Posted on 03/04/2014 7:46:50 PM PST by ican'tbelieveit
Just heard that Breckenridge ski area will stay open longer than planned. They have had 28 ft of snow so far this winter.
Jeff Gordon Pit Fan?
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Brad Keselowski |
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Miller Lite |
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Clint Bowyer |
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5-Hour Energy |
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Austin Dillon |
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Cheerios |
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Jimmie Johnson |
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Kobalt Tools |
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Ricky Stenhouse Jr |
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Zest |
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Jamie McMurray |
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Cessna/Bad Boy Buggies |
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Aric Almirola |
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Farmland |
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Brian Vickers |
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Aaron's Dream Machine |
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Ryan Newman |
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Caterpillar |
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Carl Edwards |
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Aflac |
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Martin Truex Jr |
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Furniture Row |
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Kasey Kahne |
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Farmers Insurance |
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Dale Earnhardt Jr |
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Mountain Dew Kickstart |
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Jeff Gordon |
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Axalta |
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Kevin Harvick |
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Jimmy John's |
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Kyle Larson |
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Target |
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AJ Allmendinger |
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Kingsford Charcoal |
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Jeff Burton |
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Let's Go Places Toyota Camry |
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Kyle Busch |
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M&M's |
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Paul Menard |
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Quaker State / Menards |
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Danica Patrick |
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Aspen Dental / GoDaddy |
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Kurt Busch |
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Haas Automation |
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Tony Stewart |
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Mobil 1 / Bass Pro Shops |
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Greg Biffle |
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Red Cross |
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David Ragan |
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Taco Bell |
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Denny Hamlin |
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FedEx Ground |
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Cole Whitt |
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Speed Stick GEAR |
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Matt Kenseth |
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Dollar General |
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Casey Mears |
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No. 13 GEICO Chevrolet SS |
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Josh Wise |
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Ambient Edge HVAC |
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Parker Kligerman |
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Aria Hotels/Black Clover |
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David Gilliland |
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Love's Travel Stops |
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Trevor Bayne |
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Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center |
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Michael McDowell |
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WRL General Contractors |
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Alex Bowman |
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Dr. Pepper Toyota Camry |
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Justin Allgaier |
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BRANDT Professional Agriculture |
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Michael Annett |
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Pilot / Flying J Chevrolet |
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Ryan Truex |
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Borla Exhaust Toyota Camry |
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Reed Sorenson |
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TBA |
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Timmy Hill |
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LittleJoesAutos.com |
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Travis Kvapil |
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Ask More-Get More |
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Marcos Ambrose |
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DeWalt |
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Was in Breckenridge around Christmas; was surprised how little snow there was. Been crazy since then though.
lot of rain today.
Got a chance to watch qualifying yesterday and I liked it. Liked the pace and stress in each segment. Don’t know how its going to work on a short track with zero room to run on the infield side of the yellow line for cool down. See ya next week with pictures.
Drivers say qualifying format creates dangers: NASCAR’s new knockout qualifying format has been universally hailed as more exciting and interesting than the old single-car system. But for the second week in a row, drivers also said it’s extremely dangerous. Since the only legal way for teams to cool their cars is to drive slowly around the track, there’s a dramatic speed difference between drivers making qualifying runs and those driving as if they’re in a construction zone.
“Riding around the bottom - we’ve got to do it, it’s the only way to keep the engine cool - but that has got to be the most dangerous thing I’ve ever done in racing,” #55-Brian Vickers said after Friday’s session at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. “(#36-Reed Sorenson) went by me at 170 mph faster than I was going. Had he slipped or hit me, I’d be done. It would be so bad.”
Teams need to cool their engines between attempts at fast laps in order to keep their cars from overheating. Teams are not allowed to cool their cars on pit road in between runs because it would require opening the hood to attach a cooling box. NASCAR does not want teams to make adjustments on pit road during the knockout sessions and since policing every open hood would be difficult, it is not permitted. As a result, the disparity in speed created some dicey situations - several of which occurred again Friday.
