Why are the cars spinning out so much at the Lowes motor speedway?
545375
Harder tires combined with resurfacing is making the track very different than last year. Look at qualifying order. Some of those guys got lucky and probably will not last the first 100 laps. I have a bad feeling that there are going to be a lot of big wrecks and a lot of upset drivers after this race. Plus, it starts when it's light out and goes well into dark, so that is also going to change the track conditions and car set up. Things will change during practice, too. It will be a good one to watch. I can't wait!!!
1037398
I don't know for sure, but:\n\n1) These drivers get very hot and often dehydrated during these races. It's possible they just don't have to go.\n2) On the occasions that they DO have to go, my guess is they go in their jumpsuits.\n\nIf you contact NASCAR and get an answer to this question, let us know!
836063
k...let me put it this way. dirfting is for turns that are really sharp like a 90 or less degree turn then you will have to swing the back end of the car around to be able to get through the turn without loosing lots of speed. but F1 drivers don't do that because the track is wide enough and the turn is not that sharp. rally drivers do that because on dirt the tires won't be worn down so they can drft just for the fun of it.(and also because it looks cool) but on pavement the tire will grab on to the road causeing severe wearouts on the tire and when being drifted too many times there are chances for the tire to catch on fire due to the friction.
960318
Remember that there is friction acting on the car from the movement of the wheels over the road. Work must therefore be done to overcome this friction.
305100
That would be "counter-clockwise" not "anti-clockwise". Motor sports in Australia are generally run with the drivers turning right on ovals, so that's probably what you saw, unless you are referring to a road course.
439617
Most of them are tuned the same way as the ones today.  The plugs get fouled in them quite often.  You probably just need to change the plug.  Also, make sure you are servicing it every year to keep it going.  Also, you might can get some helpful information from a local golf course that uses gas carts.  I am sure whoever maintains their carts can give you some helpful hints.
340390
Ok, since you called me out! (Actually, I'm flattered) \nMatchams appears to be a road course and perhaps the design of that road course was for the Karts to run counter-clockwise. It's just the way it's done over there. For example, why does water in toilets swirl the opposite way in the Southern Hemisphere than it does in the Northern Hemisphere? WHO KNOWS??? It just is the way it is.
1183555
Probably pollution caused by motor vehicles.
163803
when the windows are rolled up the air in the car isn't moving as fast as the air outside the car. the air is moving as it would if the car were perfectly still almost
1095421
Sears Point, as it's properly called, has a drag strip through the middle of it so most of the permanent seating is built for that.  \n\nThe seating near the paddocks at the southeast end should make for good viewing of the "S"s, hairpin, and start/finish straight.  That's where most of the action will happen anyway.
997165
To the person who said 'a lot of guys turning left'....Today's Nextel Cup race was a ROAD COURSE, meaning they were turning both right and left..they were racing at Infineon, which if you actually WATCHED today rather than make the usual assumption...you would know the answer!
1041485
Well, First of all they don't turn left in every race...They do have road races which are left and right turns and again not all races are repeated 500 times so get your facts straight before you down something.....But if you don't like it don't watch it!!!!!!
300147
On a short track like Martinsville, wrecks are common.  The race today was not unusual.  Super-speedways (like Daytona) have far fewer accidents, but when they do wreck there, it is usually a big wreck.  They call it the "big one".
966942
I always do, because its annyoing when there is a spot but a cart or two is in the way....they also roll and damage cars (victim of this). It's lazy people who don't, and that's annoying. And those who are saying its not laziness, then why don't you put yours away?
65195
because the roads are slippery when wet and some tires don't work well on wet roads,especially worn out ones. \nplus the glares of headlights make it harder for drivers to see the road clearly.
846492
You may have seen trucks heading to next week's race at Phoenix or to swap out with the personnel in Texas. (A lot of the teams do this--no reason why the SPEED folks couldn't do the same.)  There also could be trucks from this weekend heading back to Speed Channel's base, which I believe is in Charlotte.
4088
because the air inside the car is moving with the car