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1 Oct 2005, 13:05 (Ref:1421575) | #1 | ||
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Lexmark Indy 300 - Car Speed Comparison
I just read on the official Indy 300 website that the program will include on Thursday a speed comparison between a Champcar, V8 supercar and a road car. Just wondering if this has been done at the Surfers event before
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Yes, I think it was a Perkins Commode, a Honda Integra and a Reynard-Honda.
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It was on TV, and ot must have been the year they had the Gillette "Young Gins" race in the Honda's as that's why they had one for this.
I can't recall the head start but it was huge, like 30 sec for the commodore and much more for the Honda. |
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Cool, I was only planning on going to the track on Saturday and Sunday, but I might have to drop in on Thursday to check this out.
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I can't remember where or when but in one comparison Moffat was in a BMW 3 series - then there was a Supercar and finally a open wheeler (may have been a F1) - it was quite entertaining and the open wheeler won by a fraction , I think Moffat in the BMW started his lap about 60 seconds before the open wheeler - BTW it wasn't at Indy .
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They are, in fact, about 20 seconds a lap faster from a flying start but owing to the standing start, they needed the extra time to get off the line..
Geez, even an F3 is faster than a Supercar around there! |
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These speed comparison's have had their day for the time being surely. They crop up at the AGP every few years, we had one at Bathurst last year and so on, run a proper race instead. |
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