NASCAR Thread 2009

[Headspace]

Those cars don't have power steering for the most part. Shit is difficult.

[Tyche]

No shit, have you ever seen the in-car cams with them just fighting the steering wheel. I can't imagine doing that on an open road with no traffic, much less going 200mph with a car 6 inches from my ass.

[Xno Kappa]

It just seems naturally harder to me to competitively run 26 miles then it does for someone to mimic what Germans do on the autobahn daily. My own personal opinion I guess.

[Tyche]

Except that Germans aren't running quite that fast, or running three-wide, or running with no power steering, or doing it for 3+ hours, or taking fairly sharp banked turns, or doing it without an air conditioner, or doing it in a group of 10+ cars inches apart.

[Xno Kappa]

Shit, they sure seem like they do. Damn Audi's...

[FNH]

Except that Germans aren't running quite that fast, or running three-wide, or running with no power steering, or doing it for 3+ hours, or taking fairly sharp banked turns, or doing it without an air conditioner, or doing it in a group of 10+ cars inches apart.

with tons of gear, I think they mentioned during one race they sweat like a gallon or something.