Disaster data: CART and Ford team up to turn crashes into safety improvements
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The CART blue box is a data-gathering tool that records the tremendous forces during a car crash. It is designed to better understand the mechanism of collisions. A Ford team has plans of submitting the data for car safety improvement research.
Publication Name: Popular Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0161-7370
Year: 1997
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Driver's edge: an IndyCar driver describes the delicate balance of high technology and a racer's instinct
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Some of the most advanced technology is used in the automobiles that compete in the IndyCar racing circuit. The latest innovations used in these cars and how the driver interacts with them are discussed.
Publication Name: Popular Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0161-7370
Year: 1996
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Driver's edge
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A race car driver narrates the excitement he felt when he participated in the Indianapolis 500 automobile race. He also gives some pointers on race car driving.
Publication Name: Popular Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0161-7370
Year: 1996
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