After getting caught with magnets / shims under the gas pedals of the No. 18 and 20 cars in the Nationwide series, Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) made the announcements that they will accept full responsibility and any sanctions levied towards them and will handle this situation internally, regardless of the other sanctions.
There's a lot of strong language coming out of the other shops to boot, and who can blame them?
The shims kept the gas pedals from being fully depressed. One of the affects of that would be setting off false readings at the engine dyno tests that NASCAR conducts.
On SIRIUS Satellite show, The Front Stretch, some of the conjectures that I last heard while listening to the show was:
More to come as it comes out.
There's a lot of strong language coming out of the other shops to boot, and who can blame them?
The shims kept the gas pedals from being fully depressed. One of the affects of that would be setting off false readings at the engine dyno tests that NASCAR conducts.
On SIRIUS Satellite show, The Front Stretch, some of the conjectures that I last heard while listening to the show was:
- Teams know when the random dyno testing will occur because they can see the truck arrive at the track.
- That the shims had to be added before the race because the cars are so closely watched after the race.
- There is no rhyme or reason that Logano or Stewart would have had anything to do with this.
More to come as it comes out.
Am I missing something here? If you stop the pedal from going all the way down to fool the dyno doesn't it also prevent the pedal from going all the way down during the race as well. Where is the advantage?
ReplyDeleteI was in agreement with your perspective Paul.
ReplyDeleteHere's what I think the real issue is: When NASCAR does the "random" dyno testing, the truck that lugs the testing equipment around only shows up when they are going to test.
My guess is they saw the truck arrive at the track, and then stuck the shims in there.
DW calls it reverse cheating and he's gets a kick out of it. HE says that in his opinion, they should permanently mount the shims for the rest of the season on their cars! LOL.
In the end, it apparent effort to fool the dyno test is the real issue, or at least that's where it seems to stand now.
I'm confused why NASCAR has stalled handing out penalties. It's either really bad, or there's a gray area that's popped up.
Thanks for the note Paul.
I see. The magnets are on the pedal. After the race, some slips the shims under the pedal (which will be held in place by the magnets) to prevent the pedal from being depressed all the way.
ReplyDeleteAll in all, I didn't realize there was a horsepower limit - but of course the rules are always changing.
Thanks.
THERE'S THE CATCH!!!
ReplyDeleteNo one is able to access the pedals (According to sources) after the race since the car is watched so closely once it finishes the race, so they had to take the power hit during the race in anticipation of the dyno test!
A driver can't reach that part of the car... and trust me, you can't. I've been strapped into a Natiowide car a few times and there is no reaching past your knees while you're body squeezed against the seat!!
So that's part of the amazement on the issue.