thunderchicken
Grandmaster
I don't see restrictor plate (of some form) ever going away. I think to some degree it is a necessary evil. Even with all the safety upgrades to cars and softer walls etc, I don't think they can run these cars at full song on the super speedways and expect the catch fences to keep them from going into the stands.
3500lb cars carry a crap ton of energy when they are moving in the neighborhood of 200mph.
I haven't followed NASCAR as much in recent years as I used to. But, can anyone confirm the change from 400hp- 550hp that ghuns sited above? Asking because that doesn't even sound close to me. When I followed it closely back in the late 90s, they were making close to 800hp (heck back then we made @ 600 with 9.5:1 compression and tiny 390cfm carbs). Given the speeds, car weight etc pretty sure they have considerably more than 550hp.
3500lb cars carry a crap ton of energy when they are moving in the neighborhood of 200mph.
I haven't followed NASCAR as much in recent years as I used to. But, can anyone confirm the change from 400hp- 550hp that ghuns sited above? Asking because that doesn't even sound close to me. When I followed it closely back in the late 90s, they were making close to 800hp (heck back then we made @ 600 with 9.5:1 compression and tiny 390cfm carbs). Given the speeds, car weight etc pretty sure they have considerably more than 550hp.