Seems like BS to me....Quote:
Originally Posted by NickFalzone
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Seems like BS to me....Quote:
Originally Posted by NickFalzone
what???
did scott speed even do a lap at all at indy? practice otherwise
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Good field--Pippa made it in, along with PT and Ana. Man, I'm looking forward to next Sunday!
If you are waved on the track before the gun goes off, you are permitted to complete your attempt. It's been that way for as long as I can remember.Quote:
Originally Posted by SarahFan
If i was a DHL exec I'd punch Mikey Whinedretti in the face and withdraw the fricking sponsorship for the seasonl. Good nite.
For sure.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dr. Krogshöj
What an andretti screw up.
maybe DHL wanted its' name shown at all those other IRL races, and could care less about Indy
Lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by markabilly
I have no problem with how that went down .... A racer went out and bumped another from the field .... Been that way for 99 years hadn't it
Baguette made it, not bad at all, I think he didn't almost nothing of competition yet in racing this year, so I think it's not bad at all!
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Originally Posted by FormerFF
Doesn't seem correct to me....
Why even have a 6:00 cut off time
Seems to me you have either crossed the line of bricks to start your qualifying run by 6:00 or you haven't
The race hasn't started on the warmup laps .... Why would a qualifying run?
Don't know, not my rules, but that's the way it's been done at the speedway for at least the last 40 years.Quote:
Originally Posted by SarahFan
Fair enough....
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Originally Posted by NickFalzone
The pickups I was referring to are the tubes in the fuel cell that get the fuel from the bottom of the fuel cell to the fuel lines that go to the fuel pump. In a race car, the placement of these is critical to getting all the fuel out of the tank. If they are slightly out of position, not all the fuel in the cell will be usable. Every once in a while you see someone having that problem in a race, and they wind up having to pit earlier than the rest of the field.
I would imagine that they would be in a different place for oval tracks than they are for road courses.
Yup that's the way I remember it since I was a kid all those years ago. On Wide World of Sports, if you got on the track before the gun was fired at 6:00, you got to finish your run. Can't believe people are only having a problem with it now. Where ya been????Quote:
Originally Posted by FormerFF
Just got back from the track, and I must say this was the best I've seen in a while. The rain was sucky, but it gave everything a gravity it wouldn't have normally had.
I don't like Paul Tracy, but he really showed how it was done on his laps. Sorry to see Matos miss it - it drives me crazy sometimes to see these point slots taken up by part-timers. But, it's in the rules, so be it.
Andretti's team is splintering, but that last 10 minutes was ultra-exciting. And, I am much happier to see Marco in the grid than Hunter-Rhey. I hate that guy. I think Marco needs to get away from his dad - I can't imagine the stress of being Michael's son...
And Conway! Poor Mike Conway! It was clear on his laps that just didn't have the juice.
Has Dario made any comments since yesterday's screw-up?
If you are a racing fan, why do you hate so many drivers ? It`s OK not to like some drivers but keep it to yourself.
Why? I'm not allowed to say I don't like 2 of the 33+ drivers?Quote:
Originally Posted by hondacom
Weird. Well, I'm new here, so...
^^I think it is ok. What about them do you dislike so much. I strongly, strongly dislike Power and Castroneves. I have met them more than once and each time they are a big headed and a complete jerk. And I will not be shy when it comes to my distaste for them.
I was unable to follow the end of quals and had my mom following it for me. She got confused and rightly so the website and timing and scoring was very confusing, but she thought Graham did not make it. He and Briscoe are my faves AND I am finally going to see the race and I was going to be crushed if I could not see them race in it. Anyways, I totally started crying when I thought Graham was not in it, but they both made it, yay!!
Dario said that it was a mistake that someone made with the fuel, rather than a miscalculation. For the pole run they put in enough fuel to make it to the end with the knowledge that some fuel was left in the car from the previous run, so they put in less fuel than would normally be needed for a complete run. Unfortunately the car was drained of fuel during the rain delay, hence both Dario and Dixon's car were short on fuel.
There's a certain irony to being sponsored by DHL and then failing to deliver.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dr. Krogshöj
ouch!Quote:
Originally Posted by hornet
I heard from Jenkins and from local Indy radio the same thing (which didn't happen) "Can you imagine an Indy 500 without Danica?" So I would like to hear your thoughts on the topic. My point of view is that being the 100th Indy the media would still be there to cover the race so without Danica other drivers would likely get more coverage. To me that is a good thing.
What are your thoughts?
I bet that Mikey is on his knees asking how he can put DHL on John, Danica and Marco's cars and keep DHL happy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dr. Krogshöj
In the versus interview of RHR after he was bumped he revealed that the cars have had a problem for sometime, before unloading for Indy. Add that to the comments made by Marco seems like Team Andretti has some internal problems. I hope they can do some inward analysis and team building to get the problems resolved.
Does anyone get the idea that in the AA team a little too much developmental and engineering resources, parts, team effort, etc. might be going to support what is arguably the weakest driver on the team???? Anyone who has run ovals knows that the car setup is easily (depending on the track) 70-95% of the qualifying speed, and not the driver.
Why didn't Marco pull his time earlier, go out and bang out a modest qual run (knowing full well that it was his teammate on the bubble), AND then leave time for Hunter Reay to go back out and try and requal? Were they that confident that the car setups are that bad that both Marco and Hunter-Reay would not make the field with the setup, yet Princess makes the field with some room to spare??? Superior driving talent.....GMAFB!
