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Bentai posted:I fell asleep during the race. Shameful. Yeah same. Coverage sucked anyway, and yellow flag lottery continues to be dumb. Looks like this season shouldn't be a Penske curbstomping though, that's something.
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Well the ESPN stat tracker said there would be a 66% chance of a breakfast-induced sleep coma during the middle section of the race. They have very smart people there.  That second yellow hosed over my team picks (Power, Hinch, Dixie, Aleshin), and Power getting DQ'd just poured salt in the wound. I'm still surprised the fantasy league people didn't reset the costs for 2017, I mean I guess it makes sense because the drivers that finished the season high in the standings are going to be good choices, but it's a new season and things can change. Like Penske crapping the bed. On the plus side, Sato actually had a very good race. And now.. a nearly one month wait for the next race. I really wish it was like 2 weeks to Barber, then 2 weeks to Long Beach, feels like a better use of the calendar. 
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Yeah the month wait is a killer although F1 starts in two weeks for the open wheel fix. looking forward to the Indy car season it might be pretty open would love a tight championship battle.
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Lord Crapulus posted:Yeah same. Coverage sucked anyway, and yellow flag lottery continues to be dumb. Looks like this season shouldn't be a Penske curbstomping though, that's something. yellow flag lottery owns. really, those teams that didnt stop hosed up their own strategy and theyve got nobody to blame but themselves. "pit as soon as your window is open" has been the winning strategy at indycar races since the dawn of time.
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Bentai posted:And now.. a nearly one month wait for the next race. I really wish it was like 2 weeks to Barber, then 2 weeks to Long Beach, feels like a better use of the calendar. Can't wait to go back to Barber even if it's 6 weeks away
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Bentai posted:And now.. a nearly one month wait for the next race. I really wish it was like 2 weeks to Barber, then 2 weeks to Long Beach, feels like a better use of the calendar. Sebring 12h is next week if you don't mind your wheels being covered by bodywork.
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MazeOfTzeentch posted:Sebring 12h is next week if you don't mind your wheels being covered by bodywork. I'm game, I honestly think Sebring, Le Mans, and Daytona 24 Hours should always be de facto 'bye weeks" for VICS. Along with F1..IMSA will likely help me get through the next couple of Indy-less weeks. I just wish there was less of those weeks....
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I'm totally watching Sebring 12h, it's just a bummer than Indycar has this massive gap between races.
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Bentai posted:I'm totally watching Sebring 12h, it's just a bummer than Indycar has this massive gap between races. It'd be nice if Phoenix was on March 26th or something. But I imagine Cup having a date next week prevents that. Hindsight? They really should have moved the Houston GP to around that time, but I don't know if that course was exactly up to snuff in regards to Safety standards.
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gently caress, I never got around to setting up a fantasy team. Good race overall, even with Always Bad Coverage.
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A good schedule leading into May 2017 could have been this: March 12th: St Pete March 26th: Barber April 9th: Long Beach April 23rd: Phoenix Four races every other week. Plenty of time to keep the hype train rolling, plus get the equipment trucked across the US and then to Indiana for ~The Month of May~. A racing goon can dream.
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Bentai posted:A good schedule leading into May 2017 could have been this: But it's never that simple. Phoenix has a Cup date on March 19. Every day you move closer to that date, you are cannibalizing a portion of your own attendance. Barber has had the same relative date for years. You dont want to mess with that. Same with St Pete and Long Beach. I mean a great date to fill that gap would be someplace warm in March/April, with a limited autoracing presence. Like, say, New Orleans... ah poo poo.
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Yeah and because Long Beach has IMSA as well there's really not much you can do to change its date.
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njsykora posted:Yeah and because Long Beach has IMSA as well there's really not much you can do to change its date. And the ePrix or whatever Formula E calls their races.
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Cygni posted:But it's never that simple. Phoenix has a Cup date on March 19. Every day you move closer to that date, you are cannibalizing a portion of your own attendance. Barber has had the same relative date for years. You dont want to mess with that. Same with St Pete and Long Beach. Did NOLA ever fix the drainage issue?
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Human Grand Prix posted:Did NOLA ever fix the drainage issue? I doubt it. The whole place is under new leadership, and they're basically running it like a convention center now. Tourism, corporate meetings and such, but racing is pretty much dead there.
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Yeah and I think they still owe IndyCar and/or Andretti a bunch of money.
