Perhaps the style in which you put your pinions out there is the issue, I really don't know.
You might consider checking the lash on that pinion. It's noisy.
Pinion depth might actually be the problem
Perhaps the style in which you put your pinions out there is the issue, I really don't know.
You might consider checking the lash on that pinion. It's noisy.
Tell me how its "worse"Tell me how these cars, the racing, the overall product is better than it was 5 years ago?
I really don't care for the racing format now....... but....... you are right I loved Bobby Issac...... who in their right mind wouldn't have???????? he was a helluva' driver......... salute to you for him being a local racer to you.........I just like racing, and NASCAR is my favorite. It was different back in the day, good in many ways. Today is different from then, and good in many ways. Drivers want to race and win. Per our resident insider allenbaba, every driver he's talked to likes the current points and stage system better than anything previous. I like it too, but would like to see some modifications to select things.
What I really love are the stories and backgrounds on these drivers, crew chiefs, etc. Not from a celebrity point of view...the real pieces of what makes them who they are. All people, generally good folks, working and doing what they love.
Salute to the poster who recognized the K&K Insurance Dodge driven by Catawba's own Bobby Issac. He was my local hero as a kid, a guy who went from the local track to the big time. Issac competed with everyone, once held the record for fastest stock car via a Bonneville Salt Flats run, and was Grand National Champion in 1970. Died too soon after a hot night at a short track.
I agree a lot. I am glad mechanical grip is being pursued.The car is on the ground due to the setups, not the aero. Bump stops and softer springs, are the reason. Aero has been and always will be a part of racing, with NASCAR and Goodyear working on softer tires Mechanical grip will be more of an issue.
If you liked tire management this year next year will be even better.I agree a lot. I am glad mechanical grip is being pursued.
I have followed cup racing a long time, but I will not claim to know enough to even pretend that I know everything about makes the cars work today.
But I do believe saving the tires became less important after the radial tires came along. I miss the bias ply tires.
I think tire management was more important this year, that is a great thing, and it has been needed for a long time.
I really don't care for the racing format now....... but....... you are right I loved Bobby Issac...... who in their right mind wouldn't have???????? he was a helluva' driver......... salute to you for him being a local racer to you.........
Thanks for making my long standing point very relevant that cars need slowing down.
Take a tape and measure 6 inches off the ground all the way around the car. Cut everything below the line.Some posters on here say that the current car is an evolution , but other than aero not much has evolved. Rear suspension is from a 1960 Chevy truck, steering from the teens , body on frame? I think the Ford Crown Vic was the last of them in passenger cars. The 4 speed manual tranny is a thing of the past. Whats wrong with taking some aero out of what is already some of the oldest tech in racing. Lot of other ways to slow em down without all new chassis.
I don’t think there’s anything wrong with the racing. With reduced downforce, these cars are a handful and this is what 200 mph racing looks like. Obviously, it isn’t for everyone.
Again, any object moving through the air leaves turbulence in its wake. Golf balls, cinder blocks, aircraft, sheets of plywood, racecars ... anything that moves air molecules lying in its path. Turbulence and it’s effect on objects traveling through such a wake can only be reduced, not eliminated, by reducing the speed of the object.
I called it what it is. 6" of ground clearance was last seen at the first race in 1949.Call it what you want, but I don't think ANYTHING good ever came out of letting the teams seal the air dam to the track. I also feel that allowing the cars to ride on bump stops was a big mistake. NASCAR got rid of them once, and then relented.
If you liked tire management this year next year will be even better.
Less passing on the track and more passing on pit road = far worse racing.Tell me how its "worse"
Ok. It's like this they have put restrictor plates on to slow them down. Want another Duralube 300 circa 2000 keep allowing the aeroseal to the track. It will not solve all of the aero problems. But it will sure as heck work better IMO than the path NASCAR is heading down. Not even my use a I heard it from Evernham, LaJoie, any Hillenberg. Yeah it is going to make them a bitch to drive. Gonna slow them down so they can make the corner instead of these rail cars now.Blissful ignorance has never provided a solution to an engineering problem.
I called it what it is. 6" of ground clearance was last seen at the first race in 1949.
Cars today have managed to kill the sling-shot move on the track.
Maybe not. We could race top fuels and have 300mph cars. Gonna suck as for a race but hey they will be fast baby .^^ Not a 200 mph racecar.
Cars don't draft like they used to ...watch a race from the 70s and 80s.Cars today have managed to kill the sling-shot move on the track.
See 1970 superbirds^^ Not a 200 mph racecar.
^^ Not a 200 mph racecar.
Exactly that is what I have been saying for years, but AUNTY DIVER says no....so go figure.That car qualified at 197.7 at Talladega. Besides, the whole point is we don't NEED 200 MPH race cars. The sport would be well served to knock a good 20 MPH of the pole speed at most tracks.
The discussion is about 200 mph racing on tracks that clearly demonstrate the kinds of inescapable problematic aero issues that “annoy” some race fans. Every race series has the same issues at those speeds.
That car qualified at 197.7 at Talladega. Besides, the whole point is we don't NEED 200 MPH race cars. The sport would be well served to knock a good 20 MPH of the pole speed at most tracks.
I have never once offered an opinion on the current race speed reality. Never. People who do this have always aspired to go faster. That’s what they’ve done. It is neither good nor bad ... it’s just racing.Exactly that is what I have been saying for years, but AUNTY DIVER says no....so go figure.
So going 215 at Michigan is good for the sport, averaging 195 on a 1,5 is advantages for good racing? Please tell me how the sport has become better as the speeds have increased.I have never once offered an opinion on the current race speed reality. Never. People who do this have always aspired to go faster. That’s what they’ve done. It is neither good nor bad ... it’s just racing.
Why?The discussion is about 200 mph racing on tracks that clearly demonstrate the kinds of inescapable problematic aero issues that “annoy” some race fans. Every race series has the same issues at those speeds.
The Oldsmobile pictured earlier had a measured static ride height of 4” at inspection. That car would be upside down, backwards and on fire in today’s environment. That’s a fact.
It wasn't upside down and on fire when it was running back then....wtfThe discussion is about 200 mph racing on tracks that clearly demonstrate the kinds of inescapable problematic aero issues that “annoy” some race fans. Every race series has the same issues at those speeds.
The Oldsmobile pictured earlier had a measured static ride height of 4” at inspection. That car would be upside down, backwards and on fire in today’s environment. That’s a fact.
I have never once offered an opinion on the current race speed reality. Never. People who do this have always aspired to go faster. That’s what they’ve done. It is neither good nor bad ... it’s just racing.
Did you mention that to the car owners you jacked?I don't give a crap what anybody aspires to do.
Slow the cars down and all of the aerodynamic effects will be reduced in magnitude by a factor relative to the reduction in velocity squared.Slow the cars down, and some of the aero issues take care of themselves.
I don't give a crap what anybody aspires to do. At the end of the day this is the entertainment business, and if you can't put on a show people will pay to see, then you're out of business. Speed does not now or seldom every did equate to a "good show". Modern equipment and modern physical conditioning has obsoleted a lot of the world's great golf courses, and the same thing has happened to it's race courses. You can DRIVE these race tracks at the current speeds, but it's very difficult to RACE them in an entertaining way at them. Slow the cars down, and some of the aero issues take care of themselves.
BingoI don't give a crap what anybody aspires to do. At the end of the day this is the entertainment business, and if you can't put on a show people will pay to see, then you're out of business. Speed does not now or seldom every did equate to a "good show". Modern equipment and modern physical conditioning has obsoleted a lot of the world's great golf courses, and the same thing has happened to it's race courses. You can DRIVE these race tracks at the current speeds, but it's very difficult to RACE them in an entertaining way at them. Slow the cars down, and some of the aero issues take care of themselves.