On The Heels Of The NASCAR Victory (science news)
No commentsBy Gary B. Roberts
It is often suggested by casual NASCAR fans that you need the faster car to win the race. In many cases that is accurate. Throughout the week, the drivers and the crews are spending endless hours tweaking their set-ups to produce the fastest car performance they can before entering the race track later that weekend. As reported by NASCAR news sources repeatedly, there is no such thing as a guarantee. Unfortunately, not every car can be the fastest on the track, so the teams are constantly analyzing new ways to win.
David Reutimann won the 2009 Coca Cola 600 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway after his crew chief Rodney Childers opted to keep his driver on the track while the leaders pitted. The race was past its half-way point, and it was raining. If the rains continued to pour on the surface of the track, the race would end. As such, Reutimann, and drivers Robby Gordon and Ryan Newman, decided to take their chances with the weather.
At about 6:30 p.m. EST, NASCAR officials were obliged to cancel the race, giving Reutimann his first Sprint Cup win. Wins due to rain-shortened events have always been received with a bit of wink and a nod by drivers and officials alike. Fans typically bemoan a win such as that, perhaps referring to it as a fluke. NASCAR news is definitely filled with such press. Still, NASCAR is a extremely competitive sport, if not the most competitive type of auto racing on earth. Winning is still winning, no matter how exactly it’s accomplished and all drivers would certainly do the ‘rain dance’ if it led to a trip down victory lane. Representatives of NASCAR news sources have been there to document the outstanding results of quite creative racing strategies.
Strategy was definitely a key element in Reutimann’s win. His crew chief followed the weather report, and felt as if it was in his driver’s best interest to stay out. If the rain had ceased, and the cars headed back out on the track, then they were going to have to pit, but according the Childers and Reutimann, they were going to make some important adjustments in order to improve the performance of the car. Such adjustments would have taken too long. They would have sacrificed track position if they had pitted with the leaders, so they opted to wait out the rain. Their strategy turned out to be the winning strategy.
Driver Kyle Busch had maintained the lead for 173 of the 207 laps that were paced, while the winner Reutimann jumped to lead position for five laps and had held fourteenth position at the time the precipitation began.
Similar events involving driver Jeff Gordon were noted, according to certain NASCAR news sources. In 2007, Gordon used almost the same strategy to win a race at Pocono. He did not have a car that could contend for the win, but his team sensed that the rain showers were approaching, and it paid off. What’s amazing is that if the rain had started five seconds later, Gordon would have finished in second. Ryan Newman was in the middle of passing Gordon when NASCAR displayed the caution flag due to the rain.
Sometimes, the stars must align perfectly in order to win a race. Other strategies to help a racer win without needing the fastest vehicle include with fuel mileage and tire strategy.
Back in 2003, Newman and the Penske Racing team were known for using a smaller carburetor to stretch their fuel. Perhaps half of his eight wins during the 2003 racing season were due to fuel mileage strategy.
In the past, some drivers have taken a two-tire pit stop in order to obtain track position late in the race, so they could go for the win. Often, it has allowed the driver to make it.
It seems that a win is a win in NASCAR. It makes no difference how the trophy was gained, the driver will take it every time.
I, like many others, am drawn to the spectacle of NASCAR racing and keep up on NASCAR news items when I can. Writing about NASCAR offers some added dimensions.
How to Choose an Investment Newsletter to Help You Choose Better Investments
By Cody Menton
For many investors in the stock and bond market, subscribing to an investment newsletter is a vital part of getting good information and well thought out forecasts. If you are a newbie in stock investing, it is all the more vital that you have a regular publication which will give you easy to understand explanation of what is happening in the business world, provide you with the latest news that can potentially affect bond and stock prices, as well as offer well-thought of suggestions and forecasts. If you can, always make it a point to select an investment newsletter that can be subscribed to online, just like My Strategic Forecast, which can be very convenient for subscribers.
