Early test leaves Indy 500 drivers confident cars are safer (The Associated Press)
Ed Carpenter and James Hinchcliffe left Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Wednesday more confident about the cars they will race in May. As everyone tries to figure out what impact the new aerodynamic package might make, Carpenter and Hinchcliffe believe the racing will be safer. ”Just the way the car rides is different,” Hinchcliffe said after driving around the track for the first time since his frightening crash last May. ”The beam-wing flap almost guarantees that you’ll never have those 180-degree liftoffs like we did with the three Chevy cars.