Do they have a reverse gear? A co-worker is arguing they take out the reverse gear to reduce weight. Thanks for any input.
2006-09-21 10:42:40 · 24 answers · asked by ahsanm49 1 in Sports ➔ Auto Racing
Yes they have reverse.
2006-09-21 14:52:19 · answer #1 · answered by Gorilla 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What your co-worker said is just plain ol' fluff! That isn't true at all...all the cars in NASCAR have a reverse, and they do use it at times! Sometimes they miss their pit box, sometimes they need to back out of their garage (after repairs), and sometimes they crash into a wall or get in a big wreck with other cars and need to back up! If you watch long enough during a race, you will probably eventually see a car go in reverse.
2006-09-21 11:46:01 · answer #2 · answered by Misscheerios2 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
as everyone has pointed out, yes they have reverse. nascars have a minimum weight requirement. they try to get as light as possible but they cannot get below a certain weight. so extreme measures like removing reverse are not neccasary and are not legal in nascar anyway.
if reducing weight was that big of an issue then Joe Gibbs would have had Tony Stewart on Jenny Craig.
2006-09-21 11:42:13 · answer #3 · answered by YourDailyDoseOfCommonSense 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes they do. Some of the local small class dirt track cars have reverse removed for weight. But this is not allowed for obvious reasons at a NASCAR sanctioned track!
2006-09-21 10:45:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The cars have 4 forward and reverse,watch them "back" out of the garage.
2006-09-21 11:29:06 · answer #5 · answered by blakree 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes they do have reverse. How do you think that get out of the pits if they are blocked in. Or off the wall if they hit it .
2006-09-21 10:45:26 · answer #6 · answered by Douglas F 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I guess you need to watch more racing, your friend has obviously never watched NASCAR.
If you ever watch practice, they back out of their garage stalls all the time, as they come and go after making adjustments.
Plus, they do back up on pit road if they overshoot their pit stall. They also back up on the track after a wreck or a win, depending on how they celebrate.
2006-09-21 11:14:28 · answer #7 · answered by biggie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes they do have reverse gear..because if they over shot their pit how would they get there then? or got spun out and ended up facing the wall..how would they other wise get out of that situation..
2006-09-21 12:44:08 · answer #8 · answered by nas88car300 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
to ga gurl--I think you might be refering to Alan Kulwicki, who drove what he called the Polish Victory Lap. It wasn't in reverse, he merely drove the opposite direction. I've never heard of anyone driving a victory lap in reverse.
2006-09-24 10:52:03 · answer #9 · answered by fordkid14 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes but, the reverse gear is very weak.
2006-09-23 05:07:15 · answer #10 · answered by ny21tb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