As an old high school teacher of mine was fond of saying “The more you know, the more you know you don’t know.” That bit of philosophy could not be any more appropriate than when you are dealing with a race car. The learning process never ends because the only constant is the constant change that goes on in racing. The reading material available to the teams grows exponentially with each additional week of competition.
I spoke with several Nextel Cup car owners and crew chiefs to get caught up on the absolute latest that is going on at NASCAR’s highest level. Robert Yates was perhaps the most prophetic about the past, present and future of NASCAR when he said that today’s production of scientific data is so voluminous that it is currently overpowering the artistic side of the sport. So much technical information is being generated that it is virtually impossible to sift through it all in a timely manner and produce a clear and concise game plan each week, Yates said.
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