Comments on: Lack of Mechanical Knowledge Impeding Some Young Drivers http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/2009/01/04/lack-of-mechanical-knowledge-impeding-some-young-drivers/ A blog by insiders for outsiders Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:03:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Rick http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/2009/01/04/lack-of-mechanical-knowledge-impeding-some-young-drivers/comment-page-1/#comment-4588 Rick Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:48:59 +0000 http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/?p=815#comment-4588 What effect has the COT had on this? Some drivers(mentioned above) are good at telling the crew chief what to do or what NOT to do in order to set the car up. Is this going down the wrong road? Should the driver just try to explain to the crew what the car is or isn't doing? What effect has the COT had on this? Some drivers(mentioned above) are good at telling the crew chief what to do or what NOT to do in order to set the car up. Is this going down the wrong road? Should the driver just try to explain to the crew what the car is or isn’t doing?

]]> By: T.C. http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/2009/01/04/lack-of-mechanical-knowledge-impeding-some-young-drivers/comment-page-1/#comment-4577 T.C. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:40:57 +0000 http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/?p=815#comment-4577 Who said I was referring to Dale Jr.? You are telling me that a guy with 18 Cup Series wins, 22 Busch wins, and two Busch Championships doesn't know how to set up a racecar? If you believe that, you are kidding yourself. The drivers I'm referring to are all these young kids coming up buying Nationwide and Truck Series rides, and Cup guys like Paul Menard. Who said I was referring to Dale Jr.? You are telling me that a guy with 18 Cup Series wins, 22 Busch wins, and two Busch Championships doesn’t know how to set up a racecar? If you believe that, you are kidding yourself.

The drivers I’m referring to are all these young kids coming up buying Nationwide and Truck Series rides, and Cup guys like Paul Menard.

]]> By: cvt http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/2009/01/04/lack-of-mechanical-knowledge-impeding-some-young-drivers/comment-page-1/#comment-4576 cvt Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:32:08 +0000 http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/?p=815#comment-4576 So T.C., you are saying Dale Earnhardt,Jr is a lost cause? So T.C., you are saying Dale Earnhardt,Jr is a lost cause?

]]> By: Neon http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/2009/01/04/lack-of-mechanical-knowledge-impeding-some-young-drivers/comment-page-1/#comment-4574 Neon Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:21:07 +0000 http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/?p=815#comment-4574 The best way to learn to set a car up is to drive cars that are not set up and then fix em. You develop a reference of what works and what doesn't. Keeping in mind that what works in one situation doesn't apply for every situation. Dirt helps here where track changes (literally) every lap. Up & comers with medicore/under-powered equipment and a "in order to finish first, you must first finish" attitude will pay dividends later. That is, as long as the right people notice it and give them a chance. If you beat the best w/ less, you are better than the best! Case in point by Larry above. Take JR (great guy, especially considering circumstances and expectations-to no fault his own), but never had to scrape and scrimp to buy next set of tires or pay entry fees vs he/she who sleeps in their car at the track, hunts for used tires and flips burgers or takes up a collection to get in the gate. Will race for food forces one to learn the trade from the depth of passion for the sport. I say pluck these drivers out of the crowd. The best way to learn to set a car up is to drive cars that are not set up and then fix em. You develop a reference of what works and what doesn’t. Keeping in mind that what works in one situation doesn’t apply for every situation. Dirt helps here where track changes (literally) every lap.
Up & comers with medicore/under-powered equipment and a “in order to finish first, you must first finish” attitude will pay dividends later. That is, as long as the right people notice it and give them a chance. If you beat the best w/ less, you are better than the best!
Case in point by Larry above. Take JR (great guy, especially considering circumstances and expectations-to no fault his own), but never had to scrape and scrimp to buy next set of tires or pay entry fees vs he/she who sleeps in their car at the track, hunts for used tires and flips burgers or takes up a collection to get in the gate. Will race for food forces one to learn the trade from the depth of passion for the sport. I say pluck these drivers out of the crowd.

]]> By: Larry Bedard http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/2009/01/04/lack-of-mechanical-knowledge-impeding-some-young-drivers/comment-page-1/#comment-4573 Larry Bedard Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:42:25 +0000 http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/?p=815#comment-4573 Very good article, Jr. has this problem he just doesn't know how to set up a car. Sad but true. Very good article, Jr. has this problem he just doesn’t know how
to set up a car. Sad but true.

]]> By: T.C. http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/2009/01/04/lack-of-mechanical-knowledge-impeding-some-young-drivers/comment-page-1/#comment-4572 T.C. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:28:32 +0000 http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/?p=815#comment-4572 Haha, I do agree with you there CVT. But I figured with the young drivers there is at least a chance they will change. The older guys that don't know are mostly a lost cause. Haha, I do agree with you there CVT. But I figured with the young drivers there is at least a chance they will change. The older guys that don’t know are mostly a lost cause.

]]> By: Zieke http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/2009/01/04/lack-of-mechanical-knowledge-impeding-some-young-drivers/comment-page-1/#comment-4571 Zieke Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:25:28 +0000 http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/?p=815#comment-4571 I equate these drivers that simply want to drive a race car to trying to trade stocks without knowing anything about the Market. They are in the wrong game in the wrong league!! And it won't take long for them to get burned. The difference with NASCAR is these guys often take out other drivers with them. For that reason alone they will never be on a fantasy team of mine. Of course we know who they are.They would be better off buying an old race car, keeping it at a track, and jetting down to drive it when the track is available. I equate these drivers that simply want to drive a race car to trying to trade stocks without knowing anything about the Market. They are in the wrong game in the wrong league!! And it won’t take long for them to get burned. The difference with NASCAR is these guys often take out other drivers with them. For that reason alone they will never be on a fantasy team of mine. Of course we know who they are.They would be better off buying an old race car, keeping it at a track, and jetting down to drive it when the track is available.

]]> By: cvt http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/2009/01/04/lack-of-mechanical-knowledge-impeding-some-young-drivers/comment-page-1/#comment-4569 cvt Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:48:42 +0000 http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/?p=815#comment-4569 You need to edit the adjective "young" from the title of this thread. You need to edit the adjective “young” from the title of this thread.

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