Nascar Questions
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The teams asked for no practice and qualifying at the majority of races this season. If there were practice adn qualifying they would have to bring a backup car, so this saves the teams money. They started it last year during the COVID restrictions.
Hendrick has made a marked improvement this year having Chad Knaus move to a role overseeing all 4 cars. Kyle's CC Cliff Daniels was the engineer on the 48 car under Knaus.
The Toyotas have speed, just not today.
The Fords, and especially the SHR cars, lost a significant amount of downforce this year because of a rules clarification involving how the rear wheel well openings were measured.
Kyle Larson is finally in top tier equipment. He also has learned to keep calm during races and finish them out.
Hendrick has made a marked improvement this year having Chad Knaus move to a role overseeing all 4 cars. Kyle's CC Cliff Daniels was the engineer on the 48 car under Knaus.
The Toyotas have speed, just not today.
The Fords, and especially the SHR cars, lost a significant amount of downforce this year because of a rules clarification involving how the rear wheel well openings were measured.
Kyle Larson is finally in top tier equipment. He also has learned to keep calm during races and finish them out.
Don't forget the savings of having to lodge and feed teams for 3-4 days versus one day.
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Big part I believe this car is done it won’t ever run again why spend R&D money on something that won’t ever run again.
Are you talking about the new car for next year?
Correct. The current cars are not scheduled to be used next year, unless the upcoming dirt test does not pan out. It is still up in the air what components of the current car will be legal in Xfinity or ARCA.
Yes, it is completely different. Platform wise it is closer to a V8 Supercar or an IMSA GT-D car. They had a 2 day test last week at the Charlotte Roval. From what I was reading the biggest issues are driver heat (they get a lot hotter inside) and issues with the steering racks. But setup wise it is completely different. The dampers are coilovers with an IRS, and rear mounted transaxle. They are also switching to an 18" wheel with a centerlock nut. It also uses a rear camera setup similar to the Bosch system on the Corvette C6R/C7R/C8R. I will try to dig up some pictures when I am not at work
In a purely selfish opinion, I hope they are just different enough that the chassis can't be used because I might be getting a road race chassis from one of the teams.
That’s where he drove it. He’s one of the test drivers. Also independent rear suspension which he said was really different for the better. They have been having so many problems with lug nuts this year, the center lug should help that.
On the contrary, the new bodies will be better than the current ones. They are the same material as the Xfinity bodies and will come from Five Star. So many times the Xfinity cars will hit the wall and not have damage that causes the tires to go down like in Cup.
Also the new car will have bolt on front and rear clips so a backup car will not be necessary. They can theoretically change a clip on site.
Yea, this new wheel config will bring a new meaning to "having a loose lugnut". It'll be a lot worse than a $10000.00 fine.
Also agree with you on the new body resilience.
Another thought on the centerlock nut config on the wheel....
Do you think they'll be able to get down to a 10 second pit stop with 4 tires changed??? They might just be waiting on fuel much of the time.
Another thought is that the tire guy won't be gluing lug nuts to the wheels all day long anymore. I wonder how much a team spends on weatherstrip sealant during the course of a season?
Do you think they'll be able to get down to a 10 second pit stop with 4 tires changed??? They might just be waiting on fuel much of the time.
Another thought is that the tire guy won't be gluing lug nuts to the wheels all day long anymore. I wonder how much a team spends on weatherstrip sealant during the course of a season?
Supposedly NASCAR will slow down the fuel fill to try and keep the stops around where they are now. Also the pit guns from Paoli will be slowed down a bit.
My point was geared more towards the running gear, wheels, steering, axles etc. I am aware of the differences between Xfinity and current/future cup cars. Although the clips will be replaceable I doubt even the best crews would be able to replace them and still make the damaged vehicle clock
Haha true. I think they were gearing it more towards binning the car in practice.My point was geared more towards the running gear, wheels, steering, axles etc. I am aware of the differences between Xfinity and current/future cup cars. Although the clips will be replaceable I doubt even the best crews would be able to replace them and still make the damaged vehicle clock
There was one of the suspension parts, I think the rear toe link, that will be the sacrificial lamb so to speak.
Makes sense slowing down the guns given the diameter of the new nut versus the current nuts.
Good info @bdcardinal. Thanks.
