How It Works: NASCAR Air Titan 2.0
By Keith Waltz Weather has long been an enemy of auto racing, but the impact of rain on major NASCAR events was significantly reduced in 2014 with the introduction of Air Titan 2.0, the second-generation of track-drying technology. Air Titan 2.0 uses compressed air to push water off of the racing surface. The self-contained unit is housed in the bed of a Toyota pickup truck and is more cost-effective and efficient than its predecessor. Overall, the Air Titan 2.0 emits 80 percent fewer emissions than traditional track-drying methods. Air Titan 2.0 more than tripled the blade capacity of the original version and…