Just currently watching CART on Eurosport.
Well, i thought the lake of the Elkart Lake track was near the tracks
not actually ON the tracks ! , LOL ;o)
Seriously, WHY they let the race start with this big stream on the track
!!! now look out the consequences, the cars looks like piece of crushed
metal ....it's a shame ...
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No kidding. I'm surprised they even started the race, and more than one
driver has said the same already.
JS
> > Hi !
> > Just currently watching CART on Eurosport.
> > Well, i thought the lake of the Elkart Lake track was near the tracks
> > not actually ON the tracks ! , LOL ;o)
> > Seriously, WHY they let the race start with this big stream on the track
> > !!! now look out the consequences, the cars looks like piece of crushed
> > metal ....it's a shame ...
> No kidding. I'm surprised they even started the race, and more than one
> driver has said the same already.
Yes, they do race in the rain but it's not even raining there right now.
You must not have seen the race (still in progress now)- there's a drainage
problem and there's a huge stream of water running across the track in one
place, while the rest of the track is dry. F1 cars would be hydroplaning
across that area too- one driver said it's almost 2 inches deep in one part.
JS
> > CART continues to amaze me!! Do they race in the rain like F1 or not?
> Yes, they do race in the rain but it's not even raining there right now.
> You must not have seen the race (still in progress now)- there's a
drainage
> problem and there's a huge stream of water running across the track in one
> place, while the rest of the track is dry. F1 cars would be hydroplaning
> across that area too- one driver said it's almost 2 inches deep in one
part.
They started under yellow in order to follow schedule and with the idea of
drying the track some by running the cars on it. This seemed to work, so the
race was allowed to start. A yellow saw the track drying even further...
enough for some people to change to slicks. However, a temporary fix had
given way increasing the problem of water running across the track between
The Kink and Turn 12. The people on slicks could make it through only if
they were following another car close, so Moreno and Takagi (who were off
the back of the pack) came unstuck. Dealing with these incidents under full
course would see the track drying completely, except for the bit where the
water ran across, so the race was red flagged while the water was diverted
by the CART safety team.
Of course, with hindsight, the water across the track problem should have
been solved before the race was allowed to go for the first time, but I
guess with all of the track wet it wasn't as obvious as it was to the
drivers at speed.
Jan.
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"JS (malicious top poster)" wrote...
Thanks,
Alex
> JS
> > > Hi !
> > > Just currently watching CART on Eurosport.
> > > Well, i thought the lake of the Elkart Lake track was near the tracks
> > > not actually ON the tracks ! , LOL ;o)
> > > Seriously, WHY they let the race start with this big stream on the
track
> > > !!! now look out the consequences, the cars looks like piece of
crushed
> > > metal ....it's a shame ...
> > No kidding. I'm surprised they even started the race, and more than one
> > driver has said the same already.
JS
> They started under yellow in order to follow schedule and with the idea of
> drying the track some by running the cars on it. This seemed to work, so the
> race was allowed to start. A yellow saw the track drying even further...
> enough for some people to change to slicks. However, a temporary fix had
> given way increasing the problem of water running across the track between
> The Kink and Turn 12. The people on slicks could make it through only if
> they were following another car close, so Moreno and Takagi (who were off
> the back of the pack) came unstuck. Dealing with these incidents under full
> course would see the track drying completely, except for the bit where the
> water ran across, so the race was red flagged while the water was diverted
> by the CART safety team.
> Of course, with hindsight, the water across the track problem should have
> been solved before the race was allowed to go for the first time, but I
> guess with all of the track wet it wasn't as obvious as it was to the
> drivers at speed.
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I can sort of see your sentiment when compared to the clout the FIA has.
Unfortunately CART is not in that position. I'm not even sure that is a bad
thing.
Jan.
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"JS (malicious top poster)" wrote...
That's a bit of a fib... water could be seen running across the track there
during the pace laps, though nowhere near as deep as it appeared when Takagi
hit it. I agree it developed into a problem while they cleared up the
Blahblah/Herta accident (can't remember the other guy's name).
Those are going to be thin on the ground, IMO.
Agreed.
Jan.
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I reckon it was pretty obvious from the body language and tone of voice in
that interview that the race director knew he'd got it wrong. It was a
defence but said like an apology.
Well it's a pity they didn't stop the race after a lap or two, once it
was pretty obvious how bad it was. At least it would have been even
for all drivers. i guess hindsight is a wonderful thing :)
I feel sorry for all those who got screwed by the coverage, with
"network commitments" cutting the race. Here in Australia, we had to
watch the restart with coverage from a different network, so at least
we got the abbreviated version. Finally, a tape delayed race is a GOOD
thing :P
A good race in the end anyway, great result for BJ and Ganssi, looks
like BJ will hold onto his drive now I'd say.
Rafe Mc
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