Michael,
Well, I just bit the bullet yesterday and bought not one but two Salvino jr classic Nascar kits from the 1980s of drivers and teams I actually remember. These kits are the old Monogram 1/24 scale molds that have been reworked with many new parts. What’s more they all come with Powerslide decals, which are excellent from everything I’ve read and seen, and they’re even Silk Screened!!
Agreed that the oval races tend to get boring for non-super fans as just turning left makes for a poor view on TV, but not so in person. I’ve been to one Oval race at Pocono Penn many years ago and our local 1/4 mile track at Riverhead Ny, which is about 30 min from my house. Their 3 race sections per race is to try and keep the field tightly bunched which is better then the old fake Yellow flag deal that we all knew was contrived.
As for these cars being a handful to drive, they’re way easier on the driver then in the old days as the cars are smaller, have way better chassis, power steering, and even helmet A/C as it gets over 100 degrees in those cars once the summer gets here.
Agreed as to why Tamiya hasn’t bitten the bullet about getting into Nascar racing as they’re about the only company that could afford the huge royalties that Nascar has to protect their branding. On the other hand, outside of the USA, Canada, and a few tracks in Europe, the rest of the racing world has no real interest in this form of racing, so would the kits appeal to other markets outside of the USA?
joel