The first ACTUAL pic of the DeltaWing

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Originally Posted by garyshell

I think you are right, but with all the hubub raised in this thread it APPEARS folks are talking those renderings seriously.

Gary

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Sometimes it's rather difficult to convey sarcasm in written words without the benefit of voice inflections and facial expressions.

No one who has any clue about the sport would take those drawrings :) seriously.

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Originally Posted by vintage

Speed says that is really the car - it's hideous.

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http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/artic...-wing-project/

Gadzooks!!! sadly I think you may be right. Give me the Swift designs over the Dallara and this monstrosity any day. GAG GAG GAG

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Originally Posted by ChicagocrewIRL

Sometimes it's rather difficult to convey sarcasm in written words without the benefit of voice inflections and facial expressions.

No one who has any clue about the sport would take those drawrings :) seriously.

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haha, i like the look of the 3D models, and now it turns out the real prototype design looks identical. Apparently it's controversial, which is a good thing imo. More than you can say about the bland indy car designs of the last 20 years which for the most part you can barely tell apart, certainly look identical to more casual fans. I do like the Swift design with the lighting indicators and the variable bodywork, but in its own way this design could be pretty cool. It's good as even those that dislike a new design are talking about the car and the series.

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Originally Posted by Chamoo

Delta Wing Website and Countdown

In the photo on this site, you can easily see the wheel base is much wider then those so apparent computer generated images.

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"sorry you are too late" LOL

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Originally Posted by garyshell

You are making a HUGE assumption that the designs he saw were the same as those pictures. There is no way that those pictures are the Delta Wing design. Someone is having a really good laugh that a bunch of suckers actually fell for the joke.

Gary

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Gary.......do ever actually read what people write before you argue with them?

So now we have 'crapwagons' and from 2012 we have 'peniswagons'? This Delta Wing car is really ugly in my opinion. It sure is radical though.

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Originally Posted by gofastandwynn

OK, these were renderings that were up on a indy blog then were taken down.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4011/...6d250fbe_o.jpg

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Hope that's NOT it - now way the darn think will turn !!! Road course ? Fuggetabouit.

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Originally Posted by Ken

mix in young rahals comments via twitter.....i just dont see a racer who has literally spent his entire life in AOWR lokking at that car and making the statement he did...

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Originally Posted by garyshell

You are making a HUGE assumption that the designs he saw were the same as those pictures. There is no way that those pictures are the Delta Wing design. Someone is having a really good laugh that a bunch of suckers actually fell for the joke.

Gary

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Originally Posted by Ken

Gary.......do ever actually read what people write before you argue with them?

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I read EXACTLY what you wrote above. Please tell me how what you wrote was NOT assuming that what Graham Rahal saw was the same as the renderings posted.

But now it appears that the joke is on all of us and the leaked renderings are the actual car. Yikes! I don't see how the front wheels can steer. Looks like a salt flats car to me.

Gary

Does anyone have pics or links from the Chicago Auto Show unveiling ?

THIS Delta Wing Car IS NOT AN INDYCAR. All the heritage and logical evolution of IndyCar design IMO DOES NOT go this direction. Keep this design in ALMS or sports car racing. GAG GAG GAG.

never mind got the links from pressdog

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Originally Posted by SoCalPVguy

Hope that's NOT it - now way the darn think will turn !!! Road course ? Fuggetabouit.

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It is that.
Here is an interview with the designer:
http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/artic...-wing-project/
The ideas behind it are great: better mileage and fewer parts. But really, 33 of these things together will look slightly ridiculous.
I also wonder how much the other closed wheel designs archieve these goals.