2024 NASCAR Mustang DH

[67GTA]

Just released this morning - the track going version actually looks a lot like the production car and the other race versions!

 

[Bill Pemberton]

Thanks for posting, I had not seen this!

 

[Dave_W]

Interesting treatment of the nose & front fenders on the NASCAR version.

Stock nose - notice how the transition from hood to fender falls away to the side of the car.


NASCAR DH nose - notice raised ridges above the fenders that traps high-pressure air on the nose instead of letting it spill over the side, giving more front downforce.

 

[dragoon]

Interesting treatment of the nose & front fenders on the NASCAR version.

Stock nose - notice how the transition from hood to fender falls away to the side of the car.
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NASCAR DH nose - notice raised ridges above the fenders that traps high-pressure air on the nose instead of letting it spill over the side, giving more front downforce.
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Those fenders should have come on the production cars, those high arches are sweet !!

 

[blacksheep-1]

I think you'll find the production car has plenty of downforce. The NASCAR spec stuff is just that NASCAR spec stuff that has to be compatible with the Camaro and the Toileta

 

[twistedneck]

I like how this car has the ultimate road race chassis from the start.. Xtrack gearbox (i mean transaxle) is at least 50k a pop, can you imagine the cost of the Ohlins TTR 5 way dampers?

 

[blacksheep-1]

I like how this car has the ultimate road race chassis from the start.. Xtrack gearbox (i mean transaxle) is at least 50k a pop, can you imagine the cost of the Ohlins TTR 5 way dampers?

They are basically copying the Aussie V8 Supercars.
Sort of a conspiracy theorist on this, the Aussie V8s are by far the best racing series on the planet for stock cars. If you have ever seen them , you know what I mean, door to door, every lap on road courses. They ran once in COTA, and it was a good show, but at the time I was thinking that NASCAR needs to copy what these guys are doing..apparently they did.
The level of their abilities was pretty clear at Detroit when Vanginsbergen won the race in the rain. McLaughlin, another Aussie V8 guy is running in Indycar right now. Those guys are no joke, some of the best drivers out there, and the technology of the cars is such that you don't have to " dumb yourself down" to match the lower tech of the cars, like in the past.

Highlights: Race 26 2023 Boost Mobile Gold Coast 500 | Supercars

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[Dave_W]

Totally agree the new NASCAR is a copy of Aussie V8 Supercar. And McLaughlin was on Penske's Aussie V8 team before moving to Penske's IndyCar team.

Watching the Detroit race, half the announcers couldn't pronounce van Gisbergen - who's Von Ginsburg? And every time they said his name, my brain was doubling it with the Aussie V8 announcer's pronunciation - Shaaayne van Geeeezzbuhgin.

 

[302BOB]

LOL.....Dave that was funny!!!!!!!!!!!!...........Announcers get paid to announce.........thinking may require extra money....................

 

[dragoon]

LOL.....Dave that was funny!!!!!!!!!!!!...........Announcers get paid to announce.........thinking may require extra money....................

I think it‘s more like commentators are paid to comment ………..

 

[twistedneck]

nascar vs supercar
365/35/18 vs 280/40/18
5.86L 8500-9000 RPM vs 5.0L 7500 RPM limit.
3200lbs vs 2900lbs without driver and fuel
3400 and 3100 with driver and fuel min
Aero - mostly from floor and spoilers vs. huge wings
670 vs 640 HP..
5 speed sequential vs 6 speed seq
wheelbase 110" vs. 109"
78.6 vs 76.4" width
50.4" vs 50.1" height

For some reason the V8 supercars do look more tall and narrow on track but i can't seem to find the specs that bear that out.

 

[ArizonaBOSS]

I didn't realize the V8SC were only on a 280mm tire..wow!