LOOSE
LUGNUTS
equipment on opposite sides
of the track that will move in
the same direction and do
one complete pass of the
racetrack.
CHANGING LANES
Compressors feed air at a high
rate of speed through a hose
to the Air Titan vehicles, which
then blow the air in narrow,
highly pressurized sheets over
the race surface. The water is
pushed down onto the track
apron where a vacuum truck
will suck it up. Finally, jet
dryers will still get in on the
act, following Air Titan to make
sure the drying is complete.
And those old-school blowers
also will see plenty of fair
weather use. They will still be
used to blow debris off the
track during cautions.
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crazy woman driver 0413 cl.indd 4
'Dinger open-wheeling again:
When A.J. Allmendinger was
suspended by NASCAR last
summer for failing a random
drug test, it was unclear if
he would ever race again.
But after completing a rehab
program, he's found work in
IndyCar. His former NASCAR
employer Roger Penske gave
Allmendinger another shot
in open wheel. He last was
in an open cockpit car in
2006, when won five races
for the Gerry Forsythe team.
Allmendinger's early tests for
Penske's IndyCar team went
well and the team is working
to secure sponsorship for the
driver.
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