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Re:Nascar Driver Stuns to Qualify for Championship with Game... by mcv on Monday October 31, 2022 @07:33PM (#33414888)
If this means you can take the corner faster, why not just do it all the time and make sure the side of your car is strong enough to withstand it?
Re:Nascar Driver Stuns to Qualify for Championship with Game... by londons_explore on Monday October 31, 2022 @07:41PM (#33414987)
You could even put two little extra wheels on the door handles...
Re:Nascar Driver Stuns to Qualify for Championship with Game... by tmh88j on Monday October 31, 2022 @09:02PM (#33415678)
I know you're joking, but Nascar actually uses some cool tech to make a 3D model of each car on-site to ensure they're in spec with regulations for size, aero, etc... Here [2] it is in action at the last Daytona 500

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-X_eujF8Z8 [1]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Laet8W8pn_k [2]

Re:Nascar Driver Stuns to Qualify for Championship with Game... by fendy3002 on Monday October 31, 2022 @09:35PM (#33415893)
We mini 4WD now
Re:Nascar Driver Stuns to Qualify for Championship with Game... by akozak on Monday October 31, 2022 @07:38PM (#33414949)
THIS is the hacker mindset.
Re:Nascar Driver Stuns to Qualify for Championship with Game... by christkv on Monday October 31, 2022 @07:38PM (#33414952)
Probably why they will soon make a rule against it :)
Re:Nascar Driver Stuns to Qualify for Championship with Game... by nradov on Monday October 31, 2022 @07:38PM (#33414948)
It's not possible to build a car that strong under Nascar rules. The cars are mostly standardized with only minor differences allowed between teams.
Re:Nascar Driver Stuns to Qualify for Championship with Game... by z9znz on Monday October 31, 2022 @07:41PM (#33414983)
Does Nascar disallow mounting a few luggage wheels on the right side of your car? :)
Re:Nascar Driver Stuns to Qualify for Championship with Game... by nradov on Monday October 31, 2022 @08:00PM (#33415132)
Ha ha, but seriously that wouldn't pass the pre-race template inspection.
Re:Nascar Driver Stuns to Qualify for Championship with Game... by z9znz on Monday October 31, 2022 @08:44PM (#33415504)
But sirs, we like to travel with it on its side in the trailer so we can transport it more easily.
Re:Nascar Driver Stuns to Qualify for Championship with Game... by moron4hire on Monday October 31, 2022 @08:02PM (#33415157)
It probably would violate the external profile standards, even if the regulators wouldn't understand the purpose on first seeing it.
Re:Nascar Driver Stuns to Qualify for Championship with Game... by thereisnospork on Monday October 31, 2022 @08:22PM (#33415315)
How much camber is allowed on the right wheels though, can you go full hella-flush? Asking for a friend :)
Re:Nascar Driver Stuns to Qualify for Championship with Game... by z9znz on Monday October 31, 2022 @08:43PM (#33415488)
I considered this first. But I imagine the camber change would ruin the insides of the tires so fast that it wouldn't be worth the wall rolling benefits...

Perhaps a better idea would be some kind of aerodynamic change which would result in a trapped pressure area on the right side when it is close to the wall. Maybe some kind of concave side.

Re:Nascar Driver Stuns to Qualify for Championship with Game... by thereisnospork on Monday October 31, 2022 @09:17PM (#33415771)
An F1 style 'wall-effect' skirt with a side mounted exhaust would do the trick I think. Have to stay on throttle to keep off the wall.
Re:Nascar Driver Stuns to Qualify for Championship with Game... by 6stringmerc on Monday October 31, 2022 @09:39PM (#33415912)
Have a crew member kick in the right place to create a vortex gap and Eraknoplan it?
Re:Nascar Driver Stuns to Qualify for Championship with Game... by thrwyoilarticle on Monday October 31, 2022 @10:06PM (#33416071)
Camber increases as the suspension compresses...
Re:Nascar Driver Stuns to Qualify for Championship with Game... by p1necone on Monday October 31, 2022 @08:49PM (#33415551)
I for one am very excited about real life Tamiya car racing.
Re:Nascar Driver Stuns to Qualify for Championship with Game... by makeitdouble on Monday October 31, 2022 @08:39PM (#33415448)
The real answer is it only makes for good entertainment once, so it gets banned immediately.

If it had a real potential to spice the game (like allowing foot hits in volleyball) it would be integrated in the rules with some limitation (for instance you can only do it if you’re way behind)

Re:Nascar Driver Stuns to Qualify for Championship with Game... by liveoneggs on Monday October 31, 2022 @08:49PM (#33415546)
one loose panel or an open exit gate or any other of little things and it would have been a serious accident
Re:Nascar Driver Stuns to Qualify for Championship with Game... by brookst on Monday October 31, 2022 @09:31PM (#33415867)
That was my first thought, but that whole wall should be able to sustain a full on impact from multiple cars in a wreck if there are loose panels or gates it is already a serious failure.

Not to say it couldn’t happen, just that it’s reasonable to assume the wall is designed to support more force than this.

Re:Nascar Driver Stuns to Qualify for Championship with Game... by fendy3002 on Monday October 31, 2022 @09:39PM (#33415911)
A special move being done in a crucial moment is interesting / amazing.

If it's too effective and everyone start doing it, it loses its charm.

Imagine if in Dota every game only consist of 3 tanks and 2 dps carries because it's too effective, it'll get boring soon.

Re:Nascar Driver Stuns to Qualify for Championship with Game... by ISL on Monday October 31, 2022 @11:31PM (#33416583)
Until someone gets hurt, this is kinda like a slapshot in hockey.

You can go to the inside, as is traditional, or you can go to the wall and risk it all...

Re:Nascar Driver Stuns to Qualify for Championship with Game... by bluedino on Tuesday November 01, 2022 @09:07AM (#33420645)
Probably need to change the wall as well