So, where do you start when your goal it is to fin the most trustworthy investment newsletter? First, you want to make sure that the theories, forecasts, and assumptions provided in the online investment newsletter that you will subscribe to are based on scientifically tested formulas. Make it a point to check that all the financial data that you obtain from the publication are not taken from the editor’s imagination or the preconceived notions of the contributors. After all, you would never want to put your money on an investment, just because you feel like it or your dreams have told you so. It is true that no person can ever make a forecast that will have 100% accuracy, it still pays to subscribe to tools that can give you logical and somewhat realistic market projections, just like My Strategic Forecast. There have been countless investment decision makers who got their boost from this web site because the information they got have been tested and subjected to scientific formulations.
Also, it really pays if investors like you know the angles or the factors that are being taken into account by the writer or editors when making their articles and forecasts. As you may know, there are many investment experts who simply look at the business side of things when making industry wide forecasts. however, you must realize that the performance of a particular company and its stock or bond prices are also at the mercy of other factors that go beyond the business world, such as regional economic projections, political situations, and even environmental situations. If you are looking for the one investment newsletter that can really give you accurate projections by putting into consideration all the important details that can affect market prices, then My Strategic Forecast is that newsletter.
As you may know, stock and bond investments are risky by their very nature. You cannot just invest your money if you only have baseless information. You really have to look for an investment newsletter that offers carefully studied conclusions. Always remember that it is better to stick to safety rather than carelessly gamble your money using inaccurate investment forecasts and then lose all your money later on. With My Strategic Forecast newsletter, you will always have accurate and timely information that has been subjected to scientific tests as well as gathered with the big picture in mind.
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Point 76 Degree Beauty Fashion
By Stylekandy
The whole world says it, but few have the courage to do it. We are facing a big problem in the form of climatic change. Young artist Puneet Gupta tries to address these issues at the recent exhibition in the capital. Puneet has made a climatic chair that depicts the reality of the shrinking world with our resources getting extinct, changing our verdant world into a punctured dead planet and leading us to the ultimate doom. So how this idea came into mind “When everyone was designing the display of luxury, this idea struck in my mind. On one side, it shows the need for luxury and on the other side, it reflects on how we are getting these luxury products at the cost of life.” “There is a place called Lohachara which is a part of Sundarban delta near the state of West Bengal once a home to 10,000 Indians. Now this place has been washed from the face of the earth with the increase in sea level. But we are not at all concern. In short you can say that we are in a giant car heading toward a brick wall and everyone’s arguing over where they are going to sit,” he added.
Well tried Puneet, but are your effort really going to make any change whatsoever? “I have named this chair point 76 degree because the Earth’s average surface temperature has risen by 0.76 C since 1850. This might sound very miniscule but it has created quite a herald already it can be worst if we do not stop at point 76 degree and do not let it go beyond this. I have made my point rest is on the individuals, how they take it” Inclined towards fine arts at school level, this trained Fashion Communication Designer walked into NIFT for pursuing Fashion Communication equipped with a two year Art Foundation Course at school. So what inspired him to take up this profession, “I find it very exciting to combine many realms of design into one complete canvas, never liked sticking to one realm. I see design finding a space in every element of life. Be it the mundane or the special. This pursuit stems from my belief that refined designs are experiential and need to touch your .So this inspired to make things this way”. A Graphic designer , Visual Merchandiser, Photographer, Space Designer, Exhibition Designer, Packaging Design, Signage Design, Event Management, Consumer Behavioural Study, Fashion Forecasting etc how does he manage so many things together? He replies, “That’s what keeps me going, helps in blending different things together”.
Beauty, fashion, accessories were all part of this night. Imagine an evening under the charm of a starry night, swathed in the golden mood, classy touch of elegance and witnessing the magic of minerals the capital witnessed it all on 6th of August at Cibo in Hotel Janpath where the Swedish cosmetic major, Oriflame unveiled its latest Giordano Gold Mineral collection. The launch of this new range of cosmetics happened in the presence of the city’s fashion glitterati. The stunning mineral makeup looks were showcased by city’s top models like Amanpreet Wahi, Montu Tomar and many more as they ablaze the ramp on fire in Anjana Bhargav’ sclassy designs. The collection depicted feminine cuts with fine textures and displayed a plethora of earthy and warm hues in a deconstructed look. She managed well to play around with pleats and tucks which were nicely draped to present a chic and contemporary look to the ensembles. Portraying the classy lustre of timeless art, the garments were nicely teamed up with gold accessories which can be described as an understated elegance.
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