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When does NASCAR allow electric vehicles?
thought bubble ^ | 3/5/2021 | Ed D

Posted on 03/05/2021 6:39:31 AM PST by Eddie01

Instead of a refuel, it's a battery pack change depending on race length.

No noise.

No shifting.

Super fast.

Just a random Friday thought.

Forget the politics, just talking about the sport and engineering.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Chit/Chat; Sports; Travel
KEYWORDS: beer; car; nascar; racing
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To: Red Badger

1972 Schwinn Stingray

Thanks for that memory!


41 posted on 03/05/2021 7:05:14 AM PST by Eddie01
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To: rockrr

I drove forklift, great fun, but for the heat and cold. But the money was excellent! Once we got rid of the losers, it was way better!


42 posted on 03/05/2021 7:05:29 AM PST by W. (Autocorrect must die! How do I kill it?!)
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To: Eddie01

Nothing in my world can replace the sight, sound, feel, or exhilaration of a race car. NOTHING.


43 posted on 03/05/2021 7:06:16 AM PST by certrtwngnut (4- Do something,,,,even if it's wrong.)
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To: KarlInOhio

Outlaw Golf Racing Series.


44 posted on 03/05/2021 7:07:09 AM PST by Rebelbase
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To: Eddie01

When its last fan gets escorted out of the stands for not being politically-correct *enough*.


45 posted on 03/05/2021 7:07:22 AM PST by alstewartfan (One day he just washed up on the shores of his regrets. May his soul rest in peace. Al S.)
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To: W.

Cars just got too fast and danger with cars flying into the spectators.

I think Indy is limited to about 230 and Daytona about 200.
The insurance companies have a big say.

Of course with today’s technology Indy does 230 with a puny 2.2 liter engine on 20psi of turbo boost.


46 posted on 03/05/2021 7:07:30 AM PST by nascarnation
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To: Red Badger

Those were already light in the ass end. Wonder what the axle weight ratio is now?


47 posted on 03/05/2021 7:08:09 AM PST by W. (Autocorrect must die! How do I kill it?!)
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To: Eddie01

“Introduce betting?”

There has never been a race track built where betting did not occur.


48 posted on 03/05/2021 7:08:44 AM PST by Rebelbase
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To: Pollard

“ Autonomous too? A tech race. Musk should start something like that.”
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Yeh, EV’s will have to be a class of its on. Say what you want; but electric motors deliver almost instant power/ torque. They’ll be almost impossible to beat in drag races. And, on the oval they will be able to sling shot out of the turns leaving gas fueled cars in the dust. Downside, will be distance traveled between battery swaps. Will be a trade off of distance vs weight I think.


49 posted on 03/05/2021 7:09:12 AM PST by snoringbear (,W,E.oGovernment is the Pimp, )
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To: Eddie01

50 posted on 03/05/2021 7:09:35 AM PST by Red Badger ("We've always been at war with Climate Change, Winston."..............................)
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To: Eddie01

No restrictor plates!


51 posted on 03/05/2021 7:11:22 AM PST by Tucker39 ("It is impossible so to rightly govern a nation without God and the Bible." George Washington )
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To: W.

52 posted on 03/05/2021 7:11:33 AM PST by Red Badger ("We've always been at war with Climate Change, Winston."..............................)
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To: snoringbear

I remember a couple years ago Musk showed up at the Nurburgring and set some fast times for one lap but found out those chubby Teslas are really hard on the tires


53 posted on 03/05/2021 7:12:00 AM PST by nascarnation
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To: nascarnation

True, but that’s Europe for you - all the smart ones left 300 years ago.


54 posted on 03/05/2021 7:14:12 AM PST by larrytown (i like pie)
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To: HighSierra5

Just beam the power directly to the receiving unit on the vehicle, each power beam synched to the individual racer.

Of course, the sweeping power beams would cook anything they passed through....

Technical details still have to be worked out.


55 posted on 03/05/2021 7:15:37 AM PST by alloysteel (Praise the Lord, and pass the ammunition.)
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To: Eddie01

Slot car racing was fun


56 posted on 03/05/2021 7:16:00 AM PST by PGalt (past peak civilization?)
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To: Red Badger
Disregarding the fact that I now have Springsteen's "The Angel" stuck in my head...why not go with wind power and be totally green?


57 posted on 03/05/2021 7:18:03 AM PST by Salamander (Salamander has barbaric tendencies.../Gundog)
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To: alloysteel

Cook bratwursts and hot dogs for the concessions during the periods between charging!


58 posted on 03/05/2021 7:18:52 AM PST by nascarnation
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To: cymbeline

“They tried turbine cars in the Indy 500 but people didn’t like them because the lacked the noise. By the way, the turbine cars were also faster.”

You don’t understand NASCAR.


59 posted on 03/05/2021 7:19:16 AM PST by TexasGator (Z1z)
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To: Eddie01

Some call it noise we call it music


60 posted on 03/05/2021 7:20:33 AM PST by al baby (Hi Mom Hi Dad)
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