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Daniel Garver
UWRT 1103
Professor Raymond
March 25, 2015
Annotated bibliography for Motorsports
Deaton, Jamie How Stuff Works. Top 10 Everyday Car Technologies That
Came From Racing. Online Article. August 4, 2009. Date of Access. March 22,
2015.
This article coves all of the advancements that are on our everyday vehicles.
Auto racing is generally the testing grounds for bigger automotive
manufacturers. The new technologies that are put into race cars are often
imitated and put into production cars for the general public to utilize. This
allows the public cars to be better and more durable than before and since
technology grows at an exponential rate our cars and trucks are also getting
better at an exponential rate as well. Some of the technologies that have
transferred are things such as transmissions, ignitions, tires, safety
equipment, dual overhead cams in motors, and system electronics. This
article was written by a reputable source making it that much more
appealing to be used as a component to the technological aspect of racing
that has influenced our daily lives whether one is a racecar driver or the car
owning member of society.
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racing with his power secrets that took the sport of auto racing to a new level
in the 1970s. This man was a true genius. Because of him, the NASCAR rule
book went from 6 pages to over 220 in his life time. Innovators like this are
life line for the sport and they have such a huge influence on the sport that
all of their ingenuity carries over into the technology and then therefore
carries on into our daily lives in our vehicles. I chose this source because it
deals with the inner workings of the internal and often non publicized aspect
of racing. It goes in-depth with the life of Smokey and shows how the
engineering side of the sport is so crucial. For the project I think that if there
is time that a mention into the engineering side of things could be useful.
Morgan J. Andrew. The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Psychological
Analysis of Race Car Drivers. Online Publication. Updated January 15, 2013
Date of access March 22, 2015.
This was a study done at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee on race car
drivers and how their brains are just wired differently due to competition.
Most of the drivers are what is known as an ISTP personality type by the
Myers Briggs personality test. This is mainly due to the fact that the ISTP
personality seeks adrenaline and has the tendencies to take risks for little
reward. The brains of the individuals tested often showed that the individuals
had more pleasure seeking receptors for dopamine. Also the tests showed
that the reaction timing of the individuals was incredibly high and that finite
motor skills were very well developed while gross motor skills were average
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or slowed. This article was definitely interesting and explains a lot about the
racers that I know I might use this source to explain the racing mentality to
the views of the presentation so that they can understand exactly why our
brains are wired the way they are and what drives us to compete and race.
Rusden Michael. Extreme Racing Team Manager. Personal phone interview.
March 20, 2015.
The reason I chose to interview Michael was due to the fact of our long
history together in my type of motorcycle racing. Michael was my mentor
and to this day I owe all I know about the sport of off-road racing thanks to
him. On the phone interview I gave him the scope of the project and he
decided to illustrate the cost of racing in a personal and family way as well
as a financial way. He vividly portrayed the line of racing that I was in as a
real taxation on the family unit. His line of work takes him away from the
family most weekend chasing after sponsorships and going to races to act as
the main mechanic for the team. He said that he missed his little girls
birthday three years in a row due to racing. There is obvious reasons that
this could have an effect on a child. Financially racing makes no sense either
he says. Between the money that families have to shell out to compete and
the little amount that small time sponsors do there is no logistical reasoning
for racing in the amateur world of off-road racing. This source was great not
only because I got to connect with an old friend again, but because Michael
has such a great knowledge about the sport and the financial side of things
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that are always overlooked. I thoroughly plan on using most of what he spoke
with me about to illustrate the financial and family hardships that racers go
through in their lifetimes.
Sparco Racing Online Editorial. Employee. The Technology Behind the Suit.
Online source. Updated March 14,2013. Date of access, March 20, 2015
Sparco racing international has been a leading manufacturer of fire retardant
race suits since the 1970s they are always on the cutting edge of safety for
racecar drivers. The sport of auto racing is very dangerous and one of the
leading causes of injury is fire being set to the cars after a wreck. Sparco
utilizes Nomex material, a material made of Kevlar and fireproof glass and
carbon. The suits are designed to repel heat up to one thousand degrees for
a couple of minutes, this is the type of fire that is most commonly associated
with the ignition of combustible fuels. This source was great as a safety
aspect for the project because of its in-depth look at the materials and what
makes the suits safe. The dangers that are posed by this type of racing can
be mitigated by utilizing things such as suits and protective gear. This source
will come in handy when we talk about the dangers of racing and how
technology is ever improving to limit the risks of the sport.
Staff at ESPN. Sports Science: Denny Hamlin. Video Source. August 7, 2012.
Date of Access March 21,2015.
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the racing world being tough and brutal financially and mentally. This
interview as a source was good because it gave real driver insight to the
challenges that drivers face coming up through the ranks something that will
be highlighted during the presentation.