Monday, August 22, 2005

I’m home from work and one of the first things I do is check out the NASCAR news to see what I have missed. I’m reading on Jayski that Dodge has petitioned for a new nose for use in 2006. There are deadlines to be met so that it can be used next year. Now, I’m reading this and I’m thinking…didn’t they test this nose? I mean, for a manufacturer to bring a new model to the track ithas to go through testing, pretty thorough I would think. So, I went cruising through the archives and Jayski and there it was. An article saying that the same folks who are requesting a new nose just lllllloooovvvveeeeddd the car as it was and everything was just gonna be great! Here’s a snipet of the article from Jayski: http://www.jayski.com/past/chrysler.htm The development of the race car was led by Dodge Motorsports Engineering with the support of each of Dodge's primary Nextel Cup Series teams: Evernham Motorsports, Petty Enterprises, Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates and Penske Racing South. Much of the on-track testing was done by veteran driver Bill Elliott. NASCAR approved the race car for competition in August. "While we worked within NASCAR's templates, we found innovative ways to build great horsepower and aerodynamic performance into the Charger," said Ray Evernham, President and CEO of Evernham Motorsports. "We are looking forward to putting the Dodge Charger in the winner's circle of the 2005 Daytona 500. Now, will someone tell me what is wrong in this picture?