not racing. That�s a bunch of crap. Quote me.

Our dear friends at �A Lighter Side of Nascar� are restoring their great site. Some no-brain punk had been sending some really ugly e-mail. Obviously not a race fan. Just another fool with access to a computer. Glad to have you back Lighter Side! You do a fine job.

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