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DISTRO 03.08.13 THE RACING LINE: EXPLORING NASCAR’S TECHNOLOGICAL DICHOTOMY
TRACK TIMING WIRES
Wires embedded in the surface of the track work
in conjunction with transponders mounted to
the floor of the vehicles, measuring the precise
instant the car crosses the line.
even to a modern economy car, the way NASCAR races are
presented to the world outpaces any other form of motorsport.
For example, NASCAR made the switch over to highdefinition
broadcasts way back in 2005, beating Formula
One by six years, and became the first motorsport to use
HD in-car cameras two years later. A typical stock car race
makes great use of all those pixels, too, filling the screen
with data-rich overlays.
This year’s new toy is the Gyro Cam, mounted in the
center of the car, inside the cockpit. As the car climbs the
banking on an oval turn, the camera rotates to stay level.
Admittedly NASCAR isn’t the first to use this — MotoGP
used a similar trick last season to show just how far over
professional motorcycle racers lean over in the turns —