Статьи на эту темуNHRA. Мощность за гранью
More recently, we published an article about how significant changes in the dynamics of Funny Car dregster took place thanks to the development of last year's Jimmy Proca idea that reducing the inclination angle of the exhaust nozzle in relation to the strip surface will inevitably lead to an improvement in dynamic performance. Indeed, this innovation can in good conscience call landmark: course record is overwritten every weekend, and at the maximum speed of the cars body has already surpassed the technique of the «big» class Top Fuel. However, as very often happens in modern motorsport, music played briefly. It should be someone to generate a recipe to increase the impact of cars on the track, as the regulations immediately overwritten not in favor of the increased speed and new achievements. And to the question «Why?» The members of the technical commission everywhere shrug with unchanged wording «fast = unsafe.»
Bosses of the NHRA, responsible for the regulation, watching the team from the Event event to reduce the angle headers, suddenly decided that the arms race must be stopped. Part of such a reaction caused by the fact that engineers are so overworked technical researches that the vinyl layer is the most natural way to burn chetyrehsekundnogo late arrival. A mechanics Ron Capps tried to solve this problem by using fire-resistant screen (pictured above), which immediately were regarded as «unauthorized aerodynamic element» and caused the disqualification.
In short, the motivation of management was approximately as follows: «quite insolent.»
But an additional incentive to adopt such a decision were a few tearful petitions teams outsiders who did and offered to return all «as before», ie before Mr. Prock created from the car of Jack Beckman ultimate machine for stamping victories and records. However, the glory of the gods of petrol, their pleas fell on deaf ears, and eventually regulations were rewritten at the most favorable for the racers and spectators scenario: it was decided to leave it at that for now and prevent further decrease the angle. The threshold value became 32 degrees between the exhaust pipes and the surface of the strip.
As for the old configurations headers, there are no new restrictions are imposed. There was a new era in the class, and exhaust manifolds become a full part of tuning, giving engineers the ability to select the settings, depending on weather conditions and the characteristics of the track. exhaust configuration makes it quite subtly catch the balance between downforce and acceleration that provides additional opportunities for the most effective realization of the gigantic torque, which is generated in large motors that absorb gallons of nitromethane. And commented one of the direct participants of what is happening: «They had to do something, because we would have continued to bend the line as long as they will not stop us. Well 32, 32 so. » On that representation NHRA responded like this: «We will continue to monitor this issue, and perhaps in 2017 in the regulations will be introduced new amendments.» It is not difficult to guess that the nuts are tightened only, and new horizons in this area are closed forever. Naturally, the opinion in the camp of participating teams were divided, and would like to cite some of them.
«We are working hard in this direction. Engineers have spent a lot of time to collect the ideal configuration is capable of delivering the highest result. And now we were forbidden to develop this theme and did it in the middle of the championship. In the four races before the Countdown To The Championship they said, „Whoa, guys, now we will play by different rules.“ Really it was impossible to wait until the end of the season to the team over the winter could properly go to a new track and prepare properly? — Outraged the double champion Maitre Hagan, on whose account the two records in the class. — What kind of security it? Emergency situations do not become more, and gain 5 mph output hardly made these cars are dangerous. Drivers want to go faster, viewers come to look at how the riders are going faster from year to year, and chetyrehsekundnye race, we have to admit, no longer able to impress anyone. Times have changed, and I do not understand why the NHRA puts a spoke in the wheel of development of all sports in general. „
„In some ways I agree with this decision, because we see the ugly charred sidewall dregster on the starting line. Naturally, absolutely everyone who, in one way or another, involved in the industry, in favor of the increased rate, as one of the main elements of the show — more optimistic Jack Beckman, whose race car on the scheme was applied for the first time. — But we are not the first to adapt to the new technical requirements, and I think we will definitely be able to go through it, the more it is just another constraint, which tens. Somebody definitely be able to find new ways to increase the benefit. „
„I hate all of these rules as well as a lot of guys, not the first year appearing on the strips. Nitromethane classes inherently weakly associated with what whatever restrictions. Once again, we were told: „All that's enough. Faster you do not have to go. “ It always has been, but such turns in the middle of the season terribly angered, „- commented a veteran Chad Head.
As for the fans, the vast majority, to put it mildly, is indignant about the new regulations, and the main line of their moods can be compressed to one short sentence: „Get away from our favorite races, make no drag racing NASCAR, the where rulbuki rewritten several times for one championship „.
Photo: open source
As for the old configurations headers, there are no new restrictions are imposed. There was a new era in the class, and exhaust manifolds become a full part of tuning, giving engineers the ability to select the settings, depending on weather conditions and the characteristics of the track. exhaust configuration makes it quite subtly catch the balance between downforce and acceleration that provides additional opportunities for the most effective realization of the gigantic torque, which is generated in large motors that absorb gallons of nitromethane. And commented one of the direct participants of what is happening: «They had to do something, because we would have continued to bend the line as long as they will not stop us. Well 32, 32 so. » On that representation NHRA responded like this: «We will continue to monitor this issue, and perhaps in 2017 in the regulations will be introduced new amendments.» It is not difficult to guess that the nuts are tightened only, and new horizons in this area are closed forever. Naturally, the opinion in the camp of participating teams were divided, and would like to cite some of them.
«We are working hard in this direction. Engineers have spent a lot of time to collect the ideal configuration is capable of delivering the highest result. And now we were forbidden to develop this theme and did it in the middle of the championship. In the four races before the Countdown To The Championship they said, „Whoa, guys, now we will play by different rules.“ Really it was impossible to wait until the end of the season to the team over the winter could properly go to a new track and prepare properly? — Outraged the double champion Maitre Hagan, on whose account the two records in the class. — What kind of security it? Emergency situations do not become more, and gain 5 mph output hardly made these cars are dangerous. Drivers want to go faster, viewers come to look at how the riders are going faster from year to year, and chetyrehsekundnye race, we have to admit, no longer able to impress anyone. Times have changed, and I do not understand why the NHRA puts a spoke in the wheel of development of all sports in general. „
„In some ways I agree with this decision, because we see the ugly charred sidewall dregster on the starting line. Naturally, absolutely everyone who, in one way or another, involved in the industry, in favor of the increased rate, as one of the main elements of the show — more optimistic Jack Beckman, whose race car on the scheme was applied for the first time. — But we are not the first to adapt to the new technical requirements, and I think we will definitely be able to go through it, the more it is just another constraint, which tens. Somebody definitely be able to find new ways to increase the benefit. „
„I hate all of these rules as well as a lot of guys, not the first year appearing on the strips. Nitromethane classes inherently weakly associated with what whatever restrictions. Once again, we were told: „All that's enough. Faster you do not have to go. “ It always has been, but such turns in the middle of the season terribly angered, „- commented a veteran Chad Head.
As for the fans, the vast majority, to put it mildly, is indignant about the new regulations, and the main line of their moods can be compressed to one short sentence: „Get away from our favorite races, make no drag racing NASCAR, the where rulbuki rewritten several times for one championship „.
Photo: open source
