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Uncle Jam posted:Wow Bourdais' steering wheel. ? Pic?
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Was gonna say that Chaves using Earnhardt's number font exactly is really funny to me but then I noticed his haircut
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I'd like to take this opportunity to remark on how awful Pippa Mann's run was. Ed Jones qualified 10th, Bourdais probably would've put it on the pole, she was 2+mph slower than Lazier.
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May 21, 2017 00:00
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iospace posted:? Pic?  Its the thing against the wall in the pic attached with a cord, and the cord comes out of the cockpit.
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iospace posted:Nando being in the top 9 surprises no one. I mean, there's five other Andretti cars, five Penskes, and a couple Ganassis plus the other smaller teams? And this is Are Nando's first time at Indy? He's been fast in practice but being in that too nine is a little surprising. Really hope Bourdais is okay, that hit looked nasty.
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He's the most talented driver in this entire field. It isn't really a shock at all. I'd of been far more surprised if he hadn't made it.
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Spaced God posted:https://twitter.com/DaveFurst/status/866065988239994880 Yeah... that was about as nasty as you can get.
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May 21, 2017 00:51
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That reminded me of a lot of the wrecks that would of killed someone 30 or so years ago.
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https://twitter.com/IndyCar/status/866083196940595200 God bless Dallara, this release could've been way, way worse
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May 21, 2017 01:09
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Agreed. That sucks horribly but that hit would've done far worse in years past.
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May 21, 2017 01:15
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I was watching it live on tv and the impact was a holy gently caress moment. 200 mph right into the wall. They really are making these cars amazing.
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May 21, 2017 02:27
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~226mph into the wall and he gets away with a broken hip and fractured pelvis. 10+ years ago probably not so. Was watching live as well, first time I've actually yelped loudly from a crash in IndyCar.
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That absolutely would have killed him even a decade ago. That was one of the more terrifying hits I've seen in a long time. Does Indy have SAFER around the whole track?
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Missed out on the discussion earlier but: I think my dad first took me to PIR (the road course in the Northwest, not the oval in Arizona) when I was 2 or 3. This would've been in the heyday of IMSA GTP and CART, and I definitely remember things like the 1990 and 1991 seasons and "500s". Pretty clearly remember 1992 too, including the finish. Very clearly remember the shock of Penske missing in 1995, too. And the most '90s thing in that IOC picture is the caffeine free diet Pepsi can.
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mactheknife posted:That absolutely would have killed him even a decade ago. That was one of the more terrifying hits I've seen in a long time. Only the corners
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thisLambo posted:~226mph into the wall and he gets away with a broken hip and fractured pelvis. Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if he lost his legs if he wasn't in the dw-12
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If anyone's looking for something to wear to the track next Sunday... https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/05/20/men-buying-125-patriotic-rompers-indy-500/334313001/
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INDIANAPOLIS (Saturday, May 20, 2017) - Verizon IndyCar Series driver Sebastien Bourdais was diagnosed with multiple fractures to his pelvis and a fracture to his right hip following an incident today while attempting to qualify for the 101st Running of the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race. According to INDYCAR Medical Director Dr. Geoffrey Billows, Bourdais will undergo surgery on his pelvis this evening at IU Health Methodist Hospital. Bourdais was on the third lap of his qualification run at Indianapolis Motor Speedway when his Dale Coyne Racing No. 18 GEICO Honda made hard contact with the Turn 2 SAFER Barrier. Statement from team owner Dale Coyne: "Sebastien is in good hands here at IU Methodist Hospital with the staff and now we just wait for him to recover." Additional updates on Bourdais' condition will be released when available.
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May 21, 2017 03:31
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It just sucked because I think Bourdais would have gotten pole and likely could have had a shot at winning the drat thing. I wanna see the guy get a cherry to put on top of his career. He SHOULD be with Ganassi at this point in his career at the very least. (Hell part of me wonders if it would have been him in the Penske "12" had he not gone to Torro Rosso in 2008).
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thisLambo posted:~226mph into the wall and he gets away with a broken hip and fractured pelvis. That's still some seriously crappy injuries, he's going to be bed-bound for quite some time. Fractures are still breaks, he's going to be in heaps of pain. Got seriously lucky. Hopefully he doesn't pick up any infections as a result. I've seen pelvis fractures result in a month+ in ICU from the resulting infections.
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Not great but it could have been a LOT worse. He's a lucky boy
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And Seb has been so good this year too. Ugh, drat it.
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Think those first two laps shows that they were all in. Unbelievable balls on them to roll out truly on the absolute edge, but they paid the price. They really are putting their lives on the line to beat the world, and it's such insanely compelling and scary stuff.
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Dale Coyne posted:Its not so long ago that a hit like that would have been fatal, he said. It was a 118G hit, and yet the car did its job. There was no intrusion from the components, and the panel that was added to the car when Justin [Wilson] had his hit in Fontana [in 2013] and broke his pelvis did what it was supposed to do and gave the seat more of chance to absorb a lot of energy. 
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Is the 2018 tub is supposed to safer? Incredible he didn't lose consciousness.
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Norns posted:Is the 2018 tub is supposed to safer? It's the same tub, isn't it?
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2018 is the same tub, but a consistent aero kit across Honda and chevy. 2019 will be a new car.
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Ahh I thought next year was the whole new car.
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dsriggs posted:...wait, what's with the "___'S" writing down the side of the cockpit? Bourdais didn't have that. It's their backup car, I imagine it used to say Sonny's.
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