Bigger restrictor plates possible for COT Talladega race
Quote selected text Published September 8th, 2007 in NASCAR News
NASCAR vice president of competition Robin Pemberton said Tuesday that it’s possible a car of tomorrow test next week at Talladega Superspeedway could result in allowing Nextel Cup teams restrictor plates with larger openings for October’s race at the 2.66-mile track.
The Oct. 7 race at Talladega will be the first using the COT for a restrictor-place race.
“We’ll be there next week for a two-day test, fine-tuning the plate size and things of that nature,” Pemberton said.
“This car will allow us to open up the restriction a little bit on the engine. They’ll make a considerable amount of horsepower more than what they have raced at Talladega and Daytona in the past.”
The openings in the plates allow air into the carburetor, so bigger openings would mean more power. With the current openings, drivers keep their accelerators planted all the way down. The hope is that bigger plates would give them some throttle response and with it the ability to get more power when it’s needed to complete a pass.
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Restrictor plates are here to stay. The racing might change a llittle, but it will remain much the same as before, even with the added horsepower of a larger palte.
The COT at 190 MPH plus, 3 wide should be interesting, how stable will it be. It will be the true test of how safe this car is if “the big one” happens.
Hopefully the bigger plate can put the race more in to the drivers hands, or foot as the case may be.
i cant wait to see this race as 8candrive said it will be the true test of how
safe these cars really are when the big one does happen plus maybe
we’ll see speeds of over 200mph again that’ll be a nice change