WOW...when i started this thread i was not expecting all of this, i am glad to read so many different opinions on the matter!
i believe the thread is so big because of the mixed feelings of chaos cars...
i agree they r fun to drive, as anything is fun to drive...but i still feel they are just a little to boring for me to get excited about...but it is a young class which obviously needs work and more cars so who knows what the future holds for our youngest class.
This is exactly why you won't see the KAOS KARZ going anywhere. They are here to stay LOL. So lets just embrase them and get over it.
Regarding cost of caos cars. It does not cost much and as such it appears that some people think that we don't care about the cars. With that in mind the APC late models it would appear as though they are driving $50.00 cars the way they are smashing them up lately. As far as shape of and look of caos cars, we did try to make a very nice looking car. Too bad it only lasted 4.5 laps. That said we had a fun time and we are definitely still having fun. John assures me that no one has ever lost an engine control module before. Leave to us to be the first. We are learning alot. I have two daughters who will be turning 16 and they are really intertested in this as well. Anyone got a 3 car hauler. Caos is fun and my wife has seemed to relax a little after the first race is under our belts. I think a 10 lap no obsticle course around the front stretch and down the pit lane with hair pin turns @ each end would work great and since there would be less damage RE no 420 degree barrel less accidents = less damage= less cost = maybe more cars and more paticipants. Also I own an electrical contracting company and God willing if financialy possibly may be sponsoring some races. I am going to try and work something out with Delaware so hang tight and we will see what happens.
I only seen the CC once that was during the APC 300 last year, and I enjoyed it...in saying that 2 at a time for like 30 mins was way to long..and I would have much rather seen another Delaware division running but I still enjoyed it.
The "average fans" or whatever you wanna call them....will make up a higher % in the stands threwout the summer then the diehards, and from talking to friends and other people trying to get them interested in racing.... the first thing you always here is "how often do they crash?" or something along the lines of that..... this caters to those fans..and to the kids.
Like them or not.... there a hot topic, like shadow just said...look how huge this thread is. either way people are there watching them ..weather it's to be entertained or weather it's for something to complain about....haha
This goes back to the fact that Chaos cars are not intended to be racing, but provide a different level of entertainment to the crowd. Delaware is trying to appeal to a broad range of patrons, which includes children. Most children are not interested in hearing about the technicalities of racing. They do like to laugh and be entertained, and yes this does include cars crashing into each other, crashing into obstacles, jumping over RV's and enjoying "Bobo" the clown as you so put it. If you go to Lowe's Speedway mid-week when the Bandolero Bandits are running, as well as the Legends, etc. there is a mascot there (his name is "LugNut") that does many of the same things that "Bobo" the clown would do. They also start off the racing evening with a silly race (example: School Bus Slobberknocker). I think Lowes has a pretty good handle on putting on a top notch program at their track. There needs to be a balance between both the fun and serious side of racing in order to appeal to all the people that attend.
Does the Chaos car format need to be changed - probably. Do we need to be able to laugh and have fun at the track - absolutely.
I love to watch a good race and the racing at Delaware for the most part is second to none in the area. Is it perfect no, but Delaware is trying to put on a balanced show week in and week out throughout the race season.