Car Of Tommorrow v.s. the previous stock cars. Which is better out of Nascar?

Question

I've been hearing some critism about the new COT that is not better than the previous normal stock cars which i like compared to the COT. So, please give me full details of why the COT is not better than the regular previous stock cars before the COT came out.

Answer 1

Previous. The COT is the same for everyone except decals. It's boxier, doesn't allow passing, safer for the drivers. The young drivers know this, that's why we see bunches of spin-outs and cars bouncing off the walls.

Answer 2

Drivers like to complain if the car is not exactly how they want it.  I don't think Kyle Busch or Jr. have ever driven a good handling car, if you listen in on both of their radios all they do is complain.  The old car did leave more room to change things around on the car, whereas the COT has a very tight template.  But just like Jr.s said in an interview this morning, "we race these cars now and complain but wait till 5 years down the road and who knows, maybe we will be laughing at what we drove back in the day."

Answer 3

I'm not sure... the drivers are always whining about the car, for various reasons... then when they get a SUPER HARD CRASH (Mcdowell at Texas, Gordon at Las Vegas) they thank the Lord and NASCAR for the safety.

The previous car brought a lot better races; more action and side by side racing.  But also, scraping the wall could be a slow, painful race for the driver.  Now you can hit the wall and keep on truckin'.  As for the side by side racing, I always hear drivers complain of how aero-tight or -loose they get when racing near another person.  So that almosts elminates side-by-side racing, because the COT's are meant to make everyone a bit more equal.

Even though the older car brought a bit more excitement, these COT's are here to stay, plus I like the fact that they're built for safety.

Answer 4

well the cot doesnt go faster, they also prevent drivers frombeing able to bump draft. thats all i can really think of.

Answer 5

let me put it to you this way.for years they (nascar) have been changing the cars every time they do drivers complain about it.give it time they (crew chefs ) will figure it out may the best team win!