This Is Why IndyCar Does Not Race at Daytona

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  • @theabsolutedrive
    @theabsolutedrive 11 місяців тому +868

    The real reason they don’t race at Oval’s like Daytona is the banking. They would be flat out through the turns and the Positive G-load would cause them to get light headed or blackout. And with the cars being able to go flat out you would probably see a lot of pack racing which Indy doesn’t want or need.

    • @theivory1
      @theivory1 11 місяців тому +134

      What? You mean to tell me it's not because of a crash in a video game made decades after the decision to not race there was made?

    • @theabsolutedrive
      @theabsolutedrive 11 місяців тому +13

      @@theivory1 Nothing to do with a video game.

    • @ceeinfiniti1389
      @ceeinfiniti1389 11 місяців тому +130

      Yep. Already happened once at Texas with CART.

    • @PhotonBread
      @PhotonBread 11 місяців тому +52

      @@theivory1Lmao.. the amount of people taking this seriously cracks me up

    • @DabloSV5
      @DabloSV5 11 місяців тому +15

      @@theabsolutedrive you missed the joke man

  • @jlloyd423
    @jlloyd423 10 місяців тому +278

    In 1959, shortly after the track opened in Daytona, the Sumar Special Streamline was testing this very concept. G-loads in the banking caused it to bottom out and the resulting crash killed the driver, Marshall Teague. Bill France, Sr. said no more and that was that. Could they run it today? Maybe...but the speeds would likely be close to 250mph and the safety of the fans and drivers would be questionable.

    • @captainfordo3978
      @captainfordo3978 9 місяців тому +8

      Also heavily reinforce the cars so that if they eventually crash, they don't immediately DISINTEGRATE.

    • @dandtintennessee7675
      @dandtintennessee7675 9 місяців тому +27

      ​@@captainfordo3978But then the driver absorbs all that impact.

    • @captainfordo3978
      @captainfordo3978 9 місяців тому +7

      If the cockpit of the cars are modified to make it so that the drivers don't absorb the impact, then they should be a-okay. Remember NASCAR'S C.O.T. (Car of Tomorrow)? Now imagine those cars & their safety features built into the F1 car's chassis. They'd be a little slower, but considering how FAST they are, I'd say it'd be a small price to pay for the driver's safety.

    • @rdsii64
      @rdsii64 9 місяців тому +5

      Restrictors to slow them down to about 195 would solve that issue. Cup cars run restrictor plates to this day at Daytona and Talladega

    • @dandtintennessee7675
      @dandtintennessee7675 9 місяців тому +17

      @rdsii64 Yeah but then they'd have pack racing and another deadly disaster like Las Vegas where Wheldon got killed.

  • @briantaylor9285
    @briantaylor9285 11 місяців тому +80

    The banking. The extreme speed combined with the G's from 31° of banking would cause drivers to black out. A CART race at Texas Motor Speedway was cancelled because drivers were "greying out". Also, the insane speeds would cause HORRIFIC crashes. Cars would be going into the catch fence. Remember Dan Wheldon and Tony Renna. The last time IndyCars DID race at Daytona was 1959; cars were hitting 180mph - in 1959 - and two drivers were killed.

    • @pughoneycutt1986
      @pughoneycutt1986 10 місяців тому +10

      I was going to point that out but you beat me to it

    • @williammattingly2260
      @williammattingly2260 12 днів тому +1

      Got all the way to the track for the cancel that day

  • @richardbullwood5941
    @richardbullwood5941 10 місяців тому +77

    It's not just the drivers, it's the fans. You go into a corner at 240 miles an hour and wreck, there's no way you're going to keep all that damage on the track.

    • @bullainsworth3130
      @bullainsworth3130 Місяць тому +3

      They already enter corners at Indianapolis at over 240. It’s the banking that’s the issue.

    • @richardbullwood5941
      @richardbullwood5941 Місяць тому +3

      @@bullainsworth3130 yes, they go into the corner at Indianapolis at those speeds. However, at a higher banked racetrack, your entry speeds into the corners are even higher. And you don't let off. Look what happened at texas. Banked race tracks will allow too much speed for Indy cars. That's what AJ foyt told us back in the late sixties.

    • @russellcurrie6099
      @russellcurrie6099 25 днів тому +2

      They could put the fans ( all 3 thousand of them) in the infield

    • @samgogo9067
      @samgogo9067 3 дні тому +1

      @@russellcurrie6099 😂

  • @markg.4246
    @markg.4246 11 місяців тому +134

    I still have an original Play Station, that I used to run the PPG Indycar World Series on. You could run the whole series, or pick a track to run however many laps you wanted. My favorite was the full 500 miles at MIS. Once you got into a rhythm, you could run laps in the mid 240's. By the time you ran all 500 miles, you were worn out mentally. It was great fun.

