[hobiecat]

Originally Posted by zahjah

i also remember jeff gordon hopping in to an F1 car at indy( i think it was) a few years ago and putting down some decent times.

Yeah...he traded cars with JPM for a few laps (the show was called "Tradin Paint" I think). Might even be where JPM got the
notion to drive in NASCAR. Bottom line was that Gordon actually ran lap times that would've qualified him for the
F1 race that year....that, and he had apparently only driven the Williams/BMW F1 car for the first time in his life
that day. I have to say I was pretty impressed. The man has skillz.

[MBuck951]

1:55's on VIR full course. Not slow

[Lupin..the..3rd]

Originally Posted by MBuck951

1:55's on VIR full course. Not slow

Of course they're not slow. These "stock cars" have dry-sump V8's pushing 800 hp and have tube-frame chassis with fg panels on the outside. It's just like the Ford Taurus you get from your local dealership.

ALMS GT class is probably the closest professional racing these days that's based on real production models.

[Dr K]

Other than that big engine, what makes them so heavy? FG bodys, race seats, no interior, no AC. Is that 1000 lbs of engine and 1500 pounds of tube frame, 400 lbs of wheels/tires, and the rest that other stuff?

[Trak Ratt]

Originally Posted by Dr K

Other than that big engine, what makes them so heavy? FG bodys, race seats, no interior, no AC. Is that 1000 lbs of engine and 1500 pounds of tube frame, 400 lbs of wheels/tires, and the rest that other stuff?

IIRC they're aluminium but wheels, tires, gas, tube frames, BIG ASS CAR = 3500+ lbs.

[racer]

Originally Posted by hobiecat

Yeah...he traded cars with JPM for a few laps (the show was called "Tradin Paint" I think). Might even be where JPM got the
notion to drive in NASCAR. Bottom line was that Gordon actually ran lap times that would've qualified him for the
F1 race that year....that, and he had apparently only driven the Williams/BMW F1 car for the first time in his life
that day. I have to say I was pretty impressed. The man has skillz.

Well.. he was driving 800 hp dirt track cars at 16.. he'd best have some skills


http://auto.howstuffworks.com/auto-r...cs/nascar1.htm

that don't look too light

[Dr K]

Originally Posted by racer

Well.. he was driving 800 hp dirt track cars at 16.. he'd best have some skills


http://auto.howstuffworks.com/auto-r...cs/nascar1.htm

that don't look too light

Kind of looks like Kurt's car a year ago

[}{arlequin]

they really should get rid of the word 'stock' when they talk ab this sport.

really... it's insulting to the intelligence

[Trak Ratt]

Originally Posted by }{arlequin

they really should get rid of the word 'stock' when they talk ab this sport.

really... it's insulting to the intelligence

Spec NASCRAP

[VaSteve]

Originally Posted by VaSteve

Talladega is interesting to watch. I don't fully understand how the drafting there works, but guys can lay back the whole race and then team up and make a run for it in the last couple of laps and win the damn thing. Almost happened for Carl Edwards last fall but he bumped the guy he was drafting and crashed out.

Looks like history repeated itself today. That was an exciting last 6 laps!