Ryan Newman Wishes COT Went Faster
(No Ratings Yet)
Loading ...Ryan Newman came to the realization of why he is finding it hard to like the COT. Newman’s issues don’t have so much to do with the splitter, the rear wing or the fact that the cars performance doesn’t always allow for passing.
Newman’s main concern is that it is slower. Newman is a race car driver and he wants to go fast. The COT is forcing him to slow down and he does not care for it.
“I think the biggest disappointment with the new car compared to the old car is just pure performance, the fact that the car is a half-second slower,” Newman said. “When we go to test we anticipate going faster each time we go there, whether it’s Kentucky or Nashville or each racetrack we go to.
“For instance: Atlanta the last test, it’s nice to be able to come back and go faster. You take a brand new car, or a brand new designed car and take it to the racetrack, and it at minimum is a half-second slower. It’s difficult to say, ‘Man this thing really drives good,’ or, ‘Man, this thing just feels that much better.’ The Car of Tomorrow, which is going to be here all year next year, that’s going to be our baseline as we go on. We kind of have to put all of those thoughts and all of those feelings behind us.”
Read the article Many unknowns remain as COT nears full-time status at nascar.com.
RSS-Posts