    • @theabsolutedrive
      @theabsolutedrive 11 місяців тому

      Nothing to do with a video game.

    • @rickb2432
      @rickb2432 10 місяців тому +1

      The IndyCar PS1 game remains one of my all time PS platform games.
      There is supposed to be a new version for the PS5 next year, it was supposed to release this year.
      I’d be thrilled if it’s as good as Assetto Corsa.

    • @GageHeibeck
      @GageHeibeck 5 місяців тому +1

      @@rickb2432 Doesn't seem like it's coming out, hopefully iRacing can pick up the license again and make a console game.

    • @rickb2432
      @rickb2432 5 місяців тому

      @@GageHeibeck we can hope.

    • @dkmotorracingnz8010
      @dkmotorracingnz8010 25 днів тому

      @@rickb2432 the Motorsport Games one is dead. iRacing now has the license but you'll have to wait till after NASCAR's 2025 game is near it's end of development for the possibility of news

  • @rotnbazturd7569
    @rotnbazturd7569 11 місяців тому +71

    G-forces in the banking would get high enough to cause drivers to black out. Had this problem at Texas.

    • @charliesmith7942
      @charliesmith7942 11 місяців тому +5

      Not at Daytona. Not as sharp of a corner

    • @ceeinfiniti1389
      @ceeinfiniti1389 11 місяців тому +9

      @@charliesmith7942 Still 31 degrees of banking. Speeds could easily exceed 240-250mph. Would for sure cause driver's to black out.

    • @charliesmith7942
      @charliesmith7942 11 місяців тому +3

      @@ceeinfiniti1389 nascars did 220 mph back in the 80s before restricotor plates

    • @ceeinfiniti1389
      @ceeinfiniti1389 11 місяців тому +9

      @@charliesmith7942 Indycars exceed 230mph at Indianapolis. Could easily go faster at daytona which with the banking could cause drivers blacking out. And even if not, do you have any idea how dangerous an accident would be at those sustained speeds?

    • @fh2926
      @fh2926 11 місяців тому +7

      The IRL drivers were fine at TMS. It was CART's more powerful (significantly faster) Champ Cars whose drivers that had the problems.

  • @TheRealestIdealist
    @TheRealestIdealist 8 місяців тому +21

    I thought this was REAL footage until I saw the car pop itself back up 😂

    • @lefttea
      @lefttea 2 місяці тому +1

      "it's still real to me dammit!" :)

    • @liberalslayer9831
      @liberalslayer9831 2 місяці тому +2

      Plus the car didn't break apart. Carbon fiber breaks apart to reduce the impact to the driver.

    • @AmikaofMan
      @AmikaofMan 27 днів тому +1

      It'd be sweet if the cars always landed, spun like that, and at the end, pop right back over to do it all over again. Hellava lot less body damage, that's for sure.

  • @747RacingTeam
    @747RacingTeam 10 місяців тому +5

    They should race the road course instead

  • @_GxbrieL
    @_GxbrieL 8 місяців тому +5

    Just imagine a Indy calendar with Indianapolis 500 and Daytona 500

  • @mattkowal90
    @mattkowal90 8 місяців тому +23

    The IndyCar did a simulated lap in the 31-second bracket around the 2.5-mile tri-oval, and that translates to an average speed of over 290!

  • @SgtRock-cr2sh
    @SgtRock-cr2sh 11 місяців тому +20

    IndyCar did race at Daytona back in the sixties. They were not doing 250 mph but they were there.

    • @boholde2757
      @boholde2757 11 місяців тому +3

      They did race there and it was a huge disaster. I don’t remember the story, but I think there were several big crashes and one or two drivers were killed.

    • @shagdesign
      @shagdesign 11 місяців тому +4

      It was 1959, one race, driver George Amick was killed, they never returned.

  • @duffman18
    @duffman18 10 місяців тому +81

    Indycar once had scheduled a race at Talladega, which has more or less identical design to Daytona, but it was eventually cancelled after they did track testing a few months before and discovered that it was so dangerous, that any crash that would happen in the race would lead to the certain death of at least some of the drivers.
    The amount of banking at talladega and daytona is such that it's like they're not even turning left, but instead are driving upwards. They of course are still turning left but the point is the fact it's angled so that it's more going uphill than it is going left (like at indianapolis which has no banking, so the left turns are completely left turns, no going upwards) makes it so they don't ever have to break and instead just keep going at full acceleration. Which is fine in a stock car when people are far better protected. But in an open wheel car it's just too dangerous, any contact with other cars, especially in pack racing, would lead to tons of cars being collected and almost certain death of drivers. Even today with the windshield thing indycars have where if the car flips upside down they don't land on their heads anymore, it'd still just be too dangerous.
    I do wish the opposite would happen though. For nascar to race at an indycar circuit, namely the oval track at Indianapolis. I know they didn't have great fan turnout, but few nascar races do anymore sadly. The brickyard 400 was completely unique on the nascar calendar because of how flat the track is unlike the ovals nascar usually race on. It required a whole different style of driving and different car set ups compared to something like daytona.

