Since 95% of them don't watch it?Originally Posted by Billy Chin
Since 20 or so Cup events out-rate it?
People know the 500 that don't know there's a series that goes with it.
What's wrong with this picture: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/in...0105750AA7mXUU
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Brian's Wish
People know about the Indy 500. To suggest otherwise is nonsensical. And people certainly know there is a series connected to it. Again, denying this makes no sense. The problem, as you know, is that the sporting public has overwhelmingly rejected the "product". It's not that "they" don't know. They do know. They just don't care.
Look at this one:
http://darrellloper.wordpress.com/20...car-or-nascar/
Takes the athleticism out of it?? What does? The lack of power steering in an IndyCar? The reduced reaction times, margins for error, increased G forces??Yea, Indy is faster, and the cars are more ‘exotic’ but it’s less of a sport really, it’s so technology based, it’s much less about the driver and much more about the car. Takes the athleticism out of it. I’m not saying they aren’t talented, they are, just NASCAR drivers have a different level of it. (Hence, a lot of NASCAR driver can do Indy, and it doesn’t work as well the other way around)
While the comments on this are ridiculous, I wonder how accurately this depicts the speed differences?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsCha5Wli7s
Then there's this: http://www.theonion.com/articles/uho...y-indyc,16917/
This is just sad, all around: http://www.rc-racingcars.com/can-you...-than-indycar/
Last edited by Turn13; 02-19-2012 at 06:58 PM.
NASCAR Bud Shootout race average = 124mph
Indycar idle = 0mph
Who raced at faster speeds this weekend? (C'mon Turn13, you can answer this.)
Sadly, you are correct.
Prime Minister of Gackland
NASCAR raced slower cars while IndyCar's faster cars didn't race. Duh. You could just post all the averages for the entire season from last year right now and be done, but you still wouldn't be making a salient point
Yet you two experts would disagree wildly about how to "fix" it. Your only thing in common is you both hate what has spurned you
Hate it? Hardly. That's simply more nonsensical commentary. More like care about it enough to not deny the obvious problems and challenges that confront the sport.Yet you two experts would disagree wildly about how to "fix" it. Your only thing in common is you both hate what has spurned you
Sadly, far too many are seemingly afraid of candor, apparently believing that one can simply wish things to be better. I understand the sentiment even as that attitude does far more hard than good.
I'd be very interested to hear the details - in another thread, of course.
No fear here. Looking forward to your analysis and proposals in that new threadSadly, far too many are seemingly afraid of candor, apparently believing that one can simply wish things to be better. I understand the sentiment even as that attitude does far more hard than good.
which makes NASCAR the faster of the two this past weekend. Thank you for (almost) being so honest. NASCAR's exhibiton race was televised and the average speed of the race was over 124mph. That is an official stat that both NASCAR and Indycar use in their official race summaries.
Once again you avoid the actual premise, which is spelled out in the title of this thread. This year...You could just post all the averages for the entire season from last year right now and be done, but you still wouldn't be making a salient point
The product of each racing series is the racing. Each series puts on a series of races for the fans. The racing is what the fans come to see. When NASCAR holds a race, their fans see faster racing than Indycar fans nearly every time. On occasion the Indycar racing is done at higher speeds, but over the course of the season, NASCAR posts the higher "race average speed" statistic most often.
The official statistics tell the story. The majority of Indycar races are run at slower speeds than NASCAR Cup races. I'll simply post the official race average speeds throughout the season.
Please also post the average race speeds for NHRA Top Fuel.
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When they make it an official statistic I'll post it. AFIK, it isn't. A 3.8 second run on a 1000 foot course would yield an average speed of just under 180mph (using my limited math skills).Please also post the average race speeds for NHRA Top Fuel.
Compare that to the fastest Indy 500 on record - 185.981mph by Arie Luyendyk in 1990!
Details? Analysis? Proposals? Really?I'd be very interested to hear the details - in another thread, of course.
