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[Hal9000_]

Nascar is back on. You can admit you watch it.

 

[Ann_Tagonist]

The company I work for sponsors a driver...2 drivers?

meh

 

[Hal9000_]

The company I work for sponsors a driver...2 drivers?

meh

Hundredths of a second lap time differences.

Those machines are dialed in.

 

[Ann_Tagonist]

Hundredths of a second lap time differences.

Those machines are dialed in.

If nothing else, the technology arms race has made my own car surprisingly dependable.

 

[Hal9000_]

If nothing else, the technology arms race has made my own car surprisingly dependable.

Especially the left front tire.

 

[OldJourno]

I enjoy the races at Daytona and Talladega. I don't know enough about the sport to know why those tracks are more exciting, but it seems like they invite packed fields of cars with very little margin for error, while the super speedways get spread out and little happens.
I also like the road course races.
I'm a fan of Kyle Busch fan as well, and people who think these drivers aren't athletes have never paid attention to what these people can pull off while traveling at 199 mph in heavy traffic.

 

[Hal9000_]

I enjoy the races at Daytona and Talladega. I don't know enough about the sport to know why those tracks are more exciting, but it seems like they invite packed fields of cars with very little margin for error, while the super speedways get spread out and little happens.
I also like the road course races.
I'm a fan of Kyle Busch fan as well, and people who think these drivers aren't athletes have never paid attention to what these people can pull off while traveling at 199 mph in heavy traffic.

Restrictor plate tracks?

 

[OldJourno]

Restrictor plate tracks?

Yeah, that's it.
I read they are fiddling with something like that for the coming season, equalizing the speed for all cars. They tested it at the Vegas speedway and Kyle Busch was not pleased, saying it took away advantages more skilled drivers have.
I don't fully understand. Like I said, I'm a casual fan.
And there aren't many fans left. Ratings are so far down the next time TV contracts come around NASCAR may not get network air time except for Daytona and maybe the final race, though there are plenty of sports networks that will show the races.

 

[Hal9000_]

Yeah, that's it.
I read they are fiddling with something like that for the coming season, equalizing the speed for all cars. They tested it at the Vegas speedway and Kyle Busch was not pleased, saying it took away advantages more skilled drivers have.
I don't fully understand. Like I said, I'm a casual fan.
And there aren't many fans left. Ratings are so far down the next time TV contracts come around NASCAR may not get network air time except for Daytona and maybe the final race, though there are plenty of sports networks that will show the races.

They have finally implemented a computerized engine management system. Fuel injected instead of regular carburetor.

So, the air intake restriction is a thing of the past, since every engine can be dialed in electronically, now.

 

[Dribble]

Lol. Give em guns to shoot each other...then I will watch

 

[thør]

Nascar is back on. You can admit you watch it.

I don't. I might, if they could turn right, too.

 

[Hal9000_]

I don't. I might, if they could turn right, too.

There's usually at least a couple road courses.

 

[thør]

There's usually at least a couple road courses.

Still likely to be boring.

 

[Hal9000_]

Still likely to be boring.

This happened a few years back:

https://thethrowdown.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/022712-nascar-daytona-ln-pi_20120227220402567_660_320.jpg

On an oval course, though. Daytona.

 

[cowslinger64]

TV absolutely does not do this sport justice. You have no idea what a pack of cars going two hundred miles an hour looks like or feels like. Try getting out of the house and see a race.. it'll probably help your perception.

 

[Hal9000_]

TV absolutely does not do this sport justice. You have no idea what a pack of cars going two hundred miles an hour looks like or feels like. Try getting out of the house and see a race.. it'll probably help your perception.

I've seen Indy cars on a mile oval. Watching them spin out and recover on turn 4 is something.

Of course, I'm more of a figure-8 stock car guy.

 

[cowslinger64]

I've seen Indy cars on a mile oval. Watching them spin out and recover on turn 4 is something.

Of course, I'm more of a figure-8 stock car guy.

I'm not much for Indy cars... but the speeds are insane and they are absolutely NOT "just going in circles"..


