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  Ride along with former Winston Cup champion Rusty Wallace as he gives CNN/SI a crash-course on NASCAR racing. Rusty's Know-How tips appear each week on CNN/SI.com. A Winston Cup cockpit tour
Posted: Sunday May 23, 1999 09:57 AM The cockpits of cars are constantly evolving to ensure drivers are comfortable, and safe. Let me give you a tour.
First of all, there is no key. So, on the left is the starter switch and the electrical kill switch. You'll also normally find your switches for the brake and rear-end gear fans here. To the far left are the radios. There are usually two in case one stops working The large gauges in front of the driver are the tachometer, oil pressure, fuel pressure, water temperature, and oil temperature. These are the gauges that a driver keeps his eyes on the most. To the driver's right are the starter boxes. Sometimes one will go bad during a race, so the driver has the ability to switch to the other one. Also to the right is the all important halon fire extinguisher, which the driver can engage with one pull on a ring. And surrounding everything is the all important roll cage. Safety and comfort -- almost sounds like a mini-van doesn't it? | |||||||
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