No fear here. Looking forward to your analysis and proposals in that new thread
You've been unwilling to accept a very straight forward and proven premise that demonstrates one of the true flaws of the sport (fast cars that nonetheless go slower most weekends than the much more popular series that dominates the sport). If you're going to deny the obvious, why would details, proposals and analysis matter?
Oh, baloney, I've even re-stated that premise. I just don't think it's very impressive
What is impressive is that IndyCars are faster on every track than Cup cars. That's the premise we're talking about here. No cars lap oval tracks faster. An IndyCar would lap a Cup car every four or five laps, most places they've both run.
But keep obfuscating it. I appreciate it
Yeah - you were just alluding to how concerned and studied up you were on the series' challenges. Let's hear about that sometime. You want me to believe the one post here swearing your allegiance and to ignore the 858 other posts that belie your motives
Gack and PP are at least oval racing fans. The only reason you're piling on here is because you think this is "bad" for the series
I agree that IndyCars are capable of faster lap times (higher average speed) than a NASCAR Sprint Cup car on all closed circuits that the two series race on. I would say it's a safe bet that IndyCars are capable of faster lap times on any closed circuit, but if both types of cars have not run on a track, that is a 'scientific guess' and is not proven by experiment.What is impressive is that IndyCars are faster on every track than Cup cars. That's the premise we're talking about here.
I will also make an educated guess that the above makes not a whit of difference in the relative popularity of the two series.
Oh, Lord
Okay - make up any numbers you want for this year
NASCAR = faster tracks (on average), IndyCar = faster cars, fastest laps and faster than Cup on any track.
You restated it because you're in denial about the issues that plague the series. It's the only way you can keep things wishful.Oh, baloney, I've even re-stated that premise. I just don't think it's very impressive
What is impressive is that IndyCars are faster on every track than Cup cars. That's the premise we're talking about here. No cars lap oval tracks faster. An IndyCar would lap a Cup car every four or five laps, most places they've both run.
But keep obfuscating it. I appreciate it
If you can't make a successful and cogent argument, it's always easier to talk about "hate" and accuse someone of not being a "real fan". That's part of being in denial. But at least you think you care, which is likely all that matters.Yeah - you were just alluding to how concerned and studied up you were on the series' challenges. Let's hear about that sometime. You want me to believe the one post here swearing your allegiance and to ignore the 858 other posts that belie your motives
Gack and PP are at least oval racing fans. The only reason you're piling on here is because you think this is "bad" for the series
Sure, I'll buy that. I have yet to jump out my third floor office window yet, so I guess I can't be sure, but science tells me I'm likely to be subject to the laws of gravity if I do
Not yet, maybe
I can tell you from personal experience at many races where both run, the extra speed of IndyCar is a big plus for my appreciation. Maybe it will be for others as well. How would it be negative?
Okay
So far, you are the one who made up numbers, not me.Okay - make up any numbers you want for this year
I acknowleged that point in post #50.I won't argue that oval tracks don't provide quicker laps than road or street courses, as long as you acknowledge that an IndyCar is faster than a Cup car on any track.
I acknowleged that point in post #54.
I acknowleged that point in post #91.
I acknowleged that point in post #95.
I acknowleged that point in post #102.
I acknowleged that point in post #109.
I acknowleged that point in post #111.
I acknowleged that point in post #121.
I acknowleged that point in post #150.
I acknowleged that point in post #152.
I acknowleged that point in post #160.
I guess you have a hard time understanding when someone agrees with your point.
on race day. With Indycar's addition of Milwaukee, I'd guess that NASCAR will produce the faster racing on all but seven weekends this season.NASCAR = faster
I guess you have a funny way of agreeing with me
IndyCars are faster - I know it, you know it, and that's all that matters.
Just leave the phony averaging-in-days-when-cars-don't-run-and-trying-to-obscure-that-speed-varies-with-the-type-of-track off your next response agreeing with me.
