Originally Posted by Blackduce:
I am sorry but they missed the boat again. This is the same group that created the new IRL. What is so new with it? I have friends on the board and this is not directed to them. But the answer is that you can not cheat is tire width. If you have a 14" tire you can put only so much horsepower to the ground. With a 12" tire you put less. And and a 10" tire even less. Why can't they see this. The engines will last longer with a narrow tire in the rear. Again to heck with compounds. But you can not cheat width of a tire. RPM's will be a device to cheat and you are back where you started. I thought we were trying to save them money. It's not going to happen in the IRL and it will not happen here.
Lynn
The most over looked and best part of the news is that the Esslinger EST that is mentioned in the story is only going to cost $18,000 turn key. It's a sealed motor that will be competitive and is already tuned to peak performance. Trying to tap into the computer to gain anything is just going to flat not work.