| Even though NASCAR started as a backwoods
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| | on the racetrack must be banked in order
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| illegal race to run moonshine, it has
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| | to increase the friction (part of the
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| today evolved into a sport that is not
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| | centripetal force) to hold the car.
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| only entertaining but depends on physics
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| | Another component of physics of NASCAR
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| too. The obvious element in the physics
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| | that serves to keep the vehicle with all
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| of NASCAR is the aerodynamic design
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| | four wheels on the track during the race
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| required by these cars in order to
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| | is center of gravity. Center of gravity
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| achieve top speeds of near 200 mph with
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| | is basically the point where you could
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| the minimum drag coefficient. But there
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| | balance the car on the top of a flag pole
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| are other forces involved too such as
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| | (theoretically). Racing vehicles need low
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| Newton's Law of Motion and centripetal
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| | centers of gravity in order to keep the
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| force.
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| | weight close to the track. If a vehicle
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| Newton's Law of Motion states that a body
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| | has a high center of gravity then it can
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| will remain in motion unless it is acted
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| | lose control when it hits a turn much
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| upon by some external force. In outer
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| | faster. Think of an ambulance with a high
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| space for example, in the absence of
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| | profile patient area. If the ambulance
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| gravity, an object will go on forever. So
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| | took a turn too fast, it would topple
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| there are forces that resist the movement
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| | over. But if its profile was not too
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| of a NASCAR vehicle such as wind drag and
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| | high, it could take the turn faster
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| another known as centripetal force.
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| | because the center of gravity is lower.
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| Centripetal force should not be confused
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| | An ambulance needs the high profile in
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| with centrifugal force. However without
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| | order to get patients in and treat them
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| getting too technical, you can think of
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| | but the physics of NASCAR dictate the low
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| centripetal force as a real force acting
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| | center of gravity in order to apply more
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| perpendicular to the motion of the moving
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| | centripetal force and keep it attached to
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| body. Centrifugal force on the other hand
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| | the track on a turn.
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| is actually a fictitious force and what
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| | Then there is the machining of engine
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| we feel as we are thrown outward from a
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| | components in the physics of NASCAR that
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| moving vehicle is the reaction force.
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| | are important for building horsepower
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| Centripetal force in the physics of
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| | with the minimum of friction. You want
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| NASCAR is crucial to keeping a car on the
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| | friction when it comes to centripetal
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| track. The tires of the vehicle provide
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| | force but you don't want it inside of an
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| the friction which is part of the
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| | engine. This is why internal engine parts
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| centripetal force. The centripetal force
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| | are machined to within very accurate
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| needed to keep the car on the track
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| | tolerances-much more accurately than
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| cannot exceed the square of the speed of
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| | automobiles for family and everyday use.
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| the car. To put it in simple terms, if
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| | Why? It is because you want to minimize
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| the car takes a turn too fast, the wheels
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| | friction inside the engine. When engines
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| leave the ground and an accident occurs.
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| | torque at these speeds, friction is a
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| The physics of NASCAR dictates that turns
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| | very dangerous enemy.
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