We get that. It's not the point
The only thing funny about that is that it took you until post #203 to comprehend those "obscure" references I was making.I guess you have a funny way of agreeing with me
From post #50 "Yes, head to head Indycars are faster."
From post #54 "Head to head, as I've already stated, Indycars are faster."
From post #91 "Indycars that are capable of turning laps in the 215 range"
From post #94 "the (Indy)cars are faster by nature"
From post #102 "Indycars can go faster"
From post #109 "In a direct comparison on the same track, I would expect the Indycar to be faster."
From post #111 "On paper the Indycar is faster."
From post #121 "Indycars are faster in a direct comparison."
From post #150 "We agree that Indycars are capable of going faster on the same track."
From post #152 "I've been saying that the whole time."
From post #160 "I agree with every point you make about relative speed differences between both series."
That is ten times I completely agreed that in a direct comparison Indycars are faster.
But on race day those cars do not compete head to head on the track. They compete head to head on the TV screens across America and those who tune in to watch will most often see NASCAR running at higher speeds.
No wonder you feel compelled to remind them that Indycar is faster - the racing sure doesn't do that.
You want to call official statistics phony? There is nothing obscure about them, either. They appear in the official race box scores.Just leave the phony averaging-in-days-when-cars-don't-run-and-trying-to-obscure-that-speed-varies-with-the-type-of-track off your next response agreeing with me.
Indycars will officially run races faster than NASCAR a grand total of 7 weekends this season. NASCAR will best Indycar 10 times this season. NASCAR will also run 19 races on weekends that Indycar is idle. Lots of fast racing for the uninformed public to watch.
In your first post in this thread you said "...Indycars are either idle or slower." IndyCars are NOT slower, though as I have said many times they race on slower tracks. You keep trying to obfuscate the truth. In the next post you said, "I prefer Indycar racing, but don't try to tell me they race at higher speeds. They don't. "
Yes they do. They race at much higher speeds, art every track they have in common with Cup cars.
Then you said, "NASCAR actually does go faster and far more often." But not on the same track - obfuscation again. And again, I never denied NASCAR ran more ovals, and that ovals aren't faster. That doesn't make their cars faster. They're slower.
Your obfuscation is classic - that's exactly what I would rail against - the ignorance and denial.
Then you said "Facts don't bother me." (post #52)
Which is why I responded,So don't tell me I have ignored or denied any of your points. I'm the one shedding a light here. I'm the one taking the facts into account, straight up - no phony averaging in days when cars don't race, or failing to account for the physics of the track."on average"?
Why say that BUT to twist the facts?
What series will have the faster laps at Indy this year?
Q.E.D.
No twisting required.
You want to pretend that the excitement of speed isn't relative to the landscape it's exhibited on. Even NASCAR drivers, in their hearts, know that's stupid. From the link that started this thread: "Junior said, 'I like going faster than we’ve been going. The cars are really, really slow by themselves the last couple of years at Daytona and Talladega. Qualifying in the mid-180 range is just way too slow.' "
I guess that's why we need to remind people that IndyCars actually are faster
ps - since you like weekly averages - IndyCar = 210+ this week. I do believe that's faster than the Cuppers
Last edited by Turn13; 02-20-2012 at 10:25 PM.
Practice all you want at those speeds. On race day in America's living rooms NASCAR will rule.ps - since you like weekly averages - IndyCar = 210+ this week. I do believe that's faster than the Cuppers
Every NASCAR race from now until the Indy 500 will feature the faster racing. That's three months of slower racing for Indycars.
I guess that's why we need to remind people that IndyCars actually are faster
Run your fastest on race day. We'll let the official results from both series determine who is faster.
And at the end of the year, IndyCar will probably have run the fastest.
Maybe by the end of the first oval race, even
Gatorade Duel #2 Average Speed 194.175MPH
http://www.jayski.com/stats/2012/pdf...l-results2.pdf
What is the fastest race in Indycar history? Is it faster than this?
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