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It's a shame because I liked the track.
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Human Grand Prix posted:Did NOLA ever fix the drainage issue? Per the vice article the promotions and the handling of the event was so bad that they swore off IndyCar. So probably for the best to leave it be. Perhaps IMSA or someone can make it a decent venue. Cygni posted:But it's never that simple. Phoenix has a Cup date on March 19. Every day you move closer to that date, you are cannibalizing a portion of your own attendance. Barber has had the same relative date for years. You dont want to mess with that. Same with St Pete and Long Beach. Houston or the venue that shall remain nameless (in Austin) in this thread would be a good fit for the hypothetical March 26th date. Could also go international...hit up Brazil or Australia if some guy down there is willing to throw money at you. (doubtful. But Melbourne has issued the "gently caress F1, We'll bring in IndyCar" threat before for example). Homestead? Only fear would be over saturating Florida that month/February. I mean Sebring, Daytona and St. Pete are all right next to each other in terms of dates.
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Yeah my whole idea was spitballing for this year, there had to be a track somewhere between Florida and California that could be a good fit for the 26th. 
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Five wide all the way to the county morgue.
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Bentai posted:Yeah my whole idea was spitballing for this year, there had to be a track somewhere between Florida and California that could be a good fit for the 26th. Theoretical January through early May venues not already on the IndyCar calender -Homestead -Miami Street Circuit (Biscayne Bay, etc) -Puerto Rico (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aT-7Tiz_Oo ) -Ft. Lauderdale (http://www.autoracing1.com/rumors.asp?tid=10249 ) -Brazil -Argentina (http://www.trackforum.com/forums/showthread.php/206179-IndyCar-to-Argentina Juncos has mentioned interest in doing this) -Australia (http://www.speedcafe.com/2014/03/29/melbourne-considers-indycar-option-government/ ) -Savannah, GA -Hutchinson Island Circuit (http://www.autoracing1.com/CassioC/2004/0902Savannah.asp ) -Houston Reliant Park -OKKKKKLAHOMA! (http://www.indystar.com/story/sports/motor/2016/04/17/indycar-eyes-oklahoma-city-new-race/83160172/) -(A venue that will only end in people going full stupid) -Las Vegas Fremont Street Circuit (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Vegas_Grand_Prix). (LVMS is out of the question) -Mexico City -Circuito de Jerez in Spain -Mugello in Italy -Kylami All a question of sponsors being interested and local governments interested in subsidizing such things. Such is (sadly) the life in post Tobacco Sponsorship auto racing. George Zimmer posted:Five wide all the way to the county morgue. I think Pocono or Cleveland are the only venues that can come to mind that can get away with what he's describing. Texas really did convince me this sport needs canopies or at the bare minninum? Windscreens. FuzzySkinner fucked around with this message at 21:31 on Mar 13, 2017 |
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Cygni posted:reminder of last year Well worth the trip to Texas for 72% of a race, that finish was insane in person
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Human Grand Prix posted:- Helter Skelter 1 oval isn't gonna cut it if you listen to some fans. (actually don't think shooting hoops is an oval, been a while)
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njsykora posted:1 oval isn't gonna cut it if you listen to some fans. Close. It's bizarrely called an "Oval Course" in the manual but in reality it's a cross between 1955-1973 Monza with old Fuji's banked turn .
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FuzzySkinner posted:I think Pocono or Cleveland are the only venues that can come to mind that can get away with what he's describing. They were like 7 wide at one point at Pocono in 2015.
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njsykora posted:1 oval isn't gonna cut it if you listen to some fans. You could throw in the PantsRing, but being perfectly round I'm not sure if that counts as an oval.
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Real talk: if they're going to add another road course, let it be an actual road course and not another street circuit.
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Run a race in the mall parking lot where riverside used to be
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Run a race through a mall.
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Charlotte roval.
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Minto Took posted:Real talk: if they're going to add another road course, let it be an actual road course and not another street circuit. I mean you kinda have the "big ones" nailed down save for Laguna Seca, -venue that makes this thread go insane-, Portland and Road Atlanta. (I question that one's ability to host formula racing). Laguna Seca would be tricky considering the Nimby's, but maybe you work out a deal with IMSA to share a weekend? I don't know. Portland keeps popping up as well, so I think they'll be back sooner rather than later. Could go to CGV or Mont Tremblant in Canada. But yeah.
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