John wrote: ↑1 year ago
I hope FRO finds a ride somewhere, he needs to get back in a car that suits him.
What car would that be? Everyone is driving a Dallara Not to mention he was part of a top two team already. Palou's results kinda make his tenure look ever worse now. You expect him to have better results at Coyne or RLL?
07.04.1968 - Flower of Scotland when will we see your like again? 01.05.1994 - We'll never forget...
John wrote: ↑1 year ago
I hope FRO finds a ride somewhere, he needs to get back in a car that suits him.
What car would that be? Everyone is driving a Dallara Not to mention he was part of a top two team already. Palou's results kinda make his tenure look ever worse now. You expect him to have better results at Coyne or RLL?
I don't expect him to be a championship contender in Indycar but he has more talent than his results give him credit for. Felix is a bit of boom and slump but he should be having steady top-10's at the very least.
The ASPM car is very nervous on the edge (the team has alluded to this the past couple of years). Pato can handle it, Felix can't. It's a pity.
John wrote: ↑1 year ago
I hope FRO finds a ride somewhere, he needs to get back in a car that suits him.
What car would that be? Everyone is driving a Dallara Not to mention he was part of a top two team already. Palou's results kinda make his tenure look ever worse now. You expect him to have better results at Coyne or RLL?
I don't expect him to be a championship contender in Indycar but he has more talent than his results give him credit for. Felix is a bit of boom and slump but he should be having steady top-10's at the very least.
The ASPM car is very nervous on the edge (the team has alluded to this the past couple of years). Pato can handle it, Felix can't. It's a pity.
You'll be able to afford to discard Felix next year ... after Lundqvist wins Lights this year!
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Well, that 2 episodes I have watched in full. And enjoyed. Good to see they listened too us and cut the food lines down.
Edit: Talking of RV's( which they did) I just watched a programme about luxury RV's.... it featured the Michael Andretti one as second overall. Its a biiiiiig, even H-U-U-U-G-E articulated rig. Massive slideout bits and very impressive.
The one thing I got out of it?..... Mrs Andretti is a piece of work!
(A quarter of the rig (my guess) is taken up with her walk in wardrobe - seriously, Michael gets a few hangers in one corner)
Just sayin....
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MonteCristo wrote: ↑1 year ago
Cool little 90sec insight into the state of aeroscreen tinting.
I see there are some complaining of vision issues with the screen on road courses in the rain ie last weekend. Apparently in traffic the water 'pools' in the centre of the screen. Daly said he had to peer around. it.
Race winner Colton Herta said he also struggled with visibility — until his team pulled a used tear-off screen. Frye said he spoke with an unidentified driver whose team never removed it.
Whether that may have made a difference to the race remains unclear.
After finishing a season-best fifth, Conor Daly of Ed Carpenter Racing told reporters he finished the race by peaking around the side of the cockpit because water was pooling in the centre of the shield. He wasn't the only competitor struggling.
So the aeroscreen works well when running solo (in the rain) but less so when driving through the rooster tails thrown up by other cars? I remember RHR saying it worked great when he tested the screen in the rain at Barber prior to its roll out.
IndyCar to use 100 percent renewable fuel next year
The IndyCar Series will next year be powered by a new, t'railblazing' race fuel.
Following it's contract extension, Shell will develop a product which will make IndyCar the United States’ first motorsport series running on 100 percent renewable fuel.
To be debuted in 2023, it will consist of “a blend of second-generation ethanol derived from sugarcane waste and other biofuels”.
Penske Entertainment Corp president and CEO Mark Miles hailed the initiative.
“Motorsports has always been at the forefront of innovation and technology, and today IndyCar is furthering this tradition in a very important and transformational way,” said Miles.
“We are proud to become a leader in sustainability and decarbonisation as we work towards becoming the first U.S. motorsport series to run on renewable fuel.
“With industry-leading organisations like Shell and Penske sharing the same ambition for a cleaner energy future, remarkable progress can be made.”
Added Shell Global Solutions president Dr Selda Gunsel: “This race fuel development for IndyCar is a great example of how fuels technology is pivotal in helping decarbonise the sport.
“Today’s development takes us one step closer to that goal.”
New, lighter IndyCar aeroscreen in development for 2024
IndyCar Series has a second iteration of its aeroscreen in development for 2024. If all of the targets are met, it will carve a significant amount of weight from the current version .
I say return.... the 1971 USAC IndyCar season opened on the three-mile oval at Autodromo Ciudad de Rafaela.
An envoy from Argentina has visited Indycar HQ since the 500 to talk about hosting a race there.... it seems the group from Argentina represents the Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo, the circuit. that currently holds the MotoGP round there.
It seems Indycar are happy to look at other countries as well, as long as the funds to transport the cars, teams, and equipment is met, and a strong sanction fee is capable of being paid that would boost each team’s Leaders Circle contract.