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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.
by 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 agoThe point was that NASCAR only turns left, or so the joke goes.
- jimbokun 15y agohttp://www.onionsportsnetwork.com/video/nascar-coach-reveals-winning-strategy-drive-fast,14154/ http://www.onionsportsnetwork.com/video/nascar-coach-reveals...
- mgarfias 15y agoExcept that they don't. NASCAR has had road courses for as long as I can remember.
- mgarfias 15y agoExcept that they don't. NASCAR has had road courses for as long as I can remember.
- mgarfias 15y agoExcept that they don't. NASCAR has had road courses for as long as I can remember.
- tmugavero 15y agoF1 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 agoCVT 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 agoIt 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.