2017 Verizon IndyCar SeriesOpen Wheel

[Northstar]

The commentators were awfully exited for a "battle" that never really happened. I guess that highlights how dull the race was.

 

[ukfan758]

I wonder how the old IRL fanatics over on TrackForum will explain the racing we saw yesterday? They always trash circuit racing for having lap 1 turn 1 crashes and little to no passing. Both could apply to yesterday's race.

 

[Eva]

IndyCar needs to run the Texas aero package at Phoenix, not the Iowa package. Plain and simple.

 

[catamount39]

IndyCar needs to run the Texas aero package at Phoenix, not the Iowa package. Plain and simple.

That's be fun as heck to watch, and I bet the drivers would find it a challenge too.

 

[IforceV8]

I dont think the Iowa race can be saved by a aero change this year but I think there is a test at Gateway in the next couple of days. Maybe they can find a alternative to what we saw last night.

 

[IforceV8]

6hrs of testing Tue at Gateway. http://www.indycar.com/News/2017/05/05-01-Castroneves-Gateway-test-preview

 

[IforceV8]

Trivia time, and no cheating using goog's or wiki.

Q- Which engine manufacturer leads in wins at Gateway?

Q- There have been 7 races run at Gateway by C^RT and iRl, how many different brands of chassis and engines have won races?

 

[catamount39]

Trivia time, and no cheating using goog's or wiki.

Q- Which engine manufacturer leads in wins at Gateway?

Q- There have been 7 races run at Gateway by C^RT and iRl, how many different brands of chassis and engines have won races?

Wild guesses because I'm rough on American open wheel history BUT:

*edited* - I'd say the engine manufacture wins leader at Gateway is Chevy, and there have been 2 different chassis/engine combinations.

 

[IforceV8]

Wild guesses because I'm rough on American open wheel history BUT:

I'd say the engine manufacture wins leader at Gateway is Ford, and there have been 3 different chassis/engine combinations.

Dont consider them as combinations otherwise that answer would be 0. Ford has won but are not the leader.

 

[catamount39]

Dont consider them as combinations otherwise that answer would be 0. Ford has won but are not the leader.

Okay edited, but I'll say Chevy, and 2 different chassis manufactures.

 

[IforceV8]

Okay edited, but I'll say Chevy, and 2 different chassis manufactures.

They have won too but are not the answer either, and 2 chassis is incorrect.

 

[catamount39]

They have won too but are not the answer either, and 2 chassis is incorrect.

I'll give up then because I'm just taking wild guesses.

 

[TRLWNC7396]

I know that Honda and Toyota have been manufacturers, but I'm not sure I could say how many of either have participated.

Right off, though, I would say Honda has the most wins. They kicked some SERIOUS tail in the 90's!

Chassis? Ugh... I have no clue. Have there BEEN 4 (or more?) chassis manufacturers?

 

[IforceV8]

Right off, though, I would say Honda has the most wins. They kicked some SERIOUS tail in the 90's!

They have won too, but not enough there.

Chassis? Ugh... I have no clue. Have there BEEN 4 (or more?) chassis manufacturers?

Back in the ye olden days when phones had coins slots in them there were 4-5 different chassis in C^RT.

Here is the answer, dont cheat. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bommarito_Automotive_Group_500

 

[catamount39]

Spoiler: Reaction

I forgot Toyota was a thing...almost said Mercedes but guessed right that it was the late era as CART/IRL was mentioned.

 

[TRLWNC7396]

I was going to say them, too, but I didn't know how long they were in Indy Cars/CART....

 

[IforceV8]

I was going to say them, too, but I didn't know how long they were in Indy Cars/CART....

Mercedes won the 94 Indy 500 with the monster 1000hp loophole abusing pushrod engine then ran a normal 2.65 V8 built by Ilmor from 95-00.

 

[TDZdave]

Mercedes won the 94 Indy 500 with the monster 1000hp loophole abusing pushrod engine then ran a normal 2.65 V8 built by Ilmor from 95-00.

Pushrods??? That's so 90's...

 

[IforceV8]

Pushrods??? That's so 90's...

