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jjsipes



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 14, 2019 2:24 pm    Post subject: Driveshaft Color Reply with quote

My father and I was discussing and wondering when did Nascar start with painting the driveshafts white. Does anybody have any idea?
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john843



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 14, 2019 6:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Not sure of the exact year but am thinking mid '80s. There is a reference in another thread about the race that prompted the rule. DE was hit in the face by glass after his windshield was struck by a piece of driveshaft that had been run over by another car. I do remember it was during Wrangler sponsorship and he duct-taped his face on a pit stop!

John
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Les Mosher



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PostPosted: Fri Mar 15, 2019 12:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

1986
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frenchpl



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PostPosted: Fri Mar 15, 2019 5:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Please , can someone explain why the color is so ilmprtant ? i do not understand ?
thanx a lot
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jjsipes



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PostPosted: Fri Mar 15, 2019 5:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

frenchpl wrote:
Please , can someone explain why the color is so ilmprtant ? i do not understand ?
thanx a lot


Painted white shows up on the track if it comes out of the car, can be seen better on track is my understanding
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frenchpl



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PostPosted: Sat Mar 16, 2019 3:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

jjsipes wrote:
frenchpl wrote:
Please , can someone explain why the color is so ilmprtant ? i do not understand ?
thanx a lot


Painted white shows up on the track if it comes out of the car, can be seen better on track is my understanding


for sure , but why " White " ? dayglo red would show yheme up aswel ...
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DaveVan



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PostPosted: Sat Mar 16, 2019 7:38 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Even a color blind person can see white on black......
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Tom M.
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 16, 2019 8:14 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Neon colors are too fragile. They sandblast off if they're not under a clear wrap.
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octopusmotor



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PostPosted: Sat Mar 16, 2019 10:51 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

White's also a bright color (or lack thereof) that's going to be in just about everybody's paint locker, doesn't require special care to apply (as opposed to neons), is reasonably durable, and is going to stand out in contrast against dark pavement. It also works for those with colorblindness. It's a simple, inexpensive and effective way to do it.

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frenchpl



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PostPosted: Sat Mar 16, 2019 2:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

thanx to all !
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Barry



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PostPosted: Sat Mar 16, 2019 2:44 pm    Post subject: Driveshaft Colour Reply with quote

Hello from Canada. Quoting from Bill Coulter's book on "Building and Detailing Stock Cars", "All driveshafts had to be painted white for clear visibility in case they became separated from the race car". This is in the 1986 NASCAR changes section at the front of the book. Great reading, and reference material. Hope this helps.
Barry
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frenchpl



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PostPosted: Sat Mar 16, 2019 2:49 pm    Post subject: Re: Driveshaft Colour Reply with quote

Barry wrote:
Hello from Canada. Quoting from Bill Coulter's book on "Building and Detailing Stock Cars", "All driveshafts had to be painted white for clear visibility in case they became separated from the race car". This is in the 1986 NASCAR changes section at the front of the book. Great reading, and reference material. Hope this helps.
Barry
Ontario, Canada


silly I am !
i do have this book for Yeeeaaars ... did not read it correcly , it seems .
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Rob Spires
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 17, 2019 7:37 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

What would have been common prior to 1986? Black? Unpainted steel? Were some teams ahead of the game and using white already?
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Tom M.
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 17, 2019 2:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I believe NASCAR had been "recommending" the driveshafts be painted white since sometime in the early to mid '70s but they didn't make it an official rule until later. And you know exactly what "recommending" meant. Smile
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