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"Australia version of IndyCar" is probably not the best way to sell this.
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The Indycar name though still has great cred in Australia, the Gold Coast 600 is still referred to as "Indy" in the same way that the Adelaide 500 will still be long referred to as "Clipsal" |
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The chassis they're using was designed with it in mind, and it's required to get FIA approval for the time being regardless. Until IndyCar can convince the FIA it's worth it, you'll only see Halos. That said, the halo really isn't so bad aesthetically if it's painted to match the livery well. Several of the cars in F2 look pretty good despite it, and a couple of the F3 Americas entries are in all black and the halo looks quite okay on them, IMO; |
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Any word/guesses on what one of these beasts will cost now that we know engine/gearbox/chassis? Interested how they compare to F4, Super2 and the Ute series in price.
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The F5000 cars wouldn't require much staff to run though which is a positive. Could get away with a couple of mechanics, engineer/team manager and require a lot less maintenance between events than a Super2 car. I reckon the total running costs would sit neatly in between a Super2 and F4 program. |
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So unless the changes to the chassis requires a MASSIVE overhaul to make the engine and fatter rear tires work, I think $300,000 AUD for a ready to run car is a reasonable expectation. That might even be a bit of a high estimate. |
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I much prefer the original Chris Lambden F5000 to this latest design.
If original F 5000 designs are considered unsafe by FIA why are they allowed to compete in Hietorics around the world? |
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Historic racing series are usually not FIA-sanctioned/approved, but even in cases where they are, they are not required to adhere to modern FIA standards - they must adhere to the regulations of the time they were built in. (otherwise they wouldn't be historic cars anymore) Interestingly, I recently learned that in historic races here in the US, it's not uncommon(though by no means standard practice) to find some spots in the chassis to fit "boxes" of carbon fiber to absorb impacts. They not only help make things safer for the driver, they help protect harder to restore core components of the cars. |
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Simply delaying for one year has made it untenable (as a halo-sceptic for instance) to say "oops, already built the cars, no halo for us"! Sadly, only pre-existing FIA classes can mount a reasonable argument to persevere with non-halo designs... Last edited by V8 Fireworks; 17 Nov 2018 at 13:14. |
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One does ponder why Mr. Lamden choose the Ford DOHC Coyote over the slightly lighter and smaller^ Chevrolet LS3 that tuners seem to love! ^ LS3 is 12lbs lighter and nearly 5 inches narrower according to https://www.enginelabs.com/engine-te...-dyno-results/ Wouldn't mind seeing the 755hp supercharged 6.2L Chevrolet LT5 in an open wheeler -- I wonder if the thermal management of the thing is up for being raced flat out for lap after lap! [Surely Chevrolet's finest engineering wouldn't overheat. ] |
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I'm wondering why the choice to run 13" front wheels, when the rears are 15"? I take it, it recreates the 70's aesthetic, but wouldn't that increase front brake wear compared to running a larger brake under a 15" front wheel, or are the smaller rotors so good these days that it doesn't matter?
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I believe those are TIRE size differences, actually, not WHEEL size. All renderings show the actual wheels being of similar size. |
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Got a nice gruntly sounding V8,thats good,lets race...
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Certainly looks better than the renderings. Hopefully it performs better than the F3 car upon which it is based.
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Definitely got the retro look down pat.
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That would be because both are derived from F3-spec cars. The W-Series car is a Tatuus chassis that will remain in it's F3 spec, while the S5000 car is the Onroak chassis used in F3 Americas been modified to fit the V8. Quote:
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Are they 13" diameter rims on the front and 15" diameter on the rear ?.
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