[21twelve]

Thanks for the information. I assumed that there would be all sorts of expert testimony plus detailed review of the film. (What - it wasn't a bunch of people crowded around the monitor watching it over and over again?)

On the threads right after it happened some people were talking about how one doesn't really “steer” these sprint cars, but use the pedal, skidding, etc. to maneuver them. Or something like that. But their point was it is not like driving a regular car, and goes against what we normally experience and see in driving our cars.

[mabarker1]

Welcome.

Yes a USAC Sprint Car is kinda like keeping control of a 800 HP Top, it want’s to spin and the Driver uses the gas pedal and steering along with the Cushion (the berm of dirt around the outside of the track surface) and track condition to point in the right direction.

The RR tire is WAY wider and larger diameter than the LR is, the front tires usually has only one (RF) of them on the track.

Also the right side of the cockpit has a panel to block the flying mud/dirt from hitting the Driver on the side of the helmet so the vision on the right is poor at best.