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dsriggs posted:Great looking car BUT... not a lot of large, flat planes for sponsors to put their logos on. That could be a problem. Any modern open wheel car has that problem. There's no sponsor blocking winglet now though.
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https://twitter.com/IndyCar/status/889839726601097218 VROOM VROOM E: The Honda broke. https://twitter.com/henifer/status/889845341029355521 njsykora fucked around with this message at 15:52 on Jul 25, 2017 |
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Some interesting tidbits from the 2018 aero kit press conference yesterday with Jay Frye: RE: Costs quote:The annual cost should be 30 to 40 percent less than what the current car is. One of the things with having a universal car is we're able to negotiate that, able to negotiate the term, which is, again, for three years, so the teams can plan for it. That was something that was very important, what the actual conversion cost was going to be and then what the annual cost was going to be over this term. Costs are fixed for the next 3 years, which is great for the teams and should hopefully attract new teams and/or expansion of current teams. RE: Downforce levels quote:Well, there's probably a 20 percent overall reduction, 20 to 25 percent overall reduction to the current car, and what we tried to do is create the window, so the total potential window of the car's downforce level has definitely shifted down, so not just the top, the maximum amount of downforce, the bottom end has changed, too, where it's dropped. So we've moved the window down. Not saying we're ever at completely max downforce, but this car does have less overall downforce. The downforce opportunity window is moved down. That's a big drop in overall downforce, and they're been able to lower the downforce floor quite a bit which is great. And one last great thing quote:Q. I've got one question about the design that you've been talking about. You said that the engine cowling opening will be much lower on the engine so that it becomes more visible, correct?
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How close to minimum downforce were most teams at Indy qualifying?
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Norns posted:The engine package is totally untouched right? Tub and all that is the same too? The engine packages are all up for incremental development from Chevy/Honda as normal, I'm sure Chevy will do some things to bridge the gap from Honda. The tub is the same except for some safety increases with side impact protection quote:Q. I have a two-part question: How involved were the drivers in the design process in terms of safety just in relation to -- like we've had a lot of big accidents lately with Seb and then also obviously with Hinch a couple of years ago. Does that have any impact on the overall design of the car? IOwnCalculus posted:How close to minimum downforce were most teams at Indy qualifying? Every engineer I spoke with said their goal was to run as much negative rear wing and still be able to run flat out, most teams were able to run effectively at max negative rear wing (-10.5°)
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Are the rear flaps that they were using for the speedway setup to prevent cars from going airborne going to be universal now?
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Why don't the steal a page from nascar and have pop out flaps that deploy to keep them from going airborne?
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iospace posted:Are the rear flaps that they were using for the speedway setup to prevent cars from going airborne going to be universal now?
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Norns posted:Why don't the steal a page from nascar and have pop out flaps that deploy to keep them from going airborne? You mean these things?  Because the mounting point makes it seems like they're going to be universal among both the kits now. Cygni posted:They aren't on the road course renders from what I can see, but they are on the oval renders. They may not work with roadcourses because of the weird/shifting angles of attack and stuff, otherwise I don't see why they wouldn't run them. True, but who knows.
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Oriol seems to be somewhat happy at least and the parts are working, 217.9mph lap a while ago.
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iospace posted:You mean these things? Yeah but take it farther and incorporate body flaps as well. More downforce coming from ground effects means the popup will be higher when they lose it?
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To answer a previous question about the Chevy test car color:Chevy PR posted:When a wrap is created, it is made to be as close as possible to the production color. 
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KingShibby posted:To answer a previous question about the Chevy test car color: Thanks for getting that info, the wrap color is 
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njsykora posted:E: The Honda broke. How else would you know it's a Honda?
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Norns posted:Yeah but take it farther and incorporate body flaps as well. The existing flaps would be even more effective with more of the downforce coming from the ground effects tunnels, no? and considering how thin the bodywork is, it's hard to see how they'd put flaps on the upper bodywork.
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https://twitter.com/IndyCar/status/889950612477095936 JPM and Oriol feel it's good. Also, they got through everything (to the surprise of no one given they couldn't have had better weather), so no test tomorrow.
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"I was flat on my first lap, which says two things - how stupid I am, but also how good the car felt." <3 Oriol.
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^^^ Good. vvv Also good. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLQomQwDvYY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_uxtxSheGg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_L9ymcIYePg Watching these made me realize that the death of Speed TV/Speed.com is why Racer got to be in a position where they're slaying Indycar coverage. Coverage of everything, really.
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miller and pruett vids/podcast are just great. does anyone sub to the actual Racer Magazine? i havent had a magazine sub in 10ish years, but i love what they are doing online and i feel like i should get the hardcopy too.
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Cygni posted:miller and pruett vids/podcast are just great. I've debated it. Miller and Pruett A. know their poo poo, B. have a really good relationship with each other, and C. know how to be silly. It makes them so much better. Also, Miller will criticize things if needed, which is always a plus.
