OVAL (maybe Michigan)
Road Course (say Laguna)
0-60
0-100
Top End
Lateral g's
Anyone?
Thanks,
Parke Cochran
Talladega, AL
"At a slow, lumbering 200mph"
Faster yes, quicker? Probably not even close. A F1 car would be much
quicker.
Jan.
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The safety standards would make sure that it's not possible to do so
Doug
Yep, the concrete bridge simply wouldn't have been there in F1. I can't
believe how the owners of Road America got away with it's course layout.
They were lucky this time. I think they need to do some serious
modifications to turn 13 before the next race or they'll have a death on
their hands.
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Sure you can - I do it at GPL Monza all the time.....
Speaking hypothetically, of course. I do not wish for anyone to run into a
bridge to find out.
Generally, F1's are seen as more frail (in car to car contact)than
champcars. I just wondered if this extended to collisions with solid objects
as well. Just wondering.
I agree a couple of rows of tyres or better still some of that impact
cushioning stuff they use F1 wouldn't have gone amiss there.
Jan.
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> > Wonder if you could run an F1 into a bridge and get of with a
> precautionary
> > CAT scan and bruised knees.
> Sure you can - I do it at GPL Monza all the time.....
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> > The safety standards would make sure that it's not possible to do so
> Yep, the concrete bridge simply wouldn't have been there in F1. I can't
> believe how the owners of Road America got away with it's course layout.
> They were lucky this time. I think they need to do some serious
> modifications to turn 13 before the next race or they'll have a death on
> their hands.
> Cheers
> Phil Lee
> Legends Central Admin
> http://www.legendscentral.com
I don't think it is. On temporary road courses speeds are generally lower,
particularly cornering speeds. Turn 13 at Road America is a relatively high
speed corner with absolutely no run off before the bridge abutment.
Cheers
Phil Lee
Legends Central Admin
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F1 will be fastest, because of better roadgrip and MUCH shorter braking
distance. ( F1 can go from 0 to 125 to 0 mph in 6,2 second)
Try to put a CART on a European Racetrack like Silverstone or Spa, a F1 will
win big on these tracks.
I'm not sure
I think F1 will win this one, because an F1 is not so heavy (520 kilo +
driver + fuel <> 850 hp)
At Magny Cour in France a F1 is reaching 4 g for 4-5 second a long righthand
turn
Exact data on these cars is very difficult to find, but the CART-data is
more open to people than the F1. Also IMO the CART serie is more fun to
watch, because there are lot more overtaking than in F1. A F1 has so much
downforce, that it becomes unstable to drive when it is close to other cars,
so real infight in F1 is rare to se.
Sorry for my English.
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Give F1s a longer straight [Michigan :)] and we will see ...
F1 car's brakes are stronger than the others. They can brake from 150mph in
80m while an IRL car needs twice that distance.
David G Fisher
