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Most Attractive Open Wheel Cars 2016-10-04 19:33:03 Post No. 15940995
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Post your favorites, open wheel racing has over a 100 year history so surely one car in either Indycar or Grand Prix racing appeals to you.
Tell us a little bit about it.
My vote goes to the Penske PC27 Indycar, the chassis was very forward thinking with a more attractive take on a high nose F1 was using.
It did not win a single race.
It's not because it was a bad chassis, rather the Mercedes Ilmor engine it was saddled with was way down on on power due to a huge reduction in size to try and make it more aerodynamic. The Ford Cosworths, Hondas, and Toyotas wiped the floor with it, but beyond that the Goodyear tires were utter trash, Firestone raped them.
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>>15941007
Tell us a bit about m8.
Why does he wear the mask?
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>>15940995
best looking f1 this year
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>>15941062
Agreed
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>>15941062
I like Mclaren's current car, it's a shame the livery a shit.
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The current Indycars don't look so attrocious from the side.
Pic related was at their test at Mid Ohio running wthout the rear pods.
2018 marks a new spec aero formula. They're prioritizing aesthetics, working in a windscreen(not a full canopy), and moving a substantial amount of downforce from the top to the undertray.
They're also talking about opening the regulations in small increments. They won't have a huge performance impact since most of the downforce will be produced by the undertray which is off-limits.
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>>15940995
You. I like you.
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>>15941121
I like you too anon.
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>>15941116
I can see a RedBull-style windscreen in the future, especially since 80's Indycars had something similar (They didn't fully cover the driver's head, but did protect their lower chins and such).
>>15941125
CART in the 90's was my fucking jam as a kid. Pic Related was always my favorite chassis design though.
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>>15941149
... Or was it Pic Related? There were too many to chose from back in the day.
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>>15941149
I really like the Menard Buicks that ran the 95 500.
That great big hump was really cool to look at know that it was a chassis built around an engine rather than the other way around like the OP pic.
The Red Bull windscreen is like the way the current series is going to go. The Halo is not only hideous, but it could obscure vision due to the banking on some ovals.
Ultimately there's not a sure way to protect a driver's head because quick extraction is needed at times. If James Hinchcliffe in 2015 or even Mikhail Aleshin in 2014 would have had a canopy over them, they'd probably be dead.
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>>15941188
*note I couldn't find a good pick of the 95's, but they were essentially the same as the 96.
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>>15941188
The Menard Buicks were great too.
And yeah, I think a full-on canopy like in Top Fuel Dragsters would be too complicated for open-wheel racing in general. That's why I think a RedBull "Riot Shield" would be the best compromise.
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>>15941030
The Type 35 (later 37 and 39 with new engines but the same chassis and body) was incredibly potent and relatively affordable for its time and won over 1000 races in the late 20s and early 30s, making it the most successful racing car of the era and possibly of all time. At the height of the production run various Bugattis around the world won an average of two races a day.
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>>15941703
Pretty fascinating, especially considering there's no way that type of situation could happen today where a particular kind of car could compete in multiple series at once(let alone be competitive).
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Early 2000 F1 cars had a certain aggressive look about them.
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One of these has been around my town recently. Funnily enough they share the same name.
https://vanderhallusa.com/specs/
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I've always liked the old Auto Union type D racers. Their style combined with the amazing engines made them almost unbeatable in their time. 3L V12 with 2 superchargers, pushing out 478hp and 406 lb ft of torque.
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