Why Are Race Tracks Banked? | Neil deGrasse Tyson Explains...

That's why in racing terms its called "being on the limit" the limit of traction and space, you're often fastest right at the edge of losing control of the car. The driver wants to get everything they can from the physical ability of the car itself without going over the limit.

Neil has to be one of the most valuable individuals providing knowledge and fun

I'm not surprised Chuck is a drifting fan lol. More racing physics please!

Daytona's turns are banked at 31 degrees and Talladega's tuns are at 33 degrees. I heard that Talladega was built with this banking because concrete or blacktop cannot be laid at any steeper incline. F1 and Indy have reduced the number of races on high banked ovals because their speeds can get too high. Texas motor speedway is probably at the highest banking, 20 and 22 degrees. Another experiment for the Bernulli effect, is to tie a ping pong ball to a light string move it closer and closer to a hair dryer, at full speed, or a faucet completely opened, the ping pong ball will be pulled into the stream of air, or water.

The more I watch Dr. Tyson’s videos, the more I want Architectural Digest to do a home tour. I love what I see in his backgrounds.

Mario Andretti’s quote is actually “If everything seems under control, you're not fast enough”. Similar meaning but better. Thanks for the great videos!

This was a blast, so funny to listen to! My dad actually is a friend and fan of Mario Andretti, they talk on the phone every now and then to catch up (since we live in Italy), so when I heard Neil knows the guy, I got really really excited as Neil is one of my personal idols hahah! I essentially embarked on the journey in Theoretical Physics thanks to Neil, so the slight chance of getting a message through really got me jumping around =)

I've walked the bank at Daytona, Neil's description is very accurate haha

The friction Joke had me dying 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

We want a whole new Star Talk series all about Racing Cars