On The Heels Of The NASCAR Victory (technology 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 Construction Leads Help Businesses Stay Successful
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Given the downturn of the economy a businessman cannot but be alert toward the needs of his business and at the same time he needs to have enough imperative to generate leads vital for the success of his own business. The business of construction is not an exception and here too generating successful leads is a must for essential business success. Are you a businessman in the construction arena trying to generate sales leads? Are you wondering where and how to get customers in this downturn economy? Then read on as we share vital tips with you
You might get to know sales leads from anywhere-however as a business man you would agree it is a tough task. There are many like you in the field and each one is trying to grab the best deal. Whoever reaches the client first and offers quality services is the winner. Do you want to be this winner and generate quality construction leads? Then read on as we share the perfect solution for you!
A traditional approach to generating leads is setting up the marketing department and doing networking. Your marketing guys will hunt for prospective clients; they will network with others and make you members of associations, all of which will be a part of generating quality leads for your business. This for sure is a task that is easier said than done and for this reason your best bets are the online resources. Now if you are new in this field of technology you might be wondering how this would help you let us explain this in the article.
Think from the point of view of a customer. He needs a job done and it needs to be done fast. So what would he do? He would simply search online where he would come across various websites that provide access to service providers. It can be any kind of project be it a home-improvement project or a commercial project- the customer will simply fill up a form detailing what type of project he needs completed. Now this is the kind of information you are looking for and this information is worth money. The website would package and send you that information which would be extremely relevant to your trade. So in a true sense the website generates leads for you and you do good business.
Now does that not sound a good bet to you? Are you a builder based in Texas and keen to avail this opportunity? Then read on as we share the news of a great website with you.
This website is the perfect construction bidding solution in Texas. In fact Texas Bidding Co. is the right choice as this research and marketing company provides you with valuable contacts for the retail industry across the United States. Especially if you are a builder located across Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, the company will provide the apt solution for your business leads.
Michael Kang is author of this article on Construction project leads .
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