    • @ethanweeter2732
      @ethanweeter2732 10 місяців тому

      I think that was Daytona actually.

    • @Oz_Darkr1d3r
      @Oz_Darkr1d3r 10 місяців тому +11

      NASCAR attendance is up dramatically the past 2 seasons. I attended a sell out 2 weeks ago at Pocono. First sell out at Pocono since 1998.

    • @panzzer1200
      @panzzer1200 9 місяців тому

      ​@@Oz_Darkr1d3rWas there my self. A good race

    • @kevin67979
      @kevin67979 9 місяців тому +6

      Ims has banking it just isn't much, and the drivers are pulling 4 lateral g's and 2 positive g's during each corner during the 500, it's nuts. But the banking at Daytona would likely have them pulling 6 or 7 positive g's, which is fighter pilot level. At that point if you mess up your breathing you pass out and it's a guaranteed bad day for pretty much everyone in the vicinity, crowd included

    • @bgasper7
      @bgasper7 9 місяців тому +1

      @@Oz_Darkr1d3rIt was so packed. Cool as shit. Even Dale Jr said he hadn’t seen a track so packed for a long time

  • @donkeygat93
    @donkeygat93 11 місяців тому +26

    😂😂😂😂 omfg I could watch these all day

    • @SycoNova
      @SycoNova  11 місяців тому +5

      Bruh, donkeygat93?? Lmao

    • @herboi1130
      @herboi1130 9 місяців тому

      I'm glad you like video games

    • @adrianwagner336
      @adrianwagner336 2 місяці тому

      you enjoy seeing violent ossibly fatal accidents? even in a game format? hmmmm you might wanna see someone about that

  • @codileger4876
    @codileger4876 11 місяців тому +27

    It’s probably more a speed and pack racing concern for accident into catch fence. They probably would be doing high 240’s or 250’s

    • @SycoNova
      @SycoNova  11 місяців тому +4

      I think the high banking would also be a big concern at those speeds

    • @richardpare3538
      @richardpare3538 11 місяців тому +8

      The G loads on the drivers would be way too high, like what happened at Texas many years ago where the drivers were starting to pass out.

    • @leoorlowsky2283
      @leoorlowsky2283 11 місяців тому +2

      Also if anaccident the carbon fiber debris would take an extensive cleanup (time wise) . This is the reason they stopped doing a race at Dover as the long yellow flags left little time for racing .

    • @jjgloria1972
      @jjgloria1972 4 дні тому

      More like 270 or 80

  • @johnmcmullen456
    @johnmcmullen456 10 місяців тому +14

    I am more curious why such large racing facilities as Daytona run so few events annually and remain relatively dormant otherwise. They could configure a suitable 3/8 to half mile course for a promoter to hold monthly, it not weekly, Saturday night events for the local asphalt short track racers when cup activity isn't scheduled. Of course that won't fill the stands, but could generate additional cash flow to the owners and be a win-win for their community, especially as more short tracks get turned into housing or commercial developments.

    • @kowalski3769
      @kowalski3769 10 місяців тому +13

      They rent the track out. You might find a regular car test running there. Say Ford want to see how a Fiesta acts after 500, 1000 miles. They have people get behind the wheel and drive at 55mph for 500 miles or whatever they want to test. Tire companies may test some regular road tires or some rich guys rent the track for a day so they can run their private cars there. There are some bike races there sometimes. It generates other revenue that is not publicized. Crowds are expensive to insure so unless there is a substantial profit, they aren't going to run something there that isn't cost effective.

    • @smgdfcmfah
      @smgdfcmfah 10 місяців тому +3

      The fact is that any race series CAN rent the track and open it to the public and race almost every weekend if they want, but the fees for the track are way too high for most circuits (or any amateur setup). The track has to make sure it's in good, operating order before and, more importantly, after it's used, fixing all issues, cleaning the track and the stands/washrooms/concessions etc. The whole thing costs a small fortune to operate and @kowalski3769 is right - the insurance for a public event (on top of normal track insurance) is probably the biggest, single expense of all.

