Raw video clips I took on Saturday.
2012LongBeachGP.wmv - YouTube
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Raw video clips I took on Saturday.
2012LongBeachGP.wmv - YouTube
I think Newgarden just made a rookie mistake... C'mon, the race is 85 laps.. Why is it necessary to pass the leader in the first turn of lap one, while it's not 100% guaranteed the pass will succeed?
That Marco just went airborne is nothing new, and is nothing to be concerned about. IndyCar racing can be dangerous and despite the new car is safer, it never can be 100