Category: Force
Dave Moody is My Muse (aka Why Stock Cars Slow Down When They Turn)
08/26/09 | by diandra ![[mail]](img/envelope.gif)
| Categories: Force, Aerodynamics, Downforce, Brian Vickers, centripetal acceleration, Scott Speed, Moody, Dave, New Hampshire
| Categories: Force, Aerodynamics, Downforce, Brian Vickers, centripetal acceleration, Scott Speed, Moody, Dave, New Hampshire I have a new car (see below and 10 bonus points to anyone who can identify the make and model). The passenger (the mammal in the backseat) is my visual aid for the Science of NASCAR talks when I explain what the 'hound dog position' is.
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The Science of ...G-Forces
04/13/08 | by diandra | 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 »
