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Proud Christian Mom posted:well on the bright side they'd of set the record for quickest safety truck response time I'm pretty sure 0.000 seconds is still held by NASCAR. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87xVnWEyOak
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'99 is very good because it goes down to the wire but it ends in the worst possible way. I think Fontana was the point where CART started to die. This was also the last year for more than 2 chassis and a single tire. - Hondas were king again, but the Ford had more raw power and the Toyota looked increasingly competitive as the year wore on, and by the end had surpassed Mercedes which struggled with driveability problems. -Reynards were the most successful again but the Lolas looked good; especially in the hands of Hogan and Castroneves, it's just too bad about the constant reliability issues that blighted the team the whole year. The Swift only worked for Newman-Haas, the Eagle 997 was generally regarded as a failure and spelt the end of AAR in open wheel. AAR also employed a merry-go-round of drivers which really did not help. The Penske PC-27B was a massive disappointment; Little Al looked like he wanted to kill himself as the season wore on, and they actually reverted to being a one car team most of the year with no fixed driver lineup in the sporadically appearing second car. They used a 'Penskized" B99/00 as well, to little effect. Definitely their worst-ever season. -Firestone monstered Goodyear. Of the Goodyears, only the Walker cars were even remotely competitive (primarily DeFerran's., though Hattori qualified 7th at Houston and Gidley put it in the midfield a few times). It contributed to the other problems that Eagle and Penske were suffering from. They wisely withdrew at year's end. - Standout drivers: Montoya, Franchitti, Tracy (surprisingly), Papis, Andretti (again and again), Moore, Castroneves, Kanaan, Fernandez -Honourable Mentions: Moreno, Da Matta, Pruett, Gordon, Hearn -Dishonourable Mentions: PJ Jones, Shigeaki Hattori -How does this guy keep getting rides?: Dennis Vitolo -Journeyman: Gualter Salles (3 teams in one year) RIP Gonchi and Moore.
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I'm not crying, you're crying: http://www.tampabay.com/sports/autoracing/susie-wheldon-wife-of-late-indycar-champion-dan-wheldon-opens-up-about/2315679
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WindyMan posted:When I first read this, I thought they would be bringing back live in-race visor cam. It seems that this is just going to be the new 1080p/60fps visor cam that we've already been seeing from IndyCar during practice segments, just used as a precorded segment during the broadcast. Still, that'll be swell to see on TV.
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Roller Coast Guard posted:I love that they refer to this as a new exciting innovation when we were getting TracyCam literally 15 years ago. They're puffing it up for sure, but nowadays you can get way better picture and sound with less intrusive hardware. The visor cam videos this year have been amazing!
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Human Grand Prix posted:I think Fontana was the point where CART started to die. I think Montoya demolishing everyone at Indy a few months later was where it really began. quote:IndyCar at NHMS, anyone? After the 2011 shitshow, I'll pass.
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Boomer The Cannon posted:I'm not crying, you're crying: Yeah every St. Pete brings up memories of Dan  But in a happier note, Susie Wheldon is opening up a boutique in St. Pete this weekend that I plan on checking out http://www.indycar.com/News/2017/03/03-07-Verve-opening quote:The new project in Susie Wheldon’s life is full of black and white but not as many checkers as some of her others.
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Fauxhawk Express posted:I think Montoya demolishing everyone at Indy a few months later was where it really began. Yep. Once he showed that CART teams could moonwalk all over IRL regulars it was just a matter of time before everyone switched over
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i mean the discussion of "reunification" had been on the table for quite sometime, and guys like RP, The Andretti's, etc were likely sick of not being able to run the "500". (as were their sponsors...) Marlboro itself pretty much told RP "Go run Indy. We get no value out of CART that we already don't get from Ferrari or Schumi. We need you at Indy for the  audience to give a drat"also, perhaps it is indeed Audi coming to the series? Went thought a few articles and it always feels like V.A.G. and Indy seem "linked" in joining AOWR dating back to the old ChampCar days. http://jalopnik.com/audi-plans-to-invade-america-through-indycar-472859296 http://en.f1i.com/news/26267-audi-to-partner-with-cosworth.html http://autoweek.com/article/indycar/new-irl-engine-draws-interest-audi-vw-porsche-fiat-honda So Audi-Cosworth perhaps? I mean they left WEC and perhaps this is their next "hill to climb" so to speak. My only doubts is the whole "Diesel powered" thing.
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Audi is in kind of a weird spot after it pulled out of the WEC. They want to get out of works racing, but then they blast commercials about its racing heritage and then flirt with going Formula 1? If it pulled out of sportscar racing to double-down on domestic markets, like the United States, then maybe they'd be in the market for Indycar. If the pulled out of sportscar racing to go to F1 instead, why would they need Indycar? Strange.
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Audi went to Formula E because a) technology and b) its cheaper than running a WEC program
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Human Grand Prix posted:The Honda cars have brake issues now. Honda can do nothing right. at least their f1 program is working out real well
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The 1996 New Hampshire IRL race is a great look into those early days. Tony Stewart nearly had the entire field 3 laps down only for his Menard Buick to do as it was born to do and die.
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For Fuzzy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6FEewFm0uI
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There is some amazing hair in that grid preview.
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god if that race ever comes back.... thanks for posting that.
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that video makes me excited for the aeroscreens in 2018, weirdly
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I'm down as gently caress for aeroscreens and roll hoops.
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Minto Took posted:I'm down as gently caress for aeroscreens and roll hoops. same.
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FuzzySkinner posted:i mean the discussion of "reunification" had been on the table for quite sometime, and guys like RP, The Andretti's, etc were likely sick of not being able to run the "500". (as were their sponsors...) Considering how much has changed at Audi and VAG, especially at board management, it doesn't make much sense to build the theory through multiple-years-old stories and rumors. Formula E is pennies, they're in DTM because it's a big game of chicken between the German makes, and their GT3 efforts are simple and make them money. IndyCar would have to be from somebody at Audi USA really wanting to do that, and I can't see that happening at this time.
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harperdc posted:Considering how much has changed at Audi and VAG, especially at board management, it doesn't make much sense to build the theory through multiple-years-old stories and rumors. Gotta be Alfa then. I don't know, just every time this topic has come up? It always see to come down to V.A.G. or FCA being the major players.
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John Deere-Cosworth.
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Cygni posted:that video makes me excited for the aeroscreens in 2018, weirdly Same here.
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Bentai posted:John Deere-Cosworth. Hell yeah!
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Practice 1 going green soon  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0AC1WIHQbE
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Gottdamn, Power did a lot of damage for such a small hit e: looked worse than it was i guess, hes rollin Cygni fucked around with this message at 17:43 on Mar 10, 2017 |
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Time to first crash: 10 minutes That thing was going around before he even got to the apex.
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I just saw a live visorcam shot from Newgarden's machine. Y'all we've got live visorcam technology this season! 
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I imagine we will get a more realistic picture when people use their red set in practice 2. Not gonna sandbag with those when you only get 1 chance on them.
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Marco Andretti has topped a session. I repeat - Marco Andretti has topped a session.
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The fastest 4 cars are Hondas, as are 8 of the 10 fastest cars.
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