Rain

[Hawk]

what am I missing? A couple sprinkles and we need to go to caution? The Great American Race, cut short due to rain? Why is it F1 races on, Super Bikes races on...NASCAR...one drop and stop?

please explain?

[dimbee]

F1 & Super Bike's race in the rain?

[Hawk]

super bikes for sure do....and I'm pretty sure I've seen the F1 cars in the rain.

[dimbee]

Crazy. I can only assume, as for the F1 cars, that they have such a lower ride that it wouldn't be as much of a problem. I can't believe that a bike would race in the rain

[cptx]

they can barely keep stock cars on the track with slick tires....

rain grooves take away more grip by reducing the contact patch. oval tracks produce way more centrifugal force than the road tracks.

it's pretty simple, really.

[hmsmike]

F1 has traction control

[Hawk]

good reasons...but if you can race a bike...you should be able to race a stock car. I'm all about safety for the drivers, crews and spectators, but there's nothing saying you have to run wide open all the time...just a thought....I'd sooner see them race in the rain at lower speed than stop the race. Just my thought

[ProfessorPeppers]

F1 has traction control

Negative Ghostrider, no traction control on F1 cars this year. They've been teetering back and forth for years, some seasons they've ran with it, others they haven't but this upcoming season they won't have traction control. Nonetheless they always run in the rain.

As for superbikes, AMA races in the rain depending on how hard the rain is, World Superbike and Moto GP race in the rain no matter what. Sit down and watch a Moto GP rain race and tell me that isnt some of the most skilled, exciting driving/riding you've ever seen.

For what its worth, NASCAR could keep racing in rain on a flat track, or road course. But there is no way they would race in the rain on slick tires on banking, that would be quite the ugly scene.

Heres a link to the F1 story about no traction control this season and what the drivers think about it. Around 90% of the drivers are all for the rule change.

http://www.forumula1.net/2007/f1/f1-news/f1-drivers-welcome-traction-control-ban/

[jkeough]

people still watch NASCAR?

[chbright]

bump: f1 race stopped and ended do to rain. monsoon + f1 car = stop. the cars chassis actually hydroplanes as they are so low to the ground when there is standing water or puddles. rain + racing gnerally is a big no no. endurance racing do generally push through all conditions. moto gp will stop a race do to monsoon conditions and then score the race on aggregate time (total). seen tthat happen in moto gp a race or 2.

so its not actually that uncommon in racing to stop do to rain. only some enduro classes will carry on. same for rally racing.