#15-Clint Bowyer, who qualified third, said he nearly collided with #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. during one run and called for a change due to the “dangerous” difference in speed. “We’ve got to stop that,” he said. “...I about smoked him. That’s not the guy you want to hit at a 140 mph deficit. (A collision is) going to hurt me and it might hurt Dale Jr., and that would be bad for business.”
#1-Jamie McMurray, who was among the drivers to raise the safety issue at Phoenix, said he texted NASCAR Vice President of Competition Robin Pemberton a few days ago and was told, “Let’s give it a couple weeks and just see what plays out.” [NASCAR spokesman Kerry] Tharp echoed that sentiment in a statement to USA TODAY Sports on Friday. “We’re only two race weekends in with the new qualifying format,” he said. “It’s something new and it’s something that will take time to get used to. We will continue to look at it.”(USA Today)(3-8-2014)
See above post.
I’m seeing the same thing the Drivers are complaining about.
DANGER! DANGER! DANGER!
This will end badly and Nutscar will be exposed as the Idiots they are.
Just like that bad intersection or stretch of road that all drivers know about but nothing is done about it until a “connected” (political/cop/judge) person has a Family member hurt or killed.
Then it gets fixed in a week.
This kinda Q works in F1 because of the tracks they run on.
Green Bay has Earl Louis "Curly" Lambeau and Vince Lombardi; Madison has speedskater Eric Heiden. Rudolph [WI] has racing legend Dick Trickle, and now friends are working to build a memorial in Trickle's former stomping grounds. Trickle, 71, died May 16 in Iron Station, N.C. "Dick deserves it," said longtime friend and fellow racer Tom Reffner, 73, of Rudolph. "He did the best of anybody from our area by far, and I just think it's the right thing to do, and I think it's the right thing to do for Rudolph itself."
Family members are supportive of the efforts. Trickle is survived by Delores Iwanski of Waukesha, Chuck Trickle of Las Vegas, Sue Trickle of Minneapolis, and Duaine Trickle of Plover. Memorial plans include a statue of Trickle with ceramic tiles featuring photos of Trickle and his cars. Aluminum frames will have descriptions of the cars, owners, sponsors and the years Trickle drove the car. The project kickoff date is May 18 at the Rudolph Community Park on the west side of highways 13 and 34 in Rudolph. Reffner didn't have any cost estimates; the project still in in the planning stages, and no numbers are set in stone, he said.(Wisconsin Rapids Tribune)(3-8-2014)
It’s an easy answer. In F1 they put blowers into the air intakes as soon as the car returns to the pit/garage. Nascar needs to develop a blower that will attach to the grill and blow 45 mph air through the radiator. Not cooled air, just outside air. Cooling down on the track should be prohibited and cooling down with water hoses is too complicated and has a potential for cheating.
They only have a 2 x 24” grille area on the front, that would get the radiator but not do much for engine itself.
They already have a quick connect cooling cart they can use but the connector is under the hood- Nutscar says no under hood action.
I see a simple fix- MOVE the connector to inside the driver compartment and reach in the window to plug it in.
Jaques Derbis
I guess I'm solo today;(
Whack-a mole wall
With the fan idea, the engine has to keep idling while the blower cools the coolant and it circulates. The engine obviously is running on the cool down laps, so its no different. I don’t think there is room for the cooling carts as they are parking three cars per pit stall. I think keeping the hood down is smart. External quick connects are a good idea but the aero aspect would need to be resolved. I thought the cool down machine were always in the garage, not on the pits. There may be issues with water on the pits that could be a problem.
Jaques Derbis strikes again
O.K.
They would keep the unit on the backside of pit wall like is done during the races.
The connections would be inside the cabin in My plan. The connectors are like an air hose but liquid/gas rated so they don’t leak so stray water would be minimal. Could be put on the right side of the cabin to keep clear of the driver and at some tracks they don’t run the right side Lexan and if they are it comes out easily.
Brad overruns His pit box
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