Anyone Else Surprised?

[Skoalbandit33]

I was surprised by the damage that a brake duct caused to the snout of the 18 car yesterday as if asked I would have said something like that would have bounced off instead of causing a hole.

 

[aunty dive]

Root cause analysis of certain debris cautions reveals brake ducting bad.

 

[Professur]

Light weight means carbon fibre .. carbon fibre is tough stuff.

 

[Ford 222]

Light weight means carbon fibre .. carbon fibre is tough stuff.

Yeah but being light weight I wouldn't think it would cause that much damage from impact? Maybe a metal mount or something was still attached to it? Whatever Ktle hit had some heft to it as it was skipping down the track after Joey hit it.

 

[Skoalbandit33]

I can only imagine the damage a jack could do to the front of a car!!!

 

[blanston]

I can only imagine the damage a jack could do to the front of a car!!!

Yeah but poor ol' Roush is going through enough right now. No need to add insult to injury!

 

[blanston]

But seriously, these cars seem too fragile. Barely rubbing another car or touching the grass shouldn't almost assuredly end your day.

 

[Team Penske]

Did you here the comments from the team on the 42 car last week?

"Because of his driving style close to the wall, we have beefed up the right side."
and yet we see some cars fall apart when barely touched. Strength of body panels needs more attention from Nascar. Some braces need more than chewing gum for them to hold.

 

[Zerkfitting]

There is probably a mathematical formula that explains how much force a light weight object can produce at 200 mph.

 

[Team Penske]

One of the best ways to cut thick steel or concrete is with a high pressure jet of water.
Why wouldn't carbon fiber blast a hole if it was projected at the right angle?

 

[aunty dive]

Perhaps the damage was caused by something other than the brake ducting debris.

 

[dpkimmel2001]

Perhaps the damage was caused by something other than the brake ducting debris.

My guess..... hot dog wrapper.

 

[gone]

There is probably a mathematical formula that explains how much force a light weight object can produce at 200 mph.

F=ma
Force = mass times acceleration.

The acceleration, or speed of impact, is the speed of the debris plus the speed of the car that hit it.
Also, we don't know if there was something attached to that piece of hose (more mass) that sheered off and got lost after the impact. If there was something else, and if it hit via a pointed edge, it would penetrate easier. But all I can do is speculate here.

 

[Team Penske]

Sorry about my dementia but didn't they show 2 pieces of debris, 1 being the hose and the other being the bracket it was attached to? I think it was that bracket that made the hole.