The 100th Indianapolis 500

Matthiasw · PostPosted: Tue Apr 26, 2016 5:19 pm

http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/ ... 00-692063/

This is just amazing!

racer612008 · PostPosted: Tue Apr 26, 2016 5:42 pm

here is Stefan's paint livery for the 500

racer612008 · PostPosted: Tue Apr 26, 2016 9:04 pm

a look at the confirmed & rumored entries so far

Spoiler:

codename_47 · PostPosted: Wed Apr 27, 2016 12:26 am

Interesting that miller has revealed there are only 36 engines available this year.

So although things are looking good for bumping they're not going to go too crazy, ....

Chris A · PostPosted: Wed Apr 27, 2016 12:55 am

36 engines? That's a big concern when you have a full week of practice and qualifying (during which they're hoping to push for record speeds) just leading up to a 500-miler.

Gaara · PostPosted: Wed Apr 27, 2016 1:15 am

Yeaa I'm gonna go and call bullshit on that.

racer612008 · PostPosted: Wed Apr 27, 2016 1:42 am

It's 36 engine packages for the month of May, not just single engines.

It was less a few years back when Lotus pulled out if I remember right

Chris A · PostPosted: Wed Apr 27, 2016 2:38 am

Ah, that's more reassuring.

sennadesillva · PostPosted: Wed Apr 27, 2016 3:48 am

Pippa Mann will run in a Dale Coyne car
http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/ ... ontent=www

codename_47 · PostPosted: Wed Apr 27, 2016 1:43 pm

Yeah, I meant more the cap on the field will be 36, Honda and Chevy have committed to 18 each and no more

Obviously if someone wrecks one they'll replace and stuff just neither of them wanted to have a huge amount of engines committed when they may or may not be used so that's your limit.

LucasWheldon · PostPosted: Wed Apr 27, 2016 3:55 pm

just refurbish the blown engines and it's good to go

it's not like in Fontana in 2000 when a lot of engines went kaputt

Coldtyre · PostPosted: Thu Apr 28, 2016 8:36 am

Chris A wrote:

qualifying (during which they're hoping to push for record speeds)

You mean, the absolute record? Luyendyk's ?

Cheeveer · PostPosted: Thu Apr 28, 2016 10:08 am

coldtyre wrote:

Chris A wrote:

qualifying (during which they're hoping to push for record speeds)

You mean, the absolute record? Luyendyk's ?

very, very unlikely

Chris A · PostPosted: Thu Apr 28, 2016 12:39 pm

I agree, but wasn't that something the series had in mind building up to the 100th running?

pending · PostPosted: Thu Apr 28, 2016 12:43 pm

Derrick Walker mentioned this a coupe of years ago, iirc but after last year's cock-ups they realized it might not be a very good idea.

mclaren2008 · PostPosted: Thu Apr 28, 2016 1:59 pm

The thing about Arie's record is that they had recently repaved the track and then they turned up the boost. Tony George just wanted to obliterate the CART record.

codename_47 · PostPosted: Thu Apr 28, 2016 11:13 pm

pending wrote:

Derrick Walker mentioned this a coupe of years ago, iirc but after last year's cock-ups they realized it might not be a very good idea.

By gradually ramping up the engine power, yeah

However they realised the POS chasis they're running coupled with extra downforce made that unwise to say the least.

I think this is something to do with why Walker left, he was pushing for a new chasis that's less of an over-downforced load of crap that may be able to handle higher speeds without turning into a harrier jump jet, and the series disagreed.

ho hum, at least we have Roger driving the pace car eh?

racer612008 · PostPosted: Sun May 01, 2016 5:10 am

IS IT MAY YET? :flag:

28 days to the 500

makeyourself · PostPosted: Mon May 02, 2016 2:14 am

Yep it's May... my second favorite month haha 2nd only to my birthday month. I'll be at the 500 this year sitting in turn one!

mclaren2008 · PostPosted: Mon May 02, 2016 6:22 am

It would be pretty sweet for the 100th running to finally break the Andretti curse :flag:

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