    • @skippingrhyme4386
      @skippingrhyme4386 8 місяців тому +1

      They do run Events there yeat round. And some big name ones at that. And if you think a 3/8 short track would provide extra cashflow for NASCAR with a Track like Daytona its a Drop in the Bucket. Short tracks dont make money really

    • @todd8928
      @todd8928 2 місяці тому +1

      Because there are several such tracks nearby...nascar sanctioned.

  • @DSmith1997
    @DSmith1997 11 місяців тому +48

    Always thought seeing them race the Charlotte Roval would be cool even daytona Road course of some sort.

    • @PhotonBread
      @PhotonBread 11 місяців тому +1

      I think the problem with Roval layouts is they use too much of the oval for IndyCar. Daytona still uses most of the oval

    • @DSmith1997
      @DSmith1997 11 місяців тому +3

      @@PhotonBread Yeah i agree thats why i said Daytona of some Sort idk how theyd configure it but itd be cool. Roval at Charlotte could work wonders IMO. Think of a weekend where Nascar goes to the Indy GP weekend again followed by Indycar joining Nascar at one of its marquee tracks at the Roval for the weekend I think thatd be something worth looking into. the banking at Charlotte isnt far off what they Already have run Las Vegas,Texas and Charlotte are all identical so i think it would be a fun one to see. Likely will never happen but would love to see.

    • @PhotonBread
      @PhotonBread 11 місяців тому +3

      @@DSmith1997 I live in Indy and I’m excited to go to the Trucks at IRP on Friday, Indy and Xfinity Saturday, and NASCAR Sunday. I would be willing to travel to Charlotte 100% to see that. I think Indy could handle Charlotte. Might be a bit rough though, I’ve heard it’s become quite abrasive on the cars

    • @DSmith1997
      @DSmith1997 11 місяців тому +2

      @@PhotonBread oh i dont doubt it thats awesome IRP is a all time favorite for me glad its back. should be a hell of a weekend.

    • @sethx9659
      @sethx9659 11 місяців тому

      ​@@PhotonBread They could safely run at Daytona with the road kit, which would top out at a little over 200 MPH and take longer to get to that speed. However, that probably won't happen anyway since NASCAR owns the track.

  • @notarotomwithhair5637
    @notarotomwithhair5637 6 годин тому

    Indycars on the rolex 24 layout would go hard ngl

  • @bigeddie1231
    @bigeddie1231 11 місяців тому +5

    And you have to remember it’s only a game

  • @vicarious1313
    @vicarious1313 8 місяців тому +1

    Nice to see you kept your head through all that and brought her in safe! Lol

  • @mikeyluk5113
    @mikeyluk5113 11 місяців тому +23

    All 267 likes are from the engineering team that designed the roll bar.

  • @williamwood5491
    @williamwood5491 11 місяців тому +9

    That car held together better than nascar cars.

    • @rayaguirre4237
      @rayaguirre4237 11 місяців тому

      LMAO...I was gonna comment on da same!

    • @effend446
      @effend446 8 місяців тому +2

      Only in iRacing

    • @RW-zh7kl
      @RW-zh7kl 3 місяці тому +3

      When it's a computer program cars don't break at all

  • @Stahodad
    @Stahodad 11 місяців тому +2

    I remember Indy cars at Richmond… like watching fish in a barrel…

  • @williamallen6778
    @williamallen6778 3 дні тому

    The reason why the 1000cc superbikes don’t race Daytona now is the Tires don’t last. They run the 600 instead.

  • @haydonclampitt
    @haydonclampitt 2 місяці тому +2

    The road course would be pretty fun to be fair

  • @diegohayato2740
    @diegohayato2740 8 місяців тому +4

    I may to be mistaken, but I guess the only way for the IndyCar Series run at Daytona it would be using the same road course track that is used at 24 Hours of Daytona. I guess that G force wouldn't so strong over drivers.
    A IndyCar racing machine running on the Daytona's oval track would be a madness and a lot dangerous.

  • @cmoore185
    @cmoore185 4 місяці тому +1

    When the indy cars first attempted to run at Texas over 20 years ago, the race was cancelled because the G forces were so high that it caused a very serious possibility of drivers losing consciousness. Daytona is a mile longer, higher banking and no reason to ever lift. Besides the obvious reason, secondary problems could easily surface in fatigue of components, including tires.

  • @SRFDriver
    @SRFDriver 8 місяців тому +2

    Easy and obvious solution: Slow them down! Restrictor plates or whatever it takes

  • @Goosemaster1810
    @Goosemaster1810 11 місяців тому +20

    AJ Foyt ran 245 at talledaga in either 67 or 68 in a closed course test.

