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I was meeting buddies at a bar, Ed carpenter was at the liquor store next door. Got a bottle signed and a picture.
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devmd01 posted:I was meeting buddies at a bar, Ed carpenter was at the liquor store next door. Got a bottle signed and a picture. Nice!
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devmd01 posted:I was meeting buddies at a bar, Ed carpenter was at the liquor store next door. Got a bottle signed and a picture. I love these indy 500 edition booze bottles
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May 18, 2017 01:35
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Marshall Pruitt killing it this week if you're into hearing old guys talk about the indy 500 like me.
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May 18, 2017 02:13
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Norns posted:Marshall Pruitt killing it this week if you're into hearing old guys talk about the indy 500 like me. This also, with Robin Miller. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwGGnljxKBE lol AJ Foyt
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May 18, 2017 02:14
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Take one
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May 18, 2017 02:28
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Part of me suspects you're posting this less because of the cheap beer, and more because you scored a cool Indy 500 poster.
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May 18, 2017 02:31
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drat that thing is cool. Really hoping they have a ton of cheap posters in the HOF store again when I go to the Brickyard in July.
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May 18, 2017 02:46
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I could grab the poster, stiff them the bill, and go out the back door, but that just isn't my style. I just like how everything Indy pops up all over town in the month of may.
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May 18, 2017 02:49
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Anybody been to Sarah Fisher's karting track?
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May 18, 2017 02:57
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Yep, vendor event. We had the track to ourselves for an hour. I won the tournament, once I figured out the chicanes it was all about a smooth line. Nice facility, nice karts.
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May 18, 2017 03:08
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The oval track is surprisingly exhausting. Road course is fun as long as nobody bins it at the downhill hairpin (they will).
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May 18, 2017 03:25
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Norns posted:I love these indy 500 edition booze bottles we don't get em out west and it makes me sad
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May 18, 2017 03:29
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 that karam number is real tasty tbh
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May 18, 2017 03:53
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What's the line on JR? Edit: I'm blind. 25/1, ehhhh. My dad had Taku at 100/1 in 2012... and Rossi at the same odds last year 
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IOwnCalculus posted:What's the line on JR? I'm still trying to think of a race where a driver became an overnight star like Rossi did after that race. I mean I heard an urban legend that Rick Mear's mother threw a fit about how there was no Rocket Rick gear at IMS in '79 for example. I'm talking about a driver who didn't have name recognition like the rest of the field prior to winning it. e: Danny Sullivan? I mean he was 4th in points in '84 would be the only thing.
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May 18, 2017 04:15
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Rossi's win was amazing, and was the thrilling conclusion the 100th running needed.
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As far as big surprises, Rice in 04 (although the Panoz/Honda was the package to have), Al Unser winning his 4th in a car that was sitting in a lobby as a showcar just weeks before, Wheldon in 2011 (although they were good in practice), Lazier in 96 with a broken back. There are some older races with bigger surprises but thats all before my time.
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IOwnCalculus posted:The oval track is surprisingly exhausting. Road course is fun as long as nobody bins it at the downhill hairpin (they will). Dang. Track sounds good. [Edit] also Wheldon in 2011 is the answer. That will always be such a bittersweet one. Imagine JR in that case too...one corner left! harperdc fucked around with this message at 04:41 on May 18, 2017 |
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Cygni posted:As far as big surprises, Rice in 04 (although the Panoz/Honda was the package to have), Al Unser winning his 4th in a car that was sitting in a lobby as a showcar just weeks before, Wheldon in 2011 (although they were good in practice), Lazier in 96 with a broken back. I mean Rice was on the pole and his team did win the pit stop competition so it wasn't -too- shocking. Part of me wonders if Kanaan, Wheldon, Fernandez, Junqueira or Meira would have won had the race gone full distance though. Unser Sr.'s and Wheldon's wins are definitely apart of Indy lore. Lazier's win was impressive. I think edging out Guerrero during that race is pretty incredible considering his track record (pun half intended) at IMS, Indycar. The broken back win is underrated. It feels like he and rice are very low key "500" champions when compared to the other names out there.
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harperdc posted:Dang. Track sounds good. WIBC had a special on about the "best 33" in Indy 500 history and Davidson talked about how much of a de facto PR guy Wheldon was for the seires all things considered. Saying it was almost worth paying him 2 million for how he championed the race, series. It feels like his legacy and his spirit is carried on via how a lot of the drivers interact with fans. I know that sounds crazy, but I really get that vibe with a lot of them.
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It must be said that Lazier's win was overshadowed for reasons beyond his control. Namely AOWR politics and the laughable quality of the 1996 field.
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May 18, 2017 05:41
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 When we have our mega Indy 500 goon meet can we do this please?
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WindyMan posted:
There was a great F1 Goon meet in England a few years back and we did karting in Milton Keynes. Great way to spend the day, as long as you don't mind getting worn out and sweaty with a bunch of neckbeards.
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We should probably attempt that again some time. Especially now my biggest competition has hosed off back to the states. *waves at McMadCow* Downhill hairpins at indoor circuits are fun, Cardiff teamsport has one, complicated by the fact you take off shortly before it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVw3U0w-L30
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SI Karting looks so goddamn rad
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Cygni posted:
Lots of people gonna get hosed on Andretti.
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Cygni posted:
I'd like to second the commenter there and ask what the heck +700 means?
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It's 7/1 (and +800 is 8/1). I don't know why it switches between systems unless it has to have four characters in the odds column.
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WindyMan posted:
I'd be down, never been there before despite walking past it multiple times
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Theris posted:It's 7/1 (and +800 is 8/1). I don't know why it switches between systems unless it has to have four characters in the odds column. Just a gambling carryover
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WindyMan posted:
IRL GoonCar
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wicka posted:Anybody been to Sarah Fisher's karting track? I have gone several times. I love the facility, as others have said and the karts are in really good shape. It is probably the best-run facility in the Midwest and is my favorite kart track. And man, that oval is surprisingly tough on you.
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kidcoelacanth posted:Hinch being a favorite to win He's in the top 5 but the current favorites according to that are Marco and RHR. I wonder if people think M Andretti is Mario?
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Marco did have the fastest lap in any practice so far, but he's doing that traditional "Start off strong, dies in the end" thing he does.
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iospace posted:Marco did have the fastest lap in any practice so far, but he's doing that traditional "Start off strong, dies in the end" thing he does. He will peak once more. Possibly get pole. Then he will never get close to that performance again. Was his lap in tow?
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Norns posted:He will peak once more. Possibly get pole. Then he will never get close to that performance again. Yes it was. I think Dixon had the fastest day 1 non-tow lap.
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Alonso on why he's doing the Indy 500. https://www.theplayerstribune.com/fernando-alonso-indy-500-mclaren-honda-andretti/ ed- this too https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abqz-citUnI WindyMan fucked around with this message at 16:42 on May 18, 2017 |
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