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RACER: IndyCar drivers on safety test at Indy
RACER's Robin Miller speaks with James Hinchcliffe, Ed Carpenter, Marco Andretti, Graham Rahal, and Ryan Hunter-Reay about testing dome skids and other new items for the 2016 indianapolis 500. Some of the highlights: "Putting the dome skids on the car makes it safer in spin, yes, but everyone ignores the fact to have to raise the car 10-flats, which makes the car undriveable and, therefore unsafe" - Andretti "I think the bigger issue is the quality of the racing. I think if you run without strakes you're taking so much downforce away from both [Honda and Chevy] that you really run the risk of not being able to race each other. We've seen such good racing with this car since...
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