Vipercar93 Posted October 7, 2012 Report Share Posted October 7, 2012 http://www.nascar.com/video/post-race/highlights/121007/cup-tal2-high-two/index.html Good save considering the speed and coming off the banking! In the draft they are right around 200 coming into the corner. This could have been really nasty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted October 8, 2012 Report Share Posted October 8, 2012 Was lucky that didn't end in a crash. Those cars are very low as well, air suspension? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vipercar93 Posted October 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2012 Nope, standard coil springs. With the high corner loads they tend to run springs in upwards 1500lbs or more depending on the track, cannot remember the exact number so the suspension doesn't move too much. THey are allowed a total of 3.5 inches of travel last I heard. A normal road car uses around 100-200 lbs depending on the car. They need to run them low to keep the air out from underneath the cars. The exact springrate is complicated, sometimes they will actually bind the spring up and ride on the bump stop which dramatically increases springrates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted October 8, 2012 Report Share Posted October 8, 2012 Nice save, not nice it was given by a team mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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