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Wanna go in together on buying Seabass's old DW12? Looks like it's missing a few aero pieces. http://www.keyauctioneers.com/kvracingindycar/ They don't have the catalog up yet, but it looks like the auction of KV is going to include at least some knicknacks and memorabilia, so it should be worth a perusal.
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https://twitter.com/indy44/status/837804268732088320 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0oLSrlzGRY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNzf9ikWtXY AJ Foyt loving owns
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Dudley posted:I suspect Indycar themselves would prefer not because it gives the impression of Indycar as a feeder series rather than a destination. Indycar doing something about their lovely prize money structure may help with that, since aside from the 500, Super Formula usually offers more prize money for winning drivers.
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Very solid/rare pinball table, with Paul Page and Bobby Unser narration! Kicked my rear end a bit. Need to get me one.
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You hit the pinball museum in Vegas today eh?
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Bentai posted:You hit the pinball museum in Vegas today eh? Oh you know it bud. I try to go whenever I'm in town.
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That place rules. I usually spend at least an entire day there every time I'm in near.
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Cygni posted:Very solid/rare pinball table, with Paul Page and Bobby Unser narration! Kicked my rear end a bit. Need to get me one. I've been there, and I've played this. It's a loving rad game, dude!
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Cygni posted:Very solid/rare pinball table, with Paul Page and Bobby Unser narration! Kicked my rear end a bit. Need to get me one. Enjoy the most 1990's video ever https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y03WzNGgGN0
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Fantasy IndyCar is back for 2017! Go here to register then go here and enter the code LLJK to join our league. Our league name is Formula Juan and Friends
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In it to win it, or maybe not completely embarrass myself.
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I figured I'd give it a shot since I watch all the races anyway. Pretty relieved that I didn't have to come up with a witty team name though.
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JAY HOWARD is entered in the Indianapolis 500
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Ganassi wasn't joking when he was saying that Dixon's cars would have some familiar sponsors from the Target rotation. GE will be on the 9 for St Pete:
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Cessna would've been a better sponsor on the IR-05 
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Yeah buddy, time to lose by one point again! *edit* I'm assuming this will change before Sunday, the fantasy site is still using last year's driver costs and stats.  Bentai fucked around with this message at 18:38 on Mar 6, 2017 |
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Cygni posted:Ganassi wasn't joking when he was saying that Dixon's cars would have some familiar sponsors from the Target rotation. GE will be on the 9 for St Pete: hi i'm originally from ny's capital region, home of general electric, and i just wanted to say that ge is among the absolute worst companies in the entire world~
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Large corporation? Terrible? WELL I NEVER.
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Human Grand Prix posted:Large corporation? Terrible? WELL I NEVER. I wonder how much of it also comes from the Internet's hatred of Edison
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iospace posted:I wonder how much of it also comes from the Internet's hatred of Edison i give zero fucks one way or the other about edison i do care about them loving destroying the hudson river virtually single-handedly and also firing a ton of dudes and plundering their retirement money
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financially racist posted:hi i'm originally from ny's capital region, home of general electric, and i just wanted to say that ge is among the absolute worst companies in the entire world~ My dad does business with GE and this is accurate.
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Oh yeah? My uncle works for Nintendo.
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Bentai posted:Oh yeah? My uncle works for Nintendo. My next door neighbor when I was growing up actually worked for Nintendo, in distribution and sales. He carried around a crate of NES games and we borrowed new ones from him from time to time.
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My boss's sister works for GE and I can also confirm they are the worst company.
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Alain Post posted:The worst company is actually the Indy Racing League The IRL during it's worst days is miles better than what Cup is trying to do right now. https://twitter.com/A_S12/status/838771339435651072 Christ at least the worst they tried to do in this department was trying to make the cars sound like Offenhauser powered Millers or something.
