Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Sebring Questions

[Bruce Hill (bruce.hill1]

Race cars have probably already passed that point...

I remember back in 2001 when CART went to the Texas track, the banking 
allowed the drivers to go around the track too fast. Many of the drivers 
couldn't last more than a few laps at speeds approaching 236 mph.

They canceled the race.

As for the Porsche Spyders, Penske moved over to the Grand Am series and 
Dyson switched to Mazda/Lola.
The Porsche Factory support moved over to the GT2 class, so no more 
support for Penske in LMP2.

Porsche Factory will have a couple of Spyders in LMP2 at the LeMans 24 
hour in June.

Bruce

JAshburne [at] aol.com wrote:
>  
> Maybe drivers will have to wear G Suits like fighter pilots wear.
>  
>  
> In a message dated 4/2/2009 11:40:31 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
> l02turner [at] comcast.net writes:
>
> Have  been watching my tape of the recent subject race and have a couple of  
> questions
> for the brain rust, make that brain trust.  One of the  commentators 
> mentioned the P1 leaders were pulling 4 G's thru some corners  and around 
> 1.5G on braking (!!) - pretty incredible,  He also said  the braking, 
> especially, was very hard on the legs and back - painful in  fact - every 
> lap, over and over.
>
> Ya think we're close to creating  cars that are too demanding physically for 
> the drivers?  M Shumacher  was very fit when driving F1 as was most other 
> drivers at that level - I  suspect that was for self protection as much as 
> for improving their  driving ability.
>
> Or perhaps the cars already exist that are so good at  pulling high G's when 
> cornering or braking that they had to be redesigned  to allow the drivers 
> some hint of the ability to be in control?  IOW,  are the designs of the cars 
> being restrained by the drivers  physiology?
>
> Next, where were the Porsche RS Spyders?  Taking a  break?  ;-)
>
> Thanks gang -
> ;-)
>
> LarryT
> Porsche  Posters!! And
> Oil Analysis at youroil.net.  
>
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