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openwheelKT · 8/26/10, 8:10 AM

I find the heading funny. It’s RM being RM....I like his reporting most of the time. He says owners REJECT the car and then if you read the owner quotes, that bold statement is not backed up. Are they happy right now? No, but I would hardly say it will be rejected. Racers race so the cars will be purchased. No offense to Conquest, but I could care less if their two-car-ride-buying team goes away. Who cares…..they add no value to the series. Two foreign drivers with a checkbook is what they need to move away from. There are some small teams that it will hurt. Coyne is an example. He’s been a good owner with little money for 25 years. A lot of good drivers got their start with him. That’s the type of owner I feel for. I have no doubt that he’ll find a way though….he always does. There will be some brand new teams that come on board as a part of the cheaper car. I think that is something they are really banking on. There has to be a new start at some point….the current car is used up….that’s why two teams win pretty much every race….they have gotten that last 2% out of the car. If they wait until teams have money, there won’t be a new car until 2020. They have to draw a line and go forward.

As for the design, the teams can make the car look however they want to within the rules. The drawings are just ideas….that’s not what the car will necessarily look like. The only “stock” item for the car is the tub. Teams can design the look of the car themselves (as long as they make those pieces available to all teams that would want to buy them) if they choose to or they can buy the body work and wings from a supplier who designs it. So there will be cars that look different….you know Penske will build his own stuff. You will be allowed two “body designs” for the year so a car could look different from race to race. A team can pick what they want to use each race. I think it’s a good compromise of having some R&D and keeping costs down. You open it totally up and the same two teams keep winning. At least this gives a chance to hit the reset button.

8/26/10, 8:10 AM	#5 Re: Owners Reject 2012 Car
openwheelKT Senior Member Race Count Last Year: 73 Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 742	I find the heading funny. It’s RM being RM....I like his reporting most of the time. He says owners REJECT the car and then if you read the owner quotes, that bold statement is not backed up. Are they happy right now? No, but I would hardly say it will be rejected. Racers race so the cars will be purchased. No offense to Conquest, but I could care less if their two-car-ride-buying team goes away. Who cares…..they add no value to the series. Two foreign drivers with a checkbook is what they need to move away from. There are some small teams that it will hurt. Coyne is an example. He’s been a good owner with little money for 25 years. A lot of good drivers got their start with him. That’s the type of owner I feel for. I have no doubt that he’ll find a way though….he always does. There will be some brand new teams that come on board as a part of the cheaper car. I think that is something they are really banking on. There has to be a new start at some point….the current car is used up….that’s why two teams win pretty much every race….they have gotten that last 2% out of the car. If they wait until teams have money, there won’t be a new car until 2020. They have to draw a line and go forward. As for the design, the teams can make the car look however they want to within the rules. The drawings are just ideas….that’s not what the car will necessarily look like. The only “stock” item for the car is the tub. Teams can design the look of the car themselves (as long as they make those pieces available to all teams that would want to buy them) if they choose to or they can buy the body work and wings from a supplier who designs it. So there will be cars that look different….you know Penske will build his own stuff. You will be allowed two “body designs” for the year so a car could look different from race to race. A team can pick what they want to use each race. I think it’s a good compromise of having some R&D and keeping costs down. You open it totally up and the same two teams keep winning. At least this gives a chance to hit the reset button.