Give me a Brake !

It was interesting to note that stock car drivers and teams didn't scream about needing brakes at Martinsville's "Goody's Cool Orange 500" this past weekend as so often was the case in previous events held at the distinct little half-mile speedway.



I think that after years of testing ,newer brake pads, added brake ducting and of course race drivers experience has finally curbed the problem that plagued NASCAR races at the track.

But, now it seems a new problem has popped up.



No less than a half dozen stock cars had mechanical failure with either the transmission or rear-end gears of the race car giving up before the conclusion of the 500 lap mark.

Speculation says that wheel hop going into the corners is the cause for the parts to break.

I'd like to add that concrete in the corners may also be creating additional stopping power and added stresses to the rear and transmission parts.



Do you think that the ability of the race car drivers to apply more brake pressure without burning them up has given us NASCAR racing fans something new to expect at the track?



As with anything in life... balance to a stock cars parts and pieces are the key to a successful run at MARTINSVILLE"s unique race track with it's long straight-away's and extremely tight corners.