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Indy cars at Sonoma, Different configuration? |
Randal |
Aug 25 2013, 03:26 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,446 Joined: 29-May 03 From: Los Altos, CA Member No.: 750 |
Guessing they put in that different turn 9 to slow them down before 10? Likely a good idea, but it certainly changes the racing. The head of Indy car was being interviewed earlier about running the road course at Indy, but obviously wasn't happy with the track, i.e., the track working for the Indy cars. If you can run F1 cars there, why not Indy cars? |
carr914 |
Aug 26 2013, 04:25 AM
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Racer from Birth Group: Members Posts: 119,061 Joined: 2-February 04 From: Tampa,FL Member No.: 1,623 Region Association: South East States |
I believe it was Will Power's Tire Changer carrying that Tire like a suitcase not Helio's Crew.
The penalty was BS, but I understand that they need to keep Crewmembers safe. The Interview with Mike Hull (Dixon'x Race Engineer) said that Race Control does not get the same Video as the TV Cameras, so the decision might have been made by not seeing the Crew sticking that tire out 3 feet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4sdBi1nPRU |
Randal |
Aug 26 2013, 10:31 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,446 Joined: 29-May 03 From: Los Altos, CA Member No.: 750 |
I believe it was Will Power's Tire Changer carrying that Tire like a suitcase not Helio's Crew. The penalty was BS, but I understand that they need to keep Crewmembers safe. The Interview with Mike Hull (Dixon'x Race Engineer) said that Race Control does not get the same Video as the TV Cameras, so the decision might have been made by not seeing the Crew sticking that tire out 3 feet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4sdBi1nPRU I agree about keeping crew members safe - that always has to be the first priority. Still astounded by the moves of that tire changer. Doesn't make any sense what-so-ever. Don't know the rules for Pit stops, and there must be a bunch, but thinking they should require the cars to pit in the middle of their pit boxes. And if the car behind infringes upon the (back) of the pit box they should get penalized; otherwise what you have is paramount to people dodging trains. On the other are the pit boxes big enough so that a car can enter and exit entirely within the outline of the pit? |
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