A Perfect Storm..... 1979 Daytona 500

[sugarwood]

This was pretty cool.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDrjxwrA0GE

[Alfasrule]

I remember watching that race and I was hooked on Nascar and still am.

[javadog]

That's worth watching, if you haven't already.

[Baz]

We moved to Volusia County in January of 1970 and that year I saw my first Daytona 500 (and 24 hours) in person. The good old days.

Awesome video....thanks, Sugarwood!

[Dixie]

Whew! I thought this thread was going to be about this kind of 79 Daytona.

[JackDidley]

That was fun to watch.

[pwd72s]

Originally Posted by JackDidley

That was fun to watch.

Ditto.

[HardDrive]

Wow, great story, even if you're not a NASCAR fan.

[Scott Douglas]

That was fun to watch. Amazing how far technology has come on the in-car camera front. Those early ones would become a lethal weapon if it came loose in a crash.

[HardDrive]

Originally Posted by Scott Douglas

That was fun to watch. Amazing how far technology has come on the in-car camera front. Those early ones would become a lethal weapon if it came loose in a crash.

Which is why it was a hell of a lot more entertaining. Guys out there racing cars that you could recognize as production cars. Your Chevy in the parking lot looked a lot like the one going around the track.

[HardDrive]

Is there any part of todays cars that are found on the production cars? Or are they 100% purpose built race cars?

[Tervuren]

Originally Posted by HardDrive

Is there any part of todays cars that are found on the production cars? Or are they 100% purpose built race cars?

Not that I am aware of, priority is crash aerodynamics and survivability of occupants and bystanders.

[javadog]

Originally Posted by HardDrive

Is there any part of todays cars that are found on the production cars? Or are they 100% purpose built race cars?

100% race cars. Even the body shape, which is the same for every car on the track, bears no similarity to any car brand.