ThrottleHead (Offline)
#36
6/10/08 1:03 PM
I love my Indy cars. I have since 1980 and I will never stop loving it. HOWEVER..... I have a few opinions on what the sport should do.
First..... eliminate mandatory wing angles. This is a total load of crap. What does this do? In theory it makes everyone the same speed. But in reality all it does is allow the big buck teams that can spend millions in the wind tunnel to gain that 2 or 3 mph advantage over the competition. This crap of NEGATIVE rear wing angles at indo to find speed is ridiculous. Maybe one of you engineering grads can weigh in on this aspect.... but it seems to me a negative rear wing angle creats lift in the rear..... so when this car spins it becomes POSITIVE.... meaning the rear plants and does not spin anymore and you back it into the wall. Remember the slew of back injuries? ELIMINATE MANDATORY WING ANGLES!
Second..... this one will stir the pot..... ELIMINATE GROUND EFFECTS! Flat-bottoms, baby! NOW the DRIVER is back in control of the car... not pedal flat on the floor relying on the millions spent in the tunnel tweaking the cars. This will allow ALL teams..... big, small or indifferent.... an opportunity to win. Your driver may be in mediocre equipment but with a good setup and a nerve check, your driver has a shot.
You do this and it would put the Indy cars back in the hands of the drivers.... and more people have a shot. As it it now unless you are Penske/Ganassi/AGR you are screwed.