Damn. Wheldon is slow. But great job by Dario!
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Damn. Wheldon is slow. But great job by Dario!
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Originally Posted by garyshell
What if you turn the time sheet upside down?
...She would have done better back in the day, when there were some nice seedy places at the beach. Ah, memories...Quote:
Originally Posted by garyshell
I like the looks of Matos' car and Kanaan's car.
How about Stanton Barret and Ed Carpenter? Isn't that where your focus is?Quote:
Originally Posted by DanicaFan
You're right though, the paint schemes are looking a little more sharp with some of these guys.
If you do that, then a certain poster's prediction does in fact have a snowball's chance of being possible. However, in the here and now that the rest of us inhabit, no you cannot turn the time sheet upside down!Quote:
Originally Posted by TURN3
Well, the 2nd practice session is in the books. Unfortunately again, Danica didnt move up in position. Still at 20th. http://lasttofirst.com/Smileys/yarex2/sad.gif The speeds were up in this session. Kudos to Will Power.
Here are the results of Practice Session 2...
Rank / Car # & Driver / Time / Speed / Best Lap
1. #3 Will Power / 01:10.5486 / 100.424 / 21
2. #9 Scott Dixon / 01:10.6678 / 100.255 / 19
3. #2 Raphael Matos / 01:10.8247 / 100.033 / 29
4. #4 Dan Wheldon / 01:10.9033 / 99.922 / 24
5. #24 Mike Conway / 01:10.9981 / 99.789 / 28
6. #10 Dario Franchitti / 01:11.0218 / 99.755 / 16
7. #21 Ryan Hunter-Reay / 01:11.0263 / 99.749 / 17
8. #11 Tony Kanaan / 01:11.1238 / 99.612 / 19
9. #6 Ryan Briscoe / 01:11.1416 / 99.587 / 16
10. #02 Graham Rahal / 01:11.1768 / 99.538 / 17
11. #13 EJ Viso / 01:11.2220 / 99.475 / 18
12. #18 Justin Wilson / 01:11.2319 / 99.461 / 21
13. #23 Darren Manning / 01:11.2441 / 99.444 / 21
14. #06 Robert Doornbos / 01:11.2545 / 99.430 / 12
15. #5 Mario Moraes / 01:11.2702 / 99.408 / 4
16. #27 Hideki Mutoh / 01:11.5538 / 99.014 / 8
17. #34 Alex Tagliani / 01:11.5771 / 98.981 / 15
18. #26 Marco Andretti / 01:11.7980 / 98.677 / 24
19. #14 Vitor Meira / 01:12.1896 / 98.142 / 10
20. #7 Danica Patrick / 01:12.2254 / 98.093 / 14
21. #20 Ed Carpenter / 01:12.5171 / 97.698 / 9
22. #98 Stanton Barrett / 01:14.073 / 95.645 / 18
Wow, just got back form the track. The paddock area went nuts on the Helio thing when people were informed of the trial verdict. I was at the tech sled when it all went down. I feel bad for Power and I hope that Verizon can foot the bill for more than 2 races, especially if Power could win the race on Sunday.
New liveries:
Matos in a great Air Force scheme.
RHR in the William Rast car that was posted on the IndyCar site last week.
Kanaan with Dr. Pepper colors. It looked great!
Mike Conway's car now has bare sidepods and a very tiny Dad's Rootbeer decal on it now.
Marco had the Meijer colors flying, but the major sponsor was AFS.
Wilson was back in the Z-Line car.
Bare sidepod's for Tag's.
Will Power's new car be black and red??
Beer was cold, taco's were excellent and iRacing was there, too.
Awesome day, can't wait until tomorrow!!
Will Power's number 12 car unloading today.
http://i361.photobucket.com/albums/o.../DSC00395a.jpg
Hey, how about trying some class and not kicking someone when they are down?Quote:
Originally Posted by TURN3
Remember, its only practice.Quote:
Originally Posted by DanicaFan
The princess usually waits until the race to crash out.Quote:
Originally Posted by beachbum
I can not figure out why she is so off pace.
I have not had much use for 'Stompin' Danica but I am a little puzzled.
I know the competition is a little tougher but she is regressing not progressing.
I have never considered her any more than a mediocre driver but latterly she has become a consistent backmarker and further and further off the pace. By now she should have improved to some extent.
It may be that she needs someone to set the car up for her and she is not having this happen any more but by now she should be able to figure it out if (and maybe this is the problem) she and her engineer can relate to each other.
If she is a way off the pace on the ovals I would expect her to be gone, at least with AGR by next year. Even if she can pick up some pace on the ovals her performance on the road/street courses does not warrant a top ride.
