Indy cars do 230+ at Indianapolis with 9 degree banking

Indy cars do 230+ at Indianapolis with 9 degree banking
by TCIrish03 (2019-03-23 23:28:20)

In reply to: F1 engines would grenade in a hurry. posted by ferndog

in a tight rectangle. What I was getting at, was with the 33 degree banking at a 2.66 mile Talladega tri-oval, would those cars hit 275+ mph? This assumes they could generate enough downforce to not fly off the track.

I had forgotten that CART had tried doing something similar, at the much shorter (1.5mile) Texas motor speedway. The race had to be cancelled because the speeds and g forces were too high on the drivers.

Click here for link at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firestone_Firehawk_600

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I think Indy cars are gear limited to somewhere around 225 - gozer 2019-03-24 12:56:24
- Nope - Foose97 2019-03-24 13:57:50
  - Probably 240ish then - gozer 2019-03-24 19:41:23
The issue with Texas was/is that it’s relatively short. - cujays96 2019-03-24 09:57:31
Interesting link. They’d start to leave the track at 240+. - ferndog 2019-03-23 23:48:15