re: So Tony Stewart ran over and killed another driver at a race last night

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Those sprint cars are designed to kick the rear end to the driver's right when accelerated, it makes for better cornering. I am pretty sure the left and right side tires are also staggered in size to enhance that effect.

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Sprint cars definitely hook the rear end to the right when accelerated. That is by design. The tires are even staggered to create that handling effect. Check this article: LINK

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fricking Christ. NO THEY ARE/DO NOT.

The tire stagger is not done to make the car kick out, it is done so that it can go around a turn at all. Sprint Cars do not have a differential and the rear tires spin at the same speed. They slide sideways because you turn the goddamn wheel. Goosing it the way he did will not kick it out and, lo and behold, it didn't if you just watch the video. It only kicks out after contact because there was fricking retarded jackass under his tire.

Honestly, we cannot even be sure he actually gunned the gas, the camera is on the other side of the stadium and so is the microphone that is attached. Chances are the engine you hear is another car closer to the camera. Stewart's car never really accelerates.

In summation, Ward should have stayed in his car and not jumped under Tony's tires. This is Ward's fault.