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March 30, 2007
NASCAR supposedly addressing COT problems
There were a few problems that came about during the COT's debut at Bristol...
*Hamlin and several other drivers complained about an unusual amount of carbon monoxide in their systems after the Bristol race.
*Some of the teams had issues with the protective foam in the right side door overheating, melting and producing toxic fumes.
*Others had springs that failed, which they think may have happened to Biffle's car with it coming in too low after the race.
*Exhaust system failures, where pipes actually broke, this lead to Brian Vickers getting second degree burns on his feet and seat.
So far I've only heard that they are suggesting the teams use a thicker pipe for the exhaust system, supposedly teams were using thinner pipes for less weight. The other issue is that NASCAR has upped the allowable difference for minimum height to a half an inch, instead of a quarter of an inch until they figure out the car settles.
I haven't heard anything NASCAR has said about the foam issue, but I hope they address that problem before the drivers get into the cars.
Even with these problems, NASCAR is still saying that the debut of the COT went fine and I've even heard the term "without a hitch" used. If there were these problems, I wouldn't say it went without a hitch and all these problems should be addressed before the drivers have to get in the car.
Your thoughts?
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NASCAR is in spin mode right now. When Robin Pemberton remarked that he noticed "a few more" small teams in the top-20 at Bristol, that signalled the spin cycle from NASCAR because one of the selling points of the COT was that it would allow smaller teams to race on an even keel with the big teams - never mind that those smaller teams were in the top-20 more because of attrition common to Bristol than because the COT suddenly took away advantages for the big teams.
The bigger problem with the COT remains that it is not a raceable design. At Bristol the leader was home free, the top five pretty secure where they were, and everyone else from sixth on back had no realistic straight-up chance to pass anyone. Drivers were trying to conserve their car so they wouldn't grind the splitter off; they could not afford to push the issue at any point of the race. The aeropush was not lessened at all; it looked worse in fact. In short the Bristol race merely illustrated all the failings the COT has shown in testing.
Posted by: Mike Daly | Mar 30, 2007 11:51:11 AM
Good call Mike...Precisely the way I see it.
For anyone who cares to intentionally use it, the splitter can take a tire off a competitor's car faster than Chocolate Myers. The COT will be unsafe at any speed on the super speedways...dega.
Posted by: jim | Mar 30, 2007 11:58:42 AM
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