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Open Wheel Racing 2011, hurry, before we downsize your engines....

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alfablue said:
No, the only mod is when the word hail is said- obvious crowd response. And I dont hate Wisconsin as much as othe b1g teams. :)
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I have to be honest, I used to rank UM 2nd to the rodents in terms of dislike for b6 teams. The main reason is back in the late 80's and early to mid 90's UW seemed to get knocked out of the ncaa tourney every year by UM, accept for 92. Based on now I'd slip PSU ahead of UM because they could be a sleeping giant, and OSU because they are a bigger sleeping giant who is waking up. I have no juice against MSU hockey-wise. I do love UM's uni's, they are the best non-red/white around.

Racing......it sounds like the rule-book got straightened out rather well. Blocking seems to be well defined, you are allowed no moves from the racing line.
 
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I am encouraged by the rule changes. But there seems to be an overlying theme to Bernard's tenure at the helm. Nothing is being done efficiently and/or quickly. It took him forever to get rid of TGBB. The new car has been a fiasco. It's February and there still isn't a complete/final schedule yet. And what, just over a month from the season opener the new rules were just released and if I understand it correctly still are not final. I understand that RB was not a racer but a promoter and leader. However from what I can see he's doing neither very well. I think the only reason he is getting a pass so far is because TG was so inept than anyone would be an improvement.
 
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I'm going to the MILE! yes!

and how perfect is it that Michael saves the day for Milwaukee?
 
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solovsfett said:
I'm going to the MILE! yes!

and how perfect is it that Michael saves the day for Milwaukee?
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It would me more perfect if Rick Mears did....:) Being a Mears fan, I have a great dislike for anything Andretti, but I give Mikey full positive credit for a job well done on this one. My quandry is the date, that's the date we come home from a week of fishing @ St. Germain. We usually get home around 1:00. We could do a early AM departure, we'll have to see what time the race is. And please make the tickets affordable.
 
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Timothy A said:
It would me more perfect if Rick Mears did....:) Being a Mears fan, I have a great dislike for anything Andretti, but I give Mikey full positive credit for a job well done on this one. My quandry is the date, that's the date we come home from a week of fishing @ St. Germain. We usually get home around 1:00. We could do a early AM departure, we'll have to see what time the race is. And please make the tickets affordable.
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this year the race will be 2pm on saturday. if it's successful I hear it will be moved back to 1 week after Indy as was the tradition for what 50-60 years?

when my parents move to milwaukee my dad started taking me to Indy races in 1979. when Michael and little Al came along they were 5-6 years older than me but kids at the time and I found myself cheering for them over the old guard sort of because of that. I remember the blue and yellow Kraco Electrolux car and the silver bullet. those 2 were my favorites for a long time and Michael even moreso because I respected his dad so much and Michael back then drove like he was nuts...like a Scheckter!

so anyway, I really hope he's successful here and it means them coming back annually again. this year the Brewers are out-of-town that weekend so that's one huge hurdle out of the way.
 
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solovsfett said:
this year the race will be 2pm on saturday. if it's successful I hear it will be moved back to 1 week after Indy as was the tradition for what 50-60 years?

when my parents move to milwaukee my dad started taking me to Indy races in 1979. when Michael and little Al came along they were 5-6 years older than me but kids at the time and I found myself cheering for them over the old guard sort of because of that. I remember the blue and yellow Kraco Electrolux car and the silver bullet. those 2 were my favorites for a long time and Michael even moreso because I respected his dad so much and Michael back then drove like he was nuts...like a Scheckter!

so anyway, I really hope he's successful here and it means them coming back annually again. this year the Brewers are out-of-town that weekend so that's one huge hurdle out of the way.
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You latched onto the new guard, I latched onto the yellow Pennziol car.

No Brewer game is really huge, it gives an opportunity for more folks to came and watch the race who are just sports fans in general. Just please don't over-price the tickets. I'd make them very affordable this year as a way to get folks in the gate, then maybe bump them up a bit as the years go on. The Mile seats how many?

If the race is @ 2:00, I've got to leave Juneau by noon at the latest, so If I leave from up nort der hey around 6:00, I'll have time to unpack a bit and get the fish in the freezer.

A bit of controversy last week with Jay Penske and Ed Carpenter getting into the "winner's circle" program, which gets's them money from the cummunal pot over the likes of Rahal and Herta's operations. Rahal said he didn't know what the criteria were to qualify for that, and that the reasons were never disclosed as to why/why not certain teams got the $. This certainly isn't how I would expect this program to be run by RB and I think it further's Matt's point that RB is doing a somewhat lousy job, but the fact that TG was a Bleep is his only saving grace.
 
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Timothy A said:
You latched onto the new guard, I latched onto the yellow Pennziol car.

No Brewer game is really huge, it gives an opportunity for more folks to came and watch the race who are just sports fans in general. Just please don't over-price the tickets. I'd make them very affordable this year as a way to get folks in the gate, then maybe bump them up a bit as the years go on. The Mile seats how many?

If the race is @ 2:00, I've got to leave Juneau by noon at the latest, so If I leave from up nort der hey around 6:00, I'll have time to unpack a bit and get the fish in the freezer.

