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Captain Dickweed
Mar 3, 2003

Yes, that kitty is probably the head of a multi-national conglomerated business...uh...thing.


gret posted:

Bobby K can bring his dildo bucks.

You're thinking of Bobby D, Bobby K is trying to get back into F1.

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iospace
Jan 19, 2038


https://twitter.com/FollowAndretti/status/907756856575066112

Bentai
Jul 8, 2004


NERF THIS!


Now they're just screwing with us on purpose.

iospace
Jan 19, 2038


Bentai posted:

Now they're just screwing with us on purpose.

yeah, that's what I feel.

Cygni
Nov 12, 2005

raring to post

They totally are and that rules.

As a dumbass on the internet who must have an opinion on everything, I personally don't think theres any chance she comes over, for the same reasons Alonso wouldn't. She made double-digit millions last year. IndyCar has the greatest race in the world, but also has very real risk of major injury or death and near unlimited amounts of drama... for like 1/4 of the pay, at best. If she really had the bug that bad, she would have been running the double already.

Bentai
Jul 8, 2004


NERF THIS!


True. Plus, her last race in Indycar was Vegas 2011, sooooo that probably doesn't exactly sway her to return.

Still, stranger things have happened.

iospace
Jan 19, 2038


MORE DUMPING:

22 entries, so Rossi is NOT mathematically eliminated.

Spotter guide. Did Graham always run the flag on the rear wing sideplates in that scheme or no?

LIVE PRACTICE ON NBCSN FUCKYEAH (TV/Stream schedule)

Also, a cool story about the turbos used.

KingShibby
Jan 30, 2004

Wherever you go, whatever you do, I will be right here waiting for you...

Yams Fan

Congrats to Zachary Claman DeMelo on his first career IndyCar start!

iospace posted:

Did Graham always run the flag on the rear wing sideplates in that scheme or no?

Yes


Photo courtesy of me



The chances of Alonso coming over here full-time next year are greater than Danica's 0%, but not by much :saddowns:

njsykora
Jan 23, 2012

Robots confuse squirrels.


KingShibby posted:

The chances of Alonso coming over here full-time next year are greater than Danica's 0%, but not by much :saddowns:

With McLaren switching to Renault next year it's probably 0% at this point.

Cygni
Nov 12, 2005

raring to post


Huh, guess Garcia's money fell through... or the test went so bad that IndyCar wouldnt let em run.

Cygni
Nov 12, 2005

raring to post

Pigot to replace Hildebrand next year in the #21.

http://www.edcarpenterracing.com/ed-carpenter-racing-elevates-spencer-pigot-full-time-2018-indycar-season/

iospace
Jan 19, 2038


So does that mean JR is going to do split duty with Special Ed or is he without a ride then?

Cygni
Nov 12, 2005

raring to post

I would imagine he is without a ride, honestly.

Human Grand Prix
Jan 24, 2013

by FactsAreUseless
I wanted JR to succeed but the results just were not there.


iospace posted:

So does that mean JR is going to do split duty with Special Ed or is he without a ride then?


Hildebrand is among the worst of the drivers on road courses. It would be an incredibly bad move.

The Illusive Man
Mar 27, 2008

~savior of yoomanity~

Human Grand Prix posted:

I wanted JR to succeed but the results just were not there.



Hildebrand is among the worst of the drivers on road courses. It would be an incredibly bad move.

I know I'm not alone in thinking this here but Ed's whole "I only drive ovals" schtick just bewilders me more and more each time I think about it.

Human Grand Prix
Jan 24, 2013

by FactsAreUseless
Carpenter is an atrocious Road Course and Street Circuit driver. He wisely let somebody else take over the role.

gret
Dec 12, 2005

goggle-eyed freak


Human Grand Prix posted:

Carpenter is an atrocious Road Course and Street Circuit driver. He wisely let somebody else take over the role.

He was actually respectable at the end of his road racing career, as in he was only a couple of tenths off from the next to last driver, rather than multiple seconds when he first started..

Cygni
Nov 12, 2005

raring to post

Yeah, HIldebrand on the outs it looks like. No surprise:

http://www.racer.com/indycar/item/144069-hildebrand-at-another-crossroads

Cygni
Nov 12, 2005

raring to post

Kahne considering partial IndyCar program (really, its the 500):

http://www.racer.com/indycar/item/144077-kahne-considering-partial-indycar-program-in-2018

WindyMan
Mar 21, 2002

Respect the power of the wind

That'd be an intriguing mix. I can see him doing the superspeedways.

Bentai
Jul 8, 2004


NERF THIS!


http://motorsports.nbcsports.com/2017/09/14/alonso-rules-out-2018-indy-500-shot-if-he-stays-with-mclaren/amp/
"Hopeful of a competitive car in 2018, Fernando Alonso won’t want to miss Monaco again to return to Indianapolis."

https://www.autosport.com/indycar/news/131793/penske-uturn-may-keep-castroneves-in-indycar
"Three-time Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves could remain a full-time IndyCar driver with Penske in 2018, if the team sticks to running four cars after all"

http://www.racer.com/more/viewpoints/item/144083-pruett-2017-indycar-championship-primer
"Who is going to win the 2017 Verizon IndyCar Series championship? Not even the sport's most outspoken man, 2003 CART title winner and NBCSN commentator Paul Tracy, is willing to guess."

iospace
Jan 19, 2038


:woop: IT'S RACE WEEKEND :woop:

AND WE HAVE THREE DAYS OF TV FOR YOU :getin:

TOMORROW, FRIDAY, AT 10 am PACIFIC (1 pm eastern), PRACTICE ON THE LIVESTREAM. THEN, AT 2 pm PACIFIC (5 pm EDT), PRACTICE #2 STARTS ON NBCSN FOLLOWED BY PIT STOP PRACTICE. Entire NBCSN block is 2pm-330pm PDT.

ON SATURDAY, PRACTICE #3 AT 11am PDT ON THE LIVESTREAM, THEN ON NBCSN, STARTING AT 330pm PDT, IT'S QUALIFYING BITCHES.

Race broadcast is at 330pm PDT Sunday.

BE THERE.

OR DON'T, I'M NOT YOUR BOSS.

Bentai
Jul 8, 2004


NERF THIS!


http://www.racer.com/indycar/item/144116-sato-uninjured-in-sonoma-testing-crash
Sato binned it in Thursday testing.

http://www.racer.com/indycar/item/144107-power-injures-left-knee-while-surfing
Power picked up a bone bruise while body surfing at half moon bay.

iospace
Jan 19, 2038


:siren: WE'RE LIVE http://racecontrol.indycar.com/ :siren:

Wirth1000
May 12, 2010

#essereFerrari

Where's Alonso??

iospace
Jan 19, 2038


Wirth1000 posted:

Where's Alonso??

Over in Singapore :smith:

Oh well, we'll see him soon enough, likely 2019.

WindyMan
Mar 21, 2002

Respect the power of the wind

Live helmet cam stream from Newgarden:

https://twitter.com/IndyCar/status/908738837030957056

njsykora
Jan 23, 2012

Robots confuse squirrels.


All hail the visor cam.

KingShibby
Jan 30, 2004

Wherever you go, whatever you do, I will be right here waiting for you...

Yams Fan
I am appalled to see Robin Miller not in sweatpants on a non-raceday

IOwnCalculus
Apr 2, 2003





Rossi is the fastest Honda so far, but that still puts him nearly a tenth behind Pagenaud, a bit more behind Power, and nearly two tenths behind Josef. Dixon 6th, Helio 8th.

gret
Dec 12, 2005

goggle-eyed freak


KingShibby posted:

I am appalled to see Robin Miller not in sweatpants on a non-raceday



Kinda burying the lede that it's Gary Gerould being interviewed in the foreground.

IOwnCalculus
Apr 2, 2003





Bentai posted:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmGxqzw1L3QBGnORZZBpZN5IlGOIHzint

Fan reviews of a number of past Indy 500s. Good way to spend some time with the off-season looming.

Just now watching this but loving :lol: at all of the Johncock jokes.

Cygni
Nov 12, 2005

raring to post

So Veach's big 3 year sponsor is Delaware Life, the insurance company. They are apparently rebranding as One Thousand One (lol). I have no idea where Andretti finds these weird rear end groups to sponsor IndyCars for multiple years.

Also their CEO is apparently a grown up version of Erlich Bachman:

hunnert car pileup
Oct 28, 2007

the first world was a mistake

http://motorsports.nbcsports.com/2017/09/14/ed-carpenter-racing-set-to-move-shops-at-end-of-year/amp/

ECR is moving into the old Forsythe shop for next season.

Bentai
Jul 8, 2004


NERF THIS!


http://www.racer.com/more/viewpoints/item/144120-pruett-farewell-aero-kits
A farewell to body kits.

Cygni
Nov 12, 2005

raring to post

https://twitter.com/NickBromberg/status/908808865780781057

gret
Dec 12, 2005

goggle-eyed freak


Good to see more racing fans who are women, I guess.

IOwnCalculus
Apr 2, 2003





On one hand, :stonk:, on the other hand, is that the inside of the carousel?

WindyMan
Mar 21, 2002

Respect the power of the wind

IOwnCalculus posted:

On one hand, :stonk:, on the other hand, is that the inside of the carousel?

Yeah, if they had slipped on the slope that would have been potentially really bad.

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IOwnCalculus
Apr 2, 2003





The Players Tribune has a great article on Simon Pagenaud and Ben Bretzman.

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