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If automakers get a bailout, should NASCAR die?

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    If automakers get a bailout, should NASCAR die?

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    A columnist over at Slate.com is recommending -- and not lightly, he wants you to know -- that with the domestic automakers enduring "Detroit's version of The Troubles," now would be a good time to "euthanize" NASCAR. He makes a long argument, but the crux of it is simple: if the domestics get a heap of money from the government, should that money really be used to sponsor a specialized race series that arguably doesn't have the national pull or the return it once did? His supporting arguments are sometimes disingenuous and occasionally slightly off-base, but the question is worth considering. If the public loans money to the automakers, who decides where that money is spent? Yet, if Ford, GM, and Chrysler were to do the same thing to NASCAR that Honda, Suzuki, Audi, and Subaru have been doing, well... that would leave NASCAR as a one-make series featuring, ta-da, Toyota. And wouldn't that be something to see? Thanks for the tip, Josh!

    [Source: Slate]If automakers get a bailout, should NASCAR die? originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 16 Dec 2008 18:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.



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    GSE21tuner Formerly rollatuner110. Representing AZLexus.club

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    It's one big left turn anyways. YAWN. I need something that requires more skill and gets you sideways. :D
    GSE21tuner, Dec 16, 2008
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    Honda dropped out of F1 due to the current economic crisis. The big 3 dropping out of nascar would actually be the financially responsible thing to do.
    JspeXAE102, Dec 16, 2008
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    Subbie and Suzuki dropped out of WRC...

    Oh and I guess Toyota should be the only one racing :D
    Ares, Dec 16, 2008
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    More skill huh......ugh. Im not even going to bother.


    Under contract, so they cant really.
    e_andree, Dec 17, 2008
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    its_ikon FIRST widebody

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    nascar pulls in way too much money from tv and sponsors to have the american manufacturers drop out. i always like how people say it's not hard to do, yet when a F1 driver comes over to the series they fail. montoya has been the one of the few to keep a ride and sponsors.
    its_ikon, Dec 17, 2008
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    Tonyota VVTI BLOWN..??

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    My response exactly..

    However I do like Tonys response in the pic....lol
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    they can ditch nascar if they lose the money... leave it to the scca series and those who bring in their owns source of funds with 'not so big name' sponsors. they're those with skills anyway imo
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    Another retarded comment above....really.
    e_andree, Dec 20, 2008
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