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    Image of Cognitive Friction Cognitive Friction
    01/29/09

    In reply to 2010 Chevy Camaro: Official Pace Car Of Daytona 500, Unofficially
    Who at Jalopnik should I invoice for the 15 IQ points I just lost reading the comments on the Camaro5 message board?
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    Image of PolishDon PolishDon
    01/29/09

    In reply to 2010 Chevy Camaro: Official Pace Car Of Daytona 500, Unofficially
    Big Whoop De Do !


    GM has to have bought the rights to being the "Offical Pace Car" for Indy.


    The last Ford was in 1994 and Dodge in 1996. Come on! A Bravada in 2001? Enough Corvette Pace Cars to make a parking lot from Detroit to Indianapolis ! (6 times in the last nine years!) Come on !

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    Image of Six Flags Over Tomsk Six Flags Over Tomsk
    01/29/09

    @PolishDon: You do know they said Daytona 500, right.


    And yes, GM needs to let someone else have a turn at Indy. Seriously.

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    Image of If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face
    01/29/09

    In reply to 2010 Chevy Camaro: Official Pace Car Of Daytona 500, Unofficially
    Five bucks says they still aren't in production by Memorial Day Weekend.


    Coming soon to your Chevy dealer: Special "Official Pace Car" edition Cobalts!

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    Image of pauljones pauljones
    01/29/09

    @FromaBuick6: I'll take that bet.
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    Image of Brimful of Ash on the 78 Brimful of Ash on the 78
    01/29/09

    In reply to 2010 Chevy Camaro: Official Pace Car Of Daytona 500, Unofficially
    It's NASCAR's Car of Tomorrow No Seriously Tomorrow Well Maybe The Next Day But No Later Than Next Wednesday We Promise
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    Image of jbownsabmw- Koopas Beware jbownsabmw- Koopas Beware
    01/29/09

    In reply to 2010 Chevy Camaro: Official Pace Car Of Daytona 500, Unofficially
    Chevy probably made the deal a year ago. Also, unless there is a deal with the network to play it up, no one pays attention to the pace car in NASCAR.
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    Image of Triborough Triborough
    01/29/09

    @jbownsabmw but still wants GM to survive: And nobody should pay any attention to the other cars in the Nascar either.
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    Image of pauljones pauljones
    01/29/09

    @Triborough:


    That's what Toyota said.


    Oh, wait...

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    Image of pauljones pauljones
    01/29/09

    In reply to 2010 Chevy Camaro: Official Pace Car Of Daytona 500, Unofficially
    Oh, come on. What's wrong with GM doing this?


    It's a tradition, a show of pride. Finances be damned, this is a very big part of what GM should be doing, what the Big 3 need to be doing: putting on a good show of their good products. The fact they can stir up a little tradition and nostalgia is just an added bonus.

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    Image of Triborough Triborough
    01/29/09

    @pauljones: Finances be damned? You seem like you would be a good CEO for GM.
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    Image of pauljones pauljones
    01/29/09

    @Triborough:


    Well, let's think about it this way:


    Premise 1) Congress wants GM to sell more cars so that they can get the loan money back.


    Premise 2) GM has good cars to sell.


    Premise 3) Good cars are meaningless without the marketing necessary to show people that you have good cars.


    Premise 4) More than one good, high-profile car has failed for lack of sufficent marketing.


    Conclusion?


    Marketing in a manner that will display a vehicle to thousands of people at a relatively minimal cost (see RLJ's post below) is a good move, finances be damned, because without marketing, products will not sell, and if products do not sell, your financial situation becomes a moot point.


    See? A little critical thinking sometimes goes farther than a knee-jerk sarcastic remark.

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    Image of FTGDWolverineEdition'09 FTGDWolverineEdition'09
    01/29/09

    In reply to 2010 Chevy Camaro: Official Pace Car Of Daytona 500, Unofficially
    Is it just me? Or does it feel like the Camaro feel like it's been around and is already jaded? Might even need a "freshening up" for the launch.
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    Image of pauljones pauljones
    01/29/09

    @iamthegreatestdriver: @elwood:


    At least you still know what it is, and could point it out when you see it on the street, unlike the camcordlant6ima.

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    Image of Brimful of Ash on the 78 Brimful of Ash on the 78
    01/29/09

    In reply to 2010 Chevy Camaro: Official Pace Car Of Daytona 500, Unofficially
    Even with a pace car, it would still be best if Chevy kept a portable defibrillator handy.
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    Image of TurboWeasel TurboWeasel
    01/29/09

    @Ash78:


    Chevy: The erratic heartbeat of America

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    Image of Brimful of Ash on the 78 Brimful of Ash on the 78
    01/29/09

    @TurboWeasel: LOL, well played
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    Image of Rust-MyEnemy Rust-MyEnemy
    01/29/09

    In reply to 2010 Chevy Camaro: Official Pace Car Of Daytona 500, Unofficially
    I was half expecting Chrysler to dust off an old craigslist Dodge Daytona with "Offishul Pace Car" sharpied on the side. Would have been far more budget-centric.
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