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When and where did Bill France mandate that every engine had to run an identical restrictor plate.

updated by @dennis-andrews: 12/05/16 04:10:12PM

Tire War Trivia

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O.K. According to "Bobby Isaac: What Speed Looks Like" by Steve Lehto at the April 1970 race at Talladega "To endure the stresses and still stick to the track, Goodyear had come up with a hard compound slick tire with no treads. Before, France had always required treaded tires - because that's what "stock" cars ran on - but now the high speeds necessitated the switch." This would have been a bias ply construction. Before this the tires used had what looked like a tread pattern but still put as much rubber in contact with the asphalt as possible. It certainly wasn't enough of a tread to shed water. The race was won by Pete Hamilton in a Petty Enterprises Plymouth Superbird, "BEEP! BEEP!" By the way, Harry Hyde insisted that Isaac had won the race in the K&K winged Dodge Daytona.

Tire War Trivia

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Richard, According to the information that I have you are partially correct. I don't know when the first radial was used. After '91 I think.

Richard Guido said:

The first racing slick used for Grand National racing was in either 1974 or 75, I think 75 and of course it was a GOODYEAR tire.

I am curious as to when the first racing radial was used in Winston CUP ?

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Did not know that Johnny. Guess that is one reason they cost so much.

Johnny Mallonee said:

Did you know that all Goodyear Racing Radials have a tracking Chip embedded in them to track the tire to who its leased to and where its run ?

Tire War Trivia

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Great history and stories guys. Let me give hint on the answer I'm looking for. This would have been a Nascar event.

Tire War Trivia

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The 60's produced many battles on and off the track. Not only did the teams race each other but the car company's competed to see who could give there drivers an advantage on the track and the tire manufacturer's Firestone and Goodyear both competed to be the best on race day. When and where were the first "slick" tires used and what tire company supplied them?

updated by @dennis-andrews: 12/05/16 04:10:12PM

NASCAR "Chase" Questions/Implications

General

Only in the current format would this even be talked about. Hey, think that is one of the reasons they came up with this silly format. Just something for the media to hype.

Supermen?

General

Are the guys that drive Cup cars today Supermen?

First let me say that I have never driven a Cup car, nothing even close. It has been almost 20 years since since I drove a stock car and it was only in the last couple of years that the car had power steering. The old manual steering boxes required a good bit of effort by the driver. Sure it was easier when the car was at speed and the front end geometry was right but power steering made driver effort less.

Even so, every time I got out of the car, even with power steering, I felt and looked like I had ran a few miles on foot.

I never had a cool suit, but I have been there when drivers exited the car wearing a cool suit and they looked like they had ran a few miles on foot. I could understand this because running at speed in close quarters requires a level of concentration that makes one sweat.

Some short tracks are not as physically demanding as others. Any one who has ever run at Caraway and then gone to Hickory will know what I mean. I can only imagine what Dover is like.

Yesterday after the race at Dover I noticed that the drivers interviewed looked like they had just been driven to the track from the airport (actually most fly in a chopper now a days). Clean faces, no mussed hair and not a drop of sweat in sight, the uniforms were not even dirty. They looked ready to do a TV commercial.

So I thought, even with cool suits, they had just driven 400 miles at DOVER and did not show it at all, are these guys Supermen or are these cars just that easy to drive? I mean really, a lap at speed at Dover even alone on the track should show something.

updated by @dennis-andrews: 12/05/16 04:02:07PM

A definition from Robin Pemberton

Current NASCAR

Say what Lucy? You gotta splane that one again, Robin. You telling me the laws of physics are different in North Carolina than in New Hampshire? Crush panels in or out?? Were they in during the race? Wow!

git rid of the chase

Current NASCAR

I say "Chunck the Chase", but they won't, too much invested in it. A Points Champion is supposed to be about a whole season, not 26 qualifying races and then a 10 race playoff.