Add bumping to Indy cars and make it more exciting!!! LOL

 

[LupusDei]

Nascar? No, never really watched, although the tight traffic may at times be fun, sure.

I was quite avid F1 fan for a good decade before last. That's something you're better off watching in a spreadsheet format, as real overtaking on the road happens once in never, so you mostly discuss tires choice and pitstop strategy, and lap time differences in split seconds.

Speaking about being athletes... F1 guys study classical orchestra music to better understand their cars and can lose as much as 4 kilos in the two hours on the track. They chain helmets to shoulders so to not damage necks in overloads at sharp turns.

Then, there was that case when one guy allegedly was (near?) unconscious for full two laps, and real-time two way radio link got banned over accusations the cars can be driven by the engineering staff from the docks...

 

[cowslinger64]

Nascar? No, never really watched, although the tight traffic may at times be fun, sure.

I was quite avid F1 fan for a good decade before last. That's something you're better off watching in a spreadsheet format, as real overtaking on there road happens once in never, so you mostly discuss tires choice and pitstop strategy, and lap time differences in split seconds.

Speaking about being athletes... F1 guys study classical orchestra music to better understand their cars and can lose as much as 4 kilos in the two hours on the track. They chain helmets to shoulders so to not damage necks in overloads at sharp turns.

Then, there was that case when one guy allegedly was (near?) unconscious for full two laps, and real-time two way radio link got banned over accusations the cars can be driven by the engineering staff from the docks...

The forces on the body in a car is incredible.. especially in the corners on a superspeedway..

Darrel Waltrip told a story about losing 35 pounds in a single night race in Bristol, years ago..

 

[Hal9000_]

Nascar? No, never really watched, although the tight traffic may at times be fun, sure.

I was quite avid F1 fan for a good decade before last. That's something you're better off watching in a spreadsheet format, as real overtaking on there road happens once in never, so you mostly discuss tires choice and pitstop strategy, and lap time differences in split seconds.

Speaking about being athletes... F1 guys study classical orchestra music to better understand their cars and can lose as much as 4 kilos in the two hours on the track. They chain helmets to shoulders so to not damage necks in overloads at sharp turns.

Then, there was that case when one guy allegedly was (near?) unconscious for full two laps, and real-time two way radio link got banned over accusations the cars can be driven by the engineering staff from the docks...

The safety innovations have increased lightyears.

https://www.thesun.ie/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/11/GIF-Macau-F3-crash-1.gif?strip=all&quality=100&w=600&h=400&crop=1

 

[cowslinger64]

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[cowslinger64]

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[ToddRocks]

Nascar is back on. You can admit you watch it.

Or not..

I live in NASCAR country.. but am not a fan.. No disrespect to anyone who is though.. Just not for me.

In my opinion, "rubbing" is not racing and should not be allowed. Dale Sr's accidental death should have stopped it. Rather than stop it, NASCAR developed the SAFER barrier..

I am more of an open wheel racing fan. It doesn't get the publicity it deserves; likely due to the limited amount of contact compared to NASCAR.

This will likely generate a plethora of comments from NASCAR fans.. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion.

 

[cowslinger64]

Or not..

I live in NASCAR country.. but am not a fan.. No disrespect to anyone who is though.. Just not for me.

In my opinion, "rubbing" is not racing and should not be allowed. Dale Sr's accidental death should have stopped it. Rather than stop it, NASCAR developed the SAFER barrier..

I am more of an open wheel racing fan. It doesn't get the publicity it deserves; likely due to the limited amount of contact compared to NASCAR.

This will likely generate a plethora of comments from NASCAR fans.. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion.

I'm good with the rubbing, myself.. and Dale's crash was from blocking, not rubbing.


The safer barrier has been very effective, the hans device is another thing that's made a difference. Dale probably wouldn't have died if he'd been wearing a hans.

With the aero being such a big thing with the nascar vehicles, with the side drafts and drafting period, taking away any bumping would be nearly impossible.

 

[LincolnDuncan]

"I'll never understand the American males fascination with the gearshift of the internal combustion engine."


I don't know who to credit that quote too but that is my contribution to this thread.

No criticism here, I can get into it when I'm at the track but watching on TV doesn't work for me.