2014 Daytona 500 Pre Race Thread

StandOnIt said:
I forget it is Nascar. All the other top series would move the third place car into second position, and they would also be running in the rain...but that is a whole different animal.
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I would love to see nascar run in the rain
 
I have absolutely no desire to see them running Daytona at 40 mph in the rain. Well , you wouldn't really see them through the rooster tails being kicked up by the lead cars , but ..that isn't racing .
 
ted@economy said:
I have absolutely no desire to see them running Daytona at 40 mph in the rain. Well , you wouldn't really see them through the rooster tails being kicked up by the lead cars , but ..that isn't racing .
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F1 runs in the rain. VERY fast
 
ted@economy said:
So do kangaroos but I'm not interested in watching them .
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F1 runs in the rain cause they make tires and setups specifically to do so. I also think a road course is vastly different to an oval in the way it effects a race in the rain.

We just have to live with mother nature.
 
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dpkimmel2001 said:
I'm pretty sure Kenseth only moves up if Austin chooses the outside as a starting spot because Kenseth is on the inside line. In that event the entire inside line would move up a position. If Austin stays on the inside then the outside line should move up. They don't all switch sides.
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This is correct.
 
Waltrips roof hatch came open and damaged the roof in practice this morning, but i don't know why they had the hinges towards the rear. I think they took that idea from the funny cars and we always put the hinges towards the front just so that doesn't happen. If the hinges are towards the front then the air will hold it down even if the latch comes undone at over 325 mph.:confused:
 
Nitro Dude said:
Waltrips roof hatch came open and damaged the roof in practice this morning, but i don't know why they had the hinges towards the rear. I think they took that idea from the funny cars and we always put the hinges towards the front just so that doesn't happen. If the hinges are towards the front then the air will hold it down even if the latch comes undone at over 325 mph.:confused:
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What do you expect nitro, that's Mikey. :rolleyes:
 
dpkimmel2001 said:
Sorry, still waking up. Late night. :oops:
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I like the pics you put up, it shows it really good, but i still can't figure why they did it that way. But, i bet they will change the way it is mounted.
 
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Smoke14 said:
Why would anyone orient the opening of a roof hatch towards the front of the car?
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The hatch is designed with both front and rear hinges that are released by spring-loaded pins. Apparently they needed to do it this way to allow for the complete removal of the hatch and/or either side in case of damage. Something apparently came caught in the wire release of the pins of it was never secured to begin with. Hard to believe there would have been a complete failure.
 
dpkimmel2001 said:
The hatch is designed with both front and rear hinges that are released by spring-loaded pins. Apparently they needed to do it this way to allow for the complete removal of the hatch and/or either side in case of damage. Something apparently came caught in the wire release of the pins of it was never secured to begin with. Hard to believe there would have been a complete failure.
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They must have it designed so they can remove the hatch completely. Ours just flips open.
 
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