Why doesnt NASCAR race in the wet??

paddy147

Why does NASCAR not race in the wet??

The minute a drop of rain falls from ther sky,they stop the race.

WHY??

Idleater

Slick tyres only iirc

http://www.nascar.com/news/110814/watkins-glen-rain-tires/index.html

Big Nasty

Coz they don't have wipers! :pac:

Mr Simpson

Google gave me this answer

djimi

Slick tires on a wet oval = disaster!

Oval tracks are banked; even on wet tires they wouldnt be able to race on them. They only race two road courses a year so they dont bother brining in wet weather tires for 2 races out of 36. Although the Nationwide series trialed wet tires in a race in Montreal a couple of years ago.

Nissan doctor

The cars are difficult enough to control in the dry as it is...

Edwardius

They did run a wet race once in Canada, it wasn't an oval though. The clip-on wipers stopped working on some cars so drivers had to squeegee the windscreens. The wet tyres had only been tested once, in suzuka in 1999 or so. Commentators kept going on about it being a "historic occasion".

Andrewf20

Here she is:

Nissan doctor

Christ they look uncomfortable:eek:

800odd horse power, RWD and no driver aids whatsoever.....edgy!