Thread: NASCAR at Daytona tonight--

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Originally Posted by 34_40

Fords engine package from 2 years ago was all about cooling! They concentrated on allowing the engine to run hot and survive.
Of course it depended on raising the pressure which NASCAR took away!

They also changed the rear spoiler a bit to remove some of the draft advantage.

NASCAR's always looking at technology "advantages", and then changing the rules to take them away, sometimes temporarily to give others time to incorporate similar changes to keep the field close. Often it seems there is no justification for the rules, other than it being like Momma used to say, "Because I said so, that's why!!"

Originally Posted by rspears

NASCAR's always looking at technology "advantages", and then changing the rules to take them away, sometimes temporarily to give others time to incorporate similar changes to keep the field close. Often it seems there is no justification for the rules, other than it being like Momma used to say, "Because I said so, that's why!!"

So true! So true.. It must create a lot of bald engineers who agonize over all these details to gain a sliver of an advantage... just to have the sanctioning body take it away!

My sentimental favorite last night was Trevor Baine.. I was hoping he could repeat a win there.. He got caught in a couple wrecks.. oh well!