No Pontiacs for Nascar next year

Well, it's not like the GP or Monte's or whateverthefucktheFordis in NASCAR have any real relation or bearing to the street cars, so it's not really an issue...

Rather watch the guys who are running Sunbirds in WRC anyway. Roundy-round racing is too damn boring...

maybe a Pontiac in F1, now that I'd love to see!

Dave

"Hid in the reeds are eyes that peek, voices I don't understand. Flamingos fly endlessly, To the silent sky"

I'd be more concerned about the Toyota Camry's appearance in NASCAR. Supposedly TRD developed a pushrod engine specifically for NASCAR competition.

I'd not be worried about the loss of the P> Any one else catch the surprise announcement by GM today, stating that

I kind of think Pontiac will be the next one gone. Think about it; they have all 4-door jellybean cars, no SUV, and the butt-ugliest minivan/station wagon/taxicab crossover vehicle. Even Buick has better products than that. And where's the excitement? I'm a pretty serious Pontiac collector, but I'd never buy one now. They just don't make anything but rental cars. They need a flagship product badly (one that Hertz wouldn't want).

The GTO will help, but it's followship. It may be a better car than what other folks have to play with, but there is a widespread trend back to powerful, rear drive cars. GM is letting Pontiac follow it with a few thousand foreign cars. Most of the cars in this market are packed with style, which the GTO lacks. In fact, there is a broad-based trend toward non-jellybean styling, if anybody noticed, which Pontiac and the GTO particularly have politely stayed out of.

I thought Bonneville was the Pontiac Flagship. They really don't advertise well. The Bonnies over the years have been sleepers IMO.

-- markwb