Originally Posted by dr_hfuhuhurr
Rick/Others,
Since you mentioned you've never run carpet/foam before Vegas, who are the team drivers who are more "carpet specific"?
I know AE used to have Blackstock who was a "carpet" guy. Is there someone on the team now who's giving carpet specific input for this design?
Still looking forward to seeing more of this car...
Ae has several drivers that race mostly carpet including Orr, Henderson, Desrosiers, and Heiser to name a few. All were racing the TC4 at the IIC but will presumably racing the new car very soon. In fact many have used it in testing but with limited prototype numbers, only three drivers used them at the IIC.
The engineer responsible for the design, Bob Stellflue, is a foam/carpet racer. His racing experience and education gave us the great platform we have now.