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  1. Youch! That front view is scary. :eek:

    And folks grumble(d) about the halo in F1........ ;)
     
  2. Nembo1777

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    Will they use it at all tracks and what happens in case of rain in terms of seeing through the thing?
     
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    Some would be unsafe with that, use it to club the driver they are trying to pass or block:D: imagine Tracy and Bourdais back in the day lol
     
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  6. Wassamattuhwhityou? o_O Simple..... :rolleyes:






    'Stop and go for each occurence. :)
     
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    No one could say Indycar was boring if the drivers were throwing things at each other while doing 240mph.
     
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  8. Absolutely...now you're talking. Entertainment for the masses...... :) ('Just gotta get rid of those silly windshields so they can actually get hit...oh, right, I forgot.)
     
  9. Absolutely...now you're talking. Entertainment for the masses...... :) ('Just gotta get rid of those silly windshields so they can actually get hit...oh, right, I forgot.)
     
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    medieval jousting updated 2.0:D
     
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    IIRC, and I think I do, there have been a few tests of the windscreen over the past year or so.

    Most notably, Dixon ran with one at Phoenix in daylight, under the lights at night and you'd have to think
    they've tried it in rain (or at least wet track) conditions by now.

    Dixon reported no issues and the interview I read with Will Power this morning, he said that he'd feel naked
    without it from here on.

    Hopefully, they do some refining on it to make it more visually appealing.

    BHW
     
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    If they paint the frame properly, it could look like a fighter plane windshield, and that wouldn't be bad. (And maybe they can use it for a head-up display.)
     
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    #640 Nembo1777, Oct 4, 2019
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    I'm all for it but was just curious as to it not being a problem in adverse conditions. I do believe rain and fogging up will cause some issues (despite Rain X) and additional pit stops during races but hopefully they will sort that out.
    As to appearance we are completely used to the halo on F1/F2/F3 cars by now just like the ugly noses F1 cars had a few years ago so not a problem.
     
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    The windscreens were developed jointly between Red Bull Racing and Indy Car.

    The technology, as I understand it, is directly derived from fighter jet canopies.

    What I'm curious about is if the windscreens are spec or if teams are free to develop their own.

    Exactly right Marc. When the halos first appeared in F-1, there was a lot of negative feedback. People
    I know were appalled but as I told then, in a couple years time, we will be well used to them and wonder
    why they weren't implemented 10-15 years earlier.

    I'm sure Massa and the Bianchi and Wilson families would agree.

    BHW
     
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    It doesn't look terrible IMO from any angle on than directly from the front. I like the safety aspects and yes, of course that wins over aesthetics however that front view is really pretty awful, recognizing that beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

    What drives me insane are the drivers and fans that are taking the "if you say anything negative you must want us/them to die!!!!!!!!" and the "what would you say if it's your life?!?!?!?!?!" Let's face it, IndyCar doesn't have that many fans, those invested in it of course want the drivers to be as safe as possible, etc. Some of the discussion and commentary (not on this site) has been fairly off-putting. If I wanted politics I'd watch TV News and read the F1 section here!
     
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    I think Autoweek said 1) they are going to have tear offs like they do on helmets, and 2) they will also have electric defoggers.
     
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    Yes I read somewhere about tear offs and electric defoggers aren't that hard to implement of course. Seems they are all set bar minor adjustments.
     
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    they are spec, like everything else in IndyCar.
     
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    I think a new Dallara Indycar chassis design is coming on board in 2021 so hopefully they can make it look more flowing into the chassis than it does now.
     
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    They are already 1,000 times more "flowing" than F1 halo.
     
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    Everything except the race results;)
     
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    no, those generally follow a very specific order too ;)
     
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