Drayson Racing
How many…uh…cows…you got under that hood?
When you think about saving energy, you probably don’t think about your engine oil. The folks at G-Oil do. […]
Racing
Acceleration
Eight Things to Think About for 2010: Number Eight – Minimize Pit Road Speeding Penalties
OK, this is a minor one to start with, but one that I think could be pretty easily addressed. The Issue I’ve written two posts explaining how the drivers determine Pit Road speed (1 and […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Aerodynamics
The Mayfield Mess: Distinguishing Meth from Legal Drugs
C’mon, will Chad Knaus please push the limits of the gray area so that I can write about something other than drugs? But that’s the big news (again) this week given that someone leaked that […]
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 […]
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 […]
Penalties
The Science of …Base Valves and Taking Away a Win
Brad Wilson asks: “The NASCAR Camping World East Series is a regional tour that is merely a blip on the radar that is big-time racing, but NASCAR changed a precedent this Tuesday. They stripped driver […]
Grey Areas
The Science of …Vibration Harmonics
Roush Fenway Racing came out with a statement about the missing oil tank lid on Wednesday that just begs to be deconstructed scientifically. “The bolt holding the lid in place failed in its purpose as […]