“2 Packages Backwards!” – Fans Ruthlessly Bash NASCAR as They Further Limit Speed to Save Money

One cannot imagine motorsports without thinking about speed. Cars revving up their engines, trying to breach the 200mph barrier on superspeedways is always a treat for the eyes. Though the sport is much more sophisticated than just going faster than ever, speed still remains at the core of it. But if this basic essence of motor racing is removed or reduced exponentially, can the sport retain its appeal?

It seems that NASCAR’s new rule is set to disappoint many motorsports enthusiasts, as the authorities hinge on making the sport more cost-effective in a bid to stop burning a hole in the organization’s and teams’ pockets.

NASCAR issues new directives to regulate the cost-effectiveness of the sport

Since the unveiling and the rollout of the Next Gen cars last year, the authorities have faced much backlash for the basic design of the cars and the modified use of the machinery in the cars. One of the basic pointers that the authorities had stressed about the Next-Gen cars was it being cost-effective. However, the reduced cost of the designing and manufacturing of the cars was surely welcomed by the teams, but it did come with a condition: reduced horsepower and rpm of the engine.

While the Gen-6 cars had a higher horsepower with a rpm of 9500, however, the Next-Gen cars use a 670 hp package for the stock cars. The difference between the earlier cars and the Next-gen cars was easily spotted. Even, Denny Hamlin had fervently asked the governing body to at least give back the speed or horsepower or it will prove to be detrimental for the sport. Moreover, he asserted that lowering the specs did not essentially lower the cost of the engines.

However, on the contrary, it seems that NASCAR has issued another regulation. Matt Weaver, the NASCAR journalist, wrote on Twitter updating about it. He wrote, “NASCAR, OEMs, and teams have worked to lower the RPMs to extend the life cycle of the engines. It’s mostly cost-containment or at least the pursuit of it. NASCAR has explored a drop gear that would eliminate shifting but it’s all R&D.”

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Fans hurl their displeasure after the authority issues a new directive

The news certainly did not sit well among the NASCAR enthusiasts, who posted their dissatisfaction about the new regulation and commented on the post.

Many wrote, “Saving pennies to cost themselves millions.”

“BS they have the 2 packages backwards!”

“Not attacking you, but I’ve grown so tired of NASCAR moving the goalposts on this. Used to be “to attract new OEM’s.” Then it was “to produce better racing.” Now it’s “to save money.” I don’t trust the suits and their talking point of the week on horsepower.”

Others also wrote, “I don’t know why this false narrative keeps getting repeated. Ask anyone in the cup series if their engine bill has gone down. It hasn’t.”

“@dennyhamlin literally said in one of his podcast episodes that there has been no difference in costs when it comes to engines between now and when there was higher HP.”

Trying to make the sport more cost-effective is surely a great initiative by the authority, but at the cost of lowering the essence of the racing is surely not acceptable. While a concrete answer is still awaited by the authority, however, if the news turns out to be true, it will surely create upheaval among fans and drivers alike.

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