The Daytona 500. 3,400 pound monsters. 200 miles-per-hour
around a track that is 2.5 miles long - a lap every
45 seconds. Incredible G forces. Cars within inches of each other. Lots of decisions and adjustments real-time. Non-stop for 4 hours. No commercial breaks for the drivers.
NASCAR stock car racing has always been about the driver, not as much the car. NASCAR bans high-tech wizardry during the race. But as the 48th Daytona 500 kicks off, it is impressive to see the way technology has changed the way drivers and crews prepare for the race. And how the race is tracked. And broadcast. Of course, the best in automobile technology gets rolled out each year.
Gentlemen - start your laptops, GPS, HDTV....