Glossary / General

heat

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Too Afraid to Ask

“Heat” here means it was hot out and on the track. That can make tires behave differently and can make the car harder to get comfortable with.

Technical Definition

In NASCAR, “heat” typically refers to track and ambient temperatures that raise tire temperatures and can change grip. Hot conditions can also increase the workload on cooling systems and make car setup feel different from cooler races.

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"a liquid that doesn't generate a lot of heat that will give you the result that you want"
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"It was very modified. No heat. No ac engine bay completely tucked right battery underneath the dashboard like [670.8s] Dude, yeah, all of the deadening like it's completely. Yeah"
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"he said to me that it was very much down to heat. And if the heat wasn't there that we did have at Snetting, he reckons he would have been in the top five most of the weekend."
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