Post by bnsf1995 on Oct 5, 2019 0:35:20 GMT -5
In the past few months since the move to my new house, I've been thinking up new ideas for NR2003 Offline Leagues. Before I go any further, no, this new Offline League won't affect the current AU Winston Cup league, but will instead be run in conjunction with that league.
I call it the National Stock Car Association (or NSCA, "nisca").
The NSCA was established on January 16, 2008, following the untimely demise of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) in December 2007. NASCARs demise was a culmination of factors stemming from Brian France's mismanagement of the company as a whole, as he made numerous controversial changes, such as the Chase for the Cup, green-white-checkered finish, and had introduced a new car on a limited schedule in 2007 called the Car of Tomorrow that was best described as a brick. The nadir, though, was a whistleblower report that France had made these changes to rig races in favor of whatever driver he felt was going to sell the most merchandise on the online store that week, which would be accomplished with cautions for non-existent debris, on-the-fly rule changes, and small, discreet explosive charges in all tires that could be used to blow tires out at race control's discretion. Sponsors left in droves, and ESPN and TNT terminated their television contracts, leaving Fox to air the remaining races on FX and Speed (no races could be shown on the main network due to NFL commitments). And so, on November 19, 2007, just one day after Jimmie Johnson had hoisted the Nextel Cup, NASCAR filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy.
The demise of NASCAR came as a shock to many, especially the fans and drivers. A coalition of ex-NASCAR owners comprised of Rick Hendrick, Richard Childress, Roger Penske, and Joe Gibbs, came together to form a new stock car sanctioning body to succeed NASCAR, one that would not make the same mistakes as Brian France.
The NSCAs formation was met with great enthusiasm by NASCAR fans. The former NASCAR series were brought under the new body, with the Nextel Cup Series (which would have become the Sprint Cup Series under NASCAR in 2008) becoming the NSCA Can Am Cup Series, the Busch Series (which was to be the Nationwide Series) becoming the Panasonic Grand National Series, and the Craftsman Truck Series becoming the Monster Energy Truck Series. Regional series such as the Whelen Modified Tour, Whelen Modified Southern Tour, Camping World East and West Series, and Whelen All-American Series, as well as the Corona Series in Mexico and Canadian Tire Series in Canada, will be run as-is.
For the Can Am Cup Series, almost all of the Nextel Cup teams that ran in 2007 returned. The new series' schedule retained the major races such as the Daytona 500, Coca-Cola 600, Brickyard 400, and Southern 500, and also saw the series return to Rockingham, North Wilkesboro, and Nashville. New tracks such as Road America and the newly-built Coca-Cola Superspeedway were also added to the schedule. The PGN and MET series saw similar schedule changes.
The Can Am Cup Series elected not to use the Car of Tomorrow, instead incorporating safety features from the controversial car into the fourth-generation car.
I call it the National Stock Car Association (or NSCA, "nisca").
The NSCA was established on January 16, 2008, following the untimely demise of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) in December 2007. NASCARs demise was a culmination of factors stemming from Brian France's mismanagement of the company as a whole, as he made numerous controversial changes, such as the Chase for the Cup, green-white-checkered finish, and had introduced a new car on a limited schedule in 2007 called the Car of Tomorrow that was best described as a brick. The nadir, though, was a whistleblower report that France had made these changes to rig races in favor of whatever driver he felt was going to sell the most merchandise on the online store that week, which would be accomplished with cautions for non-existent debris, on-the-fly rule changes, and small, discreet explosive charges in all tires that could be used to blow tires out at race control's discretion. Sponsors left in droves, and ESPN and TNT terminated their television contracts, leaving Fox to air the remaining races on FX and Speed (no races could be shown on the main network due to NFL commitments). And so, on November 19, 2007, just one day after Jimmie Johnson had hoisted the Nextel Cup, NASCAR filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy.
The demise of NASCAR came as a shock to many, especially the fans and drivers. A coalition of ex-NASCAR owners comprised of Rick Hendrick, Richard Childress, Roger Penske, and Joe Gibbs, came together to form a new stock car sanctioning body to succeed NASCAR, one that would not make the same mistakes as Brian France.
The NSCAs formation was met with great enthusiasm by NASCAR fans. The former NASCAR series were brought under the new body, with the Nextel Cup Series (which would have become the Sprint Cup Series under NASCAR in 2008) becoming the NSCA Can Am Cup Series, the Busch Series (which was to be the Nationwide Series) becoming the Panasonic Grand National Series, and the Craftsman Truck Series becoming the Monster Energy Truck Series. Regional series such as the Whelen Modified Tour, Whelen Modified Southern Tour, Camping World East and West Series, and Whelen All-American Series, as well as the Corona Series in Mexico and Canadian Tire Series in Canada, will be run as-is.
For the Can Am Cup Series, almost all of the Nextel Cup teams that ran in 2007 returned. The new series' schedule retained the major races such as the Daytona 500, Coca-Cola 600, Brickyard 400, and Southern 500, and also saw the series return to Rockingham, North Wilkesboro, and Nashville. New tracks such as Road America and the newly-built Coca-Cola Superspeedway were also added to the schedule. The PGN and MET series saw similar schedule changes.
The Can Am Cup Series elected not to use the Car of Tomorrow, instead incorporating safety features from the controversial car into the fourth-generation car.
