SPDu4ea
10-02-2005, 03:17 PM
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/racing/09/30/bc.car.nascar.shockchan.ap/
Exec Summary: Hendrick Motorsports built some rear shock absorbers which were designed to settle very slowly for the rear of the car, effectively leaving the rear of the car higher than the rulebook allowed. This allowed more downforce and gave the team a competitive edge which showed in their 1-2 finish at Dover. The shock construction and materials were within the rulebook, but they were deemed outside the spirit of the rules...
Exec Summary: Hendrick Motorsports built some rear shock absorbers which were designed to settle very slowly for the rear of the car, effectively leaving the rear of the car higher than the rulebook allowed. This allowed more downforce and gave the team a competitive edge which showed in their 1-2 finish at Dover. The shock construction and materials were within the rulebook, but they were deemed outside the spirit of the rules...