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Re: NASCAR Speeds
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Re: NASCAR Speeds -
07-24-2009
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Not to mention, a rather foolish one. |
all....agree
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You always make good points... but I guess a lot has to do with how we want to define 'good old days'. When you are older than NASCAR, the early 90's don't seem like "the old days"!!!!!! |
be seen as NASCAR's golden years, but it may take some little
while yet.
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btw, did my email get to you, or did I screw it up? |
John
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The case for keeping car speeds down below 200 MPH at NASCAR tracks does not cut it. Indy cars exceed 200 MPH on tracks they run and there does not seem to be the same level of concern for that. Indy cars have a greater capability of going airborne over that of a NASCAR COT. Dump that stupid restrictor plate and let these guys run, let the engineers buid the car to run.. |
compared to a stock car.
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On Jul 22, 5:23*pm, Tim Shelton <noemail1... (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote: The case for keeping car speeds down below 200 MPH at NASCAR tracks does not cut it. *Indy cars exceed 200 MPH on tracks they run and there does not seem to be the same level of concern for that. *Indy cars have a greater capability of going airborne over that of a NASCAR COT. *Dump that stupid restrictor plate and let these guys run, let the engineers buid the car to run.. The restrictor plate needs to be removed for saftey purposes so the drivers can get seperation with the accerator. NASCAR can slow the cars down with body and frame if they wanted to, but for some reason they are stuck on the plate. |
or out engineer.
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On Sat, 25 Jul 2009 14:38:13 -0400, A. Jones <ajo... (AT) intrtek (DOT) com wrote: On Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:23:39 -0400, Tim Shelton noemail1... (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote: The case for keeping car speeds down below 200 MPH at NASCAR tracks does not cut it. *Indy cars exceed 200 MPH on tracks they run and there does not seem to be the same level of concern for that. *Indy cars have a greater capability of going airborne over that of a NASCAR COT. *Dump that stupid restrictor plate and let these guys run, let the engineers buid the car to run.. That's a very good point. An Indy car will much more easily go sailing compared to a stock car. If goodyear engineers knew what a engineered COT could deliver in aero and othe downforce issue, they could build a different tire, probably a harder and more durable tire to address the aero improvements engineers could build into the cars. *NASCAR is going in the wrong direction. * |
hell last longer, but that isn't the issue (with the exception of at
indy last year) because the tires seem to be running the full fuel
windows now, the issue is the handling of the tires, the tires need to
be softer, and thus provide more grip, and get the cars to turn better
through the corners, a larger, wider tire would give teams the ability
to run a softer tire, without sacrificing the durability
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The sport is so heavily regulated with what type of spring you can use, what type of shock package you can use, jets in your carborator, etc... |
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Make a smaller lighter car if they need to and let the engineers build the cars so they can acheive speeds and still stay on the track, greater downforce. |
downforce but, if the problem is heavy car and flimsy fence, having
3400 pounds just for the sake of the number is about as stupid as
stubbornly sticking with carbureted V-8's.
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On Sun, 26 Jul 2009 08:30:56 -0400, Tim Shelton noemail1543 (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote: Make a smaller lighter car if they need to and let the engineers build the cars so they can acheive speeds and still stay on the track, greater downforce. That would be my opinion. Its own set of problems appear like downforce but, if the problem is heavy car and flimsy fence, having 3400 pounds just for the sake of the number is about as stupid as stubbornly sticking with carbureted V-8's. |
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