Racetrack Tech on Modern Marvels
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Racetrack Tech on Modern Marvels
I'm watching it right now on the History Channel
Unbelievable history:
Driver's not wanting to wear seat belts!
Nomex was originally made for the Apollo parachutes.
http://store.aetv.com/html/product/index.jhtml?id=43962
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Meet the engineers and drivers who push the limits of speed and safety.
See footage of dramatic rescues and death defying crashes.
The ultimate behind-the-scenes look at life in the fast lane.
A modern NASCAR racer bears about as much resemblance to its street-legal namesake as an F-16 Falcon does to a bird. From specially formulated tires to cockpit fire prevention systems, everything that goes into these cars is devoted to furthering two seemingly opposed goals: speed and safety.
With visits to the labs where new technologies are developed, the garages where they are incorporated into the vehicles, and the tracks where they are tested at speeds over 200 mph, NASCAR TECH is a riveting look at the effort to contain the inherent risks of racing while pushing the performance envelope. Thanks to computer simulators and other cutting edge tools of the trade, racing safety is no longer something achieved only through crash and burn, trial and error. But as MODERN MARVELS® makes clear, accidents will always be a part of the show in this extraordinarily popular sport.
Unbelievable history:
Driver's not wanting to wear seat belts!
Nomex was originally made for the Apollo parachutes.
http://store.aetv.com/html/product/index.jhtml?id=43962
PRODUCT DETAIL:
Meet the engineers and drivers who push the limits of speed and safety.
See footage of dramatic rescues and death defying crashes.
The ultimate behind-the-scenes look at life in the fast lane.
A modern NASCAR racer bears about as much resemblance to its street-legal namesake as an F-16 Falcon does to a bird. From specially formulated tires to cockpit fire prevention systems, everything that goes into these cars is devoted to furthering two seemingly opposed goals: speed and safety.
With visits to the labs where new technologies are developed, the garages where they are incorporated into the vehicles, and the tracks where they are tested at speeds over 200 mph, NASCAR TECH is a riveting look at the effort to contain the inherent risks of racing while pushing the performance envelope. Thanks to computer simulators and other cutting edge tools of the trade, racing safety is no longer something achieved only through crash and burn, trial and error. But as MODERN MARVELS® makes clear, accidents will always be a part of the show in this extraordinarily popular sport.
