Simviation Forum - Nascar's "Car of Tomorrow"...

Reply #15 - May 6^th, 2008 at 6:51pm

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Craig. wrote on May 6^th, 2008 at 5:37pm:

The Ruptured Duck wrote on May 6^th, 2008 at 5:25pm:

Nigel© wrote on May 6^th, 2008 at 3:16pm:

Im just going to ignore those rude comments tearing into NASCAR which are off topic and have nothing to do with the crash.
And the thread never said anything about the car being compared to a Cart car, F1 or anything, just to the old style NASCARs.
It is miles ahead of the 'old car', except in handling where drivers say it tends to be tighter and floats a lot. Even as little as ten years ago no driver in NASCAR would likely to get out and walk away.

The post is about NASCAR safety.

There is no such thing as offending an organization, because it is an entity not a person, so I will say what I please about NASCAR racing.

the new car floats because it is lighter, and resembles an aircraft wing.

Remember though, Nascar fans arn't used to real wings yet so understanding their use and workings will take time Wink

I cant see why fans wouldn't like the car, that wing on the backs saved many a big name driver from a race ending wreck.

Yeah, when it first came out the first thing I thought was how the new wing would reduce lift when the car spins around backwards. The "wedge" the old cars use would created some spectacular aerial displays.

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Reply #16 - May 7^th, 2008 at 5:53pm

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Craig. wrote on May 6^th, 2008 at 5:37pm:

Remember though, Nascar fans arn't used to real wings yet so understanding their use and workings will take time Wink

I cant see why fans wouldn't like the car, that wing on the backs saved many a big name driver from a race ending wreck.

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Reply #17 - May 7^th, 2008 at 5:57pm

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thats not a wing, some redneck saw an F1 race on tv and shoved a plank of plywood on his car thinking it would give him an advantage Wink

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Reply #18 - May 7^th, 2008 at 11:55pm

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Mushroom_Farmer wrote on May 7^th, 2008 at 5:53pm:

Craig. wrote on May 6^th, 2008 at 5:37pm:

Remember though, Nascar fans arn't used to real wings yet so understanding their use and workings will take time Wink

I cant see why fans wouldn't like the car, that wing on the backs saved many a big name driver from a race ending wreck.

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That was so long ago, you could buy nearly the same car that was on track at a dealership. Not quite as relavent

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Reply #19 - May 8^th, 2008 at 3:02pm

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Craig. wrote on May 7^th, 2008 at 5:57pm:

thats not a wing, some redneck saw an F1 race on tv and shoved a plank of plywood on his car thinking it would give him an advantage Wink

Its a plymouth superbird, they only raced for 1 year. Irrelevant none the less since 9/10 drivers werent born then. Grin

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