surely you should know the difference between the two, you can count to five, you know what a lug nut is, you should know how to use Google and have reasonable reasoning skills to do a search between the two. Maybe you can spot the difference than just 5 lug nuts. By the way that is a conical shaped piece in the center that helps the pit gun socket find the nut on the wheel.
i would be happy if they used real stock cars, just like they used to do.
This might come as a surprise but “run what you brung” were never stock cars. If they were, they lost.
Bigspud
I was responding to bigspud...quoted you instead. Whoops.
I see some people saying don't use knock-off wheels/paddle shifters/has-to-be an V-8, etc. IMO...if they don't get this right this time the sport won't survive even at the current level. So many people under age of 40 don't see how the cars/racing is relevant. now. That isn't going to change unless some radical things are done. There should be at least six manufacturers in the sport running V-6 or Turbo 4 cyl. Maybe even all wheel drive. Has there been any official announcement on IRS? A little smoke but not much fire so far.
the basic body parts and engine blocks were stock. up till early 70s.
Well, I don't, and don't call me Shirley.
That's why I said I see the same five lug nuts as the current wheels.
I'm not sure what terms you would have me Google. "Street wheels vs. racing wheels" returned nothing but advertisements for chrome after-market. Nothing about which ones are easier or harder to change in a pit stop, or why.
Okay, now that's useful information I didn't know. That's the kind of pit stop detail I was hoping for. Couldn't a raised hub be added to any proposed new 'street like' wheels?
These guys are racers. They'll figure it out.
Interesting. I think F1 stops are the least impressive. Each man is dedicated to a single task . They're already in place when then car pulls in. As noted, they only have to worry about one nut per wheel. They don't have to get up before the car can leave, no responsibility for loose tires or equipment. There's no choreography at all. Heck, under current rules they don't even have to refuel the car. Everything possible has been done to eliminate human error.
it is already bring kicked around. With stand alone Xfinity and Truck races they are talking about going to ARCA style pitting. Cars line up in the same position they came in.
that 800 hp cant turn, a 500hp car that can turn is faster on an oval.
I don't see how that's more costly than screwing up a stop in any other series. Each F1 crewman has fewer duties, fewer opportunities to make a mistake.
Which was exactly my point. 500HP is fairly easily achieved with a V-6 or Turbo four cylinder. If you slow the cars down from say 190 at corner entry to even 170 the racing would improve. Plus the rock hard tires have to go.
That shouldn't be too much trouble. Didn't Mikey says they were already trained to run a plate race? A pit stop should be a piece of cake, although you'd need a 21st one to sweep up the crap scared out when the car comes in hot.
That depends on the problem being addressed. If they're trying to make the cars more like the factory product, changing the power plant may make sense. Isn't that why 18" wheels are coming? It's not like there's a performance issue with the 15-inchers the teams already own.
