Metric system in NASCAR?

[duke_toaster]

Whilst NASCAR have a rulebook in imperial (AFAIK), do you think they will (or should) metricise? NASCAR IIRC is the only major series that uses imperial. Therefore, for standardisation only, they missed a trick with the CoT by not metricising.

[danieljboys]

NASCAR is an American domestic championship, with little involvement or presence outside of the country (for now at least). Since the rest of the United States is predominately using imperial measurements I guess there is little point in using the metric system. If/when the rest of the country transfers to metric then they will follow.

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[duke_toaster]

Originally Posted by danieljboys

NASCAR is an American domestic championship, with little involvement or presence outside of the country (for now at least).

The Busch race in Canada next year

Since the rest of the United States is predominately using imperial measurements I guess there is little point in using the metric system.

It should be done for international standardisation.

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[StuiE]

Originally Posted by duke_toaster

they missed a trick with the CoT by not metricising.

If the country was moving to Metric then I'm sure the CoT would be metric, but since the country isn't, they have no real reason to.

[Neil22]

My 96' GMC pick-up is partially metric, part standard. The engine was produced in Canada, metric, the rest assembled in Michigan, standard. I don't know where the T 5 tranny was built, but it is metric also. I think that the engines being used in NASCAR have already gone metric.

[duke_toaster]

Originally Posted by Neil22

I think that the engines being used in NASCAR have already gone metric.

No. They're 358 cubic inches, around 5.7 litres.

Well, if they cut the power by going down to 4.5 litres they could have prolly stopped them restrictor plates.