Back in 94 they said "thats so 70's" we can write a simple rule for that and USAC were burned by it.

 

[IforceV8]

33 http://www.racer.com/indycar/item/140278-indy-500-field-of-33-is-set

2017 INDIANAPOLIS 500 PREDICTED ENTRY LIST

AJ FOYT RACING (Chevrolet)

No.4 Conor Daly
No.14 Carlos Munoz
No.40 Zach Veach

ANDRETTI AUTOSPORT (Honda)

No.26 Takuma Sato
No.27 Marco Andretti
No.28 Ryan Hunter-Reay
No.29 Fernando Alonso (with McLaren Honda)
No.50 Jack Harvey (with Michael Shank Racing)
No.98 Alexander Rossi (with BHA/Curb Agajanian)

CHIP GANASSI RACING (Honda)

No.8 Max Chilton
No.9 Scott Dixon
No.10 Tony Kanaan
No.83. Charlie Kimball

DALE COYNE RACING (Honda)

No.18 Sebastien Bourdais
No.19 Ed Jones
No.63 Pippa Mann

DREYER & REINBOLD (Chevrolet)

No.24 Sage Karam

ED CARPENTER RACING (Chevrolet)

No.20 Ed Carpenter
No.21 JR Hildebrand

HARDING RACING (Chevrolet)

No.88 Gabby Chaves

JUNCOS RACING (Chevrolet)

(TBA) Spencer Pigot
(TBA) Sebastian Saavedra

LAZIER PARTNERS RACING (Chevrolet)

(TBA) Buddy Lazier

RAHAL LETTERMAN LANIGAN (Honda)

No.15 Graham Rahal
No.16 Oriol Servia

SCHMIDT PETERSON MOTORSPORTS (Honda)

No.5 James Hinchcliffe
No.7 Mikhail Aleshin
No.77 Jay Howard

TEAM PENSKE (Chevrolet)

No.1 Simon Pagenaud
No.2 Josef Newgarden
No.3 Helio Castroneves
No.12 Will Power
No.22 Juan Pablo Montoya

(Italics = rookie)

 

[IforceV8]

D&R Sage Karam

Saaverdra Juncos

 

[catamount39]

Completely black wheels for the win. 👍

 

[jake2013guy]

Pippa Pink is here!

 

[Chad151515]

IndyCar needs to run the Texas aero package at Phoenix, not the Iowa package. Plain and simple.

I think Road Course HP would be enough. Next year the new kits should produce great short track racing.

 

[Eva]

I think Road Course HP would be enough. Next year the new kits should produce great short track racing.

At least there's multiple, readily available options to solving a problem in IndyCar.

 

[Kingofweasles]

At least there's multiple, readily available options to solving a problem in IndyCar.

Implying that Indycar management will actually implement any of them? That's a good joke.

 

[Eva]

Implying that Indycar management will actually implement any of them? That's a good joke.

IndyCar is growing and implementing a cheaper aero kit to bring in a new OEM and increase entries. Even if at a slow rate, progress is progress.

 

[Kingofweasles]

IndyCar is growing and implementing a cheaper aero kit to bring in a new OEM and increase entries. Even if at a slow rate, progress is progress.

Eh, I suppose I'm just jaded and bitter about hearing how "Everything will totally turn around next year guys I swear!" from Indycar's acting CEO, only to have it blow up in their face and either come up being a big fat load of nothing or such a catastrophe it costs people their jobs, or worse...

Histotrically, Indycar Racing has had a bad case of "One Step Forward, Five Steps Back" with almost every decision the biggest sanctioning body of the time has made, so I'll believe a third engine manufacturer and overseas expansion races when I see them.

 

[ukfan758]

I'm like a child on Christmas morning

 

[Chad151515]

I'm like a child on Christmas morning

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Lucky! I live in PA. I`m dying to get to a 500. I`m 24, my first race was Nazareth 97 with CART. I went to Nazareth from 97-04. Then I went to the Glen from 05-08. 2009 I went to Richmond and then I didn`t have a race around me until 2013 at Pocono. Now I go to Pocono and the Glen.