duel (Offline)
#11
1/12/11 4:55 PM
They have this thing backwards. The ovals are almost always good shows with close finishes. The road courses are where they should restart 2 wide. They are going to wreck some equipment with this lunacy.
dirt330 (Offline)
#12
1/12/11 5:25 PM
according to indy star today they are reconsidering this after many drivers complained.
racephoto1 (Offline)
#13
1/12/11 7:04 PM
The last time an open wheel group (USAC) tried to be NASCRAP like they got their a$$ handed to them. I guess the INDYCAR guys didn't pay attention. Their better off staying the way they are.
Vertigo (Offline)
#14
1/12/11 7:11 PM
I don't wish to see doublefile restarts in Indycar, but I would like to see them adopt a "no yellow flag finish" rule.
oldfan49 (Offline)
#15
1/12/11 8:36 PM
Just what we need, another series with simulated passing. I would much rather they do away with telemetry and put drivers back in the cars any day.
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Onlydirt (Offline)
#16
1/12/11 9:46 PM
They should just make them start the 500 right and leave the rest alone. Those starts have got out of control....takes away the excitement.
richie (Offline)
#19
1/16/11 4:29 PM
cecil98, they actually did bring back lining up three abreast on the pace laps in 2010. They even had a wave lap, even though I only saw about 1/3 of the field waving back. Despite all that, the start was still a mess like it is everytime Helio wins the pole. There's been one year since the mid-90's that was actually a really good start. I believe it may have been 2008. Everybody was on the main straightaway when the green flag was thrown.
From Robin Miller's mailbag, he states: Instead of letting the front row accelerate between Turns 3 & 4 and string the field out, the new mantra is to go racing “closer” to the start/finish line. At IMS, this might mean a little slower speed at the green flag but it gives the chance to have a true, fair flying start.
Hopefully we'll see that because the "world's fastest flying start" roaring down toward the yard of bricks three-wide is a tradition that needs to be brought back.
ClaytonYeley (Offline)
#20
1/16/11 6:12 PM
You are correct richie. We attended the public drivers meeting the day before the race. The three biggest cheers were for the announcements of the 3 wide parade laps, telling the drivers about the wave lap, and Mrs. Fisher going to her seat. I know BB takes a lot of heat from Miller but it was really cool of him to being those things back to the speedway. These things got the day started off right and I had more fun at last year's 500 some that came before it.