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Aerodynamics

Eight Issues NASCAR Needs to Address in 2010

2010-01-04 dr. diandra 0

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

2009-12-28 dr. diandra 14

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 […]

Edwards, Carl

The Science Says Talladega Needs More than Minor Rules Changes

2009-11-02 dr. diandra 22

NASCAR had not one but two drivers on their roofs yesterday at Talladega. Ryan Newman’s wreck was by far the most spectacular, but I had to wince at Mark Martin looking a little shook up […]

Johnson, Jimmie

NASCAR is losing their tolerance

2009-10-07 dr. diandra 12

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 […]

Aerodynamic Forces

Dave Moody is My Muse (aka Why Stock Cars Slow Down When They Turn)

2009-08-26 dr. diandra 7

The new car comes with a Sirius/XM Radio, which is perfect timing since my long-standing insomnia finally seems to be succumbing to the wonders of modern medicine (which means I can’t drive in NASCAR). But […]

Browne, Josh

Pit Road Speeding Explained

2009-07-27 dr. diandra 17

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 […]

Announcements

And on another note…

2009-07-01 dr. diandra 0

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 […]

Aerodynamics

The Mayfield Mess: Distinguishing Meth from Legal Drugs

2009-06-10 dr. diandra 30

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?

2009-05-15 dr. diandra 15

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

2009-04-26 dr. diandra 31

“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 […]