Yaw Envy – Repost
Apparently, Jeff Gordon has a slight case of yaw envy. David Newton reports on ESPN.com that Gordon asked NASCAR to take a look at the No. 99 car of Carl Edwards because he thinks that yaw is the...
View ArticleRules Changes…Again
NASCAR issues rules change on Wednesday - one of which extends an earlier rule change to try to improve aerodynamics at intermediate tracks. The other is designed to cut off an entirely new direction...
View ArticleA Quick Post on Why Cars Go Airborne
A quick post for my friend, @TheOrangeCone that I'll expand on later (I have theater tickets tonight!) @TheOrangeCone asked why Kurt Busch went airborne in the Talladega crash. The answer is the same...
View ArticleKeeping Racecars on the Racetrack
Ryan Newman escaped NASCAR sanctions for his comments immediately after being discharged from the infield care center at Talladega. “They can build safer racecars, they can build safer walls, but they...
View ArticleThe Flap over Roof Flaps
Why Roof Flaps? Roof flaps (the invention of which I detail in my book The Physics of NASCAR) help keep cars on the ground. This is necessary because of Bernoulli’s law, which says basically that:...
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Will Toyota’s New Nose Change the Cup Series Balance?
The unveiling last Monday of Toyota’s new redesigned race car for 2017 got a little lost between Junior’s wedding and Carl Edwards’ surprise ‘stepping back’ from NASCAR. But every time a manufacturer...
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