Indycar - Long Beach
Indycar - Long Beach
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FourWheelDrift

Original Poster:

92,237 posts

313 months

Sunday 15th April 2012
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Well those ugly rear wheel protectors designed to stop a car riding up the rear wheel and getting airborne don't work then.

Another Andretti goes flying (Michael and Mario have done it). No one hurt.

FourWheelDrift

Original Poster:

92,237 posts

313 months

Sunday 15th April 2012
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Here it is if you want to see it - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVW6Fy04UB0

dtrump

2,126 posts

220 months

Sunday 15th April 2012
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These cars blow big baby chunks

hornet

6,333 posts

279 months

Monday 16th April 2012
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Of course, you could argue that without the bumpers, the car would've flipped completely...

FourWheelDrift

Original Poster:

92,237 posts

313 months

Monday 16th April 2012
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Not at that speed it wouldn't.

hornet

6,333 posts

279 months

Monday 16th April 2012
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Who can say? Maybe "flip" is the wrong word, but seen enough low speed rolls where the car has just sort of flopped over. Don't think it's a reason to claim the new car doesn't work, as you don't know how that would have ended with the old car. That's not to say it's a concern, as it is. If anything, I'm surprised we haven't seen MORE bumping with the new cars, on the basis the negative outcomes are likely to be less severe. All been pretty clean thus far.

Life Saab Itch

37,069 posts

217 months

Monday 16th April 2012
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Cars with sidepods turn into frisbees when air gets underneath them.