Vickers Gets Slammed for “Weight Watchers” Trick
Note to Red Bull’s Brian Vickers:
Next time you want to gain a NASCAR advantage via weight reduction try the steam room, or go on a Slim-Fast diet for a few days.
Whatever you do… DON’T acid-dip your Toyota Camry sheetmetal.
It can be hazardous to your points standing.
Always hated acid wash jeans. Don’t have much interest in acid dipped metal either.
If you were Brian Vickers and you discovered your team had sent you out onto a track like Martinsville in a car covered with sheet metal the thickness of Reynolds Wrap, would you be pissed?
Doug…. if it got me to Victory Lane… I wouldn’t say a word.
Nothing.
Not a peep.
Shades of Smokey Yunnick!! These European Red Bull managers need to read up on their NASCAR history, to realize what’s been done before. What next, 2″ diameter fuel lines?
Relative to sheet metal thickness that won’t save anyone, it’s all in the roll cage.
Exactly George, if the weight reduction was in the cage tubing I’d be a bit upset.
As it is they tried something, got caught presumably because of a chemical residue left on the sheetmetal and thickness measurements, and must pay the price.
Oh well live with it.
What I’d love to see, and only because it puts NASCAR in a helluva position, is 150pt penalty for something or other dumped on one of the Chase drivers.