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13th December 2012, 00:30 #1
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More kudos for the DeltaWing
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27,400 Bing results for the Dallara DW12 - Dallara DW12 - Bing
561,000 Bing results for the DeltaWing - DeltaWing - Bing
That's 20x more results for the DeltaWing.
IndyCar. Management. Picked. The. Wrong. Car. LOL!The secret to winning races: More Throttle, Less Brake.
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13th December 2012, 00:58 #2
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Originally Posted by Nem14"Old roats am jake mit goats."
-- Smokey Stover
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13th December 2012, 04:50 #3
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You know what would have been better? Both of them!!!
Kyle Busch #18 M&M's Toyota Camry
Dario Franchitti #10 Target Honda Dallara DW12
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13th December 2012, 12:18 #4
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I have always said it's a cars stupid. Indy was about fast cool looking machines and speed records. How to describe it now to a new fan I don't have a clue.
Keep it fast, keep it real!!!
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10th February 2013, 16:49 #5
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Well, the Delta wing is fairly dead at the moment. NISSAN, gone, Michelin, gone, Bowlby gone, etc. Panoz says he is going to build a closed top version, so we'll see.
While the Deltawing certainly had the cool factor, it also had an extreme driving issue, in that most single seat race are wider at the front, or have about the same width as the rear. Several drivers who drove the Delta Wing indicated it was difficult to hit your marks, because you typically place the front tires in spots at the apex. Trying that with the Delta Wing could lead to curb damage since it is so much wider. This also proved difficult when passing, as usually if the front fits through a gap, the rear will follow...but not in the Delta Wing's case.
I was strongly in the Lola camp, but I found recently they had it in the bag, but did not submit a complete proposal, so Dallara got it by default.Green, Green, Green!
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12th February 2013, 17:46 #6
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Originally Posted by 00steven
Stupid is as stupid does.Popular memory is not history.... -- Gordon Wood
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12th February 2013, 20:00 #7
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Originally Posted by Don Capps
Here's the spec, build it. Pass FIA crash certification. We will run it through pre season certification, and race tech inspection. Good luck. That used to be Indycars before 1996, and until it gets back to that, we will be stuck with undetectable ratings, mediocre race attendance and generally uninspiring racing.
If the Delta Wing was one of them, great. though I think it would look kinda silly in Target colors. Let the lawn dart and STD jokes begin!HINCHTOWN!!
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13th February 2013, 12:30 #8
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Originally Posted by nigelred5
It is one thing when someone builds a better product within the parameters that are established, what INDYCAR is doing is quite another.
Whether or not the Delta Wing would have been successful or not is actually beside the point, the fact being that someone literally thought outside the box and came up with something different, interesting, and, well, exciting, only to be tossed aside for the status quo was, for me, an excellent reason to not take INDYCAR very seriously.Popular memory is not history.... -- Gordon Wood
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