I’m a big believer in what ifs. So I’m going to create a feature for the blog. I’m going to call it “Virtual IndyCar”.
What is Virtual IndyCar? Simple. VIC is the greatest 30 CART/IRL drivers of the 90s to the present day competing in the ultimate “IndyCar World Series” (my opinion).I say this because I only really know drivers from the 90s to present day and that’s when the driver talent was great. First off we got to name our teams/drivers and engine combinations and cars. Then eventually we got to build a great schedule for these great drivers.
Here are the rules:
- Maximum of 6 cars to a team
- Minimum of 3 cars to a team
- Two engine manufactures (Chevrolet and Honda)
- Chassis: DW12
- Car numbers will be based on team numbers at the beginning then decided at the end by point standings (similar to Formula One).
- I am the race director
- Points system is Formula One’s. Top ten get points.
- Three wild card entries will be added to the Indy 500.
- Full course yellows on ovals, local yellows on road/street/airport courses except for when it gets very bad.
- Engine change rule is: plus 5 positions on the grid if it happens after qualifying. If not changed before qualifying there is no penalties.
- No avoidable contact penalties.
- Alex Zanardi (Italy)
- Juan Pablo Montoya (Colombia)
- Sebastien Bourdais (France)
- Dario Franchitti (Scotland)
- Michael Andretti (USA)
- Helio Castroneves (Brazil)
- Gil de Ferran (Brazil)
- Will Power (Australia)
- Mario Andretti (USA)
- Nigel Mansell (UK)
- Marco Andretti (USA)
- Dan Wheldon (UK)
- Tony Kanaan (Brazil)
- Jimmy Vasser (UK)
- Scott Dixon (NZ)
- Sam Hornish,Jr (USA)
- Paul Tracy (Canada)
- Bobby Rahal (USA)
- Al Unser, Jr. (USA)
- Danica Patrick (USA)
- Ryan Briscoe (Australia)
- Tony Stewart (USA)
- Greg Moore (Canada)
- Graham Rahal (USA)
- Emerson Fittipaldi (Brazil)
- Danny Sullivan (USA)
- Christano da Matta (Brazil)
- Rubens Barrichello (Brazil)
- Jacques Villenueve (Canada)
- Ryan Hunter-Reay (USA)
Team/Driver Chart
Ganassi: Honda
- Alex Zanardi #1
- Juan Montoya #4
- Scott Dixon #9
- Dario Franchitti #10
- Jimmy Vasser #22
Penske: Chevrolet
- Gil de Ferran #2
- Helio Castroneves #3
- Ryan Briscoe #6
- Sam Hornish, Jr. #8
- Will Power #12
- Emerson Fittipaldi #19
Andretti: Chevrolet
- Michael Andretti #5
- Mario Andretti #11
- Marco Andretti #26
- Dan Wheldon #27
- Ryan Hunter-Reay #28
Stewart: Chevrolet
- Danica Patrick #7
- Tony Stewart #14
- Paul Tracy #16
Rahal: Honda
- Bobby Rahal #18
- Al Unser, Jr. #21
- Danny Sullivan #30
- Jacques Villenueve #32
- Graham Rahal #38
- Greg Moore #99
NHR: Chevrolet
- Nigel Mansell #13
- Tony Kanaan #15
- Rubens Barrichello #17
- Christano da Matta #37
- Sebastien Bourdais #39
Next up is introducing our schedule and TV coverage.
The TV coverage is simple, bring back ABC from the 1990s; Paul Page, Bobby Unser, Sam Posey and Bob Jenkins.
Schedule: Use 2013 calendar
- St. Petersburg- March 17
- Road Atlanta- March 24
- Richmond- March 30
- Long Beach- April 13
- Portland- April 20
- Phoenix- April 26
- Indianapolis- May 26
- Milwaukee- June 2
- Texas- June 8
- Iowa- June 15
- Michigan- June 23
- Cleveland- July 7
- Toronto- July 14
- Watkins Glen- July 21
- Edmonton- August 4
- Loudon- August 18
- Mid Ohio- August 25
- Chicagoland- September 2
- Pocono- September 9
- Kentucky- September 16
- Fontana- September 30
- Road America- October 6
Hopefully this idea will be a good one. First three rounds will be over the weekend sometime.
