Why does this car have a fuzzy corndog on a stick?

"Rainbow" (rainbeaux) 09/30/2015 at 17:26 • Filed to: None

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Right above the number plate.

Tareim - V8 powered > Rainbow 09/30/2015 at 17:28

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In case it gets hungry during the race? the team would rather it didn’t go have a donut or 2 (tyre wall) so gave it a corndog instead

HammerheadFistpunch > Rainbow 09/30/2015 at 17:30

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Its a twinky on a stick, since starting the skyactive weight loss program, its been easier and easier to motivate the mazda this way.

Textured Soy Protein > Rainbow 09/30/2015 at 17:30

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Maybe that’s a wrench for unscrewing a connector that holds on the nose cone?

Here’s a shot of the #70 car (I’m assuming the sister car to the #07 car in your picture) on track, with the corndog holder stick but not the corndog.

But here’s the #07 car without the corndog holder stick.

And the #07 car with its nose removed, and no corndog stick:

And a nose cone of the #70 car, with corndog holder stick AND corndog still attached.

It’s a mystery!

Urambo Tauro > Rainbow 09/30/2015 at 17:33

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It’s an updated version of a classic technique. Who can resist corn dogs?

McMike > Rainbow 09/30/2015 at 17:33

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I’m guessing it’s a visible cover for the pitot tube, or whatever else that sensor is.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > Rainbow 09/30/2015 at 17:38

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I see pics with an antenna there and some without. Perhaps it’s just a cover so people don’t hit it working around the car. They probably broke it once.

Tareim - V8 powered > Textured Soy Protein 09/30/2015 at 17:47

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I can’t remember the exact name of it but it’s a probe to measure things like air temp or wind speed etc

Jetstreamer > Textured Soy Protein 09/30/2015 at 17:50

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Looks like something similar to a pitot tube on aircraft. Sense the dynamic air pressure of uninterrupted airflow to get all kinds of data from it. Maybe only attached when needed for testing?

Disclaimer; I know nothing about the tech and R&D of this kind of racing...

skinnyrook > Rainbow 09/30/2015 at 17:51

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It’s a pitot tube used for measuring the airspeed

coelacanthist > Rainbow 09/30/2015 at 17:58

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Does anyone remember these?

SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman > Rainbow 09/30/2015 at 18:03

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because racecar

Sam > Rainbow 09/30/2015 at 18:25

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I can give you the real answer, or the funny answer.

The real answer is that it protects the pitot tube from foreign bodies. Like the “Remove before flight” bits on airplanes.

The fun answer is that the tube is for filling Twinkies.

RallyWrench > Rainbow 09/30/2015 at 18:32

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It’s a foam cover to protect the pitot tube when the car is in transport or garaged. Looks like they just got the tent up and unloaded the car.

LuczOr > skinnyrook 09/30/2015 at 19:14

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I came here to post this.