Nascar

[Bonz]

I'm not an expert this, but if he's using the clutch, he can control engagement and partial slip. Whereas the other guys are in one gear or in another gear with no in between.

 

[JoeDirt41]

I was watching his footwork. I didn't think the Nextgen cars used the clutch to shift.

They don’t have to and most drivers don’t, but I think he’s so accustomed to using the clutch, that he does it anyways and it obviously is helping increase his speed on the road courses. The previous gen 6 cars didn’t need the clutch either, only to start and stop.

 

[JoeDirt41]

Edit…Duplicate post.. doh!

 

[loneryder]

They don’t have to and most drivers don’t, but I think he’s so accustomed to using the clutch, that he does it anyways and it obviously is helping increase his speed on the road courses. The previous gen 6 cars didn’t need the clutch either, only to start and stop.

I was thinking something like that.

 

[SammyChevelleTypeS3]

If you went to a race and listened to Gordons radio, he was one of the most foul mouthed and angry drivers.

Thanks for that info. You have convinced me to buy a book I been thinking on. It is Gordon's amazing crew chief Ray Evernham's book.
Amazon has it : Trophies and Scars. This guy taught me over and over a lesson I keep forgetting. You can not judge a book by the cover.
I recall how often when I saw him I thought to myself "this little pretty boy is certainly NOT anything close to what a racing crew chief is!"
Did he force me to eat those words!? Of course he did. Time after time. Only about 90 something times he went to winner's circle.

 

[Bonz]

If the point system hadn't changed toward the end of Gordon's career, Jimmy Johnson, and seven championships would be nothing but a figment.

 

[SammyChevelleTypeS3]

Who used to watch the Neil Bonnet Show Sunday morning on CMT I think it was?