NASCAR

Nascar

History
NASCAR was first born in 1949 when the Winston Cup series was made. There was a long line of stockcar champions waiting. In the later years of NASCAR when the champions began to come from stockcar racing the major champions of the time were Richard Petty and David Pearson. The two would change history of NASCAR forever. In the seventies there were many good racers but the one of the best of that time was Cale Yarlborough. He won four championships and racked up an outstanding total of seven hundred and seventy points. As the champions began to retire it brought in a new flow of drivers. The new drivers were Dale Earnhardt, Jeff Gordon, Bill Elliott, and Michael Waltrip. It was always a fight between them as to who would get the championship. The major champion of the eighty’s was Dale Earnhardt. The turn of the decade would bring a new champion to the mix. Jeff Gordon had been racing for awhile but with years of experience and a new race car he won many championships during the ninety’s. The turn of the century brought on many new racers. Bobby Labonte was a long time racer that was rising to the top. His brother Terry Labonte had been a two time champion in the eighty’s and the ninety’s. Bobby Labonte in two thousand drove the Interstate Batteries Pontiac and won the championship in two-thousand.

Equipment

The equipment used back in the early years of NASCAR was just a basic car with a number painted on it, a helmet, and some pads and body gear. As the years past the cars used for racing got safer and different makes began to get used. The newer cars had better padding and a better structure, so if the driver got in a wreck it would protect him better. The helmets were built stronger and the pads became thicker and more comfortable.

Rules and Regulations

As NASCAR has evolved through the ages the rules haven’t changed much. The rules only changed with the cars. There can be more support over the door in case of a wreck, and the engines have to be a certain make. The carburetor had to be a certain make that restricted the gas so the car would run as it is supposed to. There are a total of forty three drivers on the track at any one time. The drivers could not drill holes in the roll cage enabling for the car to go faster. Doing this would give the bars less strength and they would collapse in a race. A NASCAR must be equipped with a radio and the driver must have gloves, seatbelts, uniforms, and fire safety equipment. Over the years the rules have been enforced more.

 

Strap into a NASCAR at the only Superspeedway track to be built outside the USA. Experience first hand what Superspeedway is all about in Victoria, Australia. The Superspeedway racing that was so popular in the USA, was almost unheard of here in Australia until the late eighties. 

Until, that is, a man by the name of Marshall Brewer actioned his dream of starting a NASCAR driving school in Australia. His school became a reality at the Thunderdome at Calder Park Raceway and grew from training potential race drivers, into advertising rides and now to hot laps and courses for the general public and corporate groups. If your dream is to be strapped in to the passenger seat of a real racecar and experience the thrill of raw V8 power, this is the ride for you! Marshall Brewer and his team will show you what 230km an hour feels like from inside the car. 

You will be amazed at the speed, and skills of your instructor as they take you on the 'Ride of a Lifetime'. The G forces, speed sensation and noise are incredible; a perspective you can never appreciate from the stands or television. NASCARs are American Winston Cup type racecars and are left hand drive.