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Post by Chris on Apr 13, 2012 11:32:16 GMT -5
It is raining here now and may Rain all Weekend.. I am very curious to see the DW-12 race in the WET!!! Chris  |
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Post by SWT500 on Apr 13, 2012 11:48:00 GMT -5
I thought you meant from all the engine oil!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by Chris on Apr 13, 2012 15:59:45 GMT -5
Actually they just revised the weather report and in may be Clear after all ...Drat!!! We have to see the DW-12 in the Wet!!! Then we can all really see how the Aerodynamics work!! Chris ;D
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Post by Chris on Apr 13, 2012 16:45:00 GMT -5
Marco Andretti Fastest in todays WET Practice!!!!! |
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Post by indycals on Apr 13, 2012 22:13:57 GMT -5
I love wet races!
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Post by Chris on Apr 13, 2012 23:23:48 GMT -5
So all the Chevy teams changed engines after a failure early in the weeks meaning all 11 cars will face a 10 grid spot penalty inc, Penske and Andretti, 3 Lotus teams changed engines inc. Bordais etc so 14 cars will be moved back 10 grid spots each for the race.. ..... Huh!!! Chris |
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Post by elruddick on Apr 14, 2012 1:19:00 GMT -5
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Post by rick on Apr 14, 2012 3:46:57 GMT -5
Michael, is the reason you like the wet races because the decals transfer off that much easier?  |
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Post by 2lapsdown on Apr 14, 2012 10:40:42 GMT -5
I'm with Michael, rain is the great equalizer. The most important factor usually boils down to certain driver attachments.
John
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Post by Chris on Apr 14, 2012 15:25:37 GMT -5
I hate to say it but today is sunny and clear, Temps are in the mid 60's which is great for Turbo engines but not so good for tires! Qualifying starts in a couple of hours so we shall see!!! Chris |
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Post by professor on Apr 15, 2012 15:15:14 GMT -5
Loved the invocation, my kind of Priest! Can I get an Amen?
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Post by Chris on Apr 15, 2012 15:57:32 GMT -5
This is So Cal so it should be "Nice Priest........Dude!"..... ;D
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Post by Chris on Apr 15, 2012 16:09:38 GMT -5
Marco a true Andretti WaaaHH WaaaHHH he Hit me WaaaHHH...
Rest of the feild..Uhhh isnt this Ascot??? OOOPS It's Long Beach.... ;D
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Post by professor on Apr 15, 2012 16:15:05 GMT -5
Andretti - whine & wine!
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Post by chadm500 on Apr 15, 2012 17:11:05 GMT -5
Come on Pagenaud!!
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Post by chadm500 on Apr 15, 2012 17:15:49 GMT -5
Great Race...Love all the passing!
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Post by Chris on Apr 15, 2012 17:17:49 GMT -5
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Post by mjjracer on Apr 15, 2012 18:02:14 GMT -5
Most excellent race! WP is just the class of the field no doubt.
Spent ALL day there yesterday. Fantastic time.
MJ
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Post by mjjracer on Apr 15, 2012 18:06:51 GMT -5
Oh, and Tamiya had a huge display with everything on sale at the Expo. I picked up a JPS Lotus 79 for 34 bucks! They are always over 60 in the Bay Area. ;D
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2012 18:20:15 GMT -5
I don't know why? He's in California and caught some good air... dude! Besides, the wreck is one for the highlight reels now. ;D I know, I probably shouldn't say that since airborne Indycars can be a crapshoot in terms of how well it comes out on landing. But it was impressive to watch. I guess those new sidepods make it a little easier for somebody to launch off a front wheel even if a back wheel launch isn't so likely now. |
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Post by indydog on Apr 15, 2012 23:20:28 GMT -5
Penske again... another race I don't mind missing. I see getting a whole new car didn't help much.  |
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Post by Art Laski on Apr 16, 2012 18:06:49 GMT -5
Even though Power won, it was much more competitive than you would think by just seeing the result. Too bad for Newgarden. I was hoping for a good run for him. My little brother is their gearbox specialist, so I was hanging in their garage a little bit on Saturday. It was like hanging out with a Cal Club team or something, it was so low key and Josef was just hanging around, not really getting much attention. That is until qualifying ended...
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Post by indydog on Apr 16, 2012 22:58:15 GMT -5
I've seen the highlights and I was so hoping that Simon Pagenaud would catch him. That would have been a great story!
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Post by pje on Apr 25, 2012 23:27:46 GMT -5
I find this very strange. From Autosport:
IndyCar team KV Racing Technology has been fined an undisclosed amount after Tony Kanaan's car failed a post-race technical inspection at Long Beach two weeks ago.
The series said in a statement that Kanaan's car was found to be in breach of rule 14.7.2 of the IndyCar rulebook, which states: "The maximum capacity of the fuel cell shall be 18.5 US Gallons."
Kanaan achieved a season-best result of fourth in the race.
Is Indycar trying to say that KV racing went to all the trouble to install an illegal fuel cell in TK's car? I find this hard to believe and think that maybe they should test all the cars.
Paul Erlendson
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Post by SWT500 on Apr 26, 2012 7:36:12 GMT -5
All the fuel cells are technically larger than the league maximum because of expansion and shrinking. The cell is a flexible bladder rather than a tank. To deal with this, the teams use filler in the form of large, plastic balls about softball size. It is a process of trial and error to get the maximum fuel in without going over. It sounds like KV just missed it by a small amount, technically a violation but not intentional, like literally having an oversized tank. While they are at it, perhaps Indycar should figure out how WP managed to do what no one else could fuel wise.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2012 11:19:16 GMT -5
Just exactly what I was thinking. Power pitted earlier than Sato and yet miraculously made it to the end. The announcers were scratching their heads over this feat of "fuel conservation".
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Post by Chris on Apr 26, 2012 14:01:17 GMT -5
Remember Tyrrell at Detroit with Lead Balls, no, not what you are thinkin, clean up your mind, in the tank although driving back then did take take lead balls, on the drivers part.... Chris ;D
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Post by mjjracer on Apr 26, 2012 19:09:07 GMT -5
Remember Tyrrell at Detroit with Lead Balls, no, not what you are thinkin, clean up your mind, in the tank although driving back then did take take lead balls, on the drivers part.... Chris ;D I think guys like Herk, AJ and Mario all had to have holes cut in the seat for those giant lead balls!  |
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Post by senn65 on Apr 28, 2012 11:17:26 GMT -5
I hope it does rain, the rain kings, Rubens, Pagenaud & even Simona will do very well even if she's driving a sled.
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