To keep the pushing car from spinning out the lead car in the two-car tandems, teams have used everything from grease, to ointment to cooking spray to keep the bumpers from getting locked up when they meet.


Teams' inability to soften the blow, is likely to add to their unwillingness to utilize the drafting method, or at least use it more sparingly.


Read more: Lucky Dog: NASCAR rules out messy bumpers (http://thatsracinluckydog.blogspot.com/2011/09/nascar-rules-out-messy-bumpers.html#ixzz1Z3vKjImA)

And to add onto that:


NASCAR tweaked two rules for next month's race at Talladega Superspeedway, apparently in an effort to limit the two-car tandem racing that has dominated at its two fastest tracks.

The first change ordered Wednesday was an increase in the size of the restrictor plate that will be used in the Oct. 23 race. The larger holes in the carburetor plates should lead to an increase of horsepower that could make the cars 2 to 3 mph faster.



NASCAR also ordered an adjustment on the pop-off valve in the cooling system that should lower the maximum water temperature in engines. A threat of overheating could prevent cars from staying hooked together for too long.


NASCAR tweaks rules to affect Talladega drafting - ESPN (http://espn.go.com/racing/nascar/cup/story/_/id/7001280/nascar-tweaks-rules-affect-talladega-drafting)

I understand the two car push was rather dull - but not sure spreading them all apart will that entertaining either. We shall see I suppose :popcorn: