IMS Museum - Arie Luyendyk 1996 Track Record run 

Bet he didn't realize it at the time but that would be the last time Mr. Carnegie ever spoke those words over the loud speaking at Indy. That record has not been beat. With all the new speed robbing rules and regulations I doubt it ever will be.

Hard to believe that, as fast as Marco was yesterday (Fast Friday 233.491) this was about 4 mph faster!

so fortunate to have been there that day omg gives me goosebumps still

@@brandond5209 In fact, lots of people at the time were pretty aware that this record might never be broken again, in spite of the upcoming regulation changes for 1997. ABC put a camera with Carnegie during his call, and a crew member explicitly said on the mic that they were witnessing 'a record for the ages'. I still hold some hope that someone will be able to break through Arie's record. Dixon just completed a qualifying lap at almost 233, we're not that far. Maybe in 10-15 years...

everytime that car flies by: NEEEEEWWWW

".......and it's a nnnnew traaaaaaack rrrrrrrecord." RIP Tom Carnegie. As much a legend of IMS as Foyt, Unser, Mears or Andretti.

IMS should make a compilation of all of Tom's great calls from over the years.

The same here that will never be broken

@@zlinedavid I still contend that there should be a second gold face on the Borg-Warner trophy, to go along with the one of Tony Hulman, they should add Tom Carnegie.

Tom’s voice is almost as smooth as Arie’s line around the track.

Insanity

Can you explain to me why modern Indy cars are slower on laps 2, 3, and 4 during qualifying? Arie got faster every lap.

East, it was the best car ever made. Then they completely went another way

​@@diamonddave7891The current cars and the 90s cars produce speed in different ways. The 90s cars had more power, and were faster on the straights. The current cars have to carry speed through the turns, and basically go full throttle the whole way around. That means they are always on the edge, and as the tires get hotter, they start sliding more in the turns, and since mid-corner speed is the key to a fast lap, the more they slide, the slower their lap is.

@@lockerracing7121 That makes sense. I appreciate the info. Do you think we will see a track record in the near future?

Tom Carnegie is legendary here in Indy. :)

@@shaneshamblin1983 indeed! We miss him dearly

Miss you TC

Tom Carnegie is the greatest to ever do it. He was such a part of the Indy 500 that when he left I didn’t know how the race was going to continue. He made the Time Trial so worth going. My favorite was, “And…he’s…on it!”

Same here. I've yet to find a more beautiful looking IndyCar chassis than the 95 Reynard. It is just a work of art to put it lightly.

This is how an IndyCar should look and sound

@@zlinedavid and be as safe as current 2022 cars.

The best reynard

that reynard, with the low downforce superspeedway wings, looked absolutely horrible.

I couldn't agree more. I miss this engine note so bad. I don't know why they can't make the engines sound like this again. The current engine sound is just dull in comparison.

2.65L V8T was boss.

@@encinobalboaon Methanol for fuel

Now that they are going hybrid for 2024, that sound definitely won't return.

Indycar and F1 both sent chills with their engine songs. Gone forever, at least I was alive to experience it.

They just did it again. Same screaming engines at over 10,000 RPMs.

Good old days! Racing in super speedways, one of the great spectacles..

I’m waiting for that next upload bro

Fitting description for them. Now it would just say [vacuum noises]

that's probably the most loose usage of the term "music" i've ever heard, for such ear grating noises as this.

Condolences. Some of my best memories with my dad were made at that track.

@@stevengangwisch1792 condolences? How sure are you he didn't just went to work overseas?

Just never had the best equipment the majority of the time.

One of the best ever, but only at the Speedway. But If He had shown the same speed at the other tracks, he probably would have driven in CART in 1997 and never have won a secind Indy 500....

@BOS37631 In 1996 he was driving the car that still holds the one and four lap track records and had worked him way up to the front from his mid pack starting position when a collision with Eliseo Salazar as he was exiting the pits took him out.

Take the limiter out and it’ll get broken.

No ones beat it because they changed the regulation so it’s not possible

The flying Dutchman.

Guy Gadbois tony George ruined it the next year with those slow as hell 4.0 stock blocks and horrible chassis.

This top speed has been beaten on a different super speedway track. Gil De Ferran did a 241 at Fontana in 2000.

The implementation of the Hanford device also slowed the cars down.

Must of had a good view of Michael Andretti ,Rick Mears in 91

That's utter nonsense, he's known very well. The best corner of the GP circuit of Zandvoort is named after him, he's a racing legend.

It still is 😉

Still is !!

@Peters6221 Thanks for informing me.

He was rather bush league along with the early days of the IRL before CART started to go under from not having a working relationship with IMS.

He was running 240+ in practice. Not official though... He still holds the fastest single lap and 4 lap qualifying records. A great friend of mine was his Engineer. He won the race the next year. I still have the Christmas card he sent me. The car at the yard of bricks with the wreath and Borg Warner Trophy. It simply said, Santa Came in May...

the boost was cranked up big time

It was the very best of everything. Alex Zanardi never able to compete at Indy was a disgrace. But Montoya certainly embarrassed them all on his first try. Imagine Cart drivers competing all those years. People like Lazier and Cheever would have been back markers.

@Bobb Grimley deadly consistent at Indy, the other 500’s not so much.

@Bobb Grimley even Michigan rarely produced two timers. Andretti and Goodyear being the only ones. Wonder why he was only good at Indy?

@Bobb Grimley I meant why Arie was only good at Indy on average.

@@nolancain8792 - I think it’s because he knew instinctively how to baby and set up cars for the Speedway, but on road courses he didn’t do anything. He also said Indy was the only race he was really passionate about doing.

Probably 243-245. They didn't scrub off much speed in the corners. Either way, a huge run, and a record that will stand for many more years. I don't see the rules being changed to permit these kinds of speed

Sadly this record has a dark story, IRL supposedly cranked the boost all the way up for this and the race just to wipe CART out. Still, these drivers were titans of their day.

easily done with the Tony George boost

Used like CART never would.

But less ovals to display that speed. 😢

Arie said that his 1997 pole run was more difficult than this. And that was at 218 mph. Out there anything that goes over 200mph the difference between 236 and 220 is so realtive. We as spectators probably don't really understand it.

the CART engines were ear grating abominations.

Not close a year ago. Not close this year either. They're gonna have to do something radical to their speed in the next few years otherwise that record turns 30 years old

Maybe!

It definitely will stand for more than that!

The car was indeed composed… planted and 110% in control. Arie has said he could have topped 240 average with 50 more HP.

The boost was turned way up to try and show-up CART's race. The next year qualifying speeds were all the way back down to the 217 range. The front row of the 2023 Indy 500 all averaged 234 MPH. That's not bad. 😊

@@D2Kprime The next year, they were running crappy naturally aspirated IRL tail-happy death machines. Completely different cars and motors from 1996.

When the new engines come next year I think it stands a chance. Another 200+HP SHOULD help facilitate that.

So glad his car was Ford powered!

The record would have been broken again if Tony George didn’t change the rules and engines for the cars in 1997.

@@robertmusgrave9236 That's true. It's funny though because I've heard more than a few people within IndyCar say the current cars can do it but it's just a matter of the regs and higher running costs.

@@derrickf711 and the track got repaved in 1996 along with a huge amount of boost to the IRL teams things were intense in 1996 between IMS and CART.

@@robertmusgrave9236 They did. I was a child then but the effects linger. I really try not to contemplate them too much now and think about where it can go. Wonder how the next engine regs and chassis will make everything.

@@derrickf711 i hope the upcoming regs finally breaks the record. Bigger engine, more boost & more power, can't imagine them not going faster than they currently are with all the upcoming improvements.

i am. it sounds horrible.

@@DW98rosy what a joke.

They may not need to.

I hope a Ford-Cosworth always owns this record.

Maybe not 245, but it would have been in the 240-242 speeds easily, especially Ganassi's cars. His Honda/Reynard cars would have lit up the speedway considering how dominant they were in 1996.

@@Jonathan83X Ganassai and Penske. The year before Penske failed to have all 3 of his cars make the 500 so he would have came back probably with Beast II.

@@allstarchris1 As cool as that sounds, I highly doubt Tony George would have let Penske use another super engine like he did in 1994. Although, I do agree Penske would have came back with a vengeance in one form or another. He might even switched to Reynards for the month of May like he did in the 80's with the March if his chassis wasn't getting it done. If there is one thing I know about Penske, he doesn't take failing at Indy well. He would do whatever it takes to redeem himself, like he did from 2001-2003 when he won three in a row when returning to the Speedway after a 6 year absence.

However it was probably embarrassing to long time Indy fans seeing those engines changed in 1997 and seeing 35 cars in the race as well. The IRL was so bad but never should have been organized by Tony George was a USAC guy at heart as was the rest of the old guard that was still alive and having a influence at the facility and Indianapolis. But all the IRL was Indianapolis Motor speedway saying we hate CART and they are a sacrilege to the little guys from USAC that cried like babies after was formed and dominated from 1979-1995.

@@robminmonaca ​ I couldn't agree more. Tony George severely tarnished open wheel racing with his power hungry ways. I can understand some of his complaints with not enough Americans in the series and costs too high, but all he did was make things ten times worse. He should have just formed his own CART team to help American drivers get in. I mean, he did make Vision Racing for awhile. Imagine if did that instead of making the IRL. It might have meant drivers like Tony Stewart, Jimmie Johnson and others that went to NASCAR would have more than likely went to IndyCar instead because they would've had the door opened for them. I'm not going to pretend CART was perfect, but it certainly was better than the IRL. The main reason CART went under is because they had horrendous leadership and internal friction from most of the big team owners. Had the series had a much more stable foundation, I believe it would have outlasted the IRL because they certainly had the funds, cars, engines and drivers to do so.

237 miles

Anthony Kernich they did this to try to one up the US 500 don’t forget.

yep it was a repaved track, fake boost and cold temps

Anthony Kernich actually the repave and huge boost was to wipe off the CART drivers that set track records in the previous years and don’t forget how slow the cars in 1997 were. The reason why they were allowed the turbos and CART equipment was due to the IRL equipment a year behind in development.

The power will increase by nearly 35% for 2021/2.