Sentences with phrase «restrictor plates»
A "restrictor plate" is a device used in motorsports that limits the amount of air and fuel that can enter an engine. It helps keep the vehicles slower and safer by reducing their power output. Full definition
But with new rear spoiler rails, a higher rear spoiler and smaller carburetor restrictor plates for today's race - the green flag drops at 11 a.m. - it's going to be tougher for drivers to lose control.
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While the unpredictable nature of the racing and the inability for anyone to hold the top spot for any more than a handful of laps, the 2013 500 felt like a NASCAR restrictor plate race.
«NASCAR requires restrictor plates on superspeedways to limit performance, and the restrictors used in ALMS are similar in principle,» Rice continued.
Power comes from a twin - turbo BMW 3 - litre diesel, which is limited to around 300bhp by a small restrictor plate.
Two main reasons: Already some races require restrictor plates to keep the speed down, so swapping out the carburetor for modern fuel injection would increase the need for restriction.
Because NASCAR places restrictor plates on the carburetors to reduce speeds on the two superspeedways, the cars race in tight packs, separated by inches at 190 mph.
Penske Racing has dominated restrictor plate racing in recent years so it's no surprise to see Brad Keselowski as the +800 favorite.
Diagrams of the octane molecule will bump around in your brain; restrictor plate subversion tactics will keep you up at night.
At Daytona International Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway, for example, the tracks are banked so steeply that cars would reach speeds of 220 miles per hour if not for mandatory restrictor plates, which limit the amount of oxygen entering the engine and, thus, the cars» top speed.
-LSB-...] Perhaps the reason the vettes were so low on the totem pole is because they got hit pretty hard with restrictor plates during their testing.
The turbochargers are supplied by Garrett AiResearch, with 39.9 mm (1.57 in) restrictor plates mounted in front of the intake.
All of a sudden restrictor plates have allies.Once the most dreaded two words in stock - car racing, the device used to slow cars down at the Talladega Superspeedway and Daytona International Speedway doesn't seem so bad after all - especially compared with some of the alternatives.Recent testing at Daytona has given NASCAR some other ideas on ways to keep speeds from topping 190 mph.
The car dominated racing so much that NASCAR eventually placed restrictions on the HEMI engine by forcing the use of carburetor restrictor plates on Chrysler models featuring the HEMI engine and limiting engine displacement to a maximum of 305 cubic inches on Charger Daytona and Plymouth Superbird models.
NASCAR will increase the rear spoiler height on the Ford Taurus for the April 21 Talladega 500, the second of four restrictor plate races in 2002.
There doesn't tend to be any small crashes in NASCAR — especially in the «restrictor plate» races at the superspeedways of Talladega and Daytona where «the big one» is almost inevitable — but this horrifying wreck at the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona surely has to be one of the biggest of recent times.
Therefore, grade up the 56 - 10 score in Clemson's blowout of the Eagles to something like 73 - 10, since Clemson simply would have scored more had they not had the restrictor plate / dragging anchor of Alumni Stadium.
Restrictor plates are currently only used at Daytona International Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway.
Two things determine the class: age of the driver and type of engine / restrictor plate they're running.
Under the skin there's been a bump in power, with the 1.6 - litre engines now less restricted (the restrictor plate to the turbo is now 36 mm, rather than 33 mm) and capable of producing 380bhp - around 80bhp more than before.
And when you remove the restrictor plates from the side - exit exhaust pipes, the effects are even more intoxicating.
The idea is to add enough aerodynamic drag to all makes of cars to hold speeds down while carburetor restrictor plate - bore size is increased to «give the drivers some throttle response,» says Winston Cup Director Gary Nelson, the sanctioning body's chief technical officer.
Among the possibilities to reduce the problems created by the restrictor plates is cutting two inches off the rear spoiler and raising the front air dam two inches.
Daytona USA was one of the first games that simulated real driving, with a wheel, pedals, a stick shift and even a restrictor plate hot - glued to the back.