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It was the last corner of the last lap - hugging the wall damages your car but because he didn't actually need to tap the brakes he just kept on going, round th
by dan_pixelflow 4y ago
It was the last corner of the last lap - hugging the wall damages your car but because he didn't actually need to tap the brakes he just kept on going, round the wall faster than the others.
- mcv 4y agoIf this means you can take the corner faster, why not just do it all the time and make sure the side of your car is strong enough to withstand it?
- nradov 4y agoIt's not possible to build a car that strong under Nascar rules. The cars are mostly standardized with only minor differences allowed between teams.
- z9znz 4y agoDoes Nascar disallow mounting a few luggage wheels on the right side of your car? :)
- nradov 4y agoHa ha, but seriously that wouldn't pass the pre-race template inspection.
- z9znz 4y agoBut sirs, we like to travel with it on its side in the trailer so we can transport it more easily.
- moron4hire 4y agoIt probably would violate the external profile standards, even if the regulators wouldn't understand the purpose on first seeing it.
- thereisnospork 4y agoHow much camber is allowed on the right wheels though, can you go full hella-flush? Asking for a friend :)
- 6stringmerc 4y agoHave a crew member kick in the right place to create a vortex gap and Eraknoplan it?
- z9znz 4y agoI considered this first. But I imagine the camber change would ruin the insides of the tires so fast that it wouldn't be worth the wall rolling benefits... Perhaps a better idea would be some kind of aerodynamic change which would result in a trapped pressure area on the right side when it is close to the wall. Maybe some kind of concave side.
- thereisnospork 4y agoAn F1 style 'wall-effect' skirt with a side mounted exhaust would do the trick I think. Have to stay on throttle to keep off the wall.
- thrwyoilarticle 4y agoCamber increases as the suspension compresses...
- p1necone 4y agoI for one am very excited about real life Tamiya car racing.
- akozak 4y agoTHIS is the hacker mindset.
- christkv 4y agoProbably why they will soon make a rule against it :)
- londons_explore 4y agoYou could even put two little extra wheels on the door handles...
- tmh88j 4y agoI know you're joking, but Nascar actually uses some cool tech [1] to make a 3D model of each car on-site to ensure they're in spec with regulations for size, aero, etc... Here [2] it is in action at the last Daytona 500 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-X_eujF8Z8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-X_eujF8Z8 [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Laet8W8pn_k https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Laet8W8pn_k [2]
- fendy3002 4y agoWe mini 4WD now
- makeitdouble 4y agoThe real answer is it only makes for good entertainment once, so it gets banned immediately. If it had a real potential to spice the game (like allowing foot hits in volleyball) it would be integrated in the rules with some limitation (for instance you can only do it if you’re way behind)
- liveoneggs 4y agoone loose panel or an open exit gate or any other of little things and it would have been a serious accident
- brookst 4y agoThat was my first thought, but that whole wall should be able to sustain a full on impact from multiple cars in a wreck if there are loose panels or gates it is already a serious failure. Not to say it couldn’t happen, just that it’s reasonable to assume the wall is designed to support more force than this.
- fendy3002 4y agoA special move being done in a crucial moment is interesting / amazing. If it's too effective and everyone start doing it, it loses its charm. Imagine if in Dota every game only consist of 3 tanks and 2 dps carries because it's too effective, it'll get boring soon.
- ISL 4y agoUntil someone gets hurt, this is kinda like a slapshot in hockey. You can go to the inside, as is traditional, or you can go to the wall and risk it all...
- bluedino 4y agoProbably need to change the wall as well