what is the difference between IRL, Cart, Champ , and F1 Cars?

Question

try to keep it short and simple, I don't want all technical stuff just the major differences,

please don't answer about their point systems or how F1 races in the rain.

I just want to know about the differences in the cars

delphiracing8 and sexymama your both jerkoffs.

people like you just waste everyone's time with your pointless answers

what are you doing it for the points? your pathetic

Answer 1

without getting technical, that's the hard part!

let's put it this way. F1 cars are so technologically advanced that only the very best of the very best drivers get to sit behind the wheel. put the cost of one car at between $300 and 500 million. an indy car costs maybe a million or two.

technically speaking, the down-force on an Indy car is impressive when compared to -- MY car, but an F1 car is more like a fighter jet. every detail in f1 is designed with only one thing in mind: speed. QUICK speed, because f1 is made for road courses. take a 90 degree turn in your car as fast as you can. what is it, 25 mph depending on the curve's structure? an f1 can do a 180 degree hairpin turn at 75, then hit a short straightaway approaching 200mph and slow down quickly enough to make another 70mph turn.

money pays for ground effects and corner stabilization... without getting too technical, on the courses that indy cars run, and with the regulations regarding wings, height off the ground, width, wheel base, etc, indy cars do an amazing job considering they're hampered by the sport's governing bodies.

IRL, cart, and champ are basically identical open-wheeled cars. the difference between them is who makes the rules concerning technical issues noted above.

Answer 2

The major differences as people have pointed out is the attitude towards technology. F1 is supposed to be the pinnacle of motor racing technology, but the downside is that it's now really dull.
To correct some of the things the guy above said about F1 cars.....the engines are actually 2.4 litre V8 and are rev limited to 19,000 r.p.m. The transmission isn't fully automatic either. It's a semi auto box. The driver has to actuate the shift via a paddle behind the steering wheel then the computer takes over and puts the car into the selected gear. The F1 car is also must weigh a minumum of 605 kg (including the driver) at all times.
F1 cars don't run full slick tyres either. The tyres used must have 4 equally sized grooves in them and are supplied by a single manufacturer (Bridgestone) though this rule is to be changed next year.
As much as indy cars by comparison seem a little basic, the racing is still much closer and this is proving to be a major F1 talking point at the minute.
Some argue that technology is killing the sport while other don't wan't it "dumbed" down.
Personally I'd like to see a reduction in technology in favour of good engineering and quality driving/racing.

Answer 3

Formula 1 cars cost ten times what IRL cars cost. They are bigger in every way, size, tires, engines, egos. IRL cars are trimmer, and demand more driver input. F1 cars follow each other, little position changing, drive on flat roads, gentle sweeping turns nothing to hit if they go off road. F1 drivers actually whined when they had to make sharper turns at Indy. IRL? Much more nerves are required with the side by side racing. But I do love open wheel racing, and I watch both.

Answer 4

Champ Cars

Answer 5

Formula One is an unlimited technology series. The best racing technology in the world goes into them. The rules allow exotic curves and shapes of front wings and the cars have very curvy, wild aerodynamic shapes. CART is the old name for Champ Car World Series. ChampCar is a "spech. series" meaning that all race teams use the same manufacturer of cars, tires and engines. All ChampCar cars are very basic looking with a curved cockpit nose and single plane wings on front and back. They race mostly on road courses and street races so they usually have big wings front and back. ChampCars have only a roll hoop behind the driver's head no air intake scoop. Indy Racing League was born in 1996 when the owner of the Indianapolis track tried to control who would participate in his race. IRL cars race mostly on Ovals so they have very pointy and long nose that tapers up gradually and their wings seem to be very small and flat and there is an air scoop behind the driver's head.

Answer 6

F1 high tech. Indy and Champ almost the some thing simple open wheel cars. CART used to be indy and Champ combined until a split a few years back

Answer 7

IRL uses complete ethanol fuel, and are usually a lot faster
Cart usually are kind of boxier
Champ is similar to cart
F1 Cars are built for road courses only

Answer 8

Major differences include:

Engines

F1 -- Normally aspirated gasoline-burning 3.0 L V8, approximately 800 hp, manufactured by Ferrari, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Renault, Honda, and Toyota
Champ Car -- Turbocharged methanol-burning 2.65 L V8, approximately 750 hp, manufactured by Cosworth
IndyCar -- Normally aspirated fuel-grade ethanol-burning 3.0 L V8, approximately 700 hp, manufactured by Honda

Transmission

F1 -- Fully automatic, 7 forward speeds with driver overrride capability
Champ Car -- Manual, 7 forward speeds with shift-without-lift capability
IndyCar -- Manual, 7 forward speeds with shift-without-lift capability

Tires

F1 -- Circumferentially-grooved radials manufactured by Bridgestone
Champ Car -- Slick radials manufactured by Bridgestone
IndyCar -- Slick radials manufactured by Firestone

Chassis

F1 -- Designed and built in-house, approximately 1650-1700 pounds including fuel and driver, carbon fibre monocoque with flat bottom, built exclusively for road racing
Champ Car -- Designed and built by Panoz, approximately 1950 pounds including fuel and driver, carbon fibre monocoque with ground effects, built for road and oval racing
IndyCar -- Designed and built by Dallara and G-Force, approximately 1950 pounds including fuel and driver, carbon fibre monocoque with ground effects, built for road and oval racing

Brakes

F1 -- Carbon discs and pads, capable of approximately 5 G deceleration
Champ Car -- Steel discs and pads, capable of approximately 2 G deceleration
IndyCar -- Steel discs and pads, capable of approximately 2 G deceleration

There are other differences, but these are the big items. Generally speaking, Champ Cars and IndyCars are pretty equivalent in terms of performance, and F1 cars are superior to both in acceleration, braking, and downforce generation. F1 cars are slightly narrower than their counterparts in the US-based series because of their road course exclusivity, and are also lighter due in part to the road course exclusivity and in part because F1 has more open technical regulations which allow more exotic materials to be used on critical components of the car. Of course, the huge disparity in budget between F1 teams and Champ Car/IndyCar teams also is responsible for some of the performance gap.

Down below ... I'll split the difference with you, Derek. F1 engines are indeed 2.4 L now, not 3.0 L; I got ahead of myself there. However, the transmissions *are* fully automatic (although they are frequently referred to as semi-automatic in some circles). The ECU will control all shifting without driver input, but the transmission does carry the capability of allowing the driver to control the shift points if he so chooses -- and most of them do, with the exception of long straights where precise timing of the shifts is needed to maximize top speed and is frequently left to the ECU. So, they are fully automatic in the sense that no driver input is *required*, but frequently termed semi-automatic because driver input is *accepted*.

Champ Car and IndyCar transmissions employ the same shift-without-lift capability that F1 cars possess -- the ECU temporarily cuts spark to the engine or blips the throttle (depending on whether you're shifting up or down) and controls the timing of the selector fork and barrel movement. The only difference is that the shift *must* be initiated by the driver in a Champ Car or IndyCar, whereas in F1 it does not *have* to be initiated by the driver, but can be (and frequently is).

Answer 9

irl = low cost spec car,
sit low
low drag low down force wings
made for high speed stability

cart/champ car=
low cost spec car,
higher drag higher down force wings
sit higher because on bumps and dips on street courses (depending)

f1, unlimited cost team built
highest down force wings highest drag as well
exotic material construction

that's as simple as i can get but it leaves allot out

Answer 10

Wish I knew myself