Not being a NASCAR conniseur (I get to see it occassionally
on cable in Aus) I'm wondering if the tyres are as weak in
RL as they are in N4.
If I spin at Daytona, I'll usually always end up with at
least 2 blown tyres. If I spin at a slower paced oval, I'll
have to pit immediately due to badly damaged tyres.
Bravo if it mimics real life, but they seem very susceptible
to failure.
Cheers,
Rod.
Alot of times yes, you will notice that by spinning a car will end up with a
flat tire and have to change it also.
> If I spin at Daytona, I'll usually always end up with at
> least 2 blown tyres. If I spin at a slower paced oval, I'll
> have to pit immediately due to badly damaged tyres.
> Bravo if it mimics real life, but they seem very susceptible
> to failure.
> Cheers,
> Rod.
>Not being a NASCAR conniseur (I get to see it occassionally
>on cable in Aus) I'm wondering if the tyres are as weak in
>RL as they are in N4.
Your pit crew will probably shrug and give you vacant look, since they
have no idea what "tyres" are.
What I really want to know is if they filled with simulated nitrogen
or not.
~daxe
Ohhhhh Yeah! (g) 3500 pounds of racecar sideways at 180 really ruins a
tire's social life!
I used hate dragging car sideways down the length of the backstretch knowing
I could pull right back out and go back to work. Watch a real WC race and
what happens immediately after ANY kind of smoke creating incident on the
track. You guessed it! Pit!
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Sorry, but I refuse to use the bastardised version of the English
language.
Cheers,
Rod.
The coverage we get on Nascar over here is very limited and usually at
4am in the morning, so I don't often get the luxury. ;( You have to
search far and wide to find any TV coverage other than the odd race
being broadcast on cable. Seen a few instances where a driver will
stay out after a small incident where they've smoked tyres and try
and feel as to whether there was any damage or flatspotting.
Always had an interest, but we're dominated by V8 supercar races who
don't appear to be as prone to a blown tyre, but admittedly, they are
a lighter car.
I've seen a tyre put through what would appear alot more abuse than
that of a stockcar and come out without a blowout. It's not considered
a safety risk having tyres blowout so readily in such a manner?
Cheers,
Rod.
> > I used hate dragging car sideways down the length of the backstretch knowing
> > I could pull right back out and go back to work. Watch a real WC race and
> > what happens immediately after ANY kind of smoke creating incident on the
> > track. You guessed it! Pit!
> The coverage we get on Nascar over here is very limited and usually at
> 4am in the morning, so I don't often get the luxury. ;( You have to
> search far and wide to find any TV coverage other than the odd race
> being broadcast on cable. Seen a few instances where a driver will
> stay out after a small incident where they've smoked tyres and try
> and feel as to whether there was any damage or flatspotting.
At a track like Rockingham or Darlington, you get new tires as soon as you can.
The surface is just too abrasive to run around on bad ***. The restrictor
plate tracks you *try* to stay out, but for an entirely different reason: once you
lose the draft it's a matter of time until you're lapped. BUT, if you pit right
away, with the amount of time it take to go down pit lane and get back up to
speed, it's going to cost you at least one lap, possibly two or more. OTOH, if
you flat spot it a Pocono, you want to get in and get new *** fast because you
*can* do it without going a lap down.
Also, if it happens early enough in the event, you get *** to be safe. It may
cost you a lap or two, but a shredded tire that takes out a quarterpanel can ruin
your day. Early in an event you've got time that can be made up on a
caution/restart. With ten to go, chuck everything I said out the window. It's
time to go and you have to use what you have. Unless the caution comes out. Then
duck in and get *** and beat them with fresh ***. (THIS is definitely a
judgement call and why the crew chiefs are paid so well.)
Yes, it is. But, since there's only one tire manufacturer in NASCAR, they're more
worried about the saftey aspect of the tire than getting the cars to go faster.
That said, the tire made are made to precise specifications to make them fairly
durable (or as durable as you can get racing in the sandhills of North Carolina),
yet there's only 3/32 of an inch of *** on the radial tires. You *can*
manufacture them thicker, but then you're looking at an entirely different
operating enviroment (where operating tire temperatures *must* be lower to avoid
'cooking' the tire).
At the big tracks they use an 'inner liner' - basically a tire within the tire to
prevent a catostrophic failure from being a tragedy.
<snip lots of great info>
Thanks Mike, taking time out to explain is really appreciated.
Knowing more about the sport helps you appreciate the sim
alot more.
One *** manufacturer? Designed to level the playing field?
We've got coverage of a race tommorrow morning at 5am, no
indication of where it is and what the event is. That's the
extent of coverage we get over here. (but at least we do get
the odd race)
Cheers,
Rod.
Dave_Erb
> <snip lots of great info>
> Thanks Mike, taking time out to explain is really appreciated.
> Knowing more about the sport helps you appreciate the sim
> alot more.
> One *** manufacturer? Designed to level the playing field?
> We've got coverage of a race tommorrow morning at 5am, no
> indication of where it is and what the event is. That's the
> extent of coverage we get over here. (but at least we do get
> the odd race)
> Cheers,
> Rod.
> <snip lots of great info>
> Thanks Mike, taking time out to explain is really appreciated.
> Knowing more about the sport helps you appreciate the sim
> alot more.
> One *** manufacturer? Designed to level the playing field?
Enjoy the Twin 125s then.
Probably the ARCA Re/Max series.
Gee, a decision by an official body that put safety above commercial
gain, I never though I would see the day. ;)
Thanks again Mike.
Cheers,
Rod.