Also, did you note the Versus coverage asking Barnhart for a special exception to the 6 o'clock rule for Princess to qualify??? This is the type of stuff that alienates folks to her career, NOT her gender. BTW.....notice the real female racer qualified easily last week with second degree burns....now that's a racer!!
She doesn't seem to be as much of a jerk as she used to be. She was almost charming in her interviews on Saturday and Sunday. She got it done when the pressure was on, so I have to give her that. As far as the 500 being without her - everyone is lucky she made it. Like it or not she is still the current face of Indycar. With her out a significant amount of interest in the sport from casual fans would have gone away. With her in, it will still be all Danica, all the time, but we all benefit from the increased coverage and exposure.Quote:
Originally Posted by dataman1
I would even bet that if she makes the jump to cup next year, she'll be back as a one-off for the 500.
As for me, I'm going to root for Ed Carpenter and Team Sarah. What a story that would be if he were to win.
BZ
Banshee74, Noticed in the earlier section of TV coverage that Michael was thinking like a team owner and suggesting to Marco that they pull his time and go set a new one. It was Marco and the TV announce crew that disagreed with Michael. We will likely never know but could Michael have been thinking like you suggest? I think so but his son was too selfish to think like a team mate. IMO.
What are my thoughts about an Indy 500 without Danica? It would be preferable to one with her, because more of the focus would be on the race, and the racers. It's an interesting contrast to golf, in which the participant who draws the most media interest is also the best player. The interest in Danica is like the interest in Anna Kornikova in tennis--despite never winning, she was easily the most popular internet search among men under the age of 30.
How many showers have you taken today, Danica?
I wonder if that is still true. Helio did a hell of a job on Dancing With the Stars, and I'm guessing he may have generated more new eyes on the races than Danica did.Quote:
Originally Posted by bzcam
The problem is that Danica isn't that good, and 99% percent of the time, she displays that pissy attitude that Andretti seems to cultivate. She'll take off her clothes, which the male race fan might enjoy, but she alienates a lot of women fans. If her skills could match her body shape, it'd be different, but for now, all I ever see is someone who gets all the race coverage for being popular outside of racing.
There's a sickness in Andretti. On Saturday, they interviewed Marco after his lousy run, and he was as usual his dour, pissy self. Then RHR did the same. But what I thought was interesting is when, at the end of the day, they interviewed Michael, and he did the same! Just very "we don't know what to do" and "this sucks."Quote:
Originally Posted by dataman1
This guy is the owner, and a former driver? What an absolute lack of leadership qualities! The owner should have been more "We don't know, but we'll work hard and lick the problem! Just you wait!" What a poor example for his drivers - his son is already jaded and arrogant at 24, and Golden Boy RHR is absorbing that attitude as well now. Danica has always been that way - I hope Conway makes it out before Andretti kills his soul too.
I think it would be great. The coverage of her drives me crazy - she's not that good, and as noted above, if you need to concentrate on genitals, then there's one with girl parts that drives hard and well - Simona. I have always wondered why she's not getting the press that Danica is - I can only imagine it's her preference for a helmet instead of a bikini.Quote:
Originally Posted by dataman1
Michael has never been that type of person and he did have good ol dad around for quite a while during the successful parts of his carreer. Where's his engineering staff??? There should be zero mystery to these cars by now. Maybe someone wants the little guys to succeed this year at Indy to boost Sponsorship opportunities. Ther seems to be an awful lot of small teams and one offs making the top half of the field.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sateryn76
conspiracy alert..... ;)
I am thinking the AA issues show how weak the driver line-up is in terms of ability to set up and that communication between drivers and staff must be pretty poor...
I think they miss Tony Kanaan more than they are willing to admit. He qualified easily in what was probably lesser equipment. He was the master of the setup. With him gone, they all struggled. Oh well, money still talks in Indycar...Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris R
BZ
really hoping The Princess would've failed to qualify that would've made alot of people's day. and it wouldve made for a much better 500, now we have to get the Danica update every 5 laps to see that shes still in 27th but still in the hunt.
great to see Pippa make it in, she was one of the few drivers to be actually excited to make the field, something every driver should be, since there are no guarantees.
I hope I'm not the only one that truely wants to see Ed win the race with Sarah Fisher Racing. they seem to be throwing everything at this event and it would just be awesome if they can pull it off.
all I can say is go Ed, Tags, Servia. the 3 guys with prolly the best shot to dethrone the Ganassi/Penske combo. cant wait for next Sunday
lol! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by hornet
AA = Andretti Autosport? Alcoholics Anonymous? Alcoholics Autosport?
Mario was on Vs. Saturday at the end of the day, and said that the team had fixed the problem, which was due to a "Center of Pressure" issue. I think that's the relationship between force at the front and back of the car. Does that mean something like the driver thinks more downforce is needed, but the techs are not complying or disagreeing? If so, then Papa Michael needs to get that in hand.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris R
Or, maybe the drivers are so bad at communication in general that the techs disregard them or even avoid them if possible. TK may have done well because he's such a nice guy, and willing to look at all aspects of his race, including his own performance.
If you imagine that the force created by the pressure difference from the aerodynamic surfaces acted at a single point, then that is the centre of pressure.
Maybe their aero balance is wrong. Too much front wing and not enough rear, or vice versa.