New European "NASCAR" series: „American Stock Cars Europe“ - Page 4

**FIRE** · 28 Nov 2006, 18:47 (Ref:1776874)

Qualification race on Saturday 150 km, main race on Sunday 300 km.

nickyf1 · 31 Dec 2006, 22:30 (Ref:1802525)

Cool, any Eurosport Coverage?

pi0ter · 7 Feb 2012, 20:30 (Ref:3022800)

Anyone knows the reason why this series has not finally started?

**FIRE** · 7 Feb 2012, 20:48 (Ref:3022809)

I assume not enough interest from drivers and teams?

tbz · 10 Mar 2012, 14:53 (Ref:3037931)

Holy sh*t, they planning to race in an customize oval during the Country Bike Rock Festival.

Quote:

The first temporary urban short-track ever.
- Bring Motorsports in hearts of cities, such as Supercross.
- Location Tours downtown, in the Loire Valley (France).
- Organised during one of the greatest festival of American culture: the COUNTRY BIKE ROCK FESTIVAL.
- More than 40 000 spectators attendance expected.
- TV live coverage.
- A unique sporting format, inspired from NASCAR.
- Oval Short-track: length 600 m – width 20 m.

Oval Details:
Type : Oval Short-track
Length : 600 meters
Width : 20 meters
Banking : 0° (flat)

**FIRE** · 10 Mar 2012, 15:00 (Ref:3037936)

This is a Racecar series not ASCE:
http://tentenths.com/forum/showthrea...=121190&page=2

Racecar announced last year they will race on the 600m oval. Will be interesting to see.

IceMan_PJN · 17 Apr 2012, 06:54 (Ref:3060705)

If they road race, it may be of interest to me, but it would basically be just another touring car series and Europe already has established ones. It seems this would just be one more with a NASCAR sticker slapped on it. I just don't see the demand for it.

I tried to find videos on YouTube and found a promo clip that suggested it could be a stepping stone to US NASCAR racing. If they race road courses, I don't see it translating to squat in the US series. Road racing skills translate to ovals (and vice versa) as well as baseball skills translate to basketball.

kelvin88 · 17 Apr 2012, 20:45 (Ref:3061156)

...as I pointed out in Autosport a few weeks ago...

Flyin Ryan · 18 Apr 2012, 13:33 (Ref:3061503)

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Originally Posted by IceMan_PJN

If they road race, it may be of interest to me, but it would basically be just another touring car series and Europe already has established ones. It seems this would just be one more with a NASCAR sticker slapped on it. I just don't see the demand for it.

I tried to find videos on YouTube and found a promo clip that suggested it could be a stepping stone to US NASCAR racing. If they race road courses, I don't see it translating to squat in the US series.

Well it's not like anyone ever came from ASCAR either. And how many guys have progressed on from the Canadian Tire Series or the Corona Series?

The Original Instag8or · 19 Apr 2012, 03:05 (Ref:3061817)

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Originally Posted by IceMan_PJN

If they race road courses, I don't see it translating to squat in the US series. Road racing skills translate to ovals (and vice versa) as well as baseball skills translate to basketball.

Really? If not for some bad luck in the form of equipment failures and fuel strategy, Marcos Ambrose would have a nice string of top ten finishes going.

On the flip side, there were a couple dirt track oval sprint car drivers who became accomplished road racers. Ever hear of Anthony Joseph Foyt Jr? He won Le Mans a while back. How about Mario Andretti? He was a F1 World Champion.

My opinion is that a great racer can win on any style track in any style car... the problem is exclusive clauses in the modern contracts prevent us from seeing this happen these days.

wheelsportaddict · 19 Apr 2012, 09:10 (Ref:3061902)

Quote:

Originally Posted by tbz

Holy sh*t, they planning to race in an customize oval during the Country Bike Rock Festival.

Oval Details:
Type : Oval Short-track
Length : 600 meters
Width : 20 meters
Banking : 0° (flat)

Looks like a good series from the images and footage. There's a lot of NASCAR fans in the UK, why don't they come and do Rockingham and even the 1 mile oval at Mallory?

Bodysnatcher · 19 Apr 2012, 13:51 (Ref:3062040)

Quote:

Originally Posted by wheelsportaddict

Looks like a good series from the images and footage. There's a lot of NASCAR fans in the UK, why don't they come and do Rockingham and even the 1 mile oval at Mallory?

Money?

They are coming to Brands again this year, as part of the DTM support bill.
(whisper it, they may have been more entertaining than the DTM)

wheelsportaddict · 19 Apr 2012, 14:02 (Ref:3062046)

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Originally Posted by Bodysnatcher

Money?

They are coming to Brands again this year, as part of the DTM support bill.
(whisper it, they may have been more entertaining than the DTM)

Well Rockingham for a start, the owner has got that much money he doesn't bother having a lot of stuff going on there, it's just a hobby to him (been told this by a source close to the owner) and Mallory, I don't think is particularly expensive (in real terms) to hold a meeting there.

I'd go to both a lot more often if there were more oval based events held.

tbz · 4 Jul 2012, 17:15 (Ref:3102033)

Flat-Oval is prepared for the action. let's roll

**FIRE** · 4 Jul 2012, 17:32 (Ref:3102048)

Will be interesting to see.

Any rumours they have a race at Raceway Venray next season? It's the #1 oval for this type of racing.

tbz · 5 Jul 2012, 08:05 (Ref:3102283)

MotorsTV confirmed just 1h broadcast on saturday at 18.05pm.

Al Weyman · 5 Jul 2012, 08:25 (Ref:3102296)

Are these the French guys that were at Daytona last year if so they put on a good show if a tad wild and were asked to tame it down at Daytona.

tbz · 11 Jul 2012, 08:21 (Ref:3104976)

Footage of the Final Race at Tours.

fieldodreams79 · 11 Jul 2012, 13:20 (Ref:3105113)

Quote:

Originally Posted by tbz

Footage of the Final Race at Tours.

Sweet! Parking lot racing!

Al Weyman · 11 Jul 2012, 13:25 (Ref:3105119)

Yer right FFS get them over to Rockingham UK so the guys can have a proper race they are entertaining and will put on a great show given the circuit!

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