Eight Issues for NASCAR in 2010: #6 Get Serious About Being Green
I’ve gotten a little behind in my blogging. My Mom was diagnosed with cancer in February and passed away last week, which threw me for a bit of a loop in terms of catching up. But here it is, Texas...
View ArticleDo Tires Affect Gas Mileage?
When winning means a few hundredths of a second, nothing is too small to be ignored. I’ve talked a lot about energy and the importance of using it as efficiently as possible in racing. Gasoline...
View ArticleCooling Fuel: Safety or Performance Issue?
Temperatures at the Dover race were unseasonably high. Kurt Busch’s Stewart-Haas 41 team was told by NASCAR officials to remove “heat shields” from their fuel cans. The cans (shown at right) have an...
View ArticleThe Digital Dashboard
Those of you of a certain age may remember these odd looking flat black vinyl things called 'records'. Records are analog devices. A groove is cut into the vinyl. A stylus rides along the groove and...
View ArticleNASCAR and Energy Efficiency
It never fails. When I give a talk about The Science of Speed at a University science department (as opposed to a talk for the public), someone will ask "How can you advocate for NASCAR? They're the...
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Will Tire Limits Improve Racing?
Will 2017 Tire Limit Rules Require Harder Tires? Back in the day, the only thing that limited how many sets of tires you could use in Cup-level racing was your budget. It was different in the lower...
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Fire: A Motorsports Safety Challenge
While NASCAR has made significant advances in protecting drivers from crashes, protecting them from fire is a much different — and much more scientifically challenging — problem. I was reminded of that...
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