    • @pughoneycutt1986
      @pughoneycutt1986 10 місяців тому +7

      No one ran at talladega in 67 or 68 because it had not been built then first race was fall 69 .he did make a run in the 70s

    • @purplecow5150
      @purplecow5150 10 місяців тому +7

      the lap record is 221.16 set by mark donohue in a porsche 917.

    • @buckzx12r
      @buckzx12r 10 місяців тому +2

      Those cars had neither the speed nor the doenforce of todats carts,And they were more fun to watch,i think.

    • @rudfil
      @rudfil 9 місяців тому

      Congratulations, you got 18 thumbs by clueless idiots.

    • @stevea6936
      @stevea6936 6 місяців тому +3

      AJ ran that speed in a specially designed Buick on a test track at a GM facility not at a racetrack

  • @Photojharris08
    @Photojharris08 11 місяців тому +4

    The drivers felt like they were in a centrifuge at that speed. They quit running in Texas because they were starting to black out.

    • @thomaskelley135
      @thomaskelley135 11 місяців тому +2

      They still run Texas.

    • @warrenholmes3311
      @warrenholmes3311 11 місяців тому +2

      No, they were feeling bodily fatigued. There were no blackouts. The g-loading wasn't high enough.

  • @samuelstahl5828
    @samuelstahl5828 Місяць тому

    Probably the number one reason why Indy car won’t race Daytona is the danger of it. If there were to be a wreck going 240 mph plus, especially a wreck that caused a head on collision to the wall or flying into the catch fence, the chances of death are much much greater.

  • @javiergarrido6088
    @javiergarrido6088 11 місяців тому +5

    It could be an interesting experiment

  • @jamesblocker5235
    @jamesblocker5235 4 дні тому

    The G on the drivers that’s why all the other mechanical stuff would be sorted out

  • @rwright3395
    @rwright3395 Місяць тому

    Before Rusty retired. He ran some test at Talladega. He was turning 230 MPH in the strights and 218 MPH in the turns. No restricter plates

  • @jaasun71
    @jaasun71 25 днів тому

    I went to the Indy car test at Daytona a few years ago and was hoping they would end up racing there at some point but it never happened.

  • @groverfan1389
    @groverfan1389 2 місяці тому +2

    It landed upright after flipping over multiple times. Looks like it can run at Daytona to me! 😅

  • @thatonenigeriansformula
    @thatonenigeriansformula 11 місяців тому +3

    Most sturdy t-cam in the world

  • @SLRacing06
    @SLRacing06 2 місяці тому +1

    1:00 *Proceeds To Play You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)

  • @antonyduhamel1166
    @antonyduhamel1166 9 місяців тому +2

    It took me a lap and a half to realize this was simulated. The graphics are that good!

    • @philipplutki
      @philipplutki 8 місяців тому +1

      You should visit a doctor and get your eyes checked asap

    • @antonyduhamel1166
      @antonyduhamel1166 8 місяців тому

      @@philipplutki You should visit a gun store and do humanity a favour, chucklefuck.

  • @ericc4438
    @ericc4438 11 місяців тому +9

    Guess nobody has heard about the tire tests at Talladega with NASCAR and Goodyear, and Indy car and Firestone. Speeds pushing 240 and up

    • @warrenholmes3311
      @warrenholmes3311 11 місяців тому +3

      Luyendyck ran in excess of 239 at Indy on a practice lap. First turn trap speed was reported in excess of 250 mph.

    • @davecarr1769
      @davecarr1769 10 місяців тому

      @@warrenholmes3311😊😁😎. 🎉

  • @user-bm5bm8ff5t
    @user-bm5bm8ff5t 3 місяці тому

    They tried at Texas and had problems with drivers blacking out. Daytona would be even worse.

  • @michaelwallace1861
    @michaelwallace1861 11 місяців тому +14

    The right front suspension would fail because of the loading in the banking at 250 mph

    • @coliimusic
      @coliimusic 11 місяців тому +7

      Tire loads would probably go way outside spec too for long periods

    • @charliesmith7942
      @charliesmith7942 11 місяців тому +1

      No way. Daytona is longer corner than Texas or Atlanta. Would be easier on tires and suspension.
      The sharper the corner ( like Bristol) would be way more taxing on the cars

    • @gseric4721
      @gseric4721 11 місяців тому

      I was expecting it to lift somewhere, honestly.