I don't see the fire in Danica's eyes that was there 1-2 seasons ago. That said, I think about what's changed since she went from really getting solid top 5s and podiums on road courses to running in the bottom third of the entire field, and the only thing that stands out (besides unification) is the new weight limits. Starting 08 season, each car now has a weight put in a supposedly non-beneficial location of the car that balances out the different driver weights. So a bigger guy like Dixon or Wilson, all in, comes in at the same weight at Danica's car. I always figured her weight was a big advantage on ovals, but now I think that momentum is more crucial there and weight comes into play much more so on the roads and streets. In a way, she's not only lost her advantage, but she's at a moderate disadvantage as she's on an even weight with drivers that are in much better shape and strength than her. There was also a pseudo power steering that she tested in 07 along with a couple other drivers like Manning, but from what I've read it's not a real power steering, and she hasn't used it since 07 anyway. I don't think they should do this, but if the IndyCars had a moderate power steering added to the spec, I think Danica's road and street results would significantly improve.
Wheldon is close to the top! Yuppie! Go Dan Go!
Danica, Danica, "Princess", blah blah blah. Yawn. Wake me up when people talk about something else.
PS Will Power's car looks cool. Helio wins I bet.
coogmaster, if Helio wins this will be a huge story.
A few of the 896 pics I took today...
Oriol Servia jogging in downtown Long Beach this morning.
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...g/DSC08160.jpg
This is what happens when you clip the apex and hit the curb too hard upon entry to the backstraight.
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...g/DSC08425.jpg
Doornbos' plain livery.
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...g/DSC08550.jpg
My friend is getting commissioned next month. If he followed IndyCars he'd probably like this one.
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...g/DSC08629.jpg
Saw this at the Firestone booth inside the convention center.
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...g/DSC08691.jpg
I was at the hairpin for the second Friday session.
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...g/DSC08900.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...g/DSC08907.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...g/DSC08912.jpg
Hoop...
who had pole in 1995 and at what speed?
Civic..... thanks for the photos!
is Danica still your pick for the 500 win D?Quote:
Originally Posted by DanicaFan
Michael Andretti but different layout.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ken
rh
I know the layout has changed... thats why I asked about speed not elapsed time...I cant seem to find it...Quote:
Originally Posted by Hoop-98
Very nice photos. It is interesting to see the subtle differences in the cars with such large clear pictures.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ken
is it just me or the angle or where the mirrors are mounted?.... but does the air intake on the left of the #3 look smaller then right?....but the same on size on the othersQuote:
Originally Posted by beachbum
Much faster layout,a 95 car would be slower than todays on the same track.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ken
108.8053
rh
thanksQuote:
Originally Posted by Hoop-98
and am i on crack about the left intake on the penske?....
I can't tell about the opening, diferent angles, and contrast.
rh
take a peek at the red strip across the front of the driver...Quote:
Originally Posted by Hoop-98
the intake on the left only goes about 1" past and not past the mirror.... the right goes about 6" or so and past the mirror...
I'm sure its nothing more than penske cheatin.....but seriosly....no big deal?... or would there be a reason for that?.....are those intakes more aero or cooling... or both?
There are 2 water radiators in the right side, Oil Cooler in the left. No big deal, and makes it easier to service the on-board N20 and Traction Control units.
On the Champcar they adjusted the size per cooling requirements. I assume something similar for Indycars.
rh
Last season it got out that Penske was making some improvements in the radiator area. They were covering up that area of the car with umbrellas when Helio pitted with an issue at Mid Ohio.
thats interestingQuote:
Originally Posted by nickfalzone
The port/left sidepod intake is wider than the starboard/right. On the other cars the "blockoff plate" is black. You can see it in my head-on shot of Tony Kanaan.
I know in Champ Car (Lola and Reynard, not sure about Panoz) they used duct tape to adjust the sidepod intake size.
You guys probably didn't notice this but I did and I had to correct it.
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...g/DSC08962.jpg
Review my hairpin pics, Stanton Barrett's starboard sidepod intake has tape instead of block off plates.
Wilson, Viso, Tagliani, and a few others have bigger block off plates that have holes for the upper suspension wishbone to go through. Tagliani also has tape over part of the block off plate on his starboard sidepod.
Here's a video I made of various race cars at Long Beach. You can compare the sounds of the different race cars.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIeMxLnENmo
Well, the 6 drivers going to the Fast 6 are..
Dario Franchitti
EJ Viso
Justin Wilson
Will Power
Raphael Matos
Scott Dixon