02-17-2011, 08:04 AM
I remember that big stink that was caused when Jr's old crew chief said, "Don't lay down on me now" over the radio. That kind of gave me the impression that maybe he's just driving around collecting a paycheck.
Brian Wrote:And they made the restrictor plates smaller by 1/64th of an inch
Joe Wrote:with the right gearing for the 900+ hp, they would be stable at 210mph, but they would be scary from the size and weight of the cars in the corners.Brian Wrote:And they made the restrictor plates smaller by 1/64th of an inch
Yeah, I just now got to that article. I wonder how fast todays car would be without a plate at all.
Joe Wrote:Looks like NASCAR is back at it with slowing the cars down again because they hit 206MPH. Aren't Indy cars running at like 230MPH?
With the cooling changes they are making to slow cars down I'm sure there are going to be a lot of blown engines on Sunday.
Chip Wrote:Joe Wrote:Looks like NASCAR is back at it with slowing the cars down again because they hit 206MPH. Aren't Indy cars running at like 230MPH?
With the cooling changes they are making to slow cars down I'm sure there are going to be a lot of blown engines on Sunday.
I heard, I think it was Indy, maybe F1, that on the smaller tracks, the cars were pulling so many G's for a long enough time that blood was being pulled from the drivers eyes and the were starting to loose sight.
Joe Wrote:Chip Wrote:Joe Wrote:Looks like NASCAR is back at it with slowing the cars down again because they hit 206MPH. Aren't Indy cars running at like 230MPH?
With the cooling changes they are making to slow cars down I'm sure there are going to be a lot of blown engines on Sunday.
I heard, I think it was Indy, maybe F1, that on the smaller tracks, the cars were pulling so many G's for a long enough time that blood was being pulled from the drivers eyes and the were starting to loose sight.
I think that was happening at Texas Motor Speedway with the Indy cars.
Joe Wrote:Brian Wrote:I wonder how fast todays car would be without a plate at all.
Hondo Wrote:Joe Wrote:Brian Wrote:I wonder how fast todays car would be without a plate at all.
From 2004:
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Wide open now I'd say 250 at the end of the straights and 235 average lap times. The problem is that they can't keep the cars from going airborne and over the fence into the crowd in a crash. My thinking is knowing that could happen would make it more entertaining to watch.
Joe Wrote:A few years ago Rusty Wallace did a non restrictor plate run at Talladega right before they started to run the COT. He topped out at around 230mph.Brian Wrote:And they made the restrictor plates smaller by 1/64th of an inch
Yeah, I just now got to that article. I wonder how fast todays car would be without a plate at all.
Brampton Wrote:They get pretty close to that at Pocono too.Joe Wrote:with the right gearing for the 900+ hp, they would be stable at 210mph, but they would be scary from the size and weight of the cars in the corners.Brian Wrote:And they made the restrictor plates smaller by 1/64th of an inch
Yeah, I just now got to that article. I wonder how fast todays car would be without a plate at all.
they do hit near 200 at atlanta on the straights year after year