Friday, September 12, 2008

Nascar Tracks and Grooves


If you watch pro racing, you see those cars getting into a groove or two, with racers either driving at the top or the bottom of the track. You also see banking.

Why do these two factors matter?

19 comments:

  1. that your like in grooves?
    i have no idea!!

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  2. sdo they dont loose control and crash into the walls or into the other cars that pass or are behind

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  3. they matter because you dont want to be all over the place so you choose a steady groove and win the race.

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  4. So that they have less track to cover and so that they can gain more speed at the top of the racing track.

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  5. if ur on the top it will take longer two get around then if u r in the bottom because the bottom is a shorter turn but u have 2 slow down.

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  6. Becuz depending on the speed and the groove depends on if they drive at the top or bottom.

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  7. The track has different grip at the top of the track than the bottom, More debris is at the top. You can goes around the corner faster depending on what side you are on.
    I dnt know what banking means

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  8. so they can go faster and not be in danger of sharp curves.

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  9. Because if the cars dont know they are banking then they might run into other cars...they cant bank at the top of the track because they might run into the wall...so yea

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  10. If your on the top or bottom of the track it matters how you need to take the curve or more room u have to bank.

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  11. less track to cover and gain more speed.

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  12. you should say on the out side and then go in and that why you will not get hit in to the wall and you have better change driving in nass car

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  13. At the top of the track, you are at more of a lean so you are being pressed into the wall, on bottom you are being also being kept there, but if you are in the middle you are being pushed to one side or the other.

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  14. i think that the 2 factors are so you dont crash or loose control

    --i still dont know what banking means though

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  15. ummm ------ Well the reason that the two factors matter is because so you dont loose control or crash maybe???


    ---I dont really understand what the question is refering to like top or bottom of the track or banking.......

    ---- SO i hope that was the right anwser to the question.

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  16. they matter because they have to bank the curve so you can stay on the track and and keep going fast

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  17. If they bank the curve they can stay at a faster speed. If they are on the outside curve they have cars pass them but may still have the momentum to pass them again. If they are at the bottom of the track the pass the people that are at the top of the track and might get passed unless they can control the curve enough to keep a high speed.

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  18. So they don't have to slow down too much while going around a curve and then while going around the curve you've got to bank it to keep control while still going fast.

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  19. thet race on the bottom and top of the track cause they can pass other racers easier.

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