Archives for: April 2008
The Science of ...Base Valves and Taking Away a Win
Brad Wilson asks: "The NASCAR Camping World East Series is a regional tour that is merely a blip on the radar that is big-time racing, but NASCAR changed a precedent this Tuesday. They stripped driver Peyton Sellers of his win completely and put him… more »
The Science of ...G-Forces
04/13/08 | by diandra ![[mail]](img/envelope.gif)
| Categories: Las Vegas, Safety, Texas, Michael McDowell, Jeff Gordon, Force, acceleration, Black Box
| Categories: Las Vegas, Safety, Texas, Michael McDowell, Jeff Gordon, Force, acceleration, Black Box UPDATE 4/18/08: NASCAR.com has a very nice interview with Dr. Dean Sicking of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln about the SAFER barriers and how they functioned during the McDowell crash discussed below.
As the FedEx commercials say, "The questi… more »
The Science of ...Michael McDowell's Qualifying Wreck
Last Friday in Dallas was beautiful. It started out cloudy, but cleared off and got warmer. By the time I finished a TV interview about 10:00 a.m., we had to dig out our sunglasses before we (my husband and I) started off for Texas Motor Speedway. We spe… more »
The Science of ...Differentials and Rear-End Gears
04/01/08 | by diandra | Categories: Announcements [A], Drivetrain, Differentials, Rear-End Gears, Simple Machines, Gears
| Categories: Announcements [A], Drivetrain, Differentials, Rear-End Gears, Simple Machines, Gears Michael S. Adams asks: "I hear that having the wrong stagger can ruin the handling in the corners, so I would think you must want to have a very limited slip differential. Is that correct or am I way off? How does that affect the car on straightaway… more »