A bit of controversy last week with Jay Penske and Ed Carpenter getting into the "winner's circle" program, which gets's them money from the cummunal pot over the likes of Rahal and Herta's operations. Rahal said he didn't know what the criteria were to qualify for that, and that the reasons were never disclosed as to why/why not certain teams got the $. This certainly isn't how I would expect this program to be run by RB and I think it further's Matt's point that RB is doing a somewhat lousy job, but the fact that TG was a Bleep is his only saving grace.
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I think the winners circle $ was doled out based on points positions at season's end?

not sure

I also read the MKE race is a noon start, not sure yet I didn't get to catch up today but you're right, Brewers out-of-town is a huge deal for them. I don't know what their promo plans are but they better include billboards on I-94 going to and from chicago, and to and from Minneapolis. bring drivers to town for autographs, all 3 Andretti's especially. this is the closest race to Target HQ so they should get some Ganassi promo's in their stores here asap (they SHOULD be there regardless), get some cars out and park em at Mayfair Mall, Brookfield Square, etc and allow people to check em out like they did in the 80's

and for godsake get on 620, 1130, ESPN radio and tv
 
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http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/arti...-in-on-cars-for-luca-filippi-michel-jourdain/


wow! I don't know much about Luca Filippi but 2nd place in gp2 even at 26 is not bad. Also, Rubens scheduling a 2nd test (this time @ Infineon) is a great sign.

and who is this rumored 3rd F1 pilot????

off the top of my head I can't think of who'd still be in play.

Coulthard out there getting bored?
 
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This is some very interesting news from Speed:

Instead of single-car qualifying, heat races will determine the starting lineup at Iowa in a format Barfield is still crafting.

"Nothing is more boring than single-car qualifying on an oval so I think Iowa is the perfect place to return to the roots of Indy car racing and try heats,’’ he said.

"Between the practice, the Indy Lights race and our heat races, it will be non-stop action on that Friday at Iowa.’’
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I think this could be a very cool night on TV.
 
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Standing starts are back on non-ovals, well, kinda, we all know what I mean. That is awesome. Rolling starts would be ok if properly executed (something BB wasn't capable of making happen), but standing starts are way better. I love the heat race idea at Iowa, I'd like to see it at all the small ovals. That really has a local track feel to it, love it. Single file restarts on the big ovals, I guess that's fine. Barfield may single-handedly have RB's butt with these changes and the new rulebook.

The 3 Stewards all have fine qualifications, though Unser is a bit light on bigtime experience of Arie, but that doesn't mean he's a bad choice.

Rahal may have up to 3 cars now, Rubens is very close to a KV deal.

Engines...it looks like to start the season, Chevy & Honda will have 12 leases each and Lotus 6, meaning 30 cars for the grid. So much for these cars hurtingthe car count due to costing more than the old ones. I think the chance to get into the series with all teams starting at ground zero gives newer teams much less of an uphill climb.

Overall I'm feeling really good about this upcoming year. Hopefully the TV coverage won't suck and NBC will still thoroughly cover the races on ABC.
 
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Trulli out and Petrov in at Caterham. Not a real surprise as that team desperately needs money and Petrov apparently has it.
 
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In case any of you are looking for a job. Marussia is hiring: Marussia hiring Aerodynamicist.

But I should let you all know that I have already applied and am currently waiting to be hired. ;)
 
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Craig P. said:
Sarah Fisher can't get an engine: http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/miller-outrage-for-sarah-fisher/P1
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I am not outraged. The bottom line is she came to the dance too late to find an available cute guy. There's no reason why she should be entitled to an engine deal.

Very good news both the Honda and Chevy are faster than last year's pole in testing. I can't get used to AJ running a Honda on his own choosing.

The rear wings are very tall....why not shave those down a ton and put it more in the driver's hand? I assume that would hurt downforce and slow up laptimes. I don't want these cars to be easy to drive.
 
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funny story. I was at the Detroit auto show last month and one of the RED Bull F1 cars was on display.
Normally any time I have been anywhere near an F1 car it is mobbed and you can't get anywhere near, but this car was left entirely alone. I could have gotten in. Decided that would not be smart but I did get a very close inspection and the front wing is of particular interest. a ton of very small appendages here and there that are not obvious on tv.It looked real fragile though.
Spent as much time as I wanted around the car, but no one to ask questions of.
I am curious of one thing, how exact does the energy recovery system work? is it just added boost or some other system? Looks like it was worth at least 50 more HP.
 
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Timothy A said:
I am not outraged. The bottom line is she came to the dance too late to find an available cute guy. There's no reason why she should be entitled to an engine deal.
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I am not really outraged but I got to disagree with you here. In a spec racing series I feel like it is the obligation of the sanctioning body to mandate to the suppliers that all teams capable of purchasing equipment have the ability to do so. It just looks foolish to have a team that won a race last year and has a driver and sponsor not be able to get equipment due to supply issues.

manurespreader said:
I am curious of one thing, how exact does the energy recovery system work? is it just added boost or some other system? Looks like it was worth at least 50 more HP.
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Per F1's website:

There are principally two types of system - battery (electrical) and flywheel (mechanical). Electrical systems use a motor-generator incorporated in the car’s transmission which converts mechanical energy into electrical energy and vice versa. Once the energy has been harnessed, it is stored in a battery and released when required.

Mechanical systems capture braking energy and use it to turn a small flywheel which can spin at up to 80,000 rpm. When extra power is required, the flywheel is connected to the car’s rear wheels. In contrast to an electrical KERS, the mechanical energy doesn’t change state and is therefore more efficient.

There is one other option available - hydraulic KERS, where braking energy is used to accumulate hydraulic pressure which is then sent to the wheels when required.
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Wow! so assuming the flywheel option is the most used one, that's one heck of a machined part. Very interesting technology too.
Anyone have an update on the texas track construction and is it going to happen?
 
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