Foo - Tiny little carbon wings in nascar, wth?

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slvoid
04-01-07, 07:12 PM
Is this an april fools thing? When did this happen, carbon fiber parts in nascar??

JonRags
04-01-07, 07:25 PM
It's part of the Car Of Tomorrow that came out last week. I think in two weeks they are going back to the old car, but what was seen this week and last week will be the norm next year.
BananaTugger
04-01-07, 07:46 PM
Big budget teams have been using carbon fibre seats and air ducts for a while now.

That pesky HANS device is made of carbon fibre, too.

slvoid
04-01-07, 07:47 PM
Big budget teams have been using carbon fibre seats and air ducts for a while now.

That pesky HANS device is made of carbon fibre, too.

Bulls**t, that's actually mahogany.
BananaTugger
04-01-07, 07:49 PM
Bulls**t, that's actually mahogany.

That's what I thought at first, then when I got up close, I noticed a laminate structure.

So, I would say plywood.
goldener
04-01-07, 07:51 PM
pics?
slvoid
04-01-07, 08:08 PM
That's what I thought at first, then when I got up close, I noticed a laminate structure.

So, I would say plywood.

Nice, that sounds about right for nascar. Thanks.
jsharr
04-01-07, 08:09 PM
they are not CF, some sort of plastic so lower cost.
wethepeople
04-01-07, 08:14 PM
That pesky HANS device is made of carbon fibre, too.

And I bet it still would have killed Dale if he used it :rolleyes:.