There have been many concerns surrounding NASCAR's Car of Tomorrow.
As the debut of NASCAR’s Car of Tomorrow nears, the critics grow louder and the moans and groans become more apparent. As everyone know, the Car of Tomorrow is scheduled to make it’s highly anticipated debut at Bristol in March. But drivers and crew members continue to question the bigger and boxier cars.
And the fans and media have also joined in on the COT bashing. ‘It’s butt ugly’ and ‘it’s a step backwards in technology’ and ‘it drives just the same as the cars we have now’ has been the omnipresent grievances.
My personal opinion on the Car of Tomorrow is that I cannot wait to see it in action, just because I am naturally curious. I want to see myself how the cars will perform under racing conditions, and I’m sure some of the inquisitive COT detractors feel the same way.
If it enhances safety for the drivers, then it is a good move, no matter how ugly the cars may appear. Hopefully, in time the Car of Tomorrow will evolve into a much more attractive figure.
No one really knows exactly how the Car of Tomorrow will actually perform, ones can only speculate. But there are valid concerns from professionals who obviously know what they are talking about.
Here are some recent quotes from drivers and team members in the garage.
"It's a step backwards as far as technology. We're all here for safety and a good competitive race, but some of what they're doing is a step backwards." Doug Yates
"I'm more concerned that they have consistency in their inspection, because we've spent a lot of money to get ready to do this." Ray Evernham
Basically, Ray is wondering how far he can push that gray area with the Car of Tomorrow.
“It's not like you can roll it into the fab shop and get it back by lunch time and have a side on it. You have to cut the body off and put another body on it. You can't turn them around as fast." Todd Berrier
Valid concern!
"Where [larger teams] get the cars built and make them better, we'll just be building cars.” Larry McClure
It's supposed to help the little guys like Morgan-McClure
"It is still really ugly. When you're used to seeing real slick racecars and you see that, it doesn't look like it's a step forward." Tony Stewart
Yeah, we all are aware of the fact that the Car of Tomorrow is an eyesore.
"The car may look different, but it really drives about the same." Greg Biffle
No one will really know for sure until they hit the track in race conditions.
"If it's a better change in safety then it's worth it, but it's not all that it's made out to be at this point." Ryan Newman
Basically, Newman feels that the COT is overhyped.
"I call it the car of yesterday, because it looks like something those legends used to drive, just with a new nose and a 2021 rear wing. It does look old and boxy, like something the legends in the sport used to race a long time ago.” Scott Riggs
And no one complained back then, did they?
What do you think?