  • @co7814
    @co7814 11 місяців тому +3

    Nice Iracing demo, but I'm pretty sure irl everything but the driver cockpit would be obliterated and the driver lucky to be alive....
    The sppeds indycar carries well over 200mph
    Nascar barely gets to 200mph anymore with restrictor plates and for good reason otherwise the same thing would happen...

  • @daveblock4061
    @daveblock4061 2 місяці тому

    I was at the Ferrari Finali Mondiali at Daytona in 2016 when Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian Vettel did the Road Course in their F1 Ferraris. Incredible!

  • @leechjim8023
    @leechjim8023 11 місяців тому +2

    Sounds like Stuka dive bombers!

  • @davanierod_
    @davanierod_ 10 місяців тому +1

    The crashing physics are amazing.

  • @assassingiantTheRiddlerStream
    @assassingiantTheRiddlerStream Місяць тому

    The car was "Brake Dancing" on his head.

  • @stephenholloway6893
    @stephenholloway6893 8 місяців тому

    They tried in 1959 but because of several factors low attendance, lost money, high speeds, and George Amick's death, apart of testing in 2006 and 2007 on the motorcycle course, they never returned to Daytona. Plus USAC considered going to Talladega in 1980 but that race got cancelled.

  • @Magic_Alonso
    @Magic_Alonso 11 місяців тому +1

    Bros the type of person to make a 200 word essay into a 59,894 word essay 💀

  • @jvendetta1682
    @jvendetta1682 9 місяців тому +1

    Fricken Nailed it at the end 😅

  • @dbc105
    @dbc105 8 місяців тому +1

    Many years ago, CART tried to race Texas, when qualifing speeds hit 242 and the G-force exceed 4Gs they called the race off.

    • @rbworleywrites
      @rbworleywrites 4 дні тому

      I was there. They were so insanely fast, and the drivers were complaining of blackouts.

  • @bennypowell3801
    @bennypowell3801 2 місяці тому

    Another dangerous problem would be the loss of down force on trailing cars and turbulence.

  • @jaydee6837
    @jaydee6837 2 місяці тому

    The way the driver balanced the car on top of his head at 1:02...impressive.

  • @andrewashington3142
    @andrewashington3142 23 дні тому

    A Cup car couldn't stay near an Indycar at Daytona

  • @SimRacingVeteran
    @SimRacingVeteran 24 дні тому

    Not a scratch on her. Well done.

  • @dancallahan4183
    @dancallahan4183 3 місяці тому

    The banking is there - and at Talladega - to help the cup cars maintain speed while turning with their minimal comparative downforce. IndyCars have no such issue and could easily take those turns flat out. At that point, the constant G load would likely cause what happened at TMS with the drivers starting to black out

  • @jaywill530
    @jaywill530 29 днів тому

    Daytona and Talladega give those badass cars an opportunity to go TOO DAMN FAST !.. that's why. Stock cars would be too fast too, but they are artificially slowed down by the rules.

  • @The55nomad
    @The55nomad 2 місяці тому

    No dude! They should race there every weekend.

  • @andyjennings15
    @andyjennings15 6 днів тому

    How in the world did this video get 514,000 views ? If I knew doing 1 lap around Daytona on iRacing and then wrecking would get half a million views then I would have uploaded one 15 years ago.

  • @bobsmoot8454
    @bobsmoot8454 Місяць тому

    That hoop is built stout, that car spun on the hoop like a top. I guess they took most of the downforce out thus going airborne.

  • @johngibson8047
    @johngibson8047 2 місяці тому

    I live in Daytona bring on Indy cars I'll sit front row just to hear the roar. If I get hit by a car flying into the stands. Oh well worth the risk.

  • @xxxYYZxxx
    @xxxYYZxxx 5 місяців тому

    Why not have the drivers control the cars by remote, from the safety of racing simulators? The only issue would be fan safety, but they could sign wavers before going trackside.

  • @petermaupin2068
    @petermaupin2068 6 місяців тому

    DRADDLE DRADDLE DRADDLE I MADE YOU OUT OF CLAY

  • @scottdc61
    @scottdc61 10 місяців тому

    They tested on the motorcycle road course several years ago with no problems...

  • @dbayallday
    @dbayallday 2 місяці тому

    Rick Bobby over here lol

  • @solomonkane223
    @solomonkane223 10 днів тому

    Well... it's not like a stock car never went airborne at speed...

  • @jamesshipley4985
    @jamesshipley4985 11 місяців тому

    Years ago they raced at Dover,it was a disaster 🤯🤯

  • @timwilliams9163
    @timwilliams9163 11 місяців тому +3

    I believe Indycar drivers would pass out similar to Texas years ago. I did the RP driving experience at Daytona and sadly I only got to a little over 150 at end of backstretch BUT when you hit the banking in the corners you can feel your ass get planted down into the seat and I was below 150 so surely the G's are multiplied at higher speeds.

