Let's Talk IndyCar Racing

In this session, we're going to talk IndyCar Series Racing. The IndyCar Series has been in existence since 1995.

It is led by Indianapolis Motor Speedway Owner, Anton Tony George. In these series of lessons, you will learn the difference between the IndyCar Series Racecar compared to the other top racing cars in Formula One and NASCAR.

You will also learn what all the Flags mean during the racing events, as well as The Incident Response Teams' Duties during an on-track accident.

Finally, we break down an IndyCar Series racecar and define the systems that make these cars the fastest closed-course racing machines in the world.

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Let's Talk Drag Racing

Top Fuel, Funny Car, and Pro Stock and Pro Stock Bike are just four of the more than 200 classes of vehicles featured in NHRA competition.

In this lesson, we explain the four major professional categories of NHRA's drag racing series which feature a single class of vehicle in one-on-one competition.

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Danica Patrick

Danica Patrick nominated for Kids Choice Award

Danica Patrick will attempt to defend her title as Nickelodeon's Favorite Female Athlete. The IndyCar Series star is among the nominees for Nickelodeon's 22nd Annual Kids' Choice Awards. Patrick is nominated for Favorite Female Athlete along with Candace Parker, Serena Williams and Venus Williams. Patrick won the honor last year, edging out the Williams sisters and WNBA player Cheryl Ford in online voting that drew more than 88 million votes. Voting for the 2009 awards begins March 2 at www.nick.com/kca. Winners will be announced during a live show on March 28.


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What's the Difference?

car comparison

What is the difference in the Three Major Racing Series racecars? In this lesson, we compare an IndyCar Series racecar to a Formula One racecar to a Sprint Cup Series NASCAR Stock Car.

This downloadable pdf file not only compares the cars but you can also save and print this file. Some of the differences between these high-speed cars include, weight, top-speed, dimensions, fuel types and tires.

Here's your chance to learn and understand some of the features that make these racecars go fast. These cars represent some of the fastest and best racers in the world. Each racecar represented here has raced at the world-famous Indianapolis Motor Speedway in The Indy 500, The Brickyard 400 and The U.S. Grand Prix.

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Racing Flags

What do All those Flags Mean?


At Every race there are indicators that tell the drivers the condition of the racetrack. These indicators are flags that are used by the flagman at each racing event.

This sheet explains the different colors of the flags and what they mean. So the next time you are at a racing event or watching your favorite racing series on television, you will know what the flags mean.

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IndyCar anatomy

 

 

Anatomy of an Indycar Series Racecar.

In this lesson, we introduce you to the world's fastest closed-course racing machine, The Indycar. The IndyCar has been around since 1911. It started out as a testing vehicle for the automotive industry.

These racing machines were raced to prove and establish the technology that went into the passenger vehicles that were sold to the public.

Today, that still rings true as the race cars and the technology has made its way into our cars of today. Systems such as fuel-injection, computer-controlled engine management and even the rear-view mirror owes its existence to the IndyCar. This lesson breaks down and explains the Anatomy of an IndyCar

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IndyCar Accident Response

During the course of an IndyCar Series race, accidents sometimes happen simply from the speeds these cars reach.

When this occurs, the incident response team goes into action. The response team is made up of a different number of trained emegency professionals.

These professionals include: Doctors, firefighters, Paramedics, and other track and medical personnel. In this lession, you will learn what each safety vehicle's purpose is and why.

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