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Why dont NASCAR race cars have speedometers?

Anonymous

∙ 15y ago

Updated: 9/27/2023

Indy cars do not have speedometer. Instead they measure speed by the Revolutions Per Minute (RPM) of the engine through the use of a tachometer. By using tire diameter, gear ratio's and engine RPM the true speed of the car can be calculated.

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∙ 15y ago

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