and, Sirius radio will be broadcasting the racesemod19 wrote:Toyota's intro to Nextel Cup racing.
Dale Jarret and UPS switching to Toyota.
Juan Pablo Montoya Driving the #42 for Chip Ganassi.
This is getting interesting.
Steve
Nextel Cup 2007
Moderator: Series8217
Re: Nextel Cup 2007
road racing leaves ALOT more room for slop, and in most series, its the car, not the driver that gets the win. the level of detail needed for a succesful NASCAR run is much much higher.
a great example of this is a few years ago, when some NASCAR drivers went and raced F1 cars, and F1 guys drove NASCAR's - guess who did better? Jeff Gordon did hot laps comparable to F1 champs, that would have gotten him on the grid - while F1 guys couldnt even get qualifying speeds.
the simplicity of the oval makes for such high demands on setup & driving perfection. many road course guys have tried NASCAR, and not done to well.
having 2x the weight & 1/2 the tire makes it very tough. the braking & accell has to be so perfect.
a great example of this is a few years ago, when some NASCAR drivers went and raced F1 cars, and F1 guys drove NASCAR's - guess who did better? Jeff Gordon did hot laps comparable to F1 champs, that would have gotten him on the grid - while F1 guys couldnt even get qualifying speeds.
the simplicity of the oval makes for such high demands on setup & driving perfection. many road course guys have tried NASCAR, and not done to well.
having 2x the weight & 1/2 the tire makes it very tough. the braking & accell has to be so perfect.
it's a lot tougher to step down in car quality than up
going from driving an F1 car down to a "stockcar" would be like a stockcar driver going to a 4wheel dirt track race.
the stock cars have almost no downforce especially when drafting -- f1 has tons of grip.. going from a lose goose to a grip monster is easier than going the other way.
horrible analogies but you get the idea....
in nascar the car setup is 100% essential - you can't make up for a bad setup with skill. the rest is endurance and consitancy - they have to be able to repeat the perfect line for every lap or they will get passed
going from driving an F1 car down to a "stockcar" would be like a stockcar driver going to a 4wheel dirt track race.
the stock cars have almost no downforce especially when drafting -- f1 has tons of grip.. going from a lose goose to a grip monster is easier than going the other way.
horrible analogies but you get the idea....
in nascar the car setup is 100% essential - you can't make up for a bad setup with skill. the rest is endurance and consitancy - they have to be able to repeat the perfect line for every lap or they will get passed