Category: Downforce
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.
The new car… more »
The Scientific Way to Fix the COT
09/09/08 | by diandra | Categories: Engines, Racing, Grey Areas, Gears, Center of Gravity, Aerodynamics, Downforce
| Categories: Engines, Racing, Grey Areas, Gears, Center of Gravity, Aerodynamics, Downforce Congrats! If you're reading this, it means that they turned on the Large Hadron Collider without creating any black holes...yet.
If there's one question I get when I speak it is: "If they were going to design a car from scratch, is the new car really t… more »
Sideforce is the New Downforce
05/27/08 | by diandra | 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 »