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Alain Post posted:The worst company is actually the Indy Racing League
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njsykora posted:You pick 4 drivers for each race with a $100 salary cap. Driver value is I think determined by championship position and recent form. Then you score the same points for each driver's finishing position that they earn in the championship. And Indy you get to pick 10 drivers with a $500 cap. There's also a average speed predictor for every race that acts as a tiebreaker. There'll presumably be signup links posted here when the new fantasy season starts but it all runs from the Indycar website. Knowing nothing about Indycar last year I finished 3rd with a policy of always picking Josef Newgarden and Max Chilton. You can either go with one really good, two midpack, one backmarker or Two top tier, two backmarkers on your strategy play. Or four midpack drivers, I guess. WindyMan posted:Oreovicz is gone from ESPN just as the season is getting underway and the series becomes an even lower priority for them. Not that Oreo or ESPN was ever a primary or top source for Indy news, but even so that's a pretty sizable loss of exposure for Indycar. I've always found fascinating that, despite getting out of racing completely, ABC/ESPN still found value in and a want to broadcast the Indy 500. Don't get me wrong, I love Indy, I'm just surprised they're willing to put money out for it given the tire fire ESPN is now and wonder if they'll re-up somehow. Allen Bestwick's dream was to call the Indy 500 and he's probably going to get about two more times to do it. The thing I hate about NBC's IndyCar coverage is it's a revolving door of personalities. Leigh Diffey, Brian Till, Rick Allen, Kevin Lee all do PBP, with PT, Townsend Bell, Steve Matchett, David Hobbs doing color. It seems to have gotten better, but there's no identity with the broadcast team. Maybe they can poach AB somehow and dangle hockey games in front of him unless he's got a contract like Bob Varsha's which has essentially made him invisible in racing. WindyMan posted:Just consider how long they kept Marty Reid in the booth for ABC broadcasts after he demonstrated himself to be less than competent at the job. At this rate, that kind of dedication to excellence in broadcasting isn't that far down the road in other ESPN productions. Marty was the second biggest Danica cheerleader in racing behind Todd Harris (another "excellent" hire), and it seemed ESPN and IndyCar didn't mind that. CBJSprague24 fucked around with this message at 16:24 on Mar 7, 2017 |
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Bob Varsha's contract actually ended with Fox. I'm pretty sure he's just retired now.
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http://www.racer.com/indycar/item/138618-prospects-rising-for-third-indycar-engine-supplier Pruett with another tree shake for a third engine manufacturer. Seems to be gaining a little more traction now. quote:"I think a third [manufacturer] is important for lots of reasons," Miles said. "From the time I've been involved ... there's always a conversation with one or more of them, and I think we are at a point now with one of them that seems more promising, but further and more pointed than we've had before." He also brings up good point about the costs involved and what kind of potential ROI an incoming manufacturer would potentially get. Comparing it to NASCAR's situation was interesting, with the cost of sponsoring one Cup car with occasional exposure in a series in decline being the same as getting to badge several IndyCars and persistent exposure in a series on the rise. There are only so many European manus that would fit with the open-wheel engine formula and be in the market for the value proposition buy-in to the series. This bit of info really narrows things down. Alfa, I guess? Who else could fit this profile?
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Fiat (Alfa), VW, and Mercedes were all in the manufacturer pow-wow they did before the 2.2l V6 formula was chosen. I don't think BMW, PSA, or Renault-Nissan were, as far as I remember.
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Cygni posted:Fiat (Alfa), VW, and Mercedes were all in the manufacturer pow-wow they did before the 2.2l V6 formula was chosen. I don't think BMW, PSA, or Renault-Nissan were, as far as I remember. I can't see VW getting back into mainstream racing anytime soon with the diesel scandal. Mercedes, maybe. Fiat is probably the front runner though. Alfa had a Super Bowl commercial and all of that.
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   Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg Fast Facts Race Weekend: Friday, March 10 - Sunday, March 12 Track: Streets of St. Petersburg, 1.8-mile, 14-turn temporary street circuit (clockwise) through downtown St. Petersburg, Florida. Race Distance: 110 laps / 198 miles Entry List: Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg (PDF) Push-to-Pass Parameters: 150 seconds of total time with a max time of 15 seconds Firestone Tire Allotment: Seven sets primary, four sets alternate Twitter: @GPSTPETE, @IndyCar, #FirestoneGP, #IndyCar Event Website: https://www.gpstpete.com 2016 Race Winner: Juan Pablo Montoya (No. 2 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet) 2016 Verizon P1 Award Winner: Will Power (No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet), 1 minute, 0.2450 seconds, 107.561 mph One-Lap Qualifying Record: Will Power, 1:00.0658; 107.882 mph, March 12, 2016 (Set in Round 2 of Qualifying) ABC Race Broadcast: Sunday, March 12 (Noon ET) quote:Allen Bestwick is the lead announcer for ABC broadcasts for the fourth consecutive year alongside analysts Scott Goodyear and Eddie Cheever Jr. Pit reporters are Rick DeBruhl, Dr. Jerry Punch and Jon Beekhuis. Advance Auto Parts INDYCAR Radio Network Broadcasts: Mark Jaynes is the chief announcer alongside analyst Davey Hamilton. Pit reporters are Nick Yeoman, Brad Gillie and Michael Young, with Jake Query as the turn announcer. All Verizon IndyCar Series races are broadcast live on network affilaites, Sirius 212, XM 209, IndyCar.com, indycarradio.com and on the INDYCAR Mobile app. Video Streaming: All practice sessions for the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg will be available on the INDYCAR YouTube channel and https://racecontrol.indycar.com. Live coverage of qualifying will also be available via live streaming.
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gret posted:Although Mercedes Benz was a supplier in the CART days, I don't really see a great reason for them to get back into American open wheel racing. Alfa seems more reasonable given the recent reintroduction of their brand back to the U.S. market. You'd have to do some juggling IMO. I can only see Mercedes Benz coming if Penske was the partner. Then Ganassi or Andretti would have to be Chevy (Cosworth?) and Honda powered.
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