Comments on: For New Car Liveries, Image Is Everything

By: Chris Lukens

Chris Lukens — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 19:32:19 +0000

Liveries on the new cars = lipstick on a pig. I’m sorry I just can’t warm up to this car.
I am afraid this car, from the Malibu grand prix style side pods to the Sir Mix-a-lot back bumpers, is going to lead directly to rubbin-is-racin style driving. With the dis-respect these guys show each other now, I can only imagine, once they start leaning on each other Nascar style, that there are going to be some spectacular accidents.

By: Savage Henry

Savage Henry — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 14:48:26 +0000

I’m really hoping that the issue with Viso’s car is that they were changing liveries and didn’t have time to repaint the entire car prior to the test. The burnt orange sections of the car just seem out of place with the rest of the color scheme. I doubt it will still be there at St. Pete.

I’m not a fan of this car’s big ass, but I’ll take it any day over the F1 “broken nose” look.

By: Brian McKay in Florida

Brian McKay in Florida — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 21:34:55 +0000

I hope that teams are allowed to cut off the bulbous fairings if they don’t offer aerodynamic benefits and they hinder tire-changers’ work.
For decades IndyCar designers and aerodynamicists in Penske, Lola, Reynard, Swift, All American Racers, Panoz/G-Force and Dallara,
and Formula One designers,
did not make open-wheel cars look like this. Seems that one guy in Dallara wanted this, and everyone has to cope with his whim.

By: redcar

redcar — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 19:48:05 +0000

The fenders are for safety. I assume if they work (and don’t spend their lives as debris on the track) they’ll keep them. If they don’t work, they’ll trash them. I like the car, it’s different and seems to be okay with the drivers. It’s safer, sounds better and is quicker (at least on the twisties.) I think fans new to the series will find them interesting. And if you don’t like the shape, well, (hopefully) next year we’ll have some different shapes to complain about…

By: Bob F.

Bob F. — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 18:02:02 +0000

“My only serious complaint about the car is the bulbous growth on each sidepod just ahead of the rear wheels.”

My complaint is the bulbous grown both in front of and behind the wheels. In any other situation ,they would be called fenders.

and they need to go. This is AOW racing. Keep the fenders in Nascar.

By: steve

steve — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 17:54:39 +0000

Get over myself is a lame way to illustrate your opinion. I have worked as a mechanic on open wheel cars and I can say a fast and safe car is the direction. My point is the car is here for one year and by this time next year we will all have something new to view. Complaining does nothing to help the series. Ugliness is an opinion and I think the cars look good.

By: Nomex

Nomex — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 16:59:15 +0000

Sounds to me like you’re one of the racing snobs that George was referring to. It’s one thing to be a purist. It’s another to settle for watching a butt-ugly car so long as it’s functional. It think George was carrying his point about being so superficial to the extreme just to illustrate his point; which was that cars can be both beautiful and racy at the same time. Lighten up and get over yourself.

By: Steve K

Steve K — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 16:37:46 +0000

The cars look great coming but ugly going away. There is just too much stuff from the cockpit on back. It naturally looks off balance.

By: dylanpt24

dylanpt24 — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 15:22:06 +0000

The New Dallara is incredibly ugly. In contrast the new paint scheme’s are overall better than in the past so that’s something.

By: billytheskink

billytheskink — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 15:21:30 +0000

I think comparing people who complain about the looks of a race car to people who did not buy the Eagle Premier is more fair than the car wash/oil change parallel.