    • @warrenholmes3311
      @warrenholmes3311 11 місяців тому

      Above average person can take 7+ g's in loading up. Race drivers FAR exceed this. The problem was with fatigue and that schmo, Eddie Cheever running his mouth about that whichm apparently, HE couldn't withstand?

    • @warrenholmes3311
      @warrenholmes3311 11 місяців тому +1

      So NO PASS out situations if you are the average real-life Indy Car driver.

    • @warrenholmes3311
      @warrenholmes3311 11 місяців тому

      Arie Luyendyck ran a practice lap at 239.986 at Indy MANY years ago. It is said that his end of turn 1 trap speed was in excess of 250 mph.

    • @duffman18
      @duffman18 10 місяців тому +1

      ​@@warrenholmes3311 Look up Mark Donahue setting the world record for closed circuit land speed. He did it at Talladega which is very similar in design and amount of banking as Daytona. He said at those speeds, you begin to black out, you forget where you are and what you're doing, and it takes a miracle to be able to hold on and not crash because of it, the G-Forces involved are just that high.
      And remember, Mark Donahue was an F1 driver, so he already dealt with high g-forces for his day job, he was very used to it, yet even for him these speeds and the g-forces involved made him start to black out. You need to be an air force jet pilot, or an astronaut, to be able to handle these kinds of g-forces, and even then it takes years of training in those spinning g-force machines.

  • @johnbenz7573
    @johnbenz7573 2 місяці тому

    Still did better than the normal Daytona crunchables

  • @MrBarniculusBaboonicalshire
    @MrBarniculusBaboonicalshire 9 місяців тому +1

    Sounds like a vacuum cleaner from the front angle

  • @timsharpe3498
    @timsharpe3498 Місяць тому

    That annoying mosquito sound is enough for me to ban them.

  • @BenDecko2023
    @BenDecko2023 2 місяці тому +1

    Of course they could. If Tom Cruise can downshift to 3rd in a stock and speed up to 400 mph they can race Indy Cars there.

  • @anthonyfreeman247
    @anthonyfreeman247 2 місяці тому

    Maybe they could do a road course race, But no chance at Oval.

  • @philtucker1224
    @philtucker1224 Місяць тому

    The actual reason is that open wheel racing isn’t possible when cars often side swipe each other as part of the racing. (Rubber to rubber contact creates an instant flip up so would ultimately be deadly)..

  • @signoresantinoburnett1169
    @signoresantinoburnett1169 Місяць тому

    Same reason they only used a quarter of Indy's oval. G forces are far too high for the pilot to go flat out on a full oval.
    Also forget Daytona, send them to Talladega :D

  • @JeffSherlock
    @JeffSherlock Місяць тому

    There imply should be no Indycar races on the Nascar ovals. Those track are designed for the Cup cars' behavior.

  • @MikeSchmidt
    @MikeSchmidt 11 місяців тому +2

    I'd like to see a sim of an Indycar and a Nascar racing on Daytona. How much faster would the Indycar be there?

    • @skippingrhyme4386
      @skippingrhyme4386 8 місяців тому

      Well seeing how they hit close to 240 at indy while Nascar at its peak was hitting 200 and the Fact the car is 1/10th the weight with 10x the Downforce it would easily Gap the NASCAR by a mile. Even unrestricted max Power The nest you can get from a NASCAR is 255 mph. Indy is closer to 300 unrestricted

  • @user-vj2vm2wz3o
    @user-vj2vm2wz3o 2 місяці тому

    as for blacking out they would simply reduce the speed of the cars

  • @megafrayder736
    @megafrayder736 5 місяців тому

    I saw Indy at Fontana in 2015 and I thought that was way too big of an oval for those cars. Saw a few insane wrecks.

  • @geraldjones5262
    @geraldjones5262 10 місяців тому

    They raced at Dover I think in the late 90's.Never got see them but I heard they zipped around there like rockets.

  • @stephenflippin9711
    @stephenflippin9711 8 місяців тому

    Ya they have a hard time in Texas too bc the G-Load the banking allows in 30 degree banks. What was the mph? Those are nearly mile straights being covered in a few seconds.

  • @bobquina771
    @bobquina771 2 місяці тому

    Dover has high banks. The Indy cars ran there in 1999 or so.

  • @slwsnowman4038
    @slwsnowman4038 11 місяців тому

    USAC tried in the 50s or 60s. A wreck killed spectators, if I'm recalling correctly, and they cancelled the race in the middle of the event weekend and haven't been back.

