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NASCAR news: RCR Racing via their ECR Engine shop building Dodge engines for 2027 season.
- I'd like to see how they can come up with a new Dodge engine by Feb. '27. Or even a year from now. I sure hope NASCAR isn't letting them use "rebadged" Chevy engines. That would not sit well with most of us old school fans! *NM*
- It’s all interesting, but TBH modern NASCAR confuses me a little. They are basically spec cars with absolutely zero in common with anything production, so definitely not “stock cars”. While I understand how they got here (basically safety and parity), it confounds me
  - Obviously, the car/truck manufactuers see value in putting their name on race cars. Don't forget, Chevrolet and Honda have Indy car teams, 5 european manufactuers and Cadillac have Formula One teams. Talk about zero relevancy to production cars! *NM*
    - GM would be better off spending that money fixing their truck engines *NM*
    - Sure, but Indy and F1 are not “stock car racing”. Never have been, nor pretended to be. If a company has an engine program for that type of racing, fine. Put a “powered by” sticker on it.
  - There's new Chrysler vehicle product coming. Long range plan revealed by Stellantis earlier this year, has new vehicles for Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, and Ram.{PIC)
    - Interesting. All but one look like SUVs or pickups though. Now that the coupe/sedan is no longer popular (and almost unavailable), maybe NASCAR should flip to SUVs since that’s what many people buy these days. Doesn’t matter, though, I will still watch. *NM*
      - It is teetering on irrelevance for GM, probably close for Ford
        
        Good perspective. Thanks! Involvement, however that looks, is always better than none. *NM*
        
        We are coming to a difficult time in the industry for sure
        
        I think that applies to the world in general, rather than just the auto industry. The switch to renewable energy, i.e. electric cars etc. will turn NASCAR into a nostalgia series, which may not bode well for its future.
        
        I feel a lot of that air coming out of the balloon, lately
        
        I feel that is temporary, as in other parts of the world the technology is advancing in leaps and bounds. I see battery technology as the holy grail that might make charging stations a non issue.
      - Re: Interestingly, NASCAR had an electric SUV racer prototype built "for evaluation purposes" in 2024. Don't remember hoiw the fans reacted, but IIRC, Dale Earnhardt jr. was initially 'thumbs down:... *LINK*
        
        How did "Formula E" turn out? I don't think it was "successful". I guess I didn't pay any attention to it. *NM*
        
        Re: How did "Formula E" turn out? I don't think it was "successful". I guess I didn't pay any attention to it.
        
        Thanks for that. It rings a bell but I didn’t pay a lot of attention to it at the time. IMHO, the biggest detriment would be the potential for thermal runaway in the event of a crash. I won’t go into the details, as the info is readily available online, but…