Indy Car

[anonymous-user]

FourWheelDrift said:

Watching, sound off till 5:40pm

Wise. I’m on BTCC until 5:44.

[J6542]

One fly past is never enough.

[J6542]

O’Ward wins this I think

[Clockwork Cupcake]

I see that ex-F1 'driver' Max "The Wallet" Chiltern is now a pundit.

[Clockwork Cupcake]

Blimey. Can these drivers even move their heads?

(Apologies; I've not watched Indycar in a while)

[anonymous-user]

I do enjoy this, but lol at asking someone to talk through a lap of the track. And they cut it short anyway

[Sandpit Steve]

F20CN16 said:

I do enjoy this, but lol at asking someone to talk through a lap of the track. And they cut it short anyway

It’s left, left, left and left again!

[Speed Badger]

I'm going for Dixon, his luck has to change here, although wouldn't mind Carpenter winning actually.

[Clockwork Cupcake]

Commentator just said "Spread wide but stacked deep"..... It's like a different world.

[J6542]

Clockwork Cupcake said:

Blimey. Can these drivers even move their heads?

(Apologies; I've not watched Indycar in a while)

Wait until you see a pit stop compared to an F1 stop.

[Speed Badger]

I've just poured the Malbec, I think the sun has gone past the yard arm, or whatever it is that's supposed to happen!

[anonymous-user]

Does anyone know why they move over towards in the inside on the straights? It’s not to break the tow - they did it in qualifying.

[itsallyellow]

The wall can help take some air off the rear wing

[carl_w]

F20CN16 said:

Does anyone know why they move over towards in the inside on the straights? It’s not to break the tow - they did it in qualifying.

Apparently the interaction between the air and the wall produces drag if they run close to the walls. I guess a bit like the ground effect but at 90°.

[Clockwork Cupcake]

How come the pit radio makes them sound like fighter pilots? F1 pit radio doesn't sound like that.

I keep expecting one to say "Fox one! Fox one!" or "I can't hold her! She's breaking up!"

[Clockwork Cupcake]

carl_w said:

Apparently the interaction between the air and the wall produces drag if they run close to the walls. I guess a bit like the ground effect but at 90 .

Interesting. Makes a degree of sense.

[anonymous-user]

itsallyellow said:

The wall can help take some air off the rear wing

carl_w said:

Apparently the interaction between the air and the wall produces drag if they run close to the walls. I guess a bit like the ground effect but at 90 .

Ahhhh interesting. Thanks!

[Sandpit Steve]

Dixon and Palou like a couple of cyclists here, taking turns in the lead to minimise the fuel consumption.

[Muzzer79]

I’ve got a feeling that Palou might take this one.

[Clockwork Cupcake]

J6542 said:

Wait until you see a pit stop compared to an F1 stop.

Just saw one and it seemed slick and choreographed; impressive. Just like Le Mans where they have similar odd rules.