I second that. Go Dixon!

I wonder what the actual power output is of those super capacitors. They must be able to output very high current at 60V to generate the required power to operate the motor at around 60hp.

​@@shajeezuhair6722Very curious indeed Using online calculations, 60hp would be 44kw. At 60v, that would be an eye popping 733 amps. That seems impossible to race with, would be nice if there was a little more detail on this

@@Rearmostbean I think in an ideal system maybe it's close to that but we would probably have to look into the time constants and discharge characteristics of the capacitor and also look into the actual motors power factor and efficiency if it's running off some inverter (if it's an AC motor). It might not be 60hp constantly, it might change depending on the time constant as well. So you might have a high peak current but then it goes down slowly. It would be cool to look at the actual system because it's quite interesting!

@@shajeezuhair6722 I can't add any real detail except that I believe 60 HP is where they're beginning, but the system is capable of over 100 HP in future.

@@davids9960 That's what I've read from all of the deep dives that Racer has reported on. I'm also wondering how they're going to pair this with the current P2P or if they're going to run the extra boost pressure full time on road courses.

Yes. They've had that happen several times during testing where the driver was able to refire the car without getting the Safety Crew out with a starter. It should also cut down on some of the yellow flags during the race.

@@danielhenderson8316 Thanks! That's great

The whole system is really just a DC starter motor.

@@bluedog373 Which also makes me laugh at the ignorant crybabies sniffling that THIS is going to ruin IndyCar.

Are you referring to the DC-DC converter he mentioned that converts 60VDC to 12VDC? If so, it's main purpose is to provide constant 12V to probably around 13.2V DC for all your control components. For example like the controller they mentioned that they program because those specific components only run on 12VDC

​@@shajeezuhair6722no. I refer to the 3:36 VCD

@shajeezuhair6722 that prompts another question. Could and should Indycar operate the systems on a 48 v platform like a lot of current street cars with active roll bars, for example. Food for thought, for the new chassis in 2060, maybe.

@@cvillalobos27 I think that might happen due to regulations that may demand a certain voltage for hybrid systems that generates a certain amount of power or something like that but I think the main driving factor for now would be the voltage of the control equipment. For example if they determine they need to run a certain controller or another control device that must run on 24VDC then they would need a 60-24 DC-DC converter. But to your point I can see certain voltage being standardized for certain applications or when you get to a point where your load demand is high I can see them probably switching to a 48V system.

Exactly.

Politics is everything. Manufacturers like Honda are all going hybrid. Honda basically threatened to leave if something doesn't change. Everyone wants an update on the chassis and aero kit but IndyCar also has to satisfy its engine supplier. Imagine if Honda leaves and only Chevy is left. They've been aiming for a 3rd manufacture for 10 years now it seems. Maybe with the new Fox deal something will change for the better

They're already on renewable fuel several years before F1. I'm also wondering how long until the Bridgestone/Firestone guayule rubber get onto the road.

@@danielhenderson8316 Yes, but that's an ethanol blend. We need 3rd gen full chooch synthetic, like get rid of the turbo and the hybrid, we got enough carbon neutral chaos juice to be loud again. (Although the current engines are also a demonstration on how to be the least vacuum cleaner like)

@@isocuda Can't get rid of the turbo. Turbos are to Indy what V10s should be to F1. The current turbos also gives them room to modify boost pressures for different tracks to avoid another Las Vegas 2011.

@@danielhenderson8316 very true, but I like spooking Europeans and being like "the actual pinnacle of open wheel, LOOK AT IT" haha

It’s all apart of the “great reset” aka new world order.

Exactly, just put a fucking sticker on the car saying hybrid. The people who they’re doing this for won’t notice if it’s mechanically hybrid or not

How is this going to be unnoticed when a racer refires his own car instead of bringing out a full course yellow and a starter motor?

@@danielhenderson8316 You dont have to worry about it