Nice run by Bia for p10
Briscoe p18 after having pole last year seems a bit odd
Extra credit for the class: what lap does the leader lap jakes?
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Nice run by Bia for p10
Briscoe p18 after having pole last year seems a bit odd
Extra credit for the class: what lap does the leader lap jakes?
How were pit assignments awarded for this race?
The problem with practice is you don't know who was running race simulations and who focused on qualifying. Since tire conservation is always a concern, who ran one set for all of practice and who ran two. Even so, Briscoe seemed a bit slower than the other Penske cars. The section times do show 3 of the 4 AA cars actually were consistently faster after 5 laps or so that at the start of a run unlike most other teams, which suggests they will be good in the race.Quote:
Originally Posted by SarahFan
As for Jakes, both he and Saavedra seem well of the pace. I say both get lapped by lap 10, assuming no yellows and Saavadra gets lapped first.
Well, given the practice speeds posted above, it takes about 22 seconds to make a lap and Jakes runs about 1-1/2 seconds per lap slower, so that means he would be lapped around# 15-16.Quote:
Originally Posted by SarahFan
And before our Diminutive Friend starts laughing, note the princess is running about 0.4 seconds per lap slower than the leaders and that indicates she would be lapped on about #55 and would be lapped maybe 4 times in a 225 lap race. Such is life on a short track at high speeds.
Sat AM Practice;
http://i54.tinypic.com/2e1zitt.jpg
if the race goes 15-20 laps of green its going to be crazy with that many cars on track..
next over/under...... how many times will we hear Chip or one of his drivers say the word 'backmarker'?
also.....anyone know why its 225laps?....why not just run 250?
Milwaukee race is drawing about as much interest on this thread as it is from the number of (absent) fans who will be at the track. It's a damn shame. In yesteryear, the city would be packed, all hotel rooms taken and every restaurant full of excited race fans from 4 states. Now Polish Fest (same days at the lakefront) will undoubtedly be a bigger draw. How far we have fallen.
Hell, the amateur racers in the June Sprints at Road America will also be a bigger draw. If I were RA mgm't, I'd watch the outcome of Milwaukee before I signed Indycar to a race there.
here is final practice, pretty nice field.
http://i53.tinypic.com/2d0m8aa.jpg