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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 […]
The Building Speed Blog
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 […]
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 […]
Furniture Row Racing
Furniture Row Racing: Profile of a Single-Car Team
Last weekend, I had the opportunity to visit Denver, CO – in a snowstorm. Never mind that it took me a couple hours to get past the thunderstorms in Dallas/Ft. Worth, I landed in Denver […]
Aerodynamics
Behind the Science of Speed
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 […]
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 […]
Goodyear
Tires and the COT
You all know Newton’s first law of motion (NASCAR version). A race car going 130 mph down the frontstretch at Bristol is going to keep going 130 mph down the frontstretch at Bristol unless a […]
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. […]
Aerodynamics
Top Ten NASCAR Science Stories for 2008
I’ve gotten a couple requests to talk about the story, but the Elliott Sadler YoYo saga is why I’m sticking to science. Gravity is gravity, doesn’t matter who is driving for whom and not even […]