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Scott Anderson (Srandrsn)
Junior Member
Username: Srandrsn
Post Number: 110
Registered: 4-2001
| | Posted on Friday, May 10, 2002 - 8:47 pm: | |
I'm interested to see what kind of lap times the CART guys will run up in Canada. If I'm not mistaken they are running up in Montreal (Gilles Villeneuve) the same place F1 runs. Should be interesting to see how they compare to what the F1 boys run. |
Bill Sawyer (Wsawyer)
Junior Member
Username: Wsawyer
Post Number: 157
Registered: 2-2002
| | Posted on Friday, May 10, 2002 - 8:35 pm: | |
CART cars are turbocharged, but they have pop-off valves, which limit horsepower. They are also heavier than F1 cars.
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Marv B (Mdb69)
New member
Username: Mdb69
Post Number: 26
Registered: 4-2002
| | Posted on Friday, May 10, 2002 - 7:26 pm: | |
CART cars are turbo charged so im sure thats the car your referring to. |
BretM (Bretm)
Advanced Member
Username: Bretm
Post Number: 2620
Registered: 2-2001
| | Posted on Friday, May 10, 2002 - 7:17 pm: | |
btw, an Indy car (the higher power ones, I can't remember if that is IRL or CART) would bury an F1 car in every way. They're quicker, faster, a foot wider, and run slicks. |
BretM (Bretm)
Advanced Member
Username: Bretm
Post Number: 2619
Registered: 2-2001
| | Posted on Friday, May 10, 2002 - 7:15 pm: | |
Indy cars used to have a purpose...it was before they could make anything (read NASCAR) go 250mph around a track. The cars are just getting too fast for the tracks. Everything is getting to the limit where they can't really go any faster. No one could drive a 300mph Indy car. When other race cars couldn't go 230mph and only Indy cars could, they were special, the top of the line. This performance meeting here between the various different race leagues is coupled with a bunch of idiots running Indy and its death is eminent. |
Tim N (Timn88)
Member
Username: Timn88
Post Number: 892
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Friday, May 10, 2002 - 6:00 pm: | |
I really hope they dont. IRL is such crap. Its waste. Cars like that shouldnt be running on ovals only. Its like a high tech version of nascar without the hicks and fender to fender action. I mean how often do you see one of those cars involved in an accident go back on the track? Also IRL restricts the cars so much. 10,500RPM, wtf is that?! Nascar restricst the cars ALOT but at least the racing is good and exciting. IMO IRL shoud be disbanded. CART is decent though. They should stick with F1, or someone shold make a new racing series that has no rules, except for safety. That would be interesting! |
Bill Sawyer (Wsawyer)
Junior Member
Username: Wsawyer
Post Number: 156
Registered: 2-2002
| | Posted on Friday, May 10, 2002 - 1:36 pm: | |
Manufacturers can apply to supply engines to the IRL. There isn't a hard limit on engine manufacturers like there is on chassis. Still it's not the place for maserati or Ferrari to go. |
Scott Anderson (Srandrsn)
Junior Member
Username: Srandrsn
Post Number: 109
Registered: 4-2001
| | Posted on Friday, May 10, 2002 - 1:30 pm: | |
Yeah like Ken says, you can only run the chevy badged engine or the infinity, and the chassis are what G-force and Dalarra? Anyway under the current series spec its not like Ferrari or any other car manufacturer could just build a car and bring it there...look at the CART guys; they cant just truck their CART cars over there and race, they have to buy IRL spec equipent so....??? As I understand it under the current specs nobody could just build a car or two and be eligible to race |
Ken (Allyn)
Member
Username: Allyn
Post Number: 404
Registered: 10-2001
| | Posted on Friday, May 10, 2002 - 11:55 am: | |
I'm confused. IRL all run one of 2 engines and one of 2 bodies. Glorified go carts at best, with amature drivers although that's slowly changing. What would Ferrari do there? |
Marv B (Mdb69)
New member
Username: Mdb69
Post Number: 19
Registered: 4-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, May 09, 2002 - 12:44 pm: | |
Maserati going to "just" indy would be very costly i would think. Investing in IRL at this point isnt probably a good use of resources. I've heard that Maser isn't interested in just engine production so making the whole car would be expensive for just one race. I agree that LeMans would be probably more likely. |
Bill Sawyer (Wsawyer)
Junior Member
Username: Wsawyer
Post Number: 148
Registered: 2-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, May 09, 2002 - 6:38 am: | |
There was talk once of Maserati going to Indy, but I think that's dead. Maserati will probably go to Le Mans before they go to Indy. |
ross koller (Ross)
Junior Member
Username: Ross
Post Number: 69
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, May 09, 2002 - 6:28 am: | |
i actually think you are right willis. as has been said on this site before, ferrari will not expand the current production numbers and they are always sold out in the usa anyway, and so to advance the enterprise, they will concentrate on maserati. so what better 'advertising vehicle' (pun intended) than indy. why don't you email monte and suggest that you help them out..... |
Frederick Thomas (Fred)
Member
Username: Fred
Post Number: 449
Registered: 2-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, May 09, 2002 - 2:03 am: | |
I thought the corvette was the pace car. |
Mark (Study)
Junior Member
Username: Study
Post Number: 238
Registered: 10-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, May 09, 2002 - 12:32 am: | |
What's it look like? |
Modified348ts (Modman)
Junior Member
Username: Modman
Post Number: 194
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, May 09, 2002 - 12:30 am: | |
Ford Lightning! it's very fast.... |
Mark (Study)
Junior Member
Username: Study
Post Number: 237
Registered: 10-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, May 09, 2002 - 12:24 am: | |
Speaking of Indy 500... does anyone know what the pace car is this year? Use to be a big deal! Now I guess no one cares (since they started doing trucks)... can you visualize a Ferrari driving behind a Ford F150 pick-up truck every time the yellow flag comes out?
I use to live for the entire month of May! So sad what happened with the scab Indy 500 and the two weekend condensed schedule. Use to be the greatest race in the world...and a month long party! Now I just hope it rains.
When it rained the first season of the IRL...I'll never forget a reporter saying "even God is crying over what happen to our Indy 500". |
Willis Huang (Willis360)
Member
Username: Willis360
Post Number: 685
Registered: 8-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, May 09, 2002 - 12:00 am: | |
I think it's more appropriate that they take Maserati back to Indy (They won in 1939 and 1940). |
Phil S. (1989328gtb)
New member
Username: 1989328gtb
Post Number: 6
Registered: 4-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 08, 2002 - 11:38 pm: | |
I would love to see a Ferrari at the Indy 500. I remember reading a story that Enzo threatened to pull out of F1 and developed an Indy car for Mario Andretti to drive, but of course nothing happened with it.
Maybe with F1 cutting costs, Ferrari can set aside a few bucks for an Indy effort. Wishful thinking, but I think hell would freeze over first.
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