2022 XPEL 375 at Texas (March 19-20)

racer612008 · PostPosted: Thu Mar 17, 2022 7:08 pm

Round #2 of the 2022 NTT IndyCar Series season takes on the first superspeedway oval of the year this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway. This is a 2 day show in the afternoon; with practice & qualifying on Saturday - while the race is on Sunday. No support races are slated at the big track; however Progressive American Flat Track will be racing on the Dirt Track on the backside of the track property on Saturday night.

Race Information (IndyCar):
Track Length & Type: 1.455 mile cookie-cutter oval (as declared by IndyCar for timing & scoring purposes. This track is one of several where track length is disputed by multiple sanctions)
Banking: 20 degrees in Turn #1 & Turn #2, 24 degrees in Turn #3 & Turn #4
Race Distance: 246 laps / 598 kilometers
Track Record (Qualifying - pre reconfiguration): Paul Tracy - 2001 - CART - 22.546

Entry Lists:
NTT IndyCar Series - 27 cars entered

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British Drift Championship at Teeside

Schumifan · PostPosted: Thu Mar 17, 2022 7:33 pm

Assuming it'll just be another single file PJ1-fest. At least I won't have to stay up until 2am to watch it this year

RtN · PostPosted: Thu Mar 17, 2022 7:45 pm

More attempts will be made to try and make the second groove useable.

https://racer.com/2022/03/14/indycar-ex ... on-issues/

racer612008 · PostPosted: Fri Mar 18, 2022 5:41 am

even if the stain from the PJ1 wasn't there, it would still be single groove imo

Juihi · PostPosted: Fri Mar 18, 2022 5:42 am

It is unbelievable they still have that god awful surfacing

Ian-S · PostPosted: Fri Mar 18, 2022 8:05 am

They could easily get the second groove working but they don’t want pack racing so they won’t add the downforce needed.

Juihi · PostPosted: Fri Mar 18, 2022 8:26 am

Dam, just realised this isn't a night race, and they're running it midday on a Sunday?? I always looked forward to the night race on a Saturday, that way I could actually watch it

mclaren2008 · PostPosted: Fri Mar 18, 2022 11:36 am

last race at Texas hopefully

codename_47 · PostPosted: Fri Mar 18, 2022 1:46 pm

Ian-S wrote:

They could easily get the second groove working but they don’t want pack racing so they won’t add the downforce needed.

Adding downforce is cheating, and just results in foot to the floor, hug the white line boredom for the drivers
I'd much prefer to watch drivers being challenged by their cars than 90% of a pack race which is dull until the final 5 lap run to the line where one guy noses ahead of the other by an inch or so (but if it had been the lap before it'd be exactly the same result as the cars are trapped side by side and just holding their lines)

At least in NASCAR you have the push from the car behind and bump drafting to make things interesting, you can't do that in Indycar...

Low Downforce, high power is how racing cars should be. Pack racing needs the opposite and is artificial as fuck

Gaara · PostPosted: Fri Mar 18, 2022 1:48 pm

codename_47 wrote:

Ian-S wrote:

They could easily get the second groove working but they don’t want pack racing so they won’t add the downforce needed.

Adding downforce is cheating, and just results in foot to the floor, hug the white line boredom for the drivers
I'd much prefer to watch drivers being challenged by their cars than 90% of a pack race which is dull until the final 5 lap run to the line where one guy noses ahead of the other by an inch or so (but if it had been the lap before it'd be exactly the same result as the cars are trapped side by side and just holding their lines)

At least in NASCAR you have the push from the car behind and bump drafting to make things interesting, you can't do that in Indycar...

Low Downforce, high power is how racing cars should be. Pack racing needs the opposite and is artificial as fuck

Put bumpers on the cars :thumbsup:

LucasWheldon · PostPosted: Fri Mar 18, 2022 1:50 pm

codename_47 wrote:

Pack racing needs the opposite and is artificial as fuck

and can cause huge clusterfucks when it's done with open wheelers

codename_47 · PostPosted: Fri Mar 18, 2022 1:52 pm

Gaara wrote:

codename_47 wrote:

Ian-S wrote:

They could easily get the second groove working but they don’t want pack racing so they won’t add the downforce needed.

Adding downforce is cheating, and just results in foot to the floor, hug the white line boredom for the drivers
I'd much prefer to watch drivers being challenged by their cars than 90% of a pack race which is dull until the final 5 lap run to the line where one guy noses ahead of the other by an inch or so (but if it had been the lap before it'd be exactly the same result as the cars are trapped side by side and just holding their lines)

At least in NASCAR you have the push from the car behind and bump drafting to make things interesting, you can't do that in Indycar...

Low Downforce, high power is how racing cars should be. Pack racing needs the opposite and is artificial as fuck

Put bumpers on the cars :thumbsup:

So all this time and I'm just finding out you're Paul Tracy....

He could bump you without a bumper tbf

RtN · PostPosted: Fri Mar 18, 2022 9:39 pm

Fabs · PostPosted: Sat Mar 19, 2022 3:41 am

Indycar doing Indycar things

Ian-S · PostPosted: Sat Mar 19, 2022 10:32 am

LOL bet that ends up in one of them wrecking.

Chris A · PostPosted: Sat Mar 19, 2022 3:08 pm

I don’t get the criticism. Seems like a decent idea to me. I’m sure the drivers will do it at a controlled pace.

pimmy · PostPosted: Sat Mar 19, 2022 3:28 pm

Sky aren't showing the race live. F1 post-race stuff takes priority, obviously :roll:

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Schumifan · PostPosted: Sat Mar 19, 2022 3:31 pm

pimmy wrote:

Sky aren't showing the race live. F1 post-race stuff takes priority, obviously :roll:

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It's live on Sky Sports Mix (as is qualifying this evening).

pimmy · PostPosted: Sat Mar 19, 2022 4:25 pm

Ah, so it is. I only looked at Sky F1.

codename_47 · PostPosted: Sat Mar 19, 2022 4:38 pm

pimmy wrote:

Sky aren't showing the race live. F1 post-race stuff takes priority, obviously :roll:

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I mean the schedules I've seen, with any kind of SC period or anything like that, the F1 race will still be on by the time Indycar takes its green

Also considering Indycar is in Texas, it feels like it must be running about 10am over there or something stupid just to avoid whatever sports is taking place in the American afternoon/evening

So in short this feels like an Indycar thing, you can't expect Sky Sports F1 to cut out their F1 coverage for a more minority interest
As much as I love Indycar and any actual racing over speculation and analysis, Indycar has created this issue

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