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Mickstix:
Cars been burning up like that all year. Definite safety hazard how easy they catch on fire. I think that's the 3rd one in the last 4-5 races.
Kyle's motor was either a missed shift or just a toyota issue. Motor's the one thing left that nascar doesn't "supply"..
alta:
as I understand it, these cars can’t miss a shift anymore, but a driver can downshift when they are going too fast and over rev it. Over reving can cause valve float which will make the valves impact the pistons. That will bend valves and or break pistons. I did see an article that said Toyota is having the two engines that failed shipped to their facility in California. I’m curious what Toyota finds when they tear them down. Maybe sour puss boy accidentally down shifted on the restart, which I find unlikely.
richkrt99:
Nats are 37 games back with 27 to play (48w-87L). Looks like they are going to hang on to the very worst record in baseball, but Pittsburgh is trying to compete for that (49-84)
MLB added a third wildcard spot this year - which I think is prudent given the number of games played and the quality of teams that get bumped previously simply by being in a tough division.
With the new format, and as it stands now - THREE teams would make the playoffs from the Nats' NL East Division. 1st place Mets, 2nd place Braves (WC#1), Phillies (WC#2). Braves could pull ahead of the Mets - now only 1 game back. Braves won 5 in a row and Mets lost their last 2 to greatly close the gap to 1. Braves currently 2nd in NL East have a better record than NL central #1 or any other 2nd place team....Basically the third best record in the NL behind the Dodgers and Mets.
New wildcard round will be best of three games with WC1 vs WC2, and WC3 vs D3 (lowest record division winner). D1, D2 winners get a bye. I prefer this to the previous 1 game Wildcard playoff between the two WC teams. Especially since, often times the Wildcard teams had a better record than some of the D2 & D3 winners.
FFS the hockey season can't get here fast enough...you've got me diatribing about baseball wildcard series.
Mickstix:
--- Quote from: alta on Monday September 05, 2022, 11:59:11 PM Eastern ---as I understand it, these cars can’t miss a shift anymore, but a driver can downshift when they are going too fast and over rev it. Over reving can cause valve float which will make the valves impact the pistons. That will bend valves and or break pistons. I did see an article that said Toyota is having the two engines that failed shipped to their facility in California. I’m curious what Toyota finds when they tear them down. Maybe sour puss boy accidentally down shifted on the restart, which I find unlikely.
--- End quote ---
They're sequential shift. Push the stick forward to downshift, pull it back to upshift. It was more common at the start of the season, to think you were going from 2nd to 3rd (H pattern) and push it back into 1st. I "heard" Kyle may of done it, earlier in the race, but didn't hear any confirmation. Truex had debris or something knock his belt off (serpentine belt runs everything.) No oil pressure, blew up.
alta:
Caps first of six preseason games is September 25. Caps open the season at home vs the Bs October 12.
I think I will start a new boredom thread when camp starts.
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