2018 IndyCar Silly Season Thread

racer612008 · PostPosted: Fri Jan 19, 2018 6:40 am

FCA / Alfa Romeo possibly looking into IndyCar again?
http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns38038.html

Shane · PostPosted: Fri Jan 19, 2018 1:43 pm

About as probable as Lamborghini.

Dan Belcher · PostPosted: Fri Jan 19, 2018 7:27 pm

IndyCar engine development agreement, new formula coming. Honda and Chevy are dialing back what they are allowed to change on the engines to save costs since they are going to a new formula around 2020. According to Jay Frye, "Everybody wants more power, so that's what we're working on giving our fans with this plan. 'Fast and loud,' brother, that's the thing we're going for."

Juihi · PostPosted: Fri Jan 19, 2018 9:07 pm

Indycar are making all the right moves atm

Gaara · PostPosted: Fri Jan 19, 2018 9:33 pm

So now we have that worry in the backs of our minds that they're about to do something stupid

racer612008 · PostPosted: Sat Jan 20, 2018 5:11 am

at least the IndyCar management seems to know what they are doing now, so I think it will work out good.

More power?

Beezle · PostPosted: Sat Jan 20, 2018 6:43 am

racer612008 · PostPosted: Mon Jan 22, 2018 12:56 pm

Garden to be placed within one of the usual spectator areas at Belle Isle. Future of the race after 2018 is still unclear.
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20 ... belle-isle
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20 ... lf-is-a-go

westracing01 · PostPosted: Mon Jan 22, 2018 5:07 pm

New formula huh? Fast and Loud you say?

Might I suggest...

LucasWheldon · PostPosted: Mon Jan 22, 2018 5:19 pm

maybe max power is all we need

westracing01 · PostPosted: Mon Jan 22, 2018 7:40 pm

^^^ LOL. That would require allowing USAC back with their barn door sized loophole for pushrod engines.

Wayne · PostPosted: Mon Jan 22, 2018 10:26 pm

Bring back the popoff valves.

Beezle · PostPosted: Tue Jan 23, 2018 12:42 am

It would be great if they got rid off artificial push to pass and replace it with permitting a small NOS tank of a defined size thats on the drivers disposal for the lenghth of the race.
They could even make the NOS can replacable at fuel stops. Might take like 5 seconds in exchange to refil your "push to passes".

racer612008 · PostPosted: Tue Jan 23, 2018 2:46 am

Beezle wrote:

It would be great if they got rid off artificial push to pass and replace it with permitting a small NOS tank of a defined size thats on the drivers disposal for the lenghth of the race.
They could even make the NOS can replacable at fuel stops. Might take like 5 seconds in exchange to refil your "push to passes".

some of the IndyCar execs in past have said they hope to get the horsepower high enough to get rid of P2P all together.

Can't remember where I seen it but it was a few months back.

codename_47 · PostPosted: Tue Jan 23, 2018 5:58 am

Beezle wrote:

It would be great if they got rid off artificial push to pass and replace it with permitting a small NOS tank of a defined size thats on the drivers disposal for the lenghth of the race.
They could even make the NOS can replacable at fuel stops. Might take like 5 seconds in exchange to refil your "push to passes".

I tell you what'd be even better, getting rid of the fuel stops for all but the 500 mile races

Fuel saving is the bane of indycar just as much as it is in F1. F1 racing considerably improved when they banned refueling, and while it's inevitable for the longer races, I don't see the need for all those expensive refueling rigs to be flying around the States just so they can have a negative effect on the racing and making pitstops more dangerous.

mclaren2008 · PostPosted: Tue Jan 23, 2018 6:04 am

They will need bigger tanks for that. The methanol fuel doesnt have the economy.

LucasWheldon · PostPosted: Tue Jan 23, 2018 2:56 pm

actually when they switched from methanol to ethanol they realized in testing that the cars had a bigger mileage so they reduced the tanks in around 30% back then

one good thing is limiting push to pass based on standings like weight ballast in touring car. the championship leader can have 8 P2P, 2nd place gets 9 and so on until 5th and worser get the whole ammount for a race

racer612008 · PostPosted: Tue Jan 23, 2018 3:53 pm

codename_47 wrote:

Beezle wrote:

It would be great if they got rid off artificial push to pass and replace it with permitting a small NOS tank of a defined size thats on the drivers disposal for the lenghth of the race.
They could even make the NOS can replacable at fuel stops. Might take like 5 seconds in exchange to refil your "push to passes".

I tell you what'd be even better, getting rid of the fuel stops for all but the 500 mile races

Fuel saving is the bane of indycar just as much as it is in F1. F1 racing considerably improved when they banned refueling, and while it's inevitable for the longer races, I don't see the need for all those expensive refueling rigs to be flying around the States just so they can have a negative effect on the racing and making pitstops more dangerous.

while I fully agree that it is a safety hazard. Honestly I don't see how having it either way would help the racing quality, in some of the races in F1 it seems that drivers can't push as much because of the amount of fuel they are having to save to just complete the distance

codename_47 · PostPosted: Tue Jan 23, 2018 7:49 pm

racer612008 wrote:

codename_47 wrote:

Beezle wrote:

It would be great if they got rid off artificial push to pass and replace it with permitting a small NOS tank of a defined size thats on the drivers disposal for the lenghth of the race.
They could even make the NOS can replacable at fuel stops. Might take like 5 seconds in exchange to refil your "push to passes".

I tell you what'd be even better, getting rid of the fuel stops for all but the 500 mile races

Fuel saving is the bane of indycar just as much as it is in F1. F1 racing considerably improved when they banned refueling, and while it's inevitable for the longer races, I don't see the need for all those expensive refueling rigs to be flying around the States just so they can have a negative effect on the racing and making pitstops more dangerous.

while I fully agree that it is a safety hazard. Honestly I don't see how having it either way would help the racing quality, in some of the races in F1 it seems that drivers can't push as much because of the amount of fuel they are having to save to just complete the distance

While that is true, the F1 teams underfuel so they can run lighter, then instruct their drivers to save fuel

Since Indycar has a lot more SC periods, the need to underfuel won't be as great. Or they'll still try it and it'll be eliminated by the first caution, just as how F1 races when they put out an actual SC suddenly become a lot more entertaining.

Beezle · PostPosted: Wed Jan 24, 2018 12:39 am

As a spectator I like fuel stops, especially in Indycar. Theres always some amazing dumbfuckery to watch during Indycar pit stops.

Edit: Do you guys remember Marty Roth parking on the foot of a member of an oponents pit crew to be punched in the face by him during the race?

Good times...

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