Safety And Standards Of The National Association For Stock Car Racing

NASCAR is a sport of racing that most people try to say it’s not a sport just because they just make left turns only which is false, because the also make left and right turns on two scheduled events that they make twice a year. Many people don’t understand the physics of a NASCAR car of how they run and how they are developed to run as fast as they go and how they handling speeds from 55 to 200+MPH.The physics of NASCAR also is developed on wind tunnels and simulation different race tracks as well. These cars have a lot of key roles that science is important for these, for example a car body has to be so smooth that the air flow goes over the car in areas that are very important so the car won’t have some drag but has some drag so that the

If you like teaching, you would probably study to be a teacher. If you like engineering, you would study to be an engineer. But, if you like Dragster car designing and racing, then you would read this essay. This will explain the basics of a Dragster Racing, how you would race and test a Dragster Car and what vocabulary you need to know for the Dragster car’s function and structure.

“I had never even heard of Dale Earnhardt until he crashed into eternity, but now here I am writing a column about him” (King, 64). This reaction, recorded by Florence King in National Review, seems to be a common one since Earnhardt’s death in the Daytona 500. Dale Earnhardt was a driver in the Winston Cup circuit for the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR). Despite the fact that he is arguably the most popular NASCAR driver, many people did not know who he was until he died. It is sad to realize that sometimes it takes death to become recognized. However, Dale is not the only NASCAR driver who is becoming known from his death. In a span of nine months, Tony Roper, Adam Petty,

I always wondered if a person ever espoused a sport, store, or a plan to give a statement of comparison. For example, one might consider Wal-Mart as an enhanced service and food than Food City. A person in life will always have opinions in one’s mind. When having an opinion, one can compare or contrast to make any opinion understandable. In my opinion, Nascar is more electrifying than Drag racing because, Nascar has more than two cars, has an additional amount of thrill, it lasts longer, and Nascar has more entertainment than Drag racing.

Inexperience: Inexperience can cause accidents because people don’t know what they are doing and therefore can panic and cause collisions or can drive too fast for their skill level and cause collisions in that way. The worst thing people can do is drive to slow for example if someone is driving to slow they could merge into a roadway driving to slow and be rear ended. There have been many occurrences of people driving with inexperience and causing collision due to it. The easiest way to reduce collisions caused by inexperienced drivers is to have them start on a private road and a parking lot until they are comfortable in the vehicle then having them start driving in different conditions until they are

The nascar body frame has become so much stronger. The frame has gone through so many changes. It has went from the stock frame of a car right off the assembly line to a full custom frame. Stronger frames can also protect the driver in any type of wreck. If the car happens to take a head on crash the frame will bend but the parts around the driver will not. Without the frame the driver would be killed in a wreck.

The only way they can practice is on a virtual racing simulator. Each driver will load all the information about their car into this simulator and then make sure the car will drive right on the track. As stated in a questionnaire, “Most motorsport series follow a similar schedule: testing on Friday/Saturday, qualifying on Saturday and race on Sunday. So drivers will get about 3-4 hours of actual seat time before qualifying and the race. They will also do many more hours in a simulator at their team's headquarters before even arriving at the circuit” (Kim). Exercise and nutrition plays an important role in any sport as well as NASCAR. As stated in a men's fitness magazine “Every three or four months, I add new elements to my training” (Olivero). Being fit in NASCAR allows the driver to stay focused while in the car. Guiding a monstrously powerful stock car through traffic at 180 miles per hour is an incredibly demanding physical task.

While not all crashes are preventable, practicing defensive, cautious driving may help. This includes staying away from distractions, which may divert drivers’ attentions from their primary task of driving, while behind the wheel. Furthermore, drivers should watch out for the vehicles they are sharing the roads with. If other motorists are driving erratically or unsafely, it is generally best for drivers to move into another lane, or allow them to pass.

Have you ever experienced so much pressure and stress that you are unable to sleep at night? This is a common occurrence amongst students competing at Youth America Grand Prix. Youth America Grand Prix is the world’s largest ballet competition that offers scholarships to prestigious ballet academies and companies across the globe. Aspiring ballerinas spend most of their years training and preparing routines that they will perform to compete for highly competitive scholarships and a chance to pursue their dreams. I overcame Youth America Grand Prix by researching, practicing, and preparing thoroughly.

NASCAR is one of the biggest sports in the United States. It is also one of the more dangerous sports. Within the past 20 years alone we have lost NASCAR great Dale Earnhardt as well as fourth generation driver Adam Petty to fatal crashes on the track just to name a few. Earnhardt’s death came as he hit the wall going at 160 miles per hour at the 2001 Daytona 500. Petty lost his life in a fatal crash at the New Hampshire Speedway during a practice run. Petty lost control of his car crashing head on into the turn three wall. Both of these accidents killed the drivers instantly when they collided with the wall fracturing their skulls. From these tragedies rose many new safety features such as the Steel and Foam Energy Reduction (SAFER) barrier and the Head and Neck Support (HANS) device. But even with all of these safety improvements there still have been drivers injured in crashes. So what can NASCAR do to further ensure the safety of their drivers? Actually there is a lot that NASCAR can do and some of it is a lot simpler then what we have anticipated.

protection in the race car that might have caused some of the injuries, but overall no one was to blame. A Sports Illustrated magazine stated, “Earhardt had suffered a not uncommon racing injury: the basilar skull fracture, wherein a sharp hit to the back of the skull can damage the all-important carotid artery and cause instant death,” (Torre). Kenny Schrader really took a toll on the event because he felt guilty about the situation. NASCAR is a definitely a dangerous sport, there is no denying that! Simeone responded to a question about the risk of driving in a race by saying, “Well, that’s part of the paradox of NASCAR racing, and, indeed, the appeal of this sport is the speed; it’s the noise; it’s the fact that you get these modern-day

The National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) has many rules regarding safety and well being of the cars and drivers, but they still have crashes!!! All of the crashes seem like they could have been prevented had more thorough inspections been done. There have been well over 520* deadly crashes in drag racing history and many on “safe” tracks. With this many crashes you would think that safety is a low priority but that is not entirely true.

Drivers must have a very strong neck to hold their helmet up while pulling multiple G forces on their bodies for hours (Metcalf, Robert). Brute strength is probably not as important as cardio workouts when it comes to race car drivers. Drivers are not trained as intensely as some other professional athletes, but they should be in shape if they want to be successful.

Race car drivers of course accept a lot of risk when they compete in a race, and believe that in order to succeed they must take risks. Some risks include crashes with other vehicles and possible loss of life, either from crashing their cars into into the other vehicles, inanimate objects, or other people, as with the death of Kevin Ward Jr. (Daft / People.com)

The Formula 1 series is perhaps the most intense, skillful, challenging motor sport in the world. This racing consists of car companies ranging from Toyota to Ferrari all competing for one title of fastest in the world. F1 cars are the fastest cars in the world as of today around all tracks reaching corning speeds of 180-mph. However, there can be and have been faster f1 cars in the past. All Performance aspects of f1 cars have been drastically limited for safety since 1994. I would propose that these laws and regulations of the FIA should be removed and replaced to show what companies can do. By creating new laws and regulations it would allow the full potential of making the ultimate race cars. This is workable because formula 1 needs it to save themselves from a business perspective. A change in law and regulation on the cars would bring f1 popularity back to life and make the cars achieve the unbelievable.