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IOwnCalculus posted:"Running" Yeah running is a loosely defined term for Buddy nowadays. I wish he'd just use his money to fund someone young in the 500. Also Conor Daly is gonna be on the next season of American Ninja Warrior quote:Following in the athletic footsteps of fellow drivers Helio Castroneves, Tony Kanaan and Josef Newgarden, Daly will venture to San Antonio this weekend to participate in a regional qualifier for the Emmy-nominated NBC obstacle course challenge show that will air its ninth season this summer.
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IOwnCalculus posted:Agreed, that was my first reaction too. Hope it isn't compromising driver foot protection to do so. The nose cone won't have any impact on the tub and driver safety since it's a fully detachable & replaceable piece (also tethered on ovals) It's such a tribute to Dan that the core of the car has pretty much been the same since 2012, yet will have 3 distinct "eras". Interesting sidenote, I like how the holes in the floor will remain but the sidefins on the floor have reversed direction. 
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Human Grand Prix posted:That's the oval car I assume. Yeah that's definitely the speedway package and looks amazing. They always release the speedway stuff first since it's the easier package to build.
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Cygni posted:The issue this year is the same lack of aerokits/tubs/engines as last year. And to be fair to the team owners, there is no fuckin way I would pay the $300-400k for a speedway aerokit if I didn't already have one to run the 500 this year, knowing full well they will be worthless the day after the race. (They are using the speedway kits again this year, but the full time runners already have enough for that unless the 500 is a crash fest) For the record, there's no requirement in the rules that teams use manufacturer-specific aero kits. They are free to use the stock Dallara aero (with the hole in the floor cut out). Granted nobody would do that since they'd be at a competitive disadvantage, but the option is there.
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Cygni posted:what the hell is happening on this dumbass planet Man they really are scraping the bottom of the barrel for sponsors nowadays, but money is money 
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IOwnCalculus posted:I can't hate that top three but what the flying gently caress at the Andretti Honda problems. I can't wait for the investigation of what happened, half of my fantasy lineup were Andretti cars  I wonder what the mileages were on those engines, I'm willing to bet they were all pretty close to each other when the failures occurred.
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Fun Fact: Out of the 8 different timing sectors at Long Beach, this past race had 8 different drivers leading those sectors http://nasportscar.com/behind-the-numbers-indycar-toyota-grand-prix-of-long-beach/ Read my first article with my new affiliation jerkbags
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WindyMan posted:Nasport Scar? Who dat? Established sports car outlet that's expanding into open wheel and stock car. I'm writing IndyCar stuff for them. This is a much better idea than trying to start my own thing.
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gently caress parking anywhere near that track but I really wanna go back next year. Still need to do Sonoma first
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GOOD TIMES ON METH posted:Does anyone have any suggestions for where to sit at the 500? Or is it all pretty decent? If it's your first time your options are limited, but the place is massive enough that you'll be fine. Not sure what reserved seating is available, but there's lots of GA viewing space around the track. I believe Snake Pit tickets are still available. Also all this Alonso & McLaren stuff is incredible 
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Cygni posted:I honestly hopes he enjoys the less stuffy environment in IndyCar. I'm sure everybody will be going out of their way to make sure he has a good time. Apparently this means only allowing certain media to attend the aforementioned press conference. This is gonna be a good weekend down south y'all
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I'm still waiting for Jenna's 3rd and final segment for the real action
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IOwnCalculus posted:See, I don't understand this statement, because that implies it's possible to spend "too much time" there. Once they legalize  in Indiana the Mug n' Bun will see all time record sales. God drat sweet potato fries & root beer
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iospace posted:What brand of root beer do they have there? Their own brand of root beer Norns posted:Also what kinda sauce do they pair with those sweet potato fries.? This is important I didn't realize people used sauce on sweet potato fries 
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Cygni posted:3 wide for the lead in the F2000 race (on Racecontrol if you wanna watch). Love the big field for these cars, hope it keeps growing. Yeah this USF2000 race has been pretty good, loving these new cars
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Another beautiful day here at Barber! Walked into the media center this morning right as the power went out...
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I knew I should have bet someone here that Marco wouldn't make it out of the 1st round of qualifying, I knew it had to be a lock since he was fast in practice. Marco has yet to make it out of the 1st round all season
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It's race day! Lots of rain overnight and some this morning, but it's finally starting to clear up. Weather is about 20° cooler today than the rest of the weekend, which will have a big impact on the cars. Many cars are not expected to participate in final warm-up due to wet track conditions and the expectation that the race will be dry.
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Interesting note, today's Indy Lights race was the 400th ever Lights race and was won by Colton Herta
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financially racist posted:is this a cardboard cutout display or an actual human being I just took that pic like 10 min ago and I honestly can't even tell anymore That's actually Colton
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Also speaking of dumb women saying dumb things about racing, don't forget about Danicaquote:Q: With former Formula One champion Fernando Alonso entering this year's Indy 500, do you think there are drivers in other series who could jump over to NASCAR for one-off races?
