Asphalt
Cookie Cutter Tracks Aren’t All the Same
Fans tend to lump all 1.5-mile tracks into the ‘cookie cutter’ bin. Crew chiefs don’t — because each one has unique challenges. […]
Materials
Rubber
Where There’s Smoke, There’s Tire
Well, we’re giving the video blog a go. Let’s see if this works… There have been a number of interesting questions recently about tires. Hopefully, the short video below will answer two of them! If […]
Asphalt
Daytona Potholes: Avoidable or Not?
A couple weeks ago, NPR said that the President George Bush Turnpike was closed due to “a buckle in the road”. My husband commented that he knew Texans had big belt buckles, but he didn’t think they were big enough to shut a whole side of the tollway.
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Engines
Blown Engines: A Consequence of the Testing Ban?
Blown engines were a factor in this week’s Las Vegas race, just as they were in last week’s California race. Let’s look at why this might be happening. […]
Goodyear
Mailbag: Tire Codes, Bristol Waves and the Science of Cheating
Just when you think things can’t get any busier, they do. It’s the end of the fiscal year at my university, which means getting buried in a mound of paperwork. We’re doing three workshops this […]
Building Cars
The Science of… Daytona Engine Failures
Another Daytona 500 watched from a hotel bar, thanks to the long standing tradition of the American Association for the Advancement of Science to schedule their meeting opposite the Daytona 500. I would have loved […]