Texas Motor Speedway

[Xjazz]

Or, you could go the other way with F1; Look!  Someone made a pass! 

Look! Yet another safety car episode just for the TV-advertisement.




 

[Holden McGroin]

Ok, try and follow.

What you see as a curve is actually 2 turns.  The car is setup for the entry into the curve (turn 1) and then is setup for the exit (turn 2).  Both of the actions typically are the opposite of each other (slow down, turn wheel into turn, then accellerate, turn wheel out of turn).  Both actions require completely opposite inputs.  Thusly, what looks like a turn is actually 2 seperate series of action.  Comprende?

So unless I signal twice whern making a left turn, I could get a ticket?

[indy007]

Look! Yet another safety car episode just for the TV-advertisement.

You forgot the part where the Formula One cars explode into a mist of carbon fibre when they look at the wall funny, while the NASCAR rides play bumper cars for 500 miles.

2 completely different types of racing, and both are entertaining. Formula One is breathtaking performance. NASCAR is a good-ole-boy fist fight with cars... there's just no fair comparison to make between them.


edit: IRL has completely & horribly sucked since Mr. 500's turbine cars we banned. That guy is awesome.

[Xjazz]

You forgot the part where the Formula One cars explode into a mist of carbon fibre when they look at the wall funny, while the NASCAR rides play bumper cars for 500 miles.

2 completely different types of racing, and both are entertaining. Formula One is breathtaking performance. NASCAR is a good-ole-boy fist fight with cars... there's just no fair comparison to make between them.


edit: IRL has completely & horribly sucked since Mr. 500's turbine cars we banned. That guy is awesome.

Well said

[Holden McGroin]

You forgot the part where the Formula One cars explode into a mist of carbon fibre when they look at the wall funny, while the NASCAR rides play bumper cars for 500 miles.

2 completely different types of racing, and both are entertaining. Formula One is breathtaking performance. NASCAR is a good-ole-boy fist fight with cars... there's just no fair comparison to make between them.

Why were you then unfair in your post?

[Forker]

I will be there in June for the Indy Car race....fast taxi cabs don't do much for me.

[indy007]

Why were you then unfair in your post?

What part is unfair? Formula One cars exploding into carbon fiber? It's what they do when they get bumped. That doesn't change the fact they're far more impressive on a track than a NASCAR. NASCAR is fun in its own way. Big, heavy, lots of steel, V-8s that make less power than Supras I've driven, but much more aggressive driving thanks to the closed wheels.

IRL is neither of those. It's roundy-rounds in cars that can't push on each other. While I still watch the Daytona 500 each year, the league deserves contempt. They've done more to neuter and stifle innovation than any other series. If the other guys can't keep up, they pressure the promoter, and your tech gets banned. They did it to AWD, side-by-side configurations, and turbines, all of which were faster, but safer cars. Such a shame.

[Sox62]

I think labeling turns 1-2,3-4,has more to do with letting people know where the action is occurring when it's being described on TV and radio and where your seats are located when purchasing them then it does with being truly accurate as to the actual amount of turns.

[MiloMorai]

Most likely Sox but do you ever hear 'coming out of turn 1' and 'going into turn 2' on an oval track?

All I can remember hearing is 'into turn 1' and 'out of turn 2'.

[Sox62]

Most likely Sox but do you ever hear 'coming out of turn 1' and 'going into turn 2' on an oval track?

All I can remember hearing is 'into turn 1' and 'out of turn 2'.

I've never really thought about it.

I do know one thing for sure.My Brickyard 400 tickets are indeed,in turn 4.

[MiloMorai]

The Brickyard has 4 turns as it is rectangular.

[Holden McGroin]

What part is unfair?

You said it was unfair to compare them, yet you compared them in that same post.

[indy007]

You said it was unfair to compare them, yet you compared them in that same post.

I went to public school

Point is you can't compare them head to head, which is what people like to do. It's two entirely different products. Different standards, different tracks, different regulations. The only thing related is the fact they're on wheels and a competition.

[Holden McGroin]

I went to public school

Point is you can't compare them head to head, which is what people like to do. It's two entirely different products. Different standards, different tracks, different regulations. The only thing related is the fact they're on wheels and a competition.

Indy cars have unfendered or open wheels:  NASCAR's wheels are covered with fenders.

There.  A head to head comparison.

[indy007]

Indy cars have unfendered or open wheels:  NASCAR's wheels are covered with fenders.

There.  A head to head comparison.

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