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I suspect Matt wanted a longer term deal than JGR wanted to sign given sponsorship. Plus he wanted to have more input into how the team was run. Roush has offered at least a part of that. A future. Assuming the ship don't sink.
That's a big if.I suspect Matt wanted a longer term deal than JGR wanted to sign given sponsorship. Plus he wanted to have more input into how the team was run. Roush has offered at least a part of that. A future. Assuming the ship don't sink.
I doubt they'll learn much at the All Star that will be useful the rest of the year, what with the one-off configuration.We will find out this week what kind of performance implications that Kenseth will have. Last week at Kansas, Roush set up the car based on Trevor driving it and Kenseh had what limited time to evaluate and make tweaks. Unfortunately it only picked up half a second or so.
This week he gets an opportunity to take what he had at Kansas and make wholesale changes. Do not expect miracles, but hopefully a vast improvement as far as chassis response. Maybe a second or so...mid tier at best. The rest will have to come from body, undercarriage, and aero dynamics. This might be Roush's Achilles heal. They seem to have the superspeedway aero ok...but that includes less dynamics than other tracks that need aero to be entwined with ingress and egress of vehicle dynamics as it relates to transfer of energy.
In simpler terms, "handling" is less important at Talladega and Daytona. Is that your point?We will find out this week what kind of performance implications that Kenseth will have. Last week at Kansas, Roush set up the car based on Trevor driving it and Kenseh had what limited time to evaluate and make tweaks. Unfortunately it only picked up half a second or so.
This week he gets an opportunity to take what he had at Kansas and make wholesale changes. Do not expect miracles, but hopefully a vast improvement as far as chassis response. Maybe a second or so...mid tier at best. The rest will have to come from body, undercarriage, and aero dynamics. This might be Roush's Achilles heal. They seem to have the superspeedway aero ok...but that includes less dynamics than other tracks that need aero to be entwined with ingress and egress of vehicle dynamics as it relates to transfer of energy.
You could use that term in a generalization, but I tend to be more detail orientated.In simpler terms, "handling" is less important at Talladega and Daytona. Is that your point?
Yes...downforce does compress springs, that does not necessarily equate to where you need the downforce or which springs you need to compress the most. On a super speedway, you are trying to have as little downforce as possible while still maintaining some sort of stability as downforce equates to drag. Drag is resistance...hence the least amount of drag and downforce go hand in hand into making an object cut through the air. Since traction for forward bite is not a priority on a superspeedway, you would think that getting less downforce is faster...all other things being equal. On any other track where aerodynamics plays a part, you need downforce in the front as you enter a corner and transition to downforce in the rear as you come out of the corner...while on the straights you want as little drag as possible.Downforce compresses springs. There's no way to disconnect aero effects from kinematics.
Yes...downforce does compress springs, that does not necessarily equate to where you need the downforce or which springs you need to compress the most.
Didn't Roush revamp their engineering staff a couple of years ago?
Something just isn't right.
The springs have very little influence on handling OTHER than to position the body for best aero benefit. It's a weird world we be in. 300 lb spring in front 1500 in rear. These cars actually DO drive off RR. Just like a sprint car.I haven't suggested that it did. My point is simply that aero forces and kinematics are intertwined in a very complicated way.
Hitting on the combination correctly is an elusive target and it's easy to miss.
Ok...we will see who's vehicle works better...yours or mine. Mine does use the rr to help turn and assist in forward bite, but how much help is determined on a couple things...weight on the rr, how much stagger, what the roll couple is, and what or how much transfers from the drivers side. But most assuredly, you want the car to have more LR forward bite than the RR...the RR priority is side bite, then forward bite.These cars actually DO drive off RR. Just like a sprint car.
It's just qualifying there buddy but he can still wheel a race carToo bad they put so much stock in a washed up has been...OH WAIT?
So? If wins, leads the most laps, I might raise an eyebrow, a pole...big deal.It's just qualifying there buddy but he can still wheel a race car
He did it in the No. 6... that kinda raised my eyebrows.So? If wins, leads the most laps, I might raise an eyebrow, a pole...big deal.
I mean great he won the pole, but if that can continue into the 600 and he gets a top 5 great. I'm not going to jump the gun here, but it does look like progress. If Matt goes out and wins few races in the 6, I'll take all the things back i said about him and admit i was wrong.He did it in the No. 6... that kinda raised my eyebrows.
What is it that you have against him? Is it because he is an all around racer able to understand the functions of the vehicle, strategy, tactics, and not just a steering wheel holder?I mean great he won the pole, but if that can continue into the 600 and he gets a top 5 great. I'm not going to jump the gun here, but it does look like progress. If Matt goes out and wins few races in the 6, I'll take all the things back i said about him and admit i was wrong.
I think he is overrated. I have nothing against him.What is it that you have against him? Is it because he is an all around racer able to understand the functions of the vehicle, strategy, tactics, and not just a steering wheel holder?
Yes, a bit, although I recall hearing Matt would only be running 8 or 10 races.Is anyone surprised by the long stretch from now until September with Kenseth not in the car?
Id say its more that he doesnt have inside knowledge and just knew what was being put out there.So apparently Mike Joy was misinformed, misspoke, or was just wrong.
Apparently so. Mike is usually reliable, IMO. I think it's good that Matt will carry on this summer, assuming Adam Stern is correct, as it's hard for me to see how the lesser schedule would really be a serious effort to turn that ship in a better direction. And so far, through just four races, Matt's results aren't really better than what Bayne was doing.So apparently Mike Joy was misinformed, misspoke, or was just wrong.
You be surprised how much Roush Spends now out of his pocketI think Mike Joy was repeating what was said. It looks like another sponsor may be forthcoming and wants him in the car. Maybe, maybe not, but I doubt Jack is going to run him out of his own pocket.
Why would he do that?? He has companies that make good profits and they could by a race or two just like Hass and HMS.You be surprised how much Roush Spends now out of his pocket
Well thats still his pocketWhy would he do that?? He has companies that make good profits and they could by a race or two just like Hass and HMS.
Well thats still his pocket
Just pulling the money out of the left pocket instead of the right one.