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FuzzySkinner posted:Can Am would be IMSA/CART in some ways I assume? Definitely IMSA, possibly CART depending on how you define things and how you look at development of teams and drivers. Second gen Can-Am also used adapted F5000 cars so there's a bit of a link there too.
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FuzzySkinner posted:Can Am would be IMSA/CART in some ways I assume? The CanAm 90% of people talk about is not really comparable to anything.
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It's just wacky races but irl. 1986 champion Horst Kroll ran a famously crooked garage near my house when I was growing up.
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Not sure if it's been mentioned, but at Toronto Marco Andretti finished fourth, his best finish of 2017. It is his first top-five finish since he finish third at Auto Club Speedway in June of 2015.
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Rahal open to taking Taku back for their second car, which is dependent on Andretti switching so they could get an engine.quote:“As I’ve said all along, whoever is in the second car, it’s gotta be a competitive race car. A guy like Taku, we have a lot of warm feelings having worked with him a number of years ago. Hinchcliffe is on the market. If I look at the driver, you look at what combination works, and there’s other guys out there. Those two would get along. There’s even Oriol, who works very well with the team. http://motorsports.nbcsports.com/2017/07/19/rll-working-towards-bmw-renewal-indycar-second-car/
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Shameless plug for the Toronto edition of my Behind the Numbers article series
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Bentai posted:https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/2018-indycar-universal-aerokit-chris-beatty I think the number placement is wrong in those mockups. Should be on the element in front of the rear wheel, not on the rear wing. But ooooooh those look sexy with an actual paint scheme on them and not just a render.
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iospace posted:I think the number placement is wrong in those mockups. Should be on the element in front of the rear wheel, not on the rear wing.    Yup.
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iospace posted:I think the number placement is wrong in those mockups. Should be on the element in front of the rear wheel, not on the rear wing. Def two sets of rear wheel ramps now, but at least it makes sense. Before it looked like they were a tiny tiny bit different, now its clear that the roadcourse/short oval pods have a big ramp and high downforce levels, while the speedway pods are much more 'flat topped' and low drag.
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Pruett/Miller podcast is mostly about the sillyseason. Lots of intriguing stuff going on, gonna be some huge changes in the offseason. As before, basically everyone not at Penske is essentially in musical chairs mode. http://www.racer.com/indycar/item/142439-podcast-the-week-in-indycar-silly-season-edition They seem to think Andretti going to Chevy is a bit of a done deal.
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So question, considering the Milwaukee Mile is all but dead and won't likely come back, how open would New Hampshire be to a return for IndyCar?
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iospace posted:So question, considering the Milwaukee Mile is all but dead and won't likely come back, how open would New Hampshire be to a return for IndyCar? quote:RaceDayCT: Is there any thought of revisiting IndyCar? http://racedayct.com/2017/07/qa-with-new-hampshire-motor-speedway-general-manager-david-mcgrath/
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Slight nonsensical rambling here, but with the news that F1 will be running the halo next season, I kind of hope it eventually tanks the F1 video game sales to the point that Codemasters considers making an Indycar game. (Seriously though, I do believe a high quality Indycar videogame would do wonders as far as encouraging new fans)
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Fauxhawk Express posted:Slight nonsensical rambling here, but with the news that F1 will be running the halo next season, I kind of hope it eventually tanks the F1 video game sales to the point that Codemasters considers making an Indycar game. I... I want you to show your work as to how halos in F1 cars will completely destroy sales for the F1 game. 
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I have amazing data. The best.
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Spaced God posted:I... I want you to show your work as to how halos in F1 cars will completely destroy sales for the F1 game. He's the lord jesus christ as his avatar says, duh.
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Fauxhawk Express posted:Slight nonsensical rambling here, but with the news that F1 will be running the halo next season, I kind of hope it eventually tanks the F1 video game sales to the point that Codemasters considers making an Indycar game. IndyCars are going to be in Forza and Project Cars this year, but I don't think the series is neeeeearly popular enough to get their own game anymore. Somewhat related, I realized I picked up a copy of the Dreamcast Flag2Flag game at some point. Think it was only $2 or so used here in Japan, which is my bar for "I'll by that for a joke."
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KingShibby posted:Not sure if it's been mentioned, but at Toronto Marco Andretti finished fourth, his best finish of 2017. It is his first top-five finish since he finish third at Auto Club Speedway in June of 2015. Just wanted to point out that, by my count, 24 different drivers had top-fives during that stretch. That list includes guys like Ryan Briscoe, Justin Wilson (  ), and Gabby Chaves; and multiple top-fives for Sage Karam, JR Hildebrand, and Conor Daly, among others.
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Several of which were, to put it mildly, not in Andretti equipment.
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harperdc posted:IndyCars are going to be in Forza and Project Cars this year, but I don't think the series is neeeeearly popular enough to get their own game anymore. I beat that recently. It's a good game but I struggled on the short ovals.
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Spaced God posted:I... I want you to show your work as to how halos in F1 cars will completely destroy sales for the F1 game. Look buddy he's the LUNATIC FRINGE he doesn't have to explain anything.
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Good article on IndyCar's cockpit protection. Gonna be on track this year, although doesnt sound like it will be shown to the public until its ready to go. Supposed to look good and be "modest in size" compared to the Ferrari shield. Sounds like they are on the right road to me. http://www.racer.com/indycar/item/142457-indycar-on-track-for-cockpit-safety-device-test
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https://twitter.com/jimayello/status/888468103604076548 Man Joe Gibbs sucks. /Won't let Tony Stewart run Indianapolis. Even in 2004 when Foyt had his car. //Wouldn't let Tony Stewart run dirt track stuff so he had to drive under an assumed name ///Won't Let Kyle Busch run Indianapolis, but WILL Let his ruin XFinity race weekends. 
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FuzzySkinner posted:https://twitter.com/jimayello/status/888468103604076548 Joe Gibbs is the poster child for NASCAR elitism Also I know it's a year old, but let's all flashback to this Twitter  gem https://twitter.com/FordPerformance/status/756569101020106752
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Nose cam and rear cams will be integrated into the 2018 bodywork. http://www.racer.com/indycar/item/142465-new-in-car-cameras-part-of-indycar-s-2018-kit Also: quote:Another advancement Greene has in mind for 2018, but might take a little while to implement, 
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Speaking of new cars: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5A8CBjC_A0g&t=95s The test WILL be open to the public.
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Since the test on the 25th, then the parts are all made and probably already on a car somewhere I would guess? Cmon someone at Schmidt, leak da pic.
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Cygni posted:Since the test on the 25th, then the parts are all made and probably already on a car somewhere I would guess? I'm pretty sure they haven't even seen it yet, but I look forward to the covers coming off  (then again, who isn't).Also, I think we'll definitely see a new driver at Ganassi next year. Namely one Felix Rosenqvist.
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Yeah I'm just a huge fan of that guy. I guess it would probably depend on whether Ganassi has the funding, but I wouldn't be surprised if he's Ganassi's first choice if they have a second funded car alongside Dixon.
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The 2018 cars are impounded at Dallara in Speedway, nobody but Dallara and IndyCar has access to them. I really wanna go on Tuesday but Tuesday's are always my busiest day of the week at work 
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KingShibby posted:The 2018 cars are impounded at Dallara in Speedway, nobody but Dallara and IndyCar has access to them. I really wanna go on Tuesday but Tuesday's are always my busiest day of the week at work Tell them it's for your other job? 
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iospace posted:Tell them it's for your other job? It's only a job if I get paid for it 
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I don't because it was a free day off this year because vendor suite and my boss was going too. 
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Crosspost from the NASCAR thread, but IMS is the best https://twitter.com/NASCARonNBC/status/888787867173912576
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