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11 Jan 2011, 20:37 (Ref:2814396) | #1 | ||
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Double-File Restarts in 2011
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11 Jan 2011, 21:08 (Ref:2814414) | #2 | ||
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not a huge fan of it... seems like it's a bit of a gimmick.
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11 Jan 2011, 21:40 (Ref:2814429) | #3 | ||
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Meh.
'Why not' i suppose. Can see an awful lot of yellows though. (Can you imagine a double file restart with Milka at the front on the inside??) |
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11 Jan 2011, 22:16 (Ref:2814443) | #4 | ||
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Good news! Sure to improve the racing - a la CART!
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For me, this was not a priority...but I'm curious to see what will happen...I don't think that will be a lot of risk, all the drivers are well prepared...restarts will be similar to the start of the races, and I don't see any problems during the starts (although some people might argue that by 5/6/7 starts more increases the risk)...maybe it is true that at this point IndyCar could do like NASCAR and send lapped cars back, but I really do not like that rule because makes it difficult possible possible recoveries (which is unfair, especially if a car is lapped, for example, becuase it made a pit stop a lap before a caution)...at that point, it should also introduce the "lucky dog" rule...
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I like it, something different/new... Just gotta get rid of that fugly dallara now!
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12 Jan 2011, 15:46 (Ref:2814740) | #7 | ||
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I believe that it'll be interesting to see. Milwaukee and New Hampshire will be tricky. Restarts at the rest of the ovals will be fine. Good thing that lapped cars will remain where they are.
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13 Jan 2011, 15:43 (Ref:2815292) | #8 | ||
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So lapped cars to the back? It may seem crazy.but I prefer to get deep pockets shallow talents out of the way
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14 Jan 2011, 20:51 (Ref:2815852) | #9 | ||
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Lapped cars maintain position. How it should be IMO. If the leader had to get past the lapped cars, no reason the challenger shouldn't either.
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This, for me, does not constitute an enjoyable racing experience. While we are at it, let's eliminate the full-course caution and go back to local yellows, at least on the permanent road courses. Talk about gimmicks... |
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15 Jan 2011, 17:09 (Ref:2816107) | #11 | |
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It's a step in the right direction. I just hope they keep their promise about making the restart zone between the final turn and the start finish. This is the main issue.
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17 Jan 2011, 07:04 (Ref:2816621) | #12 | ||
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i see it as a positive, that and getting better control of the start/restart scenario
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18 Jan 2011, 16:38 (Ref:2817378) | #13 | ||
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Is it likely they ditch push to pass on a yellow restart. Keep it for the actual racing, and yes non-ovals shoul receive locals only and a full safety car when there is a fire or when the driver is in the way not just off and safely out of the car...where are the cranes!?
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18 Jan 2011, 20:09 (Ref:2817488) | #14 | ||
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You don't even need an SC for a fire, we had one at Mallory Park a few months ago and it was easily sorted out under waved yellows. These being some of the best drivers in the world one would hope that they could slow down enough to not clatter into a group of marshals!
If the restarts are handled in the same way NASCAR handle theirs (i.e. tight formation until the line) then it'll improve the racing at a restart because IndyCar - along with the FIA and F1 - always seem to make a right old meal out of SC restarts with cars all over the place and not really in any particularly coherent structure. Reminds me of the start at the Texas race last year where the leaders were about five million miles ahead of the rest of the field before the green flag was dropped. Also, why do the US series generally enforce a strict SC speed (around the pitlane speed) whereas the FIA basically make Mr. Maylander drive the nuts off a car much more capable than that of that the IRL use? I know Grand Prix cars are faster but it can't be that good for the tyres driving around at less-than-optimal speeds. |
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