track tri-oval 500 miles indianapolis
Posted by vinkl57
It's the first time I hear, Indinapolis would be a tri-oval. No no!
The most-common ovals have
- 2 corners like Homestead or Gateway,
- 3 corners like Talladega (Only those are called 'Tri-Oval'
or
- 4 corners like Indianapolis.
Furthermore oval-courses can be classified by their speed, driven on the track:
- short-ovals like Gateway: Track length often ~1 mile, drivers have to break for the corners,
- super-speedways like Indianapolis: Track length often more than 2 miles and corners can be driven flat-out. This is why ovals as Indy or Talladega are that spectacular, but nevertheless they also are the most dangerous tracks driven in international motorsport.
The most-common ovals have
- 2 corners like Homestead or Gateway,
- 3 corners like Talladega (Only those are called 'Tri-Oval'
or- 4 corners like Indianapolis.
Furthermore oval-courses can be classified by their speed, driven on the track:
- short-ovals like Gateway: Track length often ~1 mile, drivers have to break for the corners,
- super-speedways like Indianapolis: Track length often more than 2 miles and corners can be driven flat-out. This is why ovals as Indy or Talladega are that spectacular, but nevertheless they also are the most dangerous tracks driven in international motorsport.
klausfeldmann Wrote:
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> It's the first time I hear, Indinapolis would be a
> tri-oval. No no!
>
> The most-common ovals have
> - 2 corners like Homestead or Gateway,
> - 3 corners like Talladega (Only those are called
> 'Tri-Oval' or
> - 4 corners like Indianapolis.
>
> Furthermore oval-courses can be classified by
> their speed, driven on the track:
> - short-ovals like Gateway: Track length often ~1
> mile, drivers have to break for the corners,
> - super-speedways like Indianapolis: Track length
> often more than 2 miles and corners can be driven
> flat-out. This is why ovals as Indy or Talladega
> are that spectacular, but nevertheless they also
> are the most dangerous tracks driven in
> international motorsport.
Don't think our OP actually cares or understands, but short tracks are actually usually less than 1 mile - Martinsville, Bristol, Iowa, Richmond, Dover. (Phoenix and Gateway are a little bit more than that but those are the exceptions rather than the rule. They're still considered a short track though.)
Note also that between short tracks and superspeedways, there are the intermediate tracks as well - between 1 and 2 miles, usually exactly 1.5 mile. Darlington, Charlotte, Texas, Chicagoland, Kentucky and many others. Fontana and Michigan are also often considered intermediate tracks as they're not always flat out in an Indy car. (They never are in a Sprint Cup car.)
And not every track with "three" corners are considered tri-ovals either (some of them are D-shaped ovals), but that's a very minor thing.
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Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 07/14/2016 11:24PM by Atticus..
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> It's the first time I hear, Indinapolis would be a
> tri-oval. No no!
>
> The most-common ovals have
> - 2 corners like Homestead or Gateway,
> - 3 corners like Talladega (Only those are called
> 'Tri-Oval'
or> - 4 corners like Indianapolis.
>
> Furthermore oval-courses can be classified by
> their speed, driven on the track:
> - short-ovals like Gateway: Track length often ~1
> mile, drivers have to break for the corners,
> - super-speedways like Indianapolis: Track length
> often more than 2 miles and corners can be driven
> flat-out. This is why ovals as Indy or Talladega
> are that spectacular, but nevertheless they also
> are the most dangerous tracks driven in
> international motorsport.
Don't think our OP actually cares or understands, but short tracks are actually usually less than 1 mile - Martinsville, Bristol, Iowa, Richmond, Dover. (Phoenix and Gateway are a little bit more than that but those are the exceptions rather than the rule. They're still considered a short track though.)
Note also that between short tracks and superspeedways, there are the intermediate tracks as well - between 1 and 2 miles, usually exactly 1.5 mile. Darlington, Charlotte, Texas, Chicagoland, Kentucky and many others. Fontana and Michigan are also often considered intermediate tracks as they're not always flat out in an Indy car. (They never are in a Sprint Cup car.)
And not every track with "three" corners are considered tri-ovals either (some of them are D-shaped ovals), but that's a very minor thing.
[en.wikipedia.org]
My workthread - [www.grandprixgames.org]
Full of classic F1/non-F1 track layouts
My blog about F1 performance analysis - [thef1formbook.wordpress.com]
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 07/14/2016 11:24PM by Atticus..
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