I used to bump start my 2-stroke motorcycle going backwards in my youth. That was fun.Detroit diesels would fire off and run backwards if you lugged them down right to the point they stalled and kicked in the clutch at the exact right moment!
Yes, but this was back when Nascar was Nascar, when the France family executives were actual racing people. Now the France's are just a bunch of spoiled kids. I don't think I have watched a race in a decade or more.A good article about some of the things Smokey did in NASCAR.
Smokey Tells All - Smokey's Vault - Circle Track Magazine
Legendary racer Smokey Yunick discusses thirty years of fun, games, and playing fast and loose with the rules - Circle Track Magazinewww.motortrend.com
"No rule said that an engine had to rotate in a certain direction, so I'd reverse the rotation and have all the torque loading on the left side of the car. Really, all I had to do was make up different cams, then turn the rear end upside down and reweld the spring perches. Not even my own drivers ever knew about that one."
I don't watch much either. I loved to listen to Yunick. He once said that 80% of the rules in NASCAR were because of him.Yes, but this was back when Nascar was Nascar, when the France family executives were actual racing people. Now the France's are just a bunch of spoiled kids. I don't think I have watched a race in a decade or more.
Yes. Too much torque will make the boat list under power.I read somewhere that back in they day with twin inboards - which were just ford or chevy engines - would be made to run opposite directions - so one screw was turning one way and one the other. Not sure why.