Ford Racing
RPM, Roush, Murphey the Mustang and the Pride of Ownership
I was 14 years old the last time I stood in line to get an autograph. It was at the Target store in Brookfield, WI and a chance to have my album cover signed by […]
The Building Speed Blog
Talladega Superspeedway
Tornadoes at Talladega
Tornadoes are a primarily North American phenomenon. The U.S. has about four times as many tornadoes as all of Europe (excluding waterspouts and if you ever lived in Nebraska, you know why). Â North America […]
Tracks
Eight things NASCAR should address: #6 – Get Serious About Green
I’ve gotten a little behind in my blogging. My Mom was diagnosed with cancer in February and passed away last week, which threw me for a bit of a loop in terms of catching up. […]
Engines
Eight Issues for NASCAR in 2010: #6 Get Serious About Being Green
I’ve gotten a little behind in my blogging. My Mom was diagnosed with cancer in February and passed away last week, which threw me for a bit of a loop in terms of catching up. […]
Aerodynamic Forces
The ABCs of Flying Cars: Aerodynamics, Brad and Carl
It is much harder to keep cars on the ground than it is to keep drivers from wrecking each other. You can’t call ‘air’ to the hauler… […]
Aerodynamic Forces
The ABCs of Flying Cars: Aerodynamics, Brad and Carl
I was frantically trying to finish this video blog this morning and still make my plane to Florida, where I’m looking forward to covering the 12 hours of Sebring American Le Mans Series (presented by […]
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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Acceleration
Eight Issues for NASCAR: Number 7 – Get Serious About Diversity
The purpose of this post is not to make arguments for or against “diversity”. I will delete comments on that theme because we can have the ‘there is no problem/yes, there is/yes there is, but […]
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 […]