in terms of validating that NASCARs evil manipulation of the rules actually had a negative effect on the performance of the Nationwide Toyotas. The pernicious rule change has actually had somewhat of a positive effect in that the lower horsepower inflicted by the current configuration provided a sort of traction control at a short venue such as ORP. The true test of the rule change will come at next week’s race at the Canadian road course and at the larger venues to which the Nationwide teams return such as Michigan and Fontana.
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rubbercatfish
Jul 27 2008 08:36
Actually
Anything Nascar did didn’t change a thing. Your car has maximum hp by runnung at probably 90mph down the hiway.
Now figuring that you probably hardly ever drive that fast except the occasional interstate trip, would it affect your normal every day driving if somebody put a restrictor on your car that only allowed you to go up to 75 mph?
Nah, probably not.
See, the horsepower of an engine is higher at a higher rpm and speed. Most of the time, things like turns, corners, other cars and even the length of the straight away prevent the cars from reaching these speeds.
So in a practical every day racing situation, Toyota never used that hp anyway.
Now tthingsa could be different at say…Daytona wnd Talladega where the cars are basically running wide open, but thats more of an endurance race than speed!