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Re: Andretti "school"?

They have a Facebook page with some photo galleries so I grabbed a few. These cars look plenty serious, it's not a lead follow, passing is allowed, 160 + MPH...hard to believe given the small amount of buildup to those speeds. You have a 'personal instructor' in your ear while on track, but class time and content are hardly mentioned. Their safety record is good, couldn't find news of other fatal crashes with them (or their PR is very good, or both), but it all seems incongruous.

For the brief amount of track time it seems more like a thrill ride, I find it confusing really and come to the conclusion it just must not be THAT tough to drive these cars at 160-170 on a speedway, how else could they get away with it? Also, look at the pic of the yellow car, appears to be a steep angle of attack on the front wing, they must dial in a ton of downforce. Only ideas I can come up with. Maybe Phalen's suspension broke, don't know.

The shot of the two seater tells a lot about the co.s perception of the risk of a crash in those cars, obviously not likely in their minds

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