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To: RedBloodedAmerican
Can midget racing be far behind?

Oh ... wait, I think I have seen ...





3 posted on 01/28/2006 5:07:20 AM PST by G.Mason
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To: G.Mason
Can midget racing be far behind?

Funny you should say that.
One of the biggest beefs among other Indy drivers is her weight, (less than 100lbs), Indy rules mandate a minimum car weight excluding the driver which gives her an average weight advantage of about 60 to 75 lbs.

The experts claim that such a weight advantage with all things being equal would result in 1/40th of a second gain per lap.

I know it doesn't sound like much but in a 250 lap race, it translates into a pretty hefty handicap for heavier drivers.
6 posted on 01/28/2006 5:16:13 AM PST by HEY4QDEMS (Learn from the past, don't live in it.)
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