  • @Tackletuesdayfishing
    @Tackletuesdayfishing 11 місяців тому +2

    I’d love to see indy car come to the Daytona roval

  • @walkerch
    @walkerch 11 місяців тому +1

    He should have stayed at the top and hugged the wall. The centrifugal force would give an additional 20-25 more mph .

  • @bmc7549
    @bmc7549 8 місяців тому +1

    I give him a 10 for sticking the landing .

  • @vmax4575
    @vmax4575 11 місяців тому +1

    G-suits for all drivers. It works for pilots. The only difference is this flyers never leave the ground… unless.

  • @user-ln7ys5fr1k
    @user-ln7ys5fr1k 8 місяців тому +1

    They could always run the road course at Daytona which better fits them, anyway

  • @Waddle_Dee_With_Internet
    @Waddle_Dee_With_Internet 11 місяців тому +3

    Interesting fact: Indy Car used to race at Daytona in 1959, which they never returned because it was too dangerous to race.

    • @ethanweeter2732
      @ethanweeter2732 11 місяців тому +1

      That was a test session and I believe a driver died.

    • @BrianJacobsen-vn6is
      @BrianJacobsen-vn6is 11 місяців тому +1

      40 Open wheel cars on a banked oval 2 1/2 mile super speedway. I don't see any problems.. 😊

  • @wilson4328
    @wilson4328 17 днів тому

    Catch fences can only handle so much speed.

  • @jdheelfan
    @jdheelfan 5 днів тому

    Pretty cool computer simulation

  • @charliesmith7942
    @charliesmith7942 11 місяців тому +4

    Theyve had worse crashes than that at other ovals, this is a ridiculous video

    • @PhotonBread
      @PhotonBread 11 місяців тому

      I think that was the point 🤷‍♂️

  • @vjollila96
    @vjollila96 10 місяців тому

    i raced once in fixed and it sucked it was almost impossible overtake someone who was running inside line

  • @3Dsjk
    @3Dsjk 2 місяці тому

    Indycar did some kind of running at Daytona a few years ago. Nothing official, trying to check out the road course, and they found the transitions between the apron and the backing were too severe for the cars, and would cause too many problems in a race.

  • @michaelsheedy
    @michaelsheedy 11 місяців тому +11

    Indy car used to race at MIS in MI on its high banking for a number of years. There were a number of bad crashes there, but they still held the race there. The official reason for ending it there was lack of attendance.

    • @user-mm1se7gy7e
      @user-mm1se7gy7e 11 місяців тому +3

      MIS isn't high banked.

    • @michaelsheedy
      @michaelsheedy 11 місяців тому +5

      Oh yes it is high banked. With the Porsche club, I have done more than a few laps at that track. I did the turns at about 140mph never slowing down for the turn. I would imagine Daytona may have a higher banking, but MIS is definitely pretty high.

    • @michaelsheedy
      @michaelsheedy 11 місяців тому +2

      Looked it up...MIS banking is 18 degrees. Talladega has the highest banking at 33 degrees.

    • @user-mm1se7gy7e
      @user-mm1se7gy7e 11 місяців тому +5

      @michaelsheedy
      Maybe for a Porsche it's high banked , 18 degrees isn't considered "high banks" in the NASCAR world , we race in the Xfinity Series.

    • @samuelsuggs9751
      @samuelsuggs9751 11 місяців тому +2

      ​@@michaelsheedyDaytona is 31 degrees

  • @richreicher2679
    @richreicher2679 27 днів тому

    There's still an Indycar series active?

  • @stillsearchingforsanity4332
    @stillsearchingforsanity4332 Місяць тому

    They shouldn't be at Vegas either. Killed Dan Wheldon. That was criminal and yes, I know he made the choice to drive that day.

  • @OneLastHitB4IGo
    @OneLastHitB4IGo 2 місяці тому

    That wreck looked more like a driver fk-up than anything else.

  • @joseywales9726
    @joseywales9726 2 місяці тому

    when TMS opened the Indy drivers complained about the speeds they were reaching...

  • @arranmc182
    @arranmc182 Місяць тому

    title should be changed to "driver crashes at Daytona because lack of skill", they tested racing at Daytona drivers complained of getting dizzy due to the amount of g-force generated by the cars, dont think you want cars pack racing and a driver passes out, open wheel cars run totally diffrent when it comes to G-forces than closed wheel cars, F1 & Indy Car have way higher G-forces than other motor sports, running super big banks with high g-force can also lead to tyre blow outs happening a lot more.

  • @tarboss4
    @tarboss4 Місяць тому

    That looked like driver error to me