Vickers, Brian

Mending Brian Vickers’ Broken Heart

Having stepped out of his ride due to the discovery of blood clots – very unusual for an otherwise healthy 26-year old – Brian Vickers’ future in racing has been a big question mark.  Brian […]

Acceleration

Vickers, Blood Clots and Sitting Down

Sometimes, life isn’t content with just kicking you.  It insists on running you over a couple of times and then spitting on you for good measure.  Just in case you had an inkling of getting […]

Aerodynamic Forces
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 […]

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 […]

Vickers, Brian

The Science of Speed Premiere

The Science of Speed video series is now up at www.science360.gov. We did a press conference at Texas Motor Speedway Friday April 3rd afternoon announcing the series. If you told me three years ago I’d […]

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Center of Gravity

More on the Red Bull Sheet Metal Penalties

After getting in late from Columbus, I made the mistake of listening to the radio as I attempted to sleep. Listening to the comments about the Red Bull Racing penalties got me slightly riled. NASCAR […]

Center of Gravity