Honda Indy Edmonton

[DavePI2]

well good to hear of another visitor to my favorite track. Hope to meet you there df on friday. Just look for the guy wearing ohio bobcat gear who looks like john mccain(my nickname at work is Senator).

david

[SUBARUTEAM]

Will and Dario will be hard to beat

[Redstorm]

DF...we love ya, and we don't often degree, but in this one, you are being realistic. That is all we ask for...

I think Danica might get a top 10 here as well.....

I like Edmonton...but I still wish they bookended the race in Toronto with the old Cleveland airport circuit. For some reason, that airport circuit put on some spectacular shows...

Agreed, Cleveland was always one of my favorites back in the day......

[DanicaFan]

I think Edmonton is probably the ugliest track on the circuit.

[controlledchaos]

I think Edmonton is probably the ugliest track on the circuit.

Perfect for the ugliest cars on the planet then.

[DanicaFan]

Perfect for the ugliest cars on the planet then.

I dont know why people say that. I think they look good. Much better than those hideous F1 cars.

[SarahFan]

I think the track is awesome ..... The cars look fast at Edmonton

[DanicaFan]

Here is the entry list for this race, 25 cars entered..

Car# & Driver / Car Name / Team

#2 Raphael Matos / HP Luczo Dragon / De Ferran Dragon Racing
#3 Helio Castroneves / Team Penske / Team Penske
#4 Dan Wheldon / National Guard Panther Racing / Panther Racing
#5 Takuma Sato / Lotus-KV Racing Technology / KV Racing Technology
#6 Ryan Briscoe / Team Penske / Team Penske
#7 Danica Patrick / Team GoDaddy.com / Andretti Autosport
#8 EJ Viso / PDVSA-Jet Aviation-KVRT / KV Racing Technology
#9 Scott Dixon / Target Chip Ganassi Racing / Target Chip Ganassi Racing
#10 Dario Franchitti / Target Chip Ganassi Racing / Target Chip Ganassi Racing
#11 Tony Kanaan / Team 7-Eleven / Andretti Autosport
#12 Will Power / Verizon Team Penske / Verizon Team Penske
#14 Vitor Meira / ABC Supply Co. AJ Foyt Racing / AJ Foyt Enterprises
#15 Paul Tracy / Make-A-Wish- KVRT / KV Racing Technology
#18 Milka Duno / CITGO / Dale Coyne Racing
#19 Alex Lloyd / Boy Scouts of America / Dale Coyne Racing
#22 Justin Wilson / Team Z-Line Designs-DRR / Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
#24 Tomas Scheckter / MonaVie-DRR / Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
#26 Marco Andretti / Team Venom Energy / Andretti Autosport
#32 Mario Moraes / KV Racing Technology / KV Racing Technology
#34 Mario Romancini / Conquest Racing / Conquest Racing
#36 Bertrand Baguette / Conquest Racing-RACB / Conquest Racing
#37 Ryan Hunter-Reay / Team IZOD / Andretti Autosport
#77 Alex Tagliani / Bower&Wilkins-Hot Wheels / FAZZT Race Team
#78 Simona De Silvestro / Team Stargate Worlds-HVM / HVM Racing
#06 Hideki Mutoh / Formula Dream-Panasonic / Newman Haas Racing

[Easy Drifter]

Severe Thunderstorm watch, possible tornadoes for Edmonton area tonight and tomorrow!

[Mark in Oshawa]

I think Edmonton is probably the ugliest track on the circuit.

What makes it ugly? If your driver actually won this race, you would demand the IRL race there 4 times a summer!!!

It is a working Airport, and by the standards of say Cleveland or other airport circuits, you cant say Edmonton is ugly at all. It has wide sections yet the winding turns leaving the S/F straight are like a traditional road course. More narrow...but a talented driver can maybe sneak in and steal a corner.

In short, it requires some thought and brains to make a pass here, despite the runway sections where you can be 5 wide...because in the end, you have to funnel in and figure it out.

It is amazing to me though to hear this statement from someone who figures the IRL should only do ovals because HIS driver doesn't like road courses. Well whup-de-do......

To each their own...I can enjoy all forms of tracks, from Oval to short track oval to road/street to the airports. That is what made CART so popular in the late 80's and early 90's and should keep the fans we still have in the IRL. Everyone gets their day in the sun....and the driver who wins the championship will be the one who best adapts to all the tracks.