Re: more on the shock issue.............

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Nancy1 wrote:
> malonekath@xxxxxxx wrote:
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> > JR. wrote:
> > > From the Jayski site:
> > >
> > > More on the Shock issue from Dover, expect NASCAR Rule: Roush Racing
> > > president Geoff Smith said he expects NASCAR officials to issue a
> > > technical bulletin as early as Friday outlawing the trick shock
> > > absorbers used by Hendrick Motorsports teammates #48-Jimmie Johnson
> > > and #5-Kyle Busch in their 1-2 finish Sunday at Dover International
> > > Speedway. Instead of soaking up bumps, as shocks normally are designed
> > > to do, Smith said the Hendrick cars' shocks were designed almost to
> > > work in reverse; every time they hit a bump, the shocks jacked up the
> > > car's rear end for about 15 seconds. Because cars encounter frequent
> > > bumps at Dover, the shocks apparently kept the Hendrick cars' tails
> > > elevated about an inch beyond what NASCAR rules allow for most of the
> > > race, directing more air to the cars' rear spoilers and creating extra
> > > aerodynamic "downforce" that helped the cars stick to the track.
> > > Cheating? Not exactly, Smith said. "It was clearly an ingenious
> > > engineering exercise, and they ought to be commended for their
> > > ingenuity," he said. Johnson's team declined comment through a
> > > spokesperson.
> >
> > if NASCAR says that the spoilers can be no higher off the ground than
> > XX amount, and the shocks kept the spoilers at XX + X for a good part
> > to most of the race, then IMO the issue isn't the shocks. the issue is
> > that the spoilers were out of compliance with NASCAR rules as evidenced
> > by the fact that 2 back ends were too high after the race. focusing on
> > the mechanism used to violate the rule--the shock--is beside the point.
> > however, as NASCAR isn't going to penalize a Chaser, it's all moot.
> >
> > IMO innovation is using something to improve performance within the
> > stated--and agreed to by the teams--guidelines. for me, cheating is
> > using something to improve performance to circumvent or sidestep the
> > guidelines.
> >
> > but that's just me.
> >
> > Katharine
>
> ...just you plus it's not McMurray under the 'scope. ;-)

actually, I know a bunch of NASCAR fans who also think stuff like this
is cheating. they just don't post here. ;-)

as for Jamie (I know you're kidding me ;-) )--he didn't make the Chase
last year in large part b/c he was docked 25 points earlier in the
season for cheating. as disappointed as I was last year, I also felt
that the team had made their bed with the cheating and it was OK with
me that they had to deal with those consequences at the end of the
'regular' season. (not missing those 25 points would have made up his
15 point deficit at the end of the regular season and put him in the
Chase.)

Katharine

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