The Frontstretch: Is There Really Preferential Treatment In NASCAR?
Full Throttle · Mike Neff · Tuesday May 15, 2007
http://www.frontstretch.com/mneff/8896/

Well, NASCAR threw two different cautions during that final segment
of the race which put Gordon at a much greater risk of his car blowing up.
Saying that he was given preferential treatment during the entire event is
simply inaccurate.
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Crusader

On Wed, 16 May 2007 17:32:08 -0400,
Crusader wrote:

wrong, putting around @50mph @ part
throttle cools the engine. so they
were actually helping him.

"deadguy3" <deadguy3 (AT) upstairs (DOT) com> wrote

..... those engines are designed to get more air at higher speeds. Slower
speeds = less air, more retained heat = blown engine. Some one correct me if
I'm wrong?

MW

MW wrote:
they're definitely designed to run at more that 1/4 throttle...

"MW" <joe (AT) microsoft (DOT) com> wrote

Engine generates less heat at a lower speed which lessons the burden on the
cooling system.

On Wed, 16 May 2007 17:32:08 -0400, "Crusader" <cru357 (AT) sbcglobal (DOT) net>
wrote:

The cautions needed to be thrown and had nothing to do with who was in
the lead or who could benefit from the cautions.

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"Any illiterate maniac, any worthless moron who commits some revolting
murder, gets shrieks of sympathy from us and marshals an army of
humanitarian defenders. But a man of genius is guilty by definition."
- Ayn Rand, The Fountainhead

"Frank from Deeetroit" <dadurweird (AT) voyager (DOT) net> wrote

This was JG's problem 3/4 into the race.
Slow speeds increase the water temps.
Higher speeds force what little airflow is available through the radiator.

"Thoth" <Thoth (AT) Thoth (DOT) egy> wrote

instead of so much whining about cautions in favor of one car or another.

On Thu, 17 May 2007 01:00:53 GMT, "\"\"78\"\"" <cales-spot (AT) next (DOT) net>
wrote:

I couldn't comment on Phoenix or Talladega. I generally do not watch
the races anymore because NASCAR's product is not what it used to be.

--
"Any illiterate maniac, any worthless moron who commits some revolting
murder, gets shrieks of sympathy from us and marshals an army of
humanitarian defenders. But a man of genius is guilty by definition."
- Ayn Rand, The Fountainhead

That's like saying the space shuttle would get to the moon with only 1/2
it's fuel if it just went slower. Everything in the car is designed to
operate at incresed RPM's.
Look at the grill intake on your family truckster and then a WINSTON CUP
(feels good to say that)series car. Your car will take in 1500cfm cooling
air at 45 mph. Fine for that application. And the NASCAR, 3000+ with duct
tape removal at 180mph, also fine for the 900 miles the engine is expected
to last.
"deadguy3" <deadguy3 (AT) upstairs (DOT) com> wrote