Video comparing pit stops of various motorsports

Cool video showing differences in pits stops between F1 Racing, NASCAR, Indy Car, Formula E and WEC.
Enjoy.

 

I don't like the fact that pitstops in F1 can be completed in less than three seconds. Maybe it's just me, but I preferred the days when drivers came into the pits when they needed to, instead of being forced to because of what other drivers are doing. Mind you, there are a billion things that I don't like about modern racing, so I guess it's pointless to whinge about it

 

NASCAR wheel change was astounding, the best part of the racing I expect.

As for F1, I love flag to flag racing. So any type of interference from team or pits is something I think should be removed, MotoGP works perfectly well with no ship to shore communication and the same would be true in F1. The idea of interference (team/rules) making for close racing means nothing, as it will be artificial and as we all know cars fail, so why stop someone from having a 20 second lead when all it takes is a tyre/engine/gearbox/electronics failure for that lead to be removed. Then again I think the money teams get in F1 is slightly screwy, the smaller teams should get a much larger portion of the funding as larger teams get the majority of the high paying sponsors.

Still five wheel nuts in a fraction of a second is stunning work by those guys. Thank you for sharing Chazz.

 

Agree.

 

Agreed, the NASCAR wheel team is insane fast! Not a NASCAR fan at all, but props to the pit crews!

 

I can't tell how the nuts on the NASCAR wheels work, are they all glued to the front of the wheel ready to be tightened onto the studs or something?

 

From: http://auto.howstuffworks.com/auto-racing/nascar/nascar-basics/nascar5.htm

Quick Change

How do they get the tires on and off so fast?

You may have seen a NASCAR pit stop before. In 12 to 14 seconds, seven people manage to completely refuel the car and change all four tires. This requires incredible hand-eye coordination, but there are a couple of tricks the teams use to make things a little easier. When the new tire is placed onto the car, the five lug nuts are already attached to the wheel by an adhesive. The studs are long and have no threads for the first three-quarters of an inch. This ensures that the lug nuts do not get cross-threaded, making it easier for the tire to be positioned.

 

Great video that.