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WindyMan posted:NBCSN is covering the race, so I expect it to be the second thing they talk about after the race intro. They managed to make it about 20 minutes before talking about Alonso, although I did see T Bell stalking around Alonso waiting to pounce
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I severely regret not reading this thread earlier because I would have actually had something to say to Paul Tracy and Max Chilton as we were standing in line to go through airport security Edit: Check out my recap of today's race KingShibby fucked around with this message at 00:23 on Apr 24, 2017 |
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Interesting and super positive note from BarberIndyCar posted:Barber officials announced a three-day attendance of 82,745, which equated to a ticket revenue increase of more than 10 percent from last year. This seems to be a trend lately, I know St Pete had record attendance this year too
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IOwnCalculus posted:I remember when it first went on the schedule everyone was worried it would be a processional with no passing. I can't remember a race that hasn't had loads of good moves, though. In all honesty there wasn't a whole lot of passing, but the passing that happened was pretty good
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IOwnCalculus posted:Yup, still hype as gently caress about this. Yeah we'll have to get some sort of goon meet 500 weekend, I'm camping in the coke lot again
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Just received this interesting and I think great press release from The Happiest Place on EarthIndianapolis Motor Speedway posted:IMS Seating To Be Smoke-Free Beginning in October 2017 Only applies to the grandstands, so feel free to toke away in the Snake Pit
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Not to defend Jenna, but she does make a valid point if Alonso were to win.Jenna posted:If [Alonso] does (win), where does IndyCar go from there? Alonso won't be at Detroit the next week, or Texas, or help the series' television ratings as the season goes on. While that is valid, good or bad, all that really matters is the 500
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Bentai posted:Looks like the idea got nixed, qualification has been moved back to Friday: Yeah I believe the reasoning was so that more fans would come out Friday and that they're qualifying under the lights just like the race.
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Really enjoyed the Buxton article, he makes some amazing pointsCygni posted:youll be shocked (SHOCKED) to learn that fryer unleashed another pouty twitter storm because of that article Best of her tweets https://twitter.com/STaranto92/status/857967520447430657 https://twitter.com/JennaFryer/status/857967635732066304 I mean I've seen some pretty egregious eating habits in the media center, but nothing like that. Just more fake news WindyMan posted:I don't go out of my way for NASCAR anymore, but if friends or internet-friends wanted to get a group together for a Cup race at Fontana and I had that weekend free, you'd better fuckin' believe I'd go. I wonder if F1 snobs or Crapwagonners would do the same. The closest major track to me is MIS, and I've never been there. I would never pay money to attend a NASCAR race there, so I don't think I'll ever go to MIS KingShibby fucked around with this message at 18:47 on Apr 28, 2017 |
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I've attended over 20 IndyCar race/testing events over the last 2+ seasons, and I can't recall ever seeing Jenna anywhere so I guess she wouldn't be saving the AP much money
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iospace posted:Alright, if anyone would know, it'd be this thread, but are there any good indy podcasts out there? I need something to pass the time driving to school (40 minutes each day). Probably the best is Marshall Pruett's https://marshallpruett.podbean.com/ There's also the Indy Sportscar Podcast by a couple of people I've met at the track https://indysportscarpodcast.podbean.com/
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iospace posted:How badly would you kill me if I said I could potentially go to the race at RA but don't? You'd essentially be killing yourself, RA is incredible. My dad and I went last year and will be back this year. The entire ladder is there plus PWC, definitely one of the most action-packed weekends on the schedule
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Pretty sure Formula Juan is running in the Indy GP as wellWindyMan posted:There's probably a silent agreement going on here about Montoya sticking with Penske so that he can be first in line for the rumored/impending Penske entry into sportscar racing. This is true as well
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Paging IOC and Bentai http://www.racer.com/more/viewpoints/item/140089-miller-indycar-s-desert-debacle quote:If the IndyCar paddock could send a message to the few thousand souls who showed up at Phoenix International Raceway or the people trying to watch Saturday night's race on NBCSN, it would be brief and heartfelt:
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Ok so tomorrow will be the first time Alonso actually drives the car at IMS.quote:A fully produced live show will be televised online from 9:30 a.m.-noon, with an announcing team of 1969 Indianapolis 500 winner and 1978 Formula One World Champion Mario Andretti and NBC Sports Network's Verizon IndyCar Series talent Kevin Lee and Robin Miller. Coverage of the test will continue from 1-5 p.m. with a live stream without commentary. YouTube link to watch tomorrow Just the thought of Mario Andretti & Robin Miller commentating will be amazing
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Basticle posted:I'm so hyped. I cant watch at work, it stands to reason that they'll put up everything to watch on youtube later, right? they seem to do that for everything else. It'll be livestreaming on YouTube and I'm sure you'll be able to watch it later. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXh9uxthFnk
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devmd01 posted:my boys better sleep as long as possible this morning. I wanna see him run. gently caress that take them to the track 
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devmd01 posted:i volunteered to do just that, she said no. considering divorce. 2nd best reason for divorce behind infidelity iospace posted:Are you at the track today? I wish but it's a 4hr drive and I gotta work all day I'll be there next Fri-Sat for the Indy GP then Thu-Sun for the 500, media creds approved
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