I never said that NASCAR WC was low cost....I said they like to THINK they
are. I also think that the "computer & telemetry budget" for a F1 team
would run an entire WC operation for a year, by the time you add up all the
sensors and processing equipment, and then pay a team of engineers to
interprete the data. In any case it is still an expense over and above what
they have now.
I realize that NASCAR has taken a liberty with the 2 door taurus and there
are ZERO models produced with a 4 bbl carb and only ONE rear-wheel drive
model on the street. However, they remain much more similar to street
vehicles than F1, and extremely more "low tech" than anything that has an F
in front of it or even IRL/CART. I still think the low-tech approach is
the key to success, where drivers still make more of a difference than the
engineers.
>errr.....telemetry systems arent that expensive, and anyway, the NWC teams
>spend upwards of $5 million dollars per annum.
>you ever see a 2 door taurus????????????????????????
>pez who thinks that nascars are as far from real road cars as f1s.....
>>The main motivating factor is expense. By keeping technology at a minimum
>>costs are reduced. It also forces the driver to become the "telemetry"
and
>>diagnose what the car needs himself. I believe it is one reason NASCAR
>>races are so competitive and popular. NASCAR likes to think of itself as
>>very low-tech, in touch with the common man and his regular street car.
>>I think that very few problems would be found by using telemetry during
the
>>race, any problems manifest themselves into slower lap times (push/loose)
>>long before they cause a crash.
>>Interestingly, TV stations use more telemetry than the teams are allowed.
>I
>>have seen RPM's, gear selection, throttle and brake position and G forces
>>broadcast over the airwaves in the past. The information was never
>onscreen
>>long enough to be usefull for diagnostic purposes.
>>>Interesting, I wonder what the reasoning behind this ruling is?
>>>It would seem this type of telemetry would add to the safety factor
during
>>>the race,
>>>warning the race team of protential problems before they result in a
>crash.
>>>Alan
