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(this is from the Indianapolis Star, and pay attention to the last
paragraph!!)

"New track records have become an
    annual event at Nazareth Speedway but that's not likely to occur
    this year.

    CART is requiring smaller element wings for this year's race
    which give the cars less downforce and more instability resulting
    in lower speeds on the tight ovals at Nazareth.

    "We are down nearly 65 percent in the downforce of our cars in
    the corners," said driver Bryan Herta. "We are much slower at
    the apex but actually faster down the straights because of the
    reduced drag in the cars."

    Herta said "driving under new rules is like playing a video game.
    You can see everything around you but you almost can't feel the
    car underneath you."

See! We can do it too, right??

--Dave

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Dave Schwabe
The Aussie Toad -- Grand Prix Legends & Brabham site
http://www.racesimcentral.net/~schwabe

Yeah, yeah! I can do it! I can race a champcar!

Rob <G>

Steve B.
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Well the reduced downforce means us GPL drivers should be at the front almost
all the time!!!! :-)

Chris

Actually, no offense to John Bodin, the very nice IRL fan seen here on
RAS, that league appeals to me not.... I prefer CART anyday.

--Dave

That's my main gripe against the IRL too, those droning V8's.  At
least in CART they wind 'em up tight.  

Case in Point:  A couple of weeks ago I made it to the AmericanLemans
race at Road Atlanta, and while there was a horde of Riley & Scott
MK3's circulating, all but one were running blatty-sounding V8's.  The
lone exception was the Team Rafanelli/Yokohama car, with a positively
shrieking Judd V10 in back. (with it's namesake creator onhand to
observe)   Guess who won.........

The coolest-sounding car always wins, you see!

Steve B.

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;-)

-- JB