Formula One Racing: What Happens during an F1 Pit Stop
Pit stops are one of the most tense and exciting features of a Grand Prix or other formula one auto race. In fact, auto races are frequently won and lost because of the pit stops and pit crews. In just [more…]
Checking Out Formula One Clothing
From the early years of the Formula One world championship, it became obvious that improvements to safety would not just depend on the design of cars and circuits. Racing drivers began to realize that [more…]
Meeting the NASCAR Team
You may not think of stock-car racing as a team sport — racing certainly seems like an individual sport, considering all the attention a driver gets. But while a driver is arguably the most important part [more…]
Discovering What Makes Formula One, Formula One
In racing terms, "formula" implies a pure racing car, a single-seater with open wheels — a format largely unconnected with, and unrecognisable from, road cars. Formula [more…]
A Week in the Life of a Formula One Driver
We all like to think that driving a racing car flat-out would be easy, but it isn't, even if you have heaps of talent. A modern-day Formula One driver has to work very hard if he's going to win a race. [more…]
Watching the NASCAR Flagman
After all NASCAR's inspections are passed, cars are ready to get out on the track. From that point on, keep your eye on the flagman, who is perched above the racetrack at the start/finish line in a crow's [more…]
Surviving NASCAR's Initial Inspection
Long before drivers go to drivers' meetings or teams put the final touches on their racecars, their cars must be approved to race by NASCAR officials. Throughout race weekend, NASCAR inspects cars to see [more…]
Passing: A NASCAR Art
One of the most obvious strategies in NASCAR racing is to pass as many cars as you can by coming up on either the right or left side of the car in front [more…]
The Anatomy of a Formula One Pit Stop
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