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So how does this compare to a NASCAR wheel? ;)

adestefan 15y ago
A NSACAR wheel is pretty simple. A radio button and that's about it. They put the controls on the dash. Remember a NASCAR car and F1 car have different requirements. An F1 car's goal is to go as fast as possible and nothing else. A NASCAR car's goal is to go pretty fast, but take a beating while doing it.
- samwillis 15y ago
  F1 cars tend to go round a few different types of corner as well ;-)
  - adestefan 15y ago
    And F1 drivers need a special button so they don't speed on pit road. What's your point? They're different types of racing.
    - matt_s 15y ago
      The point was that NASCAR only turns left, or so the joke goes.
      - jimbokun 15y ago
        http://www.onionsportsnetwork.com/video/nascar-coach-reveals-winning-strategy-drive-fast,14154/ http://www.onionsportsnetwork.com/video/nascar-coach-reveals...
      - mgarfias 15y ago
        Except that they don't. NASCAR has had road courses for as long as I can remember.
      - mgarfias 15y ago
        Except that they don't. NASCAR has had road courses for as long as I can remember.
      - mgarfias 15y ago
        Except that they don't. NASCAR has had road courses for as long as I can remember.
    - tmugavero 15y ago
      F1 cars also cost a couple million dollars while a Nascar costs around 150k total. Another difference is that F1 cars are electronically limited to 18k RPM (they can easily go to 20k) and they have 7 gears. Nascar cars have 4 gears and top out at 9-10k RPM. There are so many other little details about F1 that make it technically marvelous. There are no vehicles in the world that can top the overall performance of an F1 car. (I'm also a fan, so I'm a little biased)
      - anamax 15y ago
        > There are no vehicles in the world that can top the overall performance of an F1 car. The dragster folks might disagree. I'm curious why you think that the number of gears is significant. My Crossfire has 6 - does that make it "better" than a Nascar COT? How about the cars with CVT (effectively infinite) - are they "better" than F1?
        LokiSnake 15y ago
        CVT is banned from F1, IIRC. Performance would definitely improve given CVTs. Nonetheless, you're correct. It's just different. Each just has different requirements.
      - protomyth 15y ago
        It is likely that the CoT actually costs around $250k but the R&D budget is reduced. NASCAR teams also build a lot of cars for a year.
- protomyth 15y ago
  There is also an engine kill switch (safety add)

A NSACAR wheel is pretty simple. A radio button and that's about it. They put the controls on the dash. Remember a NASCAR car and F1 car have different requirements. An F1 car's goal is to go as fast as possible and nothing else. A NASCAR car's goal is to go pretty fast, but take a beating while doing it.

samwillis 15y ago
F1 cars tend to go round a few different types of corner as well ;-)
- adestefan 15y ago
  And F1 drivers need a special button so they don't speed on pit road. What's your point? They're different types of racing.
  - matt_s 15y ago
    The point was that NASCAR only turns left, or so the joke goes.
    - jimbokun 15y ago
      http://www.onionsportsnetwork.com/video/nascar-coach-reveals-winning-strategy-drive-fast,14154/ http://www.onionsportsnetwork.com/video/nascar-coach-reveals...
    - mgarfias 15y ago
      Except that they don't. NASCAR has had road courses for as long as I can remember.
    - mgarfias 15y ago
      Except that they don't. NASCAR has had road courses for as long as I can remember.
    - mgarfias 15y ago
      Except that they don't. NASCAR has had road courses for as long as I can remember.
  - tmugavero 15y ago
    F1 cars also cost a couple million dollars while a Nascar costs around 150k total. Another difference is that F1 cars are electronically limited to 18k RPM (they can easily go to 20k) and they have 7 gears. Nascar cars have 4 gears and top out at 9-10k RPM. There are so many other little details about F1 that make it technically marvelous. There are no vehicles in the world that can top the overall performance of an F1 car. (I'm also a fan, so I'm a little biased)
    - anamax 15y ago
      > There are no vehicles in the world that can top the overall performance of an F1 car. The dragster folks might disagree. I'm curious why you think that the number of gears is significant. My Crossfire has 6 - does that make it "better" than a Nascar COT? How about the cars with CVT (effectively infinite) - are they "better" than F1?
      - LokiSnake 15y ago
        CVT is banned from F1, IIRC. Performance would definitely improve given CVTs. Nonetheless, you're correct. It's just different. Each just has different requirements.
    - protomyth 15y ago
      It is likely that the CoT actually costs around $250k but the R&D budget is reduced. NASCAR teams also build a lot of cars for a year.
protomyth 15y ago
There is also an engine kill switch (safety add)