Would you watch this race?

GWguy

GWguy

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NASCAR, meet the electric Chevy Volt - CNN.com

As the fans join in a full-throated cheer, 43 of the world's best drivers reach down and press a button. What follows is unprecedented: pin-dropping silence, save for 43 small clicks.

This scenario isn't as unfathomable as it may seem. In fact, in a sport whose fans often wear their American pride on their sleeves along with the image of their favorite driver, it may offer a strongly pro-American vision of the future.
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I'm all for using the track as a proving ground for electric vehicles, and I think the speeds will be comparable. The acceleration would be superior, no doubt. But, you get a certain insight from hearing the cars run up and down the throttle, you can anticipate certain actions. With cars as quiet as electrics, that part of the thrill is gone...
 
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dizzydevilrules

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to not feel the rumble (much less hear a thing) in your chest as 43 800+hp engines parade by you on the warmup laps would be a shame. Plus no smell of spent Sunoco.
 
AndyMarquisLIVE

AndyMarquisLIVE

New Member
GWguy said:
NASCAR, meet the electric Chevy Volt - CNN.com



I'm all for using the track as a proving ground for electric vehicles, and I think the speeds will be comparable. The acceleration would be superior, no doubt. But, you get a certain insight from hearing the cars run up and down the throttle, you can anticipate certain actions. With cars as quiet as electrics, that part of the thrill is gone...
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It'll happen. It won't be in NASCAR Spitcup, but they'll do it sooner or later. Keep in mind, NASCAR just bought Grand-Am, which really widens their vista.

13 years ago, NASCAR had this silly idea to race trucks. They ran them a few races in the old NASCAR Winter Heat Series. Everybody said "trucks aren't meant for racing" and nobody thought it would succeed.

Now, the Trucks provide some of the best racing action in all of NASCAR. 3-wide finishes, bumping and banging and constant breathtaking action everywhere. :yahoo:

If there's a market for it, no matter how small it may be, NASCAR will tap in to it and exceed everybody's expectations.
 
Michael Delaney

Michael Delaney

Porsche 917K
Not completely related, but F1 is working on implementing a system (KERS) which collects energy under braking, stores this energy temporarily, and feeds it back into the drive wheels under acceleration.
Something like KERS is likely to filter into street vehicle's and other racing series.


F1 KERS: Flybrid | F1 | Racecar Engineering
 
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