Davenport begins and ends with him on the sideline. Nascar unveils air titan trackdrying system official. Nascars air titan track drying device debut fox sports. The system utilizes compressed air and will dramatically reduce the amount of time it takes to dry the. The slowest part of the racing track differentiates good and bad racing techniques. Innovative technology lets us ride along with our favorite. Fans can also view race teams working in the garage, including nascar technical inspection. Nascar has been using jetfuel dryers since the mid1970s, a technology that has been largely unchanged for decades. The air titan is nascars trackdrying technology that was created entirely in house to dramatically improve trackdrying time by reducing it by as much as 80 percent. Cars may pit as often as they wish at the expense of track position, but the free.
Theyd spend 20 minutes setting the system up and only have to do one lap before the track was driveable again. New track drying procedure set to debut during daytona. Introducing the air titan, nascars new track dryer. By closing this message, you are consenting to our use of cookies. Feb 17, 2019 hamlin won nascar s biggest race for the second time in four years sunday, leading joe gibbs racing in a 123 sweep of the podium in overtime. Failure to make qualifying attempt because of numerous failed prerace technical inspections. Over the course of a nascar season, this technology offsets about 16 metric tons of co2 being put into the environment, or the equivalent of planting 372 new tree seedlings. Elgin, nascar support new track drying initiative sws.
This is the nascar air titan track drying system while it was being tested at daytona international speedway. The national association for stock car auto racing nascar makes and enforces numerous. Nascar develops new faster track drying system that could make lengthy rain delays a thing of the past. Nascar will unveil next month at daytona international speedway a new piece of equipment that could revolutionize track drying. Nascar senior vp of operations steve odonnell said that the air titan eventually can cut drying time up to 80 percent. New nascar air titan track drying system features sullair air compressors michigan city, in march, 20 in preparation for the 20 daytona 500, nascar unveiled a new track drying system called the air titan. April 26 today in jayskis nascar history page 7 of 24. Sign up for the latest news and happenings from nascars regional and local series. Nascars air titan could reduce drying time of rainsoaked track. With the four essential units of the drying suite, design engineers should be able to design any drying system incorporating any typical dryer. But since thats not possible, the next best thing is being able to listen in on your favorite driver during a race no matter where you are.
Nascar introduced an evolution in innovation the results of which will continue to elevate a fans raceviewing experience to an even greater level. The akron turbine groups turbo heater dryer is the only heater dryer designed exclusively for the asphalt and construction industries. To learn about our use of cookies and how you can manage your cookie settings, please see our cookie policy. Our empirical work uses race level nascar data for 1,114 races over the period 19752009.
Nascar s air titan track drying system, which will debut this weekend, is the first phase in an ongoing process designed to ultimately shorten rain delays by 80 percent. Mar 10, 2016 innovative technology lets us ride along with our favorite drivers for nascar fans, being inside the cockpit of a nascar racecar with our favorite driver would be a dream come true. Using compressed air, the air titan efficiently and reliably pushes water off of the racing surface and onto the apron where vacuum trucks will remove the remainder of the moisture. The first line of defense in getting a wet track ready for racing is now a system known as air titan, a drying technology hatched at nascars research and development center in concord, n.
Nascar senior vp of operations steve odonnell said that the air titan eventually. In a combined effort with nascar, the cutting edge air titan 2. Study on quality attributes and drying kinetics of instant parboiled rice fortified with turmeric using hot air and microwaveassisted hot air drying. Monday night primetime and exploding jet dryer danica patrick becomes. Best bets, picks for dover s alex weaver and the action networks pj walsh break down the odds for this weekends iracing pro invitational series race and make picks. Five jet dryers will follow behind drying any excess moisture.
Nascar unveils air titan trackdrying technology ohio. Nascar debuts new air titan track drying system youtube. Jetpowered track dryeres from the akron turbine group removes wetness, moisture and debris on a track in minutes getting a race going. Very cool, but positive thats just the track drying teams merchandise trailer. March 28 today in jayskis nascar history page 7 of 24. Nascar technical institute is the exclusive educational provider for nascar and the only campus in the country to offer nascar endorsed training. The nascar sprint cup series is where you can find nascars stars, including jeff gordon, jimmie johnson, and dale earnhardt, jr. New nascar air titan track drying system features sullair. The device is attached to the back of a car that drives slowly over a wet track to make it safe to drive following rain. Developed as a more efficient and effective alternative to current methods, the mohawk design aids in the track drying process by directing an extremely high. Nascar debuts new air titan track drying system courtesy. Nascar unveils second version of air titan track drying system. Air titan drying technology hatched at nascars research and.
Air titan track dryer to debut during daytona speedweeks. Nascar training program nascar technical institute. Short tracks are less than 1 mile in length count martinsville speedway. The venues are diverse, with halfmile bullrings, twisting. This is a drastic improvement from the hours of rain delays we have seen in the past but that doesnt change the fact it looks like. Nascar reveals new track drying system speed sport. A new approach to drying tracks after wet weather could slash rain delays by as much as 80 per cent, nascar estimated in a major preseason announcement on wednesday. Learn more about nascars new air titan and how it utilizes sullair 1600h portable air compressors to remove water from wet race tracks and speedways across the country. The toyotahauled next generation of air titan, the cuttingedge trackdrying technology, made its race weekend debut at martinsville speedway today. Learn more about the improvements to nascars air titan track drying system. Over time, the innovations of the air titan will lessen the carbon footprint of track drying, decreasing both emissions and noise pollution. Nascars air titan could reduce drying time of rainsoaked. This is a list of tracks which have hosted a nascar race from 1948 to present. Feb 15, 20 nascar debuts new air titan track drying system courtesy.
There will be two systems on track at the same time running at a speed between 45 mph each tasked to dry half the track. The innovative technology assisted in track drying operations prior to the start of the nascartm all star race on may 18, 20 at the charlotte motor speedway. Michigan city, in march, 20 in preparation for the 20 daytona 500, nascar unveiled a new track drying system called the air titan. Ot nascar unveils air titan trackdrying technology. Oktoberfest race weekend officials will have the latest in track drying technology available for this weekends 49th annual event at lacrosse fairgrounds speedway. Changes in nascar tracks during races howstuffworks. Air titan drying technology hatched at nascars research. S and canada, including oval short tracks, winding road courses, and superspeedways longer than. The air titan featured sullair 1600haf portable air compressors and, in the event of a rain delay, was. Nascar has a window, track drying has begun youtube.
New nascar track dryer new innovation the road pro. Various forms of race track have been used throughout the history of nascar, including purposebuilt race tracks such as daytona. Nascar is really excited to officially introduce our track drying technology. On a hazy august day at the glen, a racetrack in northern. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Downforce is created by the air moving over the top of the car and pushing it down toward the track surface. For example, technological changes over time have increased the. The tracks shown on this page have hosted at least one race from the selected series, or any of the series tracked by. Nascar has secondgeneration track drying technology ready. Jetpowered track dryers from the akron turbine group remove wetness, moisture and debris on a track in minutes. The air titan featured sullair 1600haf portable air compressors and, in the event of a rain delay, was designed to dramatically.
Nascar sprint cup series cars weigh 3,450 pounds, and their engines produce about 850 horsepower, meaning the cars can reach speeds above 180 mph at some tracks. Ben shields on nascar using technology to improve the experience, part of a collection of online lectures. On a hazy august day at the glen, a racetrack in northern new york not far from the finger lakes where nascar hosts one of its regularseason races, a tractor trailer buzzes alive with energy on a patch of grass. Getting a race going before you lose money, time or fans. The following is a list of race tracks currently used by nascar as part of its monster energy nascar cup series, nascar xfinity series. Elgins nascar green track sweeper helping to reduce the. Daytona international speedway is a race track in daytona beach, florida, united states. S and canada, including oval short tracks, winding road courses, and superspeedways longer than 2 miles. New track dryers to get nascar drivers out of the pits in.
Apr 04, 2019 like most other sanctioning bodies, nascar will use flags to provide the drivers with information regarding track conditions. Feb 12, 20 the new technology, which is designed to reduce track drying time by 80%, will make its debut during speedweeks at daytona international speedway, but vice president of racing operations steve o. Pdf the predictions that emerge from tournament theory have been. The initiative was set forth by nascar chairman and. Track workers tested the air titan drying system at daytona international speedway, where there is a chance of rain sunday. This is his fourth victory and ninth top10 finish in 2015. Matt crafton won the 5th annual unoh 225, his ninth victory in 348 nascar camping world truck series races. For the immediate future, jet dryers and vacuum trucks will continue to be used during trackdrying efforts. Feb 26, 2012 the rain has stopped in daytona and the jet dryers are on track with hopes to get the daytona 500 in sunday. In one of the most highly anticipated, wellreceived technological developments in the sports recent history, nascar shared details and photos of its innovative air titan track drying system tuesday. Check out our map to find the closest re rental location and well see you at the track. Now, the usta may be considering a similar strategy.
Feb 23, 20 track workers tested the air titan drying system at daytona international speedway, where there is a chance of rain sunday. The frame is tubular and is purchased prefabricated from the manufacturer. Mar 28, 2014 the next evolution of nascars air titan trackdrying system a more compact version that features a single, selfcontained unit on the bed of a toyota tundra has been revealed this. Each year, nascar sanctions over 1,500 races at over 100 tracks in 48 us states as well as in. It uses compressed air to push water off the racing surface and onto the track apron where vacuum trucks remove the water. Nhra releases 24race mello yello drag racing series schedule. First race and last race refer to the years of the initial race and most recent race for a track in our database, not necessarily the first or last races ever run at that track. Nascar introduced the second generation of its air titan track drying system, vowing the new technology will reduce drying time by 2550% over the previous version. Nascar sprint cup duck commander 500 weather update. Those are defined by any track greater than one mile in length, with the exception of both daytona and talladega.
The national association for stock car auto racing nascar is an american auto racing. Nascar unveils second version of air titan track drying. Nascar holds races at 30 different tracks in the u. May 11, 2018 nascar unveiled a new track drying system that will be available should rain hit its season opening speedweeks at the daytona international speedway and promises a drastic reduction the amount of. Nascar, not adhering to the fia rules despite nascar being a member club of accus, the u. Complete results are on the kentucky race results page pdf. Less than eight months ago, nascar chairman and ceo brian france tasked. Due to the extremes of many nascar tracks, elgin sweeper has highly customized the crosswind specialty track sweeper as it relates to the consumerfacing product.
The 10race chase for the nascar sprint cup begins at chicagoland speedway on sunday, sept. Nascar unveils air titan trackdrying technology nascar. New track drying technology to slash rain delays nascar. Saw the track drying team headed south this morning. Apr 06, 2014 nascar sprint cup duck commander 500 weather update. Nascar using technology to improve the experience hstalks. The national association for stock car auto racing nascar makes and enforces numerous rules and regulations that transcend all racing series nascar issues a different rule book for each racing series. The next evolution of nascars air titan trackdrying system a more compact version that features a single, selfcontained unit on the. Nascars air titan track drying system, which will debut this weekend, is the first phase in an ongoing process designed to ultimately shorten rain delays by 80 percent. The next evolution in the innovative technology will be to optimize the power source. Get all the top nascar home track for men, women, and kids at nascar shop. Although the project is still in the developmental phase, the ultimate goal is to cut the time it takes to dry a. The nascar season is a long and winding road held on 23 racetracks across america. Nascar home track, nascar collection, home track gear.
Air titan bound for oktoberfest race weekend arca midwest tour. Nascar has a window, track drying has begun nascar. The new technology, which is designed to reduce track drying time by 80%, will make its debut during speedweeks at daytona international speedway, but vice president of racing operations steve o. This is his first victory and 12th top10 finish in 17 races at kentucky speedway. Plus nascar goes to this extent to get the track bone dry and that simply isnt necessary for f1. Eavesdrop on your favorite drivers and crews with a legend, fanvision or scanner rental. Whenever you put 43 cars on a track, all putting out about 750 horsepower apiece and traveling about 150 241. Nascars new compressedair machines will dry tracks faster. Nascara celebration of horsepower reveling in the roar of the engine and the aroma of gasoline, grease, and burning rubber.
The ultimate goal of the project is to shorten the track drying process by up to 80 percent. If you want an easy way to remember a few of the key factors in nascar, just remember the three ds downforce, drag, and drafting. Nhra officials have announced the 24race 2019 nhra mello yello drag racing series schedule, which will again feature intense racing action at tracks across the country. Californias hot rod engine development technology even enhanced some of the souths. Designed specifically for quickly removing all standing water.
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