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From Jayski.com:


  • COT to make debut in 2007: NASCAR's "car of tomorrow" [COT] will be phased into competition beginning with short-track and road course races in the 2007, Nextel Cup Series director John Darby confirmed Monday. As a second week of Cup testing began at Daytona International Speedway, Darby said NASCAR will soon announce an official schedule for the new car's implementation. That could come next Monday on the first day of the annual media tour hosted by Lowe's Motor Speedway. Darby confirmed that plans are to use the car, which is approximately 2 inches taller and 4 inches wider than cars currently used in Cup competition, at short tracks and road courses in 2007, then at the circuit's largest tracks of 2 miles or longer in 2008, and finally at intermediate tracks in 2009. But, Darby said, he expects to see teams "accelerate" that schedule once the phase-in begins, figuring they'll want to see the new car used at more intermediate tracks sooner. "Within the next couple of weeks we'll release the official 'car of tomorrow' schedule and that will be the official schedule," Darby said. "We'll say, 'Here is it, we're not turning back.' ... The important thing is to get that official schedule out, because when it goes out it's printed and everybody says, 'here's the deal,' and then it's time to get going." NASCAR tested its own prototype of the car of tomorrow with a rear wing assembly here on Thursday, and plans another test on Thursday of this week with as many as eight prototypes made by various Cup teams. "We've made a ton of progress with it over the winter and it's down to small changes now," Darby said. "We're doing a lot of work with the wing right now to test it out and see how it's going to work. It's has been real positive. We will keep pressing on and in '07 it will race."(ThatsRacin/David Poole)(1-16-2006)



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  • Car of Tomorrow:will debut at Bristol Motor Speedway in early 2007. France said the goal was so teams didn't have to have special cars for each type of track [short term, road course, intermediate, super speedway]. NASCAR's Gary Nelson then gave many details on the COT. In 2007 the COT will run at all the short track [less then 1 mile, road courses and the 2nd Talladega race], in 2008 the COT expands to include all tracks two miles and longer [Daytona, Talladega, Pocono, Indy, Michigan and California], in 2009 the rest of the tracks are added [1 to 1.54 mile tracks]. NASCAR's Gary Nelson then gave many details on the COT.(1-23-2006)


  • NASCAR: COT or nothing: NASCAR has unveiled its plan for slowly implementing the car of tomorrow [COT] into competition. NASCAR president Mike Helton says it's not a matter of whether it's going to happen but when, so resistance from teams concerned about costs is futile [the Borg?].(Sporting News)(1-23-2006)



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    Rusty to help with COT test at Bristol UPDATE: Rusty Wallace has been asked by NASCAR officials to help with the development of the new car [COT - Car of Tomorrow]. Wallace is scheduled to drive one at an upcoming Bristol test session scheduled for March 27, the day after the Nextel Cup race. Wallace knows the high-banked track extremely well, having won there nine times.(Yahoo Sports)(3-19-2006)
    UPDATE: Only four teams - Richard Childress Racing (Jeff Burton), Penske Racing South (development driver Billy Wease), Chip Ganassi Racing (Reed Sorenson) and Roush Racing (Carl Edwards) - are expected to bring cars to an open test for the "car of tomorrow" Monday at Bristol Motor Speedway. The test comes a year before the car is expected to make its debut at the track. Manufacturers must submit their specifications for approval by July 1. "This is strictly about tuning the cars, understanding what it will take for springs and shocks and handling of the car," NASCAR Vice President Robin Pemberton said March 18. "We will get some more feedback from the wing and the [front] splitter." Pemberton said having four teams would be good, and NASCAR can't expect every team to come to every test. NASCAR is bring its own.(SceneDaily.com)(3-22-2006)



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