Research Paper On Drag Racing

Dale Earnhardt was one of the best drivers in the sport. Earnhardt won a total of 76 races. Earnhardt was known for his aggressive driving style that’s why he got the nickname the “intimidator”. He earned 7 Winston cup championships an tie with Richard petty. On February the 18, 2001 he was involved in a crash he lost his life of basilar skull fracture. When he died that day a piece of NASCAR also died that day. Richard lee petty grew up in level cross North Carolina. Growing up Richard was destined to be a NASCAR driver just like his father. Richard began his professional driving carrier in 1958. Nicknamed “the king” he has won 200 NASCAR races holding numerous victories at the Daytona 500 and the Winston cup.

Dirt racing is a sport that is growing heavily in popularity. The two main dirt racing series are the World of Outlaws late model series and the Lucas Oil late model series. They both work together in the way that if one has a high paying race that week the other will not race so he other series drivers can racers can have a chance at winning the money. There is 400+ tracks in America and 600+ worldwide their is 30 registered tracks in Wisconsin.With hundreds of drivers with a large majority of them being extremely experienced drivers at it.

NASCAR has forty-three drivers that race in the events. In Formula One, there are only twenty drivers. The number of races in a NASCAR season is thirty-six, in contrast to Formula One which has only 17 races in a season. Another major difference between the two is the design of the cars. NASCAR vehicles are front-engine stock cars. These cars are heavy, and the weight can help keep the car on the pavement. The design of NASCAR vehicles are also traditional and relatively simple. These stock cars are not very technologically advanced. Formula One vehicles are mid-engine cars, and are very lightweight. Formula One cars only weigh around one-thousand pounds. These Formula One cars are built using advanced technology that makes them aerodynamic to provide more speed while going around the track. The racing tracks differ as well. NASCAR tracks are oval shaped speedways, and Formula One tracks are circuits and are constructed in various designs. Considering NASCAR tracks are oval, the drivers are only turning left. In Formula One, the drivers have to be more cautious to be able to turn left and right around corners, moving at such high

Richard Corning Writing 122 October 30, 2013 Is Automobile Racing a Sport? There are many arguments for and against auto racing actually being a sport. To understand this argument one needs to know what type of racing people are saying is a sport. Auto racing has been around as long as there have been automobiles. Every teenager, whether they admit it or not has raced. This type of racing however is not a sport if you ask me; this type of racing is known as street racing. On this type of racing people get together and race their suit up cars and see who is faster. There is no stress on the body, and not any practice needed to participate in this. This is one of the main reasons that most people believe that auto racing is not a

When my father and brother took up the sport of racing it gave me From the second you pull up to the race track you catch a glimpse of the oval shaped, quarter mile clay track that contains four sharp turns. As soon as you exit your vehicle, you are faced with a distinct odor of the sweet smell of cherry race fuel that is burning off of the race cars preparing to go out onto the race track from the pit area. The “pit area” is the location of the race track where all the racer car drivers and pit crew members park, fine tune, and tweak their set ups on their race cars for the particular track. The adjustments and set ups of the races cars are vital due to the fact that every set up is unique to each and every track due to the different shapes. Another factor that the race car drivers and pit crew members have to take into consideration are the condition of the track, this is due to the fact that a dry track utilizes a different set up than a tacky track, which is a track that is “sticky” due to the abundance of

The rules of NASACAR changed a lot in the years since NASCAR started. The rules kept changing due to advancement in technology, which meant different rules for safety. Some of the rules today are that NASCAR allows bump drafting (helps drivers conserve gas) on restrictor plate tracks, no speeding on entrance or exit of pit

This is called one of the most favored of all engineering projects ever done. Most kids like this project because they are hands on, get to get creative, and also get to work with other people, preferably the ones they get to pick, of course. They might also be able to show some hidden talents that they have and show what they can do to the best of their ability, also to get others into drag racing, which has become extremely popular in the past few decades, thanks to action movies and other things like certain toys. Also children get to be hands on like stated earlier, which often helps most people when they are doing something such as drag racing, which can give them a higher edge compared to others whom haven’t tried drag racing like the ones that have. I personally like racing and known for being an extremely competitive person, so I would like to design, create, and race my dragster in a drag race, which I believe that could be very supportive of jobs such as engineering science, also known as rocket science, so I personally would like to do this project for

Racing Racing is always a thrill for me and for half of my family. It was always my uncle, dad, grandpa and grandma, and I that had a passion for watching or actually racing. My brother and my cousins and aunt didn 't really care for it. Before each race, I will have fear effect me. I always questioned everything while sitting and waiting to start. I would ask myself if there is enough gas in the car or is the tires good enough. I was always double checking before getting in and going out there. I constantly see cars flip over or crash and get caught on fire. It scares me but its a thrill. Racing on a dirt track has its benefits. Sliding and drifting on the track has helped me learn to actually know what to do for when I’m on an ice road

This lifestyle does carry a price, racers face persecution from police and the general public. They have their cars impounded and defaced by those who reject racing. Having a racer is not illegal, but some of the

The start of the NASCAR season is always an exciting time with new teams and even a new rule package for 2017. The Daytona 500 and the all the events of speed week make for an entertaining and exciting start to spring. All this racing might just spark the racing

Stock car racing has evolved a great amount since 1920’s when racing first started. The cause of racing was because of the Prohibition. The 18th amendment banned the production and possession of alcohol. So people had to make their own liquor, called moonshine. In order to make money from liquor, part of the job was to deliver it to their customers, but with the law enforcements trying to obey the new law, Moonshiners had to make their runs at night. They also had to use vehicles that would blend in, and would not create too much attention, but those vehicles couldn’t out run the cops, so they decided to make some slight modifications to them. After moonshiners made these slight modifications, they were able to run 120 mph on a dirt road

Are Race Car Drivers Athletes? When people hear the word athlete, the first people they probably think of are athletes like Reggie Bush, Kevin Garnett, or Sidney Crosby. The last kind of person that is probably thought of is a race car driver. Which raises the question, is a race car

I Drag race 2 cars, one is a 1932 5 window coupe. The car I race the most is my 1968 Chevelle Nitromethane pro mod Drag car. I have made it to the Drag nationals and took 2nd place for my class. It is probably one of the most dangerous sports for someone ever do.

At the same time, race car drivers receive an adrenaline rush from racing. They receive this rush from the super-fast speeds, and pushing themselves and their cars to the edge. (Daft)

People wondered about this racing many years ago. The cars were very different from today’s formula ones. The question of safety and also the atmosphere of racing was different. It was a risk to drive so fast and a lot of tragic accidents happened. Also the rules have been changed since the first race was held. The rules are very strict today for safety. According