From: "Paul Ranson" 

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I think the race engineer is equally important, perhaps more so. IMO =
there are quite a few good enough to win at NASCAR drivers out there, = but
rather fewer race engineers who could make it happen regularly.

Paul
  "John Oellrich"  wrote in message =
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  Paul,

  In NASCAR drivers are a bigger part than F1 or any series that allow =
telemetry from the car. It isn't so much the driver's skill at handling =
the car (still very important) but his/her ability to understand what is =
going on with the car and relay it to the pit crew in terms they can =
understand.

  --=20
  john

  oellrich{at}earthlink.net
    "Paul Ranson"  wrote in message =
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    Even in NASCAR driver skill is only a small part of it.

    > You're forgetting the time it takes to swap drivers -- there =
better be
    > enough competition that one car isn't in front of everyone that =
much.

    In those days the best teams ran more cars, and there was even =
greater
    differential between the fast and average. No seatbelts also helps =
in driver
    changeovers...

    Paul


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I think the race engineer is equally =
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perhaps more so. IMO there are quite a few good enough to win at NASCAR = drivers=20
out there, but rather fewer race engineers who could make it happen=20
regularly.
 
Paul

  "John Oellrich" <oellrich{at}earthlink.net>">mailto:oellrich{at}earthlink.net">oellrich{at}earthlink.net>
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  message news:3dc1e017$1{at}w3.nls.net...
  Paul,
   
  In NASCAR drivers are a bigger part than F1 or any series that =
allow=20
  telemetry from the car. It isn't so much the driver's skill at =
handling the=20
  car (still very important) but his/her ability to understand what is =
going on=20
  with the car and relay it to the pit crew in terms they can =
understand.
  -- john
   
  oellrich{at}earthlink.net">mailto:oellrich{at}earthlink.net">oellrich{at}earthlink.net
  
    "Paul Ranson" <paul{at}barkto.com>">mailto:paul{at}barkto.com">paul{at}barkto.com>
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    in NASCAR driver skill is only a small part of it.> =
You're=20
    forgetting the time it takes to swap drivers -- there better =
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    enough competition that one car isn't in front of everyone that=20
    much.In those days the best teams ran more cars, and there =
was even=20
    greaterdifferential between the fast and average. No seatbelts =
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driverchangeovers...Paul

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