Archives for: May 2008
Why Inner Liners are Required on the Tires at Dover
Q: Inner liners are required at Dover, which is one-mile track. What is an inner liner and why is Dover the only one-mile track at which it is required?
A: If you look at a picture of a tire (and this one is from a race at Lowes Motor Speedway), y… more »
Sideforce is the New Downforce
05/27/08 | by diandra ![[mail]](img/envelope.gif)
| Categories: Kasey Kahne, Aerodynamics, Downforce, Sideforce, Brian Vickers, Browne, Josh, Johnston, Chad, Duncan, Kiwi, Yaw, Torque
| Categories: Kasey Kahne, Aerodynamics, Downforce, Sideforce, Brian Vickers, Browne, Josh, Johnston, Chad, Duncan, Kiwi, Yaw, Torque Thanks so much to Dave Moody for having me on his (and Suzy's) show last week. Following that show, I got a number of suggestions for future blog ideas. My favorites ones are the folks who send driver quotes and ask basically if the driver has any idea w… more »
Why the New Car Won't Turn, Part I: The Center of Gravity
Listen for me on Dave Moody's show, Sirius Speedway, this Thursday (May 22nd) at 3:40 p.m. Eastern time. We'll be talking about how the cars looked at the All-Star race and I've learned a couple new things about yaw that I haven't had time to put in a p… more »
Why Jeff Gordon is Jealous of Carl Edwards' Yaw
Apparently, Jeff Gordon has a slight case of yaw envy. David Newton reports on ESPN.com that Gordon asked NASCAR to take a look at the No. 99 car of Carl Edwards because he thinks that yaw is the reason Carl's been so competitive this season.
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