Comments on: Why Is NASCAR Still NOT Adding Horsepower?!

By: @nascarsteve

@nascarsteve — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 16:39:19 +0000

I remember at the end of the ’14 season, when they announced the lower horsepower, Ryan Newman said, It’s all about that right foot. If you lower the horsepower, anyone can drive these things wide open. And thank you for the montage of the high horsepower days. I remember going to qualifying and races at Texas and without ear protection the hairs in your ears vibrate, there was no better sound than listening to that 900 HP scream.

By: @markbenner1985

@markbenner1985 — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 14:06:56 +0000

In reply to @toyotaecw. When EFI came in it became more about the tune than mechanical. If we can take our street going Camaros, Mustangs, and Camrys to a tuner and make on par power with mostly stock components than a professional race team can.

By: @villain6634

@villain6634 — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 04:09:24 +0000

In reply to @thembanjoko7851. Give the cars 1000 hp at select tracks. The advertisement will go crazy lol

By: @S.K.R.E.Inc.

@S.K.R.E.Inc. — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 01:56:22 +0000

In reply to @boobsball. That was Auto Club, Michigan, and Atlanta pre-reconfig for a while. Now they all suck because of a reconfig or lack thereof

By: @S.K.R.E.Inc.

@S.K.R.E.Inc. — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 01:55:20 +0000

In reply to @DaCopter94. They're beating a dead horse at this point

By: @S.K.R.E.Inc.

@S.K.R.E.Inc. — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 01:53:40 +0000

In reply to @austinemms9772. The one show that no one wants to see

By: @walletracer9882

@walletracer9882 — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 01:46:24 +0000

I feel like adding an ERS-style hybrid component in addition to the current baseline would be a fun change if they’re dead set on electrifying. It would theoretically give drivers another tool to nullify the difficulties of making passes in dirty air while adding extra power to the cars. It would likely take the form of regenerative braking, which would come into play the most at short tracks and road courses, coincidentally the tracks that need the added power the most.

Then again, if their excuse is money then this won’t become a reality anytime soon.

By: @JaredR1996

@JaredR1996 — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 01:45:22 +0000

It’s always funny to think that adding horsepower is one thing that NASCAR refuses to add. They keep finding ways around their problems with the Gen 7 car instead of owning up and tackling the issues head one. Just admit that you need to add more horsepower to compensate for the lack of racing on short tracks and road courses

By: @coreychick749

@coreychick749 — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 01:19:58 +0000

In reply to @redknightsr69.

meh, that’s kind of what got us here to begin with. We had an exciting All Star race in 2018 with a similar botched up package, and because the race was short and cut up into short runs, we didn’t get to see why this package is truly terrible and so NASCAR ran with it.

I don’t envy the position they’re in, but plugging their ears and doing nothing helps no one

By: @coreychick749

@coreychick749 — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 01:12:42 +0000

In reply to @thembanjoko7851. @@JakeFromFarm243jdbalXD0-2gNhsC It is. The teams don't want to dilute the pie that they all get a slice of, so its turned into a nursery fight.