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Auto Racing
Road-legal racing that takes place in a modified-production car or a hand-built car. Races are point-to-point rather than on circuits; they can have several stages and can be won by time, speed, and/or both. This category includes drivers, teams, cars, point standings, and more.
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What are the differences between a normal car and a Formula One car?
Essentially F1 car brakes are the same as on your road car, they are discs clamped hydraulically by calipers which squeeze brake pads onto the rotating disc surface. The driver pushes the brake pedal which forces a piston in and pushes brake fluid down the brake pipes to the caliper where the larger surface area of the pistons there creates a hydraulic leverage effect whereby a large movement by the driver is converted to a small but powerful movement in the brake calipers. The main difference with F1 brakes is the materials used for the friction material and calipers. The discs and pads are made of carbon reinforced carbon which can cope with massive temperatures without fading and produce huge amounts of friction to slow the car down. The pistons in the caliper are made from titanium because its strong and resists heat well as well as having low heat conduction properties that stop the heat boiling the brake fluid. Modern F1 cars use 4 or 6 piston calipers at the front, the discs are suprisingly small at 278mm diameter, which is smaller than many road cars. This is not suprising though when you consider they are made from cheaper materials and have to stop 4 or 5 times the weight, albeit from slower speeds less frequently. Interestingly F1 brakes take some time to bite after the pedal is pressed. This is because the carbon needs to heat up before it displays good friction properties. This takes 1/10th of a second where the driver feels little retardation while the brakes heat up, once they do its like hitting a wall as the brakes reach 1000's degrees and stop the 500kg cars with 4g or more of deceleration.
How long does a 500 mile Nascar race last?
It is basically easy. It is called the Daytona 500 for a reason. It is 500 miles long!!
What is the highest banked curve in NASCAR?
31 degrees in the corners, 18 degrees at the start/finish line.
Number of British Formula 1 champions?
Eight british drivers won the championship :
Mike Hawthorn (1958)
Graham Hill (1962 and 1966)
Jim Clark (1963 and 1965)
John Surtees (1964)
Jackie Stewart (1969, 1971 and 1973)
James Hunt (1976)
Nigel Mansell (1992)
Damon Hill (1996)
What American made muscle cars are fastest in the quarter mile from the year 2005-2007?
Here you go...
1. 2007 S7 Saleen Twin Turbo 7.0L V8 750hp 1/4 mi... 10.6@139.8 mph
2. 2006 Corvette Z06 7.0L V8 505hp 1/4 mi...10.85@129.5 mph
3. 2005 Ford GT 5.4L supercharged V8 550hp 1/4 mi...11.2@131.2 mph
4. 2005 Corvette Z51 6.0L V8 400hp 1/4 mi...12.6@114 mph
5. 2007 Shelby GT500 5.4L supercharged V8 500hp 1/4 mi...12.7@114mph
6. 2006 Cadillac XLR-V 4.4L supercharged V8 443hp 1/4 mi...13.0@110 mph
7. 2005 Corvette Roadster 6.0L V8 400hp 1/4 mi...13.1@110.4 mph
8. 2005 Cadillac CTS-V 348ci V8 400hp 1/4 mi...13.1@109.8 mph
9. 2006 Dodge Magnum SRT8 6.1L Hemi V8 425hp 1/4 mi...13.1@108.2 mph
10. 2005 Chrysler 300C SRT8 6.1L Hemi V8 425hp 1/4 mi...13.2@108.1
11. 2006 Jeep SRT8 6.1L Hemi V8 425hp 1/4 mi...13.2@104 mph
12. 2005 Pontiac GTO 6.0L V8 400hp 1/4 mi...13.3@107.5 mph
13. 2005 Chrysler Crossfire SRT6 3.2L supercharged V6 330hp 1/4 mi...13.3@107.4 mph
14. 2006 Cadillac STS-V 4.4L supercharged V8 469hp 1/4 mi...13.3@105.7 mph
15. 2005 Mustang GT 4.6L V8 300hp 1/4 mi...13.5@103.6 mph
16. 2005 Dodge Ram SRT10 Quad 8.3L V10 500hp 1/4 mi...13.7@103 mph
17. 2005 Chevrolet SSR 6.0L V8 390hp 1/4 mi...13.9@102.2 mph
18. 2005 Mustang GT conv. 4.6L V8 300hp 1/4 mi...13.9@100.8 mph
1. 1968 426 Hemi Dart 10.5 1/4 mile @ 140
How hot does it get in a NASCAR race car?
Temperatures often exceed 100 degrees Fahrenheit in a Nascar race car, sometimes between 120-140. It can be as high as "170" degrees by the floorboards.
How much do formula 1 mechanics get paid?
It realy depends on what team this engineer works for. Obviously, low financed teams will pay less and vice versa. Typically, a normal control system engineer could earn around £40 000 - £50 000 per annum.
Yes, you can watch all Nascar races for free. Click on the link below for more information.
What is the largest spectator sport single event?
the most watched sport worldwide is soccer because soccer is EVERYWHERE on earth and the world cup every 4 years is watched EVERYWHERE so soccer is your answer
How fast can a professional Nascar race car driver go per second?
depends what league, nascar cars can go up to 212mph! NHRA Top Fuel Drag racing drivers can reach speeds of almost 340 MPH The Driver maybe able to go 15 mph if Lucky. The car with driver however can do the speeds listed above.
Formula 1 is the most expensive sport because of its exclusivity.
Not everyone can go racing where as everyone can go and play a bit of foot ball.
This means that advertisers see it as a good oppertunity so spend lots of money getting their name to the top.what this requires is money to buy the best engineers. money to buy the best drivers and money to buy the best directors.
This isn't cheap as they are contesting with the other 13 teams trying to do the same.
Also the materials used are ridculouly expensive. coupled with the engineering processes their price increase even more.
And f1 driver is paid on average the same as Wayne Rooney. that's an average so some get even more!!!!!!
Red bulls senior engineer also gets paid the same as Wayne Rooney (roughly and annual salary of £5mil)
Hope this has helped
Who was the Formula One World Champion in 1952?
Alberto Ascari won the 1952 Formula One World Championship, the first of two, driving for Enzo Ferrari's Ferrari chassis with 36 points.
The following season he picked up a second championship!
Who won the first Daytona race?
The first race on the Speedway was in 1958. Racing on the sand began in the early 1900s.
Drag racing is where 2 cars or bikes race down a quarter mile and whoever crosses the line first wins the race. There are many categories in drag racing which include Top Fuel Dragster, Top Fuel Funny Car, Pro Modified and Pro Stock. There are many different categories below these but these are the most popular.and the crashes are awesome
Best Answer-Drag Racingis where 2 cars race down a measured strip of asphalt or concrete. NHRA is the National Hot Rod Association. In the NHRA pro level, whoever reaches the finish line first wins. IHRA is the International Hot Rod Association. In IHRA, you dial-in a certain time which your car will usually run. If you run faster than that, you do something called Breakout. How you start is you heat your tires by doing a burnout. then you pull up to something which is called a Christmas tree. It really isn't a Christmas tree, but it senses when you break two beams. Which is called staging.once you and the other driver stage. The Christmas Treecounts down, as it does 3 lights come on in a certain order. Then it senses when you take off. two lights represent this. One is green. One is Red. Green=good start. Red=too early. If you are Red its called a RedlightGo To NHRA.com for more info.!!!!!!
Who came second in the 2007 Formula One World Championship?
Sebastian Vettel finished second in the 2009 formula one world drivers' championship with 84 points. Jenson Button of Brawn GP team took the title with 95 points. Rubens Barrichello of Brawn GP (Buttons teammate) finished third with 77 points.
Which state has the most NASCAR tracks?
Currently at the Nascar Sprint Cup level, California, Florida and Virginia have the most tracks with 2 each. Florida has the Daytona International Speedway and Homestead-Miami Speedway. Virginia has the Martinsville Speedway and Richmond International Raceway. California has the Auto Club Speedway and Infineon Raceway.
The racing "formula" refers to the rules for building the cars, and governs things like engine sizes and the size and shape of the car in a lot of techinical detail.
Formula One is so named for being the number one racing Formula in the world. That is to say, the rules are the least restrictive and allow the fastest, most agile cars in the world.
You can think of the French term "Formula" as meaning "the set of rules that were formulated". Originally there were Formulae 1, 2, and 3. They were created by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.
How many people have won the formula 1 world championship?
There have been a total of 30 world champions in Formula One history. Nino Farina was the first (1950) and Lewis Hamilton is the latest (2008)
Michael Schumacher has the most with 7 titles.
more than 330 miles per hour and 100 mph in .8 seconds!!!
Who died in the Nascar race at Bristol Motor Speedway on 3-20-11?
Two Nascar drivers were killed at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
- Adam Petty (May 12, 2000)
- Kenny Irwin, Jr. (July 7, 2000)
1.SSC Ultimate Aero: 257 mph+, 0-60 in 2.7 secs. Twin-Turbo V8 Engine with 1183 hp, base price is $10 million. Tested in March 2007 by Guinness world records, The SSC Ultimate Aero takes the lead as the fastest car in the world beating Bugatti Veyron.
2.Bugatti Veyron: 253 mph+, 0-60 in 2.5 secs. Aluminum, Narrow Angle W16 Engine with 1001 hp, base price is $1,444,000. With the highest price tag, no wonder this is rank #2.
3. Koenigsegg CCX: 250 mph+, 0-60 in 3.2 secs. 90 Degree V8 Engine 806 hp, base price is $695,000. Made in Sweden, it is expected to take #1 spot in the future.
4.Saleen S7 Twin-Turbo: 248 mph+, 0-60 in 3.2 secs. Twin Turbo All Aluminum V8 Engine with 750 hp, base price is $555,000. Smooth and bad-ášš, will make you want to show it off non-stop.
5.McLaren F1: 240 mph+, 0-60 in 3.2 secs. BMW S70/2 60 Degree V12 Engine with 627 hp, base price is $970,000. Check out the doors, they looks like bat wings, maybe Batman need to order one and paints it black
6.Ferrari Enzo: 217 mph+, 0-60 in 3.4 secs. F140 Aluminum V12 Engine with 660 hp, base price is $670,000. Only 399 ever produced, the price goes up every time someone crashes.
7.Jaguar XJ220: 217 mph+, 0-60 in 4.0 secs. Twin Turbo V6 Engine with 542 hp, base price is $345,000. Made in 1992, this car still got what it takes to make the list.
8.Pagani Zonda F: 215 mph+, 0-60 in 3.5 secs. Mercedes Benz M180 V12 Engine with 650 hp, base price is $741,000. With a V12 motor, this baby can do much better.
9.Lamborghini Murcielago LP640: 213 mph+, 0-60 in 3.3 secs. V12 Engine with 640 hp, base price is $430,000. Nice piece of art, the design is very round and smooth.
10. Porsche Carrera GT: 209 mph+, 0-60 in 3.9 secs. Aluminum, 68 Degree, Water Cooled V10 Engine with 612 hp, base price is $1.7 million. The Porsche most expensive car made the list as #10.
Stock passenger cars of the early 1930s would go up to 50 mph, and some later V-8's and V-12's went over 80 mph. By the end of the 1930s, cars were reaching the modern level of 100 to 120 mph. That became pretty much the designed top speed, which was dangerous enough on older roads.
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