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Originally Posted by Tervuren
I guess I can say this now that it no longer matters, Gibbs was using special made guns where there wasn't a socket. The entire drive line and socket was one custom made piece, it eliminated wobble and increased reliability. For the most part, this equipment is bought/owned/maintained by the tire changers themselves.
A little mixed feelings, lots of equipment owned by tire changers just has become fancy scrap that they bought themselves. On the other hand, they won't have to buy it again or maintain it.
I wonder if nascar charges the crew members?
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I saw pics of the Gibbs crews air impacts last year. Super design.
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Originally Posted by Jeff Higgins
Not a fan anymore, but that said, anyone who decries the lack of technology in NASCAR simply does not understand what is going on. For example, any pushrod small block that can rev to 9,800 rpm on every straight in a 500 mile race has something going on.
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This has always amazed me. 800 HP motor getting beat on for a 500 mile race + qualifying and practice laps. Back in the day, they did not even race the motor they qualified with.
As a drag racer I find it more impressive because I see guys making less power that cant make a season running a car for 20 minutes a week.