Aerodynamics

Eight Issues NASCAR Needs to Address in 2010

Because NASCAR likes nothing better than unsolicited suggestions, right? If I could change just one thing about NASCAR during the off season, it would be banning people from calling into Sirius radio talk shows and […]

Edwards, Carl
Johnson, Jimmie

NASCAR is losing their tolerance

Be very, very careful what you put into that head, because you will never, ever get it out.  Thomas Cardinal Wolsey (1471-1530) Tolerance. In the immortal words of Matha Stewart, “It’s a good thing”. In […]

Aerodynamic Forces
Browne, Josh

Pit Road Speeding Explained

The black helicopters were out over Indy on Sunday, or so suggest some Juan Pablo (a.k.a. Juablo) fans. This happens every time someone leading a race (or contending for the lead) gets a pit road […]

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And on another note…

It’s not stock car science per se, but it is about cars. Check out a blog I wrote over at cocktail party physics about how a Styrofoam cup can crack a windshield. With Daytona coming […]

Aerodynamics
Drug testing

What Do Drug Tests Really Tell You?

I’m behind the curve again, having had final exams to grade and such, but with all the talk about Jeremy Mayfield’s suspension for failing a drug test, I had to write something about drug tests […]

Edwards, Carl

Talladega Teardown: Roof Flaps and Catch Fences

“You have to understand that, like, for years, we have had wrecks like this every time we come to Talladega ever since the (restrictor) plate got here, and for years, it was celebrated. The media […]

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