Kyle Larson Appreciation Thread

Don't know if this has been posted, but came across this today and thought it was pretty cool.



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Running in the veteran group, not rookie today in testing at Indy. Currently 11th overall with 25 taking a lap
 
Anybody that follows Larson fairly closely knows there is all kinds of speed there, but the walls of Indy are pretty close and the cars are as fragile as china. Here's to hoping he keeps it of the wall and brings it to the finish and doesn't get hurt doing it.
 
StandOnIt said:
Anybody that follows Larson fairly closely knows there is all kinds of speed there, but the walls of Indy are pretty close and the cars are as fragile as china. Here's to hoping he keeps it of the wall and brings it to the finish and doesn't get hurt doing it.
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iam kind of worried about him in those dam things, he was around 14 fast to today.
 
Greg said:
I wonder how fast they can go before hitting the G-Force wall.

Didn't the old CART series cancel a Texas race several years ago due to drivers blacking out at 241ish.
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“It was his facility, it was his race weekend, so we went first and just had Dr. Olvey explain about the large amount of G forces. If I recall correctly, I think it was a 23-second lap and they had sustained G forces each lap for like 18 of the 23 seconds. You basically needed a G suit to race.”
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Inside CART’s 2001 Texas debacle: Silent running

In the conclusion of RACER’s 3-part Inside CART’s 2001 Texas Debacle series, we rejoin just after the drivers’ G-related secret was revealed to CART’s doctor, and the panic button’s been hit after …
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Lap times at The Speedway are in the 37 second range. Much less time spent per lap with centripetal forces acting on the car / driver.
 
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