Random NASCAR Stuff to talk about.....

hmmm... blue?

Andy Quillan‏ @trucker_squigz Dec 15


She’s all unwrapped and waiting to get painted! Wonder what color? #88haulerpic.twitter.com/gHwDLyhWpi

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sdj said:
I am curious as to where the "Wide 5 Wheels and Hubs" originated from. I see them from over 50 years ago and still today in late model racing.
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From back then.

The combination of the aluminum hub and wide 5 wheel is lighter than the conventional stuff. Slower to change tires.
 
This is a Camero stock road vehicle spindle. Notice how small the outer end is? Bearings were overloaded with wider offset wheels.
 

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aunty dive said:
CRP Cup spindle ...
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Last time I looked there were more than 50 left / right spindle combinations available from CRP. Costs a lot to be fast.
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Thanks for that picture. Do they still use a tapered ball joint stud? Different offset slug in hole? I haven't been up close to a Cup car in about 10 years.
 
The taper is still used. There's 3 or 5 different slug offsets. Moog parts are mandatory and their current ball joints are pre-loaded with an integral dust boot.

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aunty dive said:
The taper is still used. There's 3 or 5 different slug offsets. Moog parts are mandatory and their current ball joints are pre-loaded with an integral dust boot.

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Those ball joints are used in passenger vehicles today. One of the few parts used in NASCAR that translates to real cars. I assume they move the upper control arm with spacers to change roll center. Very cool.
 
7: Career top-10s for Danica Patrick -- one came in 2017 -- as she has one race left (the 2018 Daytona 500) in her NASCAR career.

I wonder if this is still going to happen?
I think JRM should field a car for her, after all they were her first team
in a Nascar series.
 
Team Penske said:
7: Career top-10s for Danica Patrick -- one came in 2017 -- as she has one race left (the 2018 Daytona 500) in her NASCAR career.

I wonder if this is still going to happen?
I think JRM should field a car for her, after all they were her first team
in a Nascar series.
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You might as well wish for them to field a second car for Jr. himself. Neither one of those is going to happen. If JRM was going to field a Cup car for a plate race, they'd do it for one of their existing X drivers.
 
Team Penske said:
7: Career top-10s for Danica Patrick -- one came in 2017 -- as she has one race left (the 2018 Daytona 500) in her NASCAR career.

I wonder if this is still going to happen?
I think JRM should field a car for her, after all they were her first team
in a Nascar series.
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I knew that one would raise some eyebrows when I posted it.
 
I think it is possible someone would give her a ride. She probably had some offers from lower teams. She could afford to sponsor herself now that she doesn't have Ricky to pacify.
 
Bowman set to begin 'dream come true'
"Absolutely. I thought I was going to have to go to college and quit [racing]," Bowman told RACER. "There was plenty of times I wanted to quit and plenty of times after final practice like, man, I don't want to spend 500 miles in that thing tomorrow. I'm excited and it's just a dream come true.
"After how we ran throughout most of last year and especially getting in the [Chip Ganassi] Xfinity car at Charlotte and running really well off the bat, I think there's just a little more respect from a lot of the drivers in the garage," said Bowman. "It's easy to be like, oh, he runs 35th every week and some of those guys I don't think understood how it really was because guys who have always been in good equipment, I don't think they get how it is back there sometimes.

http://www.racer.com/nascar/item/146450-bowman-set-to-begin-dream-come-true
 
dpkimmel2001 said:
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That looks like 1979-1982 in either Rod Osterlunds Monte Carlo. or Possibly Bud Moores Wrangler Tbird? With the textured metal overlay of the door bars, I'm guessing it's the Osterlund car. Icould be a mile off too.
 
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mack said:
That looks like 1979-1982 in either Rod Osterlunds Monte Carlo. or Possibly Bud Moores Wrangler Tbird? With the textured metal overlay of the door bars, I'm guessing it's the Osterlund car. I could be a mile off too.
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What that picture also does is show us how much better modern seating and leg bracing is in current cars. There’s no support above the rib cage and no lateral head/helmet support of any kind.

Assume his head, helmet, arms and shoulders weigh 65 pounds. In a 2.25 g turn those body parts weigh 146.25 pounds and all of it is being forced hard to the right. That has to be countered by the driver ... twice per lap. Those guys took a beating in those cars, neck and shoulders in particular.

This is where the expressions “my driver fell out of the seat” and “his head fell off” came from. A polite way of saying the driver was exhausted and couldn’t maintain pace in the closing stages of a race.

http://buildingspeed.org/blog/2013/09/27/turning-g-forces-and-banked-tracks/

We used an adjustable loop / strap worn in the left armpit and hooked to a d-ring on the helmet. Helped a lot but did not inspire confidence if you were trying to scramble out.
 
exercising and strengthening the neck muscles is what allowed Mark to do so well.
Now they all got their mommy in the car holding their hands. :rolleyes:
 
aunty dive said:
What that picture also does is show us how much better modern seating and leg bracing is in current cars. There’s no support above the rib cage and no lateral head/helmet support of any kind.

Assume his head, helmet, arms and shoulders weigh 65 pounds. In a 2.25 g turn those body parts weigh 146.25 pounds and all of it is being forced hard to the right. That has to be countered by the driver ... twice per lap. Those guys took a beating in those cars, neck and shoulders in particular.

This is where the expressions “my driver fell out of the seat” and “his head fell off” came from. A polite way of saying the driver was exhausted and couldn’t maintain pace in the closing stages of a race.

http://buildingspeed.org/blog/2013/09/27/turning-g-forces-and-banked-tracks/

We used an adjustable loop / strap worn in the left armpit and hooked to a d-ring on the helmet. Helped a lot but did not inspire confidence if you were trying to scramble out.
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Thanks for all the very useful input. Those cars were very primitive in their safety features. Pretty much seats belts, fire suit and a helmet, and you're on your own. Out of curiosity, I wonder how much the car in the picture was any different from a Cup/Grand National car of ten years earlier. I know a lot of cars were re-bodied several times. I wonder if anyone was paying any attention to the aging on the older chassis? I would think somebody would be watching.
 
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