Pre-Season Testing (Mar 5th - Mar 19th)

Server IP : 91.121.135.76:35900
Server password : test73

**Remember to use the correct chassis configuration for each track**
Indianapolis --> Superspeedway
Trenton --> Speedway
Michigan --> Superspeedway Low Drag

Haven't had a chance to get down to my desktop and download this stuff. But what are the HP numbers for the Top Offy teams Pre and Post Pocono?

I know Pre-Pocono it was 1000hp, how much power was cut with the Boost limits?

There were no boost limits imposed until 1974, but teams were conscious of fuel limits in the second half of the 73 season. You'll see subtle differences from pre- to post-Indy.

So it was mostly Aero limits then? I know the rear wings were considerably smaller.

Oh yeeeeeeesss It's finally here!! I waited so long for this forum topics

Are hotlaps being recorded for the testing?

David Sabre wrote:

Are hotlaps being recorded for the testing?

Not that i know of.

Jason Fitch wrote:

So it was mostly Aero limits then? I know the rear wings were considerably smaller.

The rear wings were trimmed from 64 inches to 55 inches, and the fuel load was cut in half.

and that was all it took to make the Foyt engine competitve?

I was thinking they did more..I could also be mixing 73 and 74 together.

Jason Fitch wrote:

and that was all it took to make the Foyt engine competitve?

I was thinking they did more..I could also be mixing 73 and 74 together.

The main thing that helped the Foyt engine cars was the fact that Offy runners had to cut boost back to make it on the fuel they were allowed. We will be mimicking this in 500 mile races by imposing pit stop limits.

Will fuel stops happen in all races?

Richard Coxon wrote:

Will fuel stops happen in all races?

Do you mean fuel stops or fuel stop limits?

Fuel stops, as the question said

Richard Coxon wrote:

Fuel stops, as the question said

Sry.  My head is going 1000 directions this AM...

Not all races will require pit stops.  Some are short enough that they will be sprints (for example, the Ontario support heats).

Thank you

Richard Coxon wrote:

Thank you

You'll recall that during one of the Trenton heats last year, several of us gambled and made it with no stops because of all the yellows.

True, but I'm hoping this years Trenton races are not going to have a yellow flag every 3 laps for the first 60 laps. But I know what you are getting at. Yellows can play a big factor.

Richard Coxon wrote:

True, but I'm hoping this years Trenton races are not going to have a yellow flag every 3 laps for the first 60 laps. But I know what you are getting at. Yellows can play a big factor.

Yes, hopefully less yellows.

awesome guys

btw cannot find the black label car at the entry list
you know jason that one i like so much

François Remmen wrote:

btw cannot find the black label car at the entry list
you know jason that one i like so much

The Black Label cars are not full season entries.  Only one-offs at the 500 mile races.

Could you advise me about the cars, like in previous championships, Im very hard to detect which is more user-frendly

Raul Jereb wrote:

Could you advise me about the cars, like in previous championships, Im very hard to detect which is more user-frendly

there's a nice review of each car in the readme!

Jacob Fredriksson wrote:

Raul Jereb wrote:

Could you advise me about the cars, like in previous championships, Im very hard to detect which is more user-frendly

there's a nice review of each car in the readme!

+1

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and that was all it took to make the Foyt engine competitve?

I was thinking they did more..I could also be mixing 73 and 74 together.

After Indy 1973, starting round 6 onwards (Round 5 Milwaukee it was not yet applied) the changes were:

- Wings trimmed down in size (Around 12-15% downforce loss on the rear). Because the drag was also reduced, the cars went even quicker at open superspeedways like Texas, and at the rest they had similar or slightly lower speeds because softer tires were produced to compensate. With the smaller fuel tanks car stopped double as much as before, so tire wear was not a big concern.

- Only one fuel tank at the left side of the car allowed, with only 40 gallons (All cars had previously one 40 gallons tank on the left and a 35 gallons tank on the right, so they just closed the right side one)

- The total fuel limit for the races was lowered to 300 gallons. This had no effect on the normal races, but for the 500 miles races it meant that Offenhausers had to run lower boost settings. At such lower boost settings the Foyt V8 was more efficient and produced more power for the same fuel consumption. That gave it an advantage in those long 500 mile races, but not for qualifying, where the Offenhausers could produce enormous amounts of power for some laps.

For the 1974 season, the rules above were kept plus the wings were further reduced in size and a boost limit of 80 inches enforced. That definitely gave the Foyt an advantage in all conditions, as the Offenhausers could no longer produce more power in race or qualy trim.