Electric pit gun?

wi_racefan said:
Speed was already thrown out the window when we went to a standard pit gun. If you make everything standard you could send guys over the wall with "standard" 4 way lug wrenches I guess. Now talk about painfully slow

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How many tires have you changed at the race track? Every single one I've changed then put a torque wrench on the lug nut moved, every single one.
 
Charlie Spencer said:
Speed is also less relevant when there is only one nut per wheel. Filing the tank may be the time consuming step.
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Finally someone nailed it!
NASCAR can get rid of the mandated guns and even let Gibbs bring back their Million Dollar Babies and it won't matter one iota on a full fuel stop.
Unless they go with one tire changer the fuel can is where the speed of a stop is going to be determined.
 
Old 97 said:
Finally someone nailed it!
NASCAR can get rid of the mandated guns and even let Gibbs bring back their Million Dollar Babies and it won't matter one iota on a full fuel stop.
Unless they go with one tire changer the fuel can is where the speed of a stop is going to be determined.
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Not every tire stop is a full fuel load. Some, at tracks like Darlington might only be 1/2-3/4 of one can. The speed of the tire changers will STILL matter in many circumstances.
 
Formerjackman said:
Not every tire stop is a full fuel load. Some, at tracks like Darlington might only be 1/2-3/4 of one can. The speed of the tire changers will STILL matter in many circumstances.
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Quite true, but many of those less-than-full refills are also 2-tire or no-tire stops.

Right now, we the fans don't know how much time pit crews will save going to a single nut with the current guns. There's no way we can yet know the effects on total stop time of switching to electric until we know the standard to measure against.
 
Formerjackman said:
Not every tire stop is a full fuel load. Some, at tracks like Darlington might only be 1/2-3/4 of one can. The speed of the tire changers will STILL matter in many circumstances.
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There's no doubt but once some greenie finds a reason to complain about the ill effects of nitrogen being released from the current guns then NASCAR will make the switch to coal powered battery impacts.
 
Nitrogen is inert.

We seem to enjoy solving problems that don't exist. When does the F1 points system kick in?
 
I like the idea of a 4-way lug wrench. No titanium or bearings allowed. While we are at it they should also have to use the screw style jacks that come in an average car at the dealership. Fans want the race cars to look like something they can purchase at a dealership...so why not the pit tools too.:biggrin:
 
Here we go. If the teams hurry they can get a good deal on an electric impact and an electric jack in different colors and with a built in light for 50% off at only $59.99. They may charge extra for the electric gun but at those prices you can keep extras. :D

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Just read about a man that committed suicide with a electric power drill. It was probably a battery pack to make it easy.

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Suicide attempts involving power drills - PubMed

A 61-year-old man was found dead next to a power drill soiled with blood and bone dust. A 5 mm circular wound of the forehead corresponded to the size of the drill bit. Subarachnoid haemorrhage was present over the anterior pole of the left frontal lobe with a penetrating injury extending 75 mm...
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I have been around pneumatic drills all my life. I carried an old bicycle pump around while I was still in diapers and didn't let it go until I was strong enough to hook up a quick connect air-line to the compressor.
During that time I never met anyone that was tempted to use a pneumatic drill for a suicide.
 
Greg said:
Just read about a man that committed suicide with a electric power drill. It was probably a battery pack to make it easy.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Suicide attempts involving power drills - PubMed

A 61-year-old man was found dead next to a power drill soiled with blood and bone dust. A 5 mm circular wound of the forehead corresponded to the size of the drill bit. Subarachnoid haemorrhage was present over the anterior pole of the left frontal lobe with a penetrating injury extending 75 mm...
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

I have been around pneumatic drills all my life. I carried an old bicycle pump around while I was still in diapers and didn't let it go until I was strong enough to hook up a quick connect air-line to the compressor.
During that time I never met anyone that was tempted to use a pneumatic drill for a suicide.
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Decades ago Paul Harvey reported on a man who had committed suicide this way only in that case it took 8 holes to complete the job. People are insane.
 
Nitro Dude said:
I like the idea of a 4-way lug wrench. No titanium or bearings allowed. While we are at it they should also have to use the screw style jacks that come in an average car at the dealership. Fans want the race cars to look like something they can purchase at a dealership...so why not the pit tools too.:biggrin:
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Now that would be some stock car racing right there :D
 
I have no idea why I’m posting this here.

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