"Rod McInnis" wrote in message ...
"basskisser" wrote in message
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Pure horse****!!!!! They do, indeed, keep the throttle wide open, but
they DO use the brakes, and quite a lot. They use the brakes as
opposed to letting up on the throttle when drafting, to avoid loosing
engine rpms from what is commonly refered to as "lifting".


I ask you again: What type of connection do they use between the engine and
the wheels that allows the engine RPMs to stay high while the car slows
down?

Rod

It doesn't. What happens is that by not lifting the throttle, you are
keeping the same amount of fuel/air ramming into the engine. So, what
happens is that when you quit braking, the RPM's come back up quicker.
You see, if you don't do that, with the restrictor plates, it can take
up to a lap to get back up to full speed. So, when I say it is to
avoid loosing RPM's, it really means loosing RPM's for a full lap, as
opposed to a few seconds. It is a VERY common practice on
superspeedways, and they all do it. It's just that Shelikoff doesn't
know that.