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Re: Giant Treadmill Built For NASCAR Testing

BEC — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 08:49:25 -0000

More Accurate way ro test this is a "seven post shaker rig". Huge platform that sits under the car with seven contections to the wheels, tires, front, rear etc. The shaker rig moves right, left, up, down to simulate any track that Nascar visits. Not sure about this pic, never heard of such a contraption..... Never know, moonshine, fast cars, tools, all the hands of one of us rednecks with an internet connection... WATCH OUT!

Re: Giant Treadmill Built For NASCAR Testing

jake lucas — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 02:35:46 -0000

it stuck down by belts and it do helps alot for the way to road is the plate do the same withj grip

Re: Giant Treadmill Built For NASCAR Testing

jake lucas — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 02:34:44 -0000

dude taht cool

Re: Giant Treadmill Built For NASCAR Testing

Anonymous — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 14:51:02 -0000

i dont know how you would get an accurate reading, nascar is full of turns, and running it wide open in a wind tunnel in a straight line might be good for a TF dragster, but not for nascar. they should set it up to rotate, that way it can simulate corners, which are a big part in nascar.

Re: Giant Treadmill Built For NASCAR Testing

Anonymous — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 16:40:44 -0000

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Re: Giant Treadmill Built For NASCAR Testing

joe rawe — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 20:07:19 -0000

i had heard of this and thought it was BS but now i know its not that is cool as @#%& thanks for the info! im a big nascar fan so where do sign up for a test driver on this thing???

Re: Giant Treadmill Built For NASCAR Testing

PS — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 19:30:56 -0000

LOL....nice work......a lot of free time to ps all the images.. cool

Re: Giant Treadmill Built For NASCAR Testing

Bruno — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 06:44:00 -0000

nice photoshop!

Re: Giant Treadmill Built For NASCAR Testing

Jeff — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 22:34:16 -0000

They aren't going to run it right there. That looks like a shop, not a wind tunnel. I'm 100% sure that assembly will be recessed below the floor of the wind tunnel when it is done.

Re: Giant Treadmill Built For NASCAR Testing

John — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 16:24:04 -0000

What keeps the car on the tred surface? I do not think I would like to be in the room (when) they have thier first Accident !!!

Re: Giant Treadmill Built For NASCAR Testing

Dan — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 09:53:40 -0000

Can we put an aeroplane on this? ;)

Re: Giant Treadmill Built For NASCAR Testing

Keith L. Dick — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 01:15:06 -0000

"ThatÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s pretty cool, though IÃ¢â‚¬â„¢m not sure IÃ¢â‚¬â„¢d want to be sitting right there at the end of it! LOL"

Agreed. I think that guy at the computer should be in another room where it is somewhat safe... hehehe

Re: Giant Treadmill Built For NASCAR Testing

Andrew Liszewski — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 21:19:15 -0000

Keep in mind though that if the steel belt suddenly stopped the car would still be running at 180mph. That's of course assuming the car is actually running and keeping pace with the belt.

Re: Giant Treadmill Built For NASCAR Testing

Honus — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 21:03:19 -0000

Hey Deb....since it's testing speed in the car, I would think sitting in back of it might be more hazardous since that's where the car would go if it came off.....that is, unless they were testing the speed of the reverse gear

Re: Giant Treadmill Built For NASCAR Testing

Deb — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 16:30:17 -0000

That's pretty cool, though I'm not sure I'd want to be sitting right there at the end of it! LOL