COT: It's a killer
I can't stop thinking about how the Car of Tomorrow tried to kill Brian Vickers last weekend at Bristol.
One of the little things that jumped out at me last week when I was putting together the COT graphic for the paper was the note about NASCAR rerouting the exhaust pipe to the right side of the car, away from the driver. Makes sense - those cars are hot enough as it is without a 1,000-degree-plus pipe running under the driver's seat.
But then the exhaust pipe in Vickers' car broke, burning his feet and nearly asphyxiating him. I'm tempted to laugh -- what else could go wrong for Toyota this year? But I'm also tempted to call the cops and swear out a warrant against the COT for attempted homicide.
Remember this while you're watching the race: The Car of Tomorrow is a killer.
Speaking of the COT, Dustin Long is at Martinsville all weekend and will be filing regular updates.
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