TBK-Light.com

Yeaa, it will always hit the 33 mark but after that its unlikely because too much cost just to DNQ.

Eh, as much as that is true, 2 more cars are 2 more cars. They'll probably do a lot for entertainment levels of the races by crashing and bringing out the Safety car at a point inconvenient for all this fuel saving the teams insist on doing because it's the fastest way to win a race. That alone will be worth it
More cars=more drama and that's a good thing



That car is so goddamn near perfect, looks wise.
If they just removed the aerodynamic faring in front of the rear wheels, it'd be one of the best looking cars ever, or at least in the last 10 years

_________________
RIP Birmingham Wheels: here's some of the crash videos I recorded when it was there:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIaKIE ... 5t9d5PvoHA

Twitter:

http://www.twitter.com/paulhadsley

The point we're making is as soon as the Chilton's get bored (probably end of 2019/2020 once they realise they can't buy success in Indycars either), those two cars will be consigned to the scrap heap, and even if they're not, it's not an addition of two cars, because Ganassi is reducing his car count from 4 to 2 this year, may as well say Carlin is just Ganassi B team, their arrival will make no difference to overall car counts, unlike some of the other teams who are genuinely new (i.e. bringing in new drivers and cars, not taking existing ones from closed down teams).

I get that, but from what I hear there's a limited chassis run on these cars and Carlin's entry was only possible because CG went down 2, there wasn't 2 extra cars sitting around out there ready to be added to the field nor could Carlin afford to commission 2 brand new ones either.

We'll probably always run between 18 (bare minimum field count required in most race contracts) and whatever the maximum has been recently outside of Indy (23/24?)

The days of huge fields are long over, all we can hope is when the Chiltons get bored, those cars find new homes with new teams instead of sitting in a garage

_________________
RIP Birmingham Wheels: here's some of the crash videos I recorded when it was there:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIaKIE ... 5t9d5PvoHA

Twitter:

http://www.twitter.com/paulhadsley

I remember when the merger happened and people thought we were going to get regular fields of 30+

Instead teams like Forsythe just closed up shop.

Yup

If you're spending money on a passion project (one that used to be funded by tobacco advertising,....and then some!) and because of other people's greed, you lose the passion, then it's no wonder you want to take your bat and ball and go do something else instead.

_________________
RIP Birmingham Wheels: here's some of the crash videos I recorded when it was there:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIaKIE ... 5t9d5PvoHA

Twitter:

http://www.twitter.com/paulhadsley

Gerry Forsythe picking up his balls isn't an image I want in my head, thanks.

Well, they didn't call him PLAYERS Forsythe for nothing

_________________
RIP Birmingham Wheels: here's some of the crash videos I recorded when it was there:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIaKIE ... 5t9d5PvoHA

Twitter:

http://www.twitter.com/paulhadsley

Carlos Munoz will drive the #29 for Andretti at Indy.

Then the small, original IRL teams died out.

All exactly as forseen in Tony George's "Vision"

"I see a future where Mom and Pop teams honed on the American dirt ovals can go out of business in exactly the same manner as those evil foreigners"

_________________
RIP Birmingham Wheels: here's some of the crash videos I recorded when it was there:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIaKIE ... 5t9d5PvoHA

Twitter:

http://www.twitter.com/paulhadsley

Didn't expect this, Jordan King to race the road/street courses for ECR.

http://www.edcarpenterracing.com/ed-car ... rdan-king/

Ok.

So who will be racing the road courses for ECR in 2019? Someone interesting?

hey guys what is stefano coletti doing these days?

Carmen Jorda probably

https://www.autosport.com/indycar/news/ ... r-indy-500

Another positive is that with the series committed to the current car until at least 2021, Dallara have been able to shovel new chassis out of the factory almost as fast as they can build them.

The only real limit is on engine leases.

-------------------

Good on King for taking an opportunity to do something different instead of another year rotting on the F1 ladder.

_________________
Dan Wheldon ¦ 1978-2011
Marco Simoncelli ¦ 1987-2011
Jules Bianchi ¦ 1989-2015
Justin Wilson ¦ 1978-2015

Yeah, I know he's mad and I don't care. I do not care. I did not care then. I do not care now. I'm here to race him.

Rene Binder doing four races for Juncos

http://www.indycar.com/News/2018/01/01- ... cos-Racing

Ok.

how about this Rodolfo Gonzalez guy, isnt he a hoot?

Jeez, he’s been around for a long time and his junior record makes Carmen Jorda look reasonably talented

_________________
BTCC Pick Em's Champion 2010
Formula Fun Cup Champion 2013
http://www.the-fastlane.co.uk