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NWS prediction for Sunday starting to look better. 21% chance of rain and only projecting a drizzle at max during race time. http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=39.8023&lon=-86.2672&unit=0&lg=english&FcstType=graphical
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May 27, 2017 00:35
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Man the sky sure looks festive   
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May 27, 2017 01:20
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Holy hell, buckle up and be safe.
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May 27, 2017 01:36
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Can we just build a dome over Indianapolis Motor Speedway? Or at least some awning over the important bits, like the racing surface. Great, thanks.
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May 27, 2017 01:40
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Ah ya'll be fineee.
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May 27, 2017 02:12
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kidcoelacanth posted:Is the Dixon movie an attempt to: The World's Fastest Indian is about a New Zealander and it's p good. (Mark Hunt should've gotten a movie before Dixon, as he is the greatest Kiwi ever)
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May 27, 2017 02:12
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Didn't seem that crazy driving through it tonight.
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May 27, 2017 03:19
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I met Hinch and Graham Rahal today! They signed my hat! Garage passes are the best. It was like ten hours ago and I'm still excited. What other sport in the world would let you just pop into the team staging areas like indycar does? It's nuts and it's great.
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May 27, 2017 04:59
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Was Hinch extremely cool
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Here's some of my best pics from yesterday's live Hinch podcast Hinch showing off a "Carb Day" gift he once received   TK comparing an old hardcard pic of Conor Daly to his current one  Closeup of Conor's old pic  Hinch's panel of driver wives/girlfriends Emma Dixon, Beccy Hunter-Reay, Lauren Kanaan, and Becky Dalton (Hinch's gf)
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May 27, 2017 14:04
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Faaaaack. Forecast for Sunday on Darksky now looks like rain all day. Looks like I might be taking an Uber from the track to the airport on Monday.
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May 27, 2017 14:23
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Lol, apparently they're going to blackout the race again. I can't fathom being that stupid.
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May 27, 2017 15:24
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A monday race would be bad for attendance but good for tv ratings probably. A race that starts on sunday and is delayed until 5pm and then finished on monday would be bad for both.
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May 27, 2017 15:40
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So uh I guess there's more momentum for that China racequote:INDIANAPOLIS (Saturday, May 27, 2017) - Surging global interest in the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race and the Verizon IndyCar Series was exemplified by the announcement Thursday in Beijing that INDYCAR has signed three Chinese outlets to broadcast races and otherwise promote the series starting with Sunday's 101st Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil. Umm I guess this is good and any sort of rain won't be good for anyone. I hope the amount of rain and storms I had to deal with last night can keep the rain away on Sunday
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May 27, 2017 16:26
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This is being added to the OP and here for reference In addition to the new agreement in China, the following countries/regions and networks will air Sunday's Indianapolis 500 either live or on delay: code:
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May 27, 2017 16:29
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NWS is saying something else:quote:Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. South southeast wind 6 to 10 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
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May 27, 2017 16:37
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Yeah everything I've heard is rain ending around 7am then maybe/maybe not in the afternoon
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May 27, 2017 17:31
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Oh hey there's Gil de Ferran signing autographs for some 
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May 27, 2017 18:11
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Latest forecast is 50% all day until 7pm, usually means scattered tstorms.
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May 27, 2017 18:28
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i got a pork shoulder marinating so rain or no rain that puppy is getting slow roasted tomorrow
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May 27, 2017 18:31
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Update time!National Weather Service posted:A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. They're using a 30%->60% graphic, so I'm guessing we're probably going to have a green track for the opening laps, and barring anything catastrophic, finish before the rain gets there. I hope
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May 27, 2017 19:43
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My fear its going to be 5 laps green, 15 laps yellow, 45 min red, ad infinium until we lurch across the halfway point and the race is called.
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If it is, the Chevys are hosed. They need the race to go the full distance to have the best chance.
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30% chance of rain from 9 am to 4 pm; increasing to 65% by 6 pm. There's a window, if they get after it.
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May 27, 2017 20:37
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Indychat: for the first time in 12 trips, I have had good Mexican food. The Tamale Place kicks rear end.
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https://twitter.com/Indycar_Wxman/status/868439964186537990 https://twitter.com/indy44/status/868613047480397825
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Weather Underground says we have a window that's tigher than a gnat's rear end in a top hat to get the race in tomorrow: So long as the race starts on time and we don't get too many shenanigans, we'll get to halfway at least. It might come up short, but your guess is as good as mine as far as when the skies open up for good.
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I am sorry that it rains at every race that I attend
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WindyMan posted:If it is, the Chevys are hosed. They need the race to go the full distance to have the best chance. Yeah, the question then becomes if you have a Honda, do you race your rear end off to be in the lead just past halfway, or take it easy and save full powaaa for lap 180.
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IOwnCalculus posted:Yeah, the question then becomes if you have a Honda, do you race your rear end off to be in the lead just past halfway, or take it easy and save full powaaa for lap 180. Probably the latter since running the Honda at full powaaa tends to lead to and boom goes the engine
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May 28, 2017 02:53
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If the thunderstorm warnings are to be believed, we might end up with a clear track just due to lightning.
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KingShibby posted:Oh hey there's Gil de Ferran signing autographs for some I got to meet... Gil Max Papis (Childhood hero. Super nice. Came right over when I said "mad max") Al Unser Jr. (another child hero) Stefan Johannson Tero Palmroth Tom Bagley Chuck Hulse (Insanely nice guy. Seemed so enamored with being back.  . He teased us for being far too young to know of him, but man...he raced during an amazing time )All of them signed. We also saw Bobby Unser. He looked tired, but he was really kind. Couldn't sign. He apologized in the most sincere, kind way though. Like one of the kindest things I've ever seen a driver do for a fan. Uncle Bobby is all class. (I actually appreciated that far more than any autograph). I also stood next to Johnny Rutherford watching Military Drills and taking things in. FuzzySkinner fucked around with this message at 03:55 on May 28, 2017 |
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At this point Penske probably has to send two cars on YOLO runs to keep Honda honest while the others crunch fuel/rain numbers
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Stupid rain is going to mess with my DVR setup, I really don't want to have to watch this live without being able to fast forward.
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Don't forget to set your fantasy teams before tomorrow!
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KingShibby posted:This is being added to the OP and here for reference Juat a reminder that if your local broadcast is cursed with the ABC commentary, you should do yourself a favor by muting the TV and streaming the radio broadcast instead. Edit: Or listen on an actual radio. Theris fucked around with this message at 06:36 on May 28, 2017 |
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http://www.racer.com/indycar/item/140833-interview-jack-miller-the-racing-dentist?showall=1&limitstart= Nice little interview with Dr. Miller
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