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Old Jan 24, 2006 | 07:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Frankie Boy
That's a photoshop, right? Please tell me I don't have to expect that in March!
Looks like it:

http://www.toyota.com/motorsports/drag/teams.html
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Old Jan 24, 2006 | 07:42 AM
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Originally Posted by BigBadBuick
You didn't know?
I'm going to cry. Seriously. When did that happen?
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Old Jan 24, 2006 | 07:57 AM
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just drink more, it makes the pain go away
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Old Jan 24, 2006 | 08:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Mars_302
They gotta keep things even, thats why Toyo has to make a pushrod motor..
Given, but they have to make the motor specifically to race. They don't even have one already to pretend like they're using. Plus, they're Japanese!
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Old Jan 24, 2006 | 08:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Mars_302
Though GM would be screwed on that part and ford would have to compete with Crown Vics.
That would be fine with me.
I bet it wouldn't take long for either of them to come out with a car to compete with dodge both in the showroom and on the track. Win, win.
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Old Jan 24, 2006 | 08:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Frankie Boy
Given, but they have to make the motor specifically to race. They don't even have one already to pretend like they're using. Plus, they're Japanese!
They have one, and they just pulled out of IRL so now they have more resources to dedicate to NASCAR. Sounds like the world is going to end soon.

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Old Jan 24, 2006 | 09:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Dano Moparo
It's official, I'm done with NASCAR
I said that the other morning when Bill told me he saw a segment about the testing of a new wing for Nascar to make the teams more equal. It sat inhes off the body if I remember right. How could I watch Nascar with ricer wings, thats just not right
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Old Jan 24, 2006 | 09:35 AM
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It's sad, I really tried watching it more since the Dodge's started running again. But I never fully got back into following it on a regular basis. Still so much garbage goes on every week, it's like WWF. I could deal with the trucks, and it is the stepping point for NASCAR teams/cars but, if a Toyota is on the track at Daytona this year or next I'll sell all my NASCAR stuff.... well all but my Petty mopars.
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Old Jan 24, 2006 | 09:38 AM
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They've run the toyota body in the floppers but haven't had too much luck with it. Scelzi ran it for a period of time, not sure who was running it last year.
We'll see how the reception is to Toyota in NASCAR...
if anything they'll need a big name driver to get behind the brand if they want ANY type of success.
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