cart's "cartoon engineering" has been such a success ....................

[mac miller]

that they have decided to try "cartoon race format" !!!!!!
http://espn.go.com/rpm/cart/2002/0209/1326325.html

With the great success of such "cartoon engineering" as the "handford slab" cart has decided to go even further and institute "cartoon race format" by mandating the minimum number of pit stops a team must make and , also, when the teams must make each stop.............. well, I guess one big advantage to teams is that they can cut payroll by getting rid of their race strategy "engineer" and their fuel calculation "engineer"........ but they may have to add a lap counting "engineer".

I think I would go even further in pursuit of total fairness......... I think I would just red flag the race every 25 laps. Each stop would be for 10 minutes.
This would neutralize any advantage some of the wealthy teams would have by hiring a faster pit crew and it would also allow the more unfortunate teams with lesser quality "engineers", who missed on their chassis setup a chance every 25 laps to make adjustments without a time penalty.......... It would also eliminate the possibility those dreaded pitstop position changes !

give me a break!!!!!!



[ February 11, 2002: Message edited by: mac miller ]

[dog-ring]

Hmmmmmm. me thinks this is a Cart Forum topic.

[TxIndyFan]

To me, this was the most telling quote of all:

We don't need committees to run this thing, we need guys making solid decisions, listening to the outside and giving leadership. It may sound a little dictatorial and basic but this is all about people.

This is what Tony George has been saying for years- even befor he started the IRL.

Having the car owners run CART was the problem all along, (fox guarding the henhouse) and the main reason I was never a CART fan, all the way back to 1979 when they started that thing.

[cmego]

Originally posted by mac miller:
<STRONG>that they have decided to try "cartoon race format" !!!!!!
http://espn.go.com/rpm/cart/2002/0209/1326325.html

With the great success of such "cartoon engineering" as the "handford slab" cart has decided to go even further and institute "cartoon race format" by mandating the minimum number of pit stops a team must make and , also, when the teams must make each stop.............. well, I guess one big advantage to teams is that they can cut payroll by getting rid of their race strategy "engineer" and their fuel calculation "engineer"........ but they may have to add a lap counting "engineer".

I think I would go even further in pursuit of total fairness......... I think I would just red flag the race every 25 laps. Each stop would be for 10 minutes.
This would neutralize any advantage some of the wealthy teams would have by hiring a faster pit crew and it would also allow the more unfortunate teams with lesser quality "engineers", who missed on their chassis setup a chance every 25 laps to make adjustments without a time penalty.......... It would also eliminate the possibility those dreaded pitstop position changes !

give me a break!!!!!!



[ February 11, 2002: Message edited by: mac miller ]</STRONG>

And you know what the great thing is?They'll still beat you at Indy.

[cmego]

Originally posted by TxIndyFan:
<STRONG>To me, this was the most telling quote of all:



Having the car owners run CART was the problem all along, (fox guarding the henhouse) .</STRONG>

Can't you guys come up with better cliches than that?
Man it's getting boring around here.

[indyracer56]

Originally posted by cmego:
<STRONG>

And you know what the great thing is?They'll still beat you at Indy.
</STRONG>

Can't you guys come up with better cliches than that?

Man it's getting boring around here.