Duck Commander 500 @ Texas: Pre-Race Thread
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dpkimmel2001
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Those are always cool to watch.
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kinda cool its not a silk screen
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Gordons car looks awesome, Cool that its painted too I assumed it was a vinyl wrap.
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Gordon's cars have always been painted instead of just wrapped. Gordon has a thing about it and thinks a wrap could cause drag.
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The "good old days" ??
Really???
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I assume the fact he was sponsored by DuPont, an automotive paint company, played a part.
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He's old school bruh
FenderBumper
The "good old days" ??
There you go. The drag thing didn't make any sense.
FenderBumper
The "good old days" ??
...and sponsored by a paint company. lol
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Not sure why else they would add ~ 8 pounds to the car by painting rather than wrapping every week.
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Cuz he's not smart enough to care anymore
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I wonder if the Robertson boys will be themselves, or in their scripted DD tv personalities.
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Oh, they'll show up as the scripted so-called rednecks.
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looks like SMS Audio and Klarbrunn Vita Ice are stepping up to sponsor the #30 of Parker Klingerman
mike honcho
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To get the body down to the thousanths of an inch to make it thru inspection when they sand it?
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FLRacingFan
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A wrap is only 4 mils thick. I don't know how thick the paint gets, but I'd think if it were really advantageous painting would be the norm.
FenderBumper
The "good old days" ??
Actually, the static ionic value of the wrap repels the ionic value of air, reducing drag at 100 mph by more than 5% vs paint. Estimates are around a 7.5% drag reduction at speeds higher than 170 mph, and air temps of less than 82 degrees. They just don't have anything that can measure......
Ahhh, hell. I don't have a friggin clue either.
FLRacingFan
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Actually, the static ionic value of the wrap repels the ionic value of air, reducing drag at 100 mph by more than 5% vs paint. Estimates are around a 7.5% drag reduction at speeds higher than 170 mph, and air temps of less than 82 degrees. They just don't have anything that can measure......
Ahhh, hell. I don't have a friggin clue either.
KahneFan
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I figured most teams that painted cars just do it so they can say "hey, this car is painted not wrapped." Just to show the attention to detail they put in the car.
In my mind I would see vinyl wrapping being better to reduce drag, since you have basically one giant sheet covering the car. And its perfectly smooth and even in every area on the body.
In my mind I would see vinyl wrapping being better to reduce drag, since you have basically one giant sheet covering the car. And its perfectly smooth and even in every area on the body.
FenderBumper
The "good old days" ??
mike honcho
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Then how about the teams that shoot clear over the wraps?
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Well no wonder jeff can't win & hasn't been in contention every single week!Actually, the static ionic value of the wrap repels the ionic value of air, reducing drag at 100 mph by more than 5% vs paint. Estimates are around a 7.5% drag reduction at speeds higher than 170 mph, and air temps of less than 82 degrees. They just don't have anything that can measure......
Ahhh, hell. I don't have a friggin clue either.
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Actually, the static ionic value of the wrap repels the ionic value of air, reducing drag at 100 mph by more than 5% vs paint. Estimates are around a 7.5% drag reduction at speeds higher than 170 mph, and air temps of less than 82 degrees. They just don't have anything that can measure......
Ahhh, hell. I don't have a friggin clue either.
Watched the Matrix Reloaded lately?
FenderBumper
The "good old days" ??
Watched the Matrix Reloaded lately?
Hey, that's the guy who invented the ionic breeze.
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What time is qualifying?
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So loving my country is a "redneck" thing? Guess that makes me a "redneck" then.
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3:10 PM ET on Saturday. TV coverage on FS2.
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Hope everyone at the track is indoors. Sounds like it's getting pretty rough there.
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I have a friend whose mail box is in Arkansas but his house is in Oklahoma...does that count?
Saw a tweet from a PR person --- nickle-size hail stones. Looks like all is well at the track.
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didn't jr's team shoot a whole buncha clear coats on his recent daytona 500 winnin car ?
"slick as goose crap" .!
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What channel is carrying the cup qualifying on Saturday? I can't find it on FS1 and I have a bad feeling it's on FS2, which Comcast doesn't carry in our area. I don't know who to get more PO'd at, Fox or Comcast. Does anyone stream it online?
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Saturday at 3PM on FS2.
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I hope everyone gets to see another great race this weekend. I'm going to dvr it and watch it Mon night when i get back from a boat race in Arizona.