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| seanery |
 Jun 19 2005, 12:06 PM
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waiting to rebuild whitey!  Group: Retired Admin Posts: 15,857 Joined: 7-January 03 From: Indy Member No.: 100 Region Association: None  |
(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/finger.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/finger.gif) I can't believe it. WTF. Michellin, in it's 6th year here, can't create a tire that will will finish the race? WTF.
NO FRENCHIE FUCKING TIRES FOR ANY OF MY CARS!!! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/finger.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/finger.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/finger.gif) |
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| davesprinkle |
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Actually, it was Texas Motor Speedway. Not trying to pick nits, but TMS is in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. Texas World Speedway is further South near College Station. Tx World is also a high-banked superspeedway, but it hasn't had a major race in a long time (if ever?).
The whole CART attempt at a race was a real debacle, just like F1 last weekend. CART officials had been warned by more than 1 race simulation guy that TMS would be unsafe for champcars. In response, they had Christian Fittipaldi run a 1/2 day test in the dead of winter. Speeds were slow, so the CART officials left convinced that there wouldn't be a problem, ignoring that the test wasn't valid for a number of reasons: 1. cold temps led to downforce/drag levels that wouldn't be representative of race conditions 2. a single car test didn't have the aero tow effects of multi-car packs 3. with nothing to gain the team had no motivation to run fast, so they cranked in a lot of downforce, stuck the car to the track, pounded out a few laps, and then packed it all up to get in out of the cold Turns out, on the race weekend, when the teams were running in real anger, speeds climbed significantly higher than those in the test -- high enough to be dangerous. CART eventually cancelled the race. It was a real black eye for the sport. |
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seanery Michellin sucks Jun 19 2005, 12:06 PM
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What are your sources?? Because I just got... Jun 19 2005, 01:53 PM Britain Smith ... Jun 19 2005, 02:17 PM serge914 According to the Canadian television, Radio Canada... Jun 19 2005, 02:24 PM Thorshammer Thanks for the source!
But the track has been... Jun 19 2005, 02:44 PM Mrs. K http://www.914world.com/bbs2/... Jun 19 2005, 02:58 PM Mrs. K 
