When is the IRL slated to go to a new chassis?

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Oh man, Quetch, I LIKE that car! :)

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Originally Posted by indycool

Oh man, Quetch, I LIKE that car! :)

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Is anyone else noticing that the engine is positioned between the driver's legs?

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Originally Posted by Giuseppe F1

Is this definately even a Panoz chassis? The logos on the mechanics shirts dont look like Panoz logos....although maybe they are

isnt this supposedly the chassis update for the f3000 italia series??

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Almost certainly. The walls, and floor match the room that all the black DP-01s were taken in and the mechanics shirts match too.

Yes, that is Elan/Panoz. They are supposedly working on a European single seater chassis.

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Originally Posted by Jonesi

Is anyone else noticing that the engine is positioned between the driver's legs?

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Yes. I noticed it first time I saw it. To package, you'd need to have the driver sitting where the rear wing is.

But ignoring that. The engine is still centrally located compared to the old roadsters so the handling will still be closer to the current cars than the old roadsters that everyone seems to think is what would be best for "traditional" oval racing.

If the car never raced on anything but an oval ( Remember that was the whole mantra of the early EARL) then a roadster with some length to it for safety would be not a problem.

Hey, Panoz built a front engined sports prototype not once but twice, with middling results, but the safety and layout all were proven. If you depend on more mechanical grip than downforce, then you could have a great front engined oval car.

I have always thought the 50's roadsters some of the most aesthetically pleasing race cars going.

IC, supermods are not beautiful to me, but they are fun. I find though they look too much like a short track freak show. No, a Modern day incarnation of an Indy roadster would have to have sleek lines and some thought given to some style. Lets face it, if you take away the making downforce ability, speed down the straights and mechanical grip in the corners will make a place like Indy a real challenge.

Those Panoz front-engined roadsters were cool cars, and they were also fast. I liked those '50 roadsters with the low tails, too.

Some Indy car designs have come from supermodifieds. One that jumps out is the old "Oswego Wedge," which several guys, among them Bud Tingelstad, drove at Indy. Think that was the first time that anyone thought about "aero" to any degree.

I still remember some fine trips to Delaware and Oswego, Mark! :) :)

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Originally Posted by indycool

Those Panoz front-engined roadsters were cool cars, and they were also fast. I liked those '50 roadsters with the low tails, too.

Some Indy car designs have come from supermodifieds. One that jumps out is the old "Oswego Wedge," which several guys, among them Bud Tingelstad, drove at Indy. Think that was the first time that anyone thought about "aero" to any degree.

I still remember some fine trips to Delaware and Oswego, Mark! :) :)

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