Instructional Video5:05
Science360

Load Transfer - Science of Speed

12th - Higher Ed
NASCAR corners are divided into three parts because the car's grip changes in different parts of a turn. The higher center of gravity in the new car challenges crew chiefs to minimize weight shift around a turn. Equipment like the...
Instructional Video
National Science Foundation

National Science Foundation: Science of Speed: Load Transfer

9th - 10th
The corners of a NASCAR track are divided into three parts because the car's grip changes in different parts of the turn. A race crew must try to minimize load transfer by making adjustments based on a car's centre of gravity. [5:05]