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I don't sub but the podcast is good. I loved the Indy interviews.
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I have the online app subscription, which gets me a digital version of the magazine. Usually read it on the iPad, and for ~$8 a year it's essentially a tip in the jar for the writers and content I like on the site. (If I lived in the US I'd get a physical magazine subscription)
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   The Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio Fast Facts Race Weekend: Friday, July 28 - Sunday, July 30 Track: Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, a 13-turn, 2.258-mile road course in Lexington, Ohio Race Distance: 90 laps / 203.22 miles Entry List: Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio (PDF) Push-to-Pass Parameters: 200 seconds of total time with a maximum time of 20 seconds per activation. Firestone Tire Allotment: Seven sets primary, four sets alternate. Teams must use one set of primary and one new set of alternate tires in the race. Twitter: @Mid_Ohio, @IndyCar, #Honda200, #IndyCar Event Website: https://www.midohio.com 2016 Race Winner: Simon Pagenaud (No. 22 PPG Automotive Refinish Chevrolet) 2016 Verizon P1 Award Winner: Simon Pagenaud (No. 22 PPG Automotive Refinish Chevrolet), 1:03.8700, 127.271 mph Qualifying Record: Simon Pagenaud, 1:03.8700, 127.271 mph, July 30, 2016 NBCSN Broadcasts: Qualifying, 2 p.m. ET Saturday, July 29 (live); Race, 3 p.m. ET Sunday, July 30, CNBC (live); 7 p.m. ET Sunday, July 30, NBCSN (re-air) quote:Kevin Lee is the lead announcer for the NBCSN broadcasts this weekend alongside analysts Townsend Bell and Paul Tracy. Pit reporters are Jon Beekhuis, Katie Hargitt, Anders Krohn and Robin Miller. Advance Auto Parts INDYCAR Radio Network Broadcasts: The Advance Auto Parts INDYCAR Radio Network is led by chief announcer Mark Jaynes, with analyst Davey Hamilton. Turn reporters are Jake Query and Nick Yeoman, with Rob Howden and Michael Young reporting from the pits. All Verizon IndyCar Series races are broadcast live on the Advance Auto Parts INDYCAR Radio Network, Sirius 212, XM 209, IndyCar.com, indycarradio.com and on the INDYCAR Mobile app. Video Streaming: All practice sessions for the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio will stream live on RaceControl.IndyCar.com and on the INDYCAR YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/indycar).
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The big question in regards to Ohio this year: Will Aleshin lose in the most Russian dash cam fashion again?
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iospace posted:The big question in regards to Ohio this year: Will Aleshin lose in the most Russian dash cam fashion again? Is he even racing?
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Flikken posted:Is he even racing? According to the entry list, yes.
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iospace posted:The big question in regards to Ohio this year: Will Aleshin lose in the most Russian dash cam fashion again? nah, the real question is "who is going to finish second" because we all should know Scott Dixon is winning this. he always wins at Mid-Ohio, and usually it's by running faster and using less gas than everyone else through some kind of sorcery or witchcraft 
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N: Kyle Busch and Kyle Larson want to run the 500. V: I think we're going to easily hit 33 again this year. The only driver I don't see coming back at all next year is Buddy, and maybes are Sage, Marco, and Alonso. Larson probably has the easier path of the two NASCAR crossovers as he races for Chip. harperdc posted:nah, the real question is "who is going to finish second" because we all should know Scott Dixon is winning this. The dude won at Road America, which by all means shouldn't have happened with a Honda kit against all four Penskes.
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I think it's likely we'll see Alonso again next year. The only real chance of him getting into a race-winning car in F1 (and thus not being able to skip Monaco) is McLaren somehow making a deal with Mercedes/Ferrari, or Honda magically getting their poo poo together. Ryan Blaney mentioned wanting to do the Indy/Coke 600 double with Penske in the future, so there's also that.
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I like the idea of Penske/Ganassi/Andretti going "All hands on deck" at places like Daytona 24 Hours, Daytona 500 and Indianapolis 500. That's really how racing should be.
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wicka posted:I think it's likely we'll see Alonso again next year. The only real chance of him getting into a race-winning car in F1 (and thus not being able to skip Monaco) is McLaren somehow making a deal with Mercedes/Ferrari, or Honda magically getting their poo poo together. I have absolutely zero doubt in my mind that Alonso would be back at Indy but do you really think that soon? I can see it if Alonso finally tells McLaren-Honda to gently caress right of with their garbage, takes a one year sabbatical, and does a season of IndyCar before seeing where the driver market lies the following season but that's about it. I'm also responding with the assumption that your post implies he'd still stick around with McLaren if given yet another noncompetitive vehicle.
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harperdc posted:nah, the real question is "who is going to finish second" because we all should know Scott Dixon is winning this. Graham won two years ago  I think I am the only bigh Graham fan in this thread.
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