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Thursday, February 25, 2010

NASCAR was once courted by Japanese investors in a bid to launch "NASCAR Japan," which would have featured full-sized cars driven by radio control.


See also:
- NASCAR Official Site

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2 Comments

  • Ya know, that's a very progressive idea, after all, the US military currently does just that with planes.

    In fact a driver seated at a console, similar to those at arcade games, with video access wouldn't be at risk of injury, although they would need a pocket full of quarters.

    Maybe NASCAR should reconsider...

    Kahne

    By Anonymous Kahne, at September 11, 2007 8:27 AM  

  • Factropolis is missing the other half of this story. The Japanese "investors" (some might call them thieves) were selling season tickets to NASCAR Japan before they had even closed the deal. When it fell through, a lot of people got scammed.

    By Anonymous kai, at September 11, 2007 9:27 AM  

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