Even the money can be confusing for someone who is used to regular paper bills. Of course, it’s not enough for the materials to be lightweight — otherwise, race cars would all be made of paper. Of course, it’s easy for a race team build a lightweight car when it doesn’t need to haul more than one person or even have a full interior. Discovered in a cave in Laos, tote bags printing this huntsman doesn’t build webs. In NASCAR and drag racing, a roll cage protects the driver. In open wheel racing — like Indy Car racing or Formula One racing — the car’s body is made of strong carbon fiber, designed to protect the driver during an impact. Since aluminum isn’t as expensive as carbon fiber, aluminum components have been able to find their way onto production cars a little faster than the more expensive carbon fiber parts. Automakers use the same principals on some production performance cars. Because it’s not edible, jatropha used for fuel doesn’t compete with its use as a food crop — a frequently cited concern with many biofuel sources. Because it’s so light, carbon fiber could radically increase fuel economy in production cars.
Car manufacturers like aluminum because it lightens the car, which improves fuel economy, and doesn’t take a toll on performance or durability. You may have guessed from the number 5 item on our list that exterior components on cars, like hood scoops, often have performance purposes. Carbon fiber is extremely light and strong, and it’s starting to appear (in small amounts) on production cars, mainly as decorative accessories. Those aerodynamic components looked so good on race cars that automakers soon got into the game and have now added them to many production cars — in a slightly toned-down form, of course. One of the most high-tech materials in race cars is carbon fiber. Formula One race car bodies are almost entirely made out of carbon fiber. But race car designers have utilized lightweight materials to help make their cars fast. Because race cars go so fast, race car engineers and designers created spoilers and air dams to keep the cars stable at speed. Before a race car (or your car) can stop, it has to get going. The cold air thickens the air/fuel mixture the engine burns, which allows the engine to get more energy out of it.
From birthdays to bake sales, holiday cookie exchanges, or just something sweet to enjoy at home, get inspired to bake with these 125 easy cookie recipes. Surprisingly, superchargers aren’t allowed on NASCAR or Formula One race cars; however, they are used on dragsters. In the early 1900s race car drivers discovered that they could use mirrors to spot the competition approaching behind them. Racing teams, and race car designers, were some of the first to use wind tunnel testing to create the most aerodynamic shapes. Production car safety cages are well-hidden beneath the carpet, headliner material, door trim and other interior features that race cars simply don’t have. As drag racers have used superchargers and ram air intakes to improve the way engines breathe, automakers have adapted the technology for production cars. Thanks to racing, aluminum engine blocks have been in production cars for some time now, but some automakers are beginning to use aluminum for select exterior body panels, too. While most production cars have cast iron disc brakes, race cars use materials that are lighter and often more durable. One of the reasons race cars are able to post such blistering track times is because they are so light.
Still, because we associate the smooth, flowing shapes of race cars with power, performance and glamour, these designs are often translated in production cars. Ceramic disc brakes have been used on race cars for some time, and are now showing up as options on some luxury sports cars. Now, all but a few cars have disc brakes on at least their front wheels — most have disc brakes on all four corners. Disc brakes can be vented, which allows the heat to dissipate. That heat actually reduces the stopping power of the brakes. Walking the balloon a short distance clear of trees, power lines and other obstacles, he’ll simply give it a gentle push upward. Since car engines create power through combustion, getting enough air is vital. OK, enough with the plastic bag. If you have two cams on your engine, or dual cams, the valves can be open and shut more rapidly, allowing for better performance. You’re more susceptible to HPV if you’ve got a cut, scratch or some other opening in the skin. A camshaft, or cam, opens and closes the vales. Those are called hood scoops, and they allow more cold air into the engine compartment. Want to know one more everyday safety feature that came from racing?
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