Braking Bias
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Braking Bias
Episode 6-All about Stock Car Aerodynamics vs F1 with Brian Murphy
The Braking Bias team is ready to Shake and Bake!
Did you know the worlds of Formula 1 and Stock Car racing actually have a lot in common?
Braking Bias is super excited to welcome former member of NASCARs Stewart Haas Racing, Brian Murphy to the pod as our first ever guest to talk all things NASCAR and stock cars and their aerodynamics.
The team dives right in with explanations of stock car aerodynamics, what makes this current generation different, how similar it is to the current open wheel series, what sort of paradigm shifts have had to occur at teams to work on these new generation of cars. Before tackling downforce loss, set ups, and how to manage the new cars.
Stock cars only have 25 total hours of practice in an entire 36 race season compared to 110 in years before, and 70 in Formula 1? Brian discusses fascinating ways team mange this and the importance of unpacking a car that's ready to go for race weekend and how they have to rely on OEMs and work together with their competition more than ever before to be successful.
The team talks a ton of fascinating topics around the world of stock car racing that leaves no shortage of incredible tech talk in this jam packed episode.
Settle in and set you bias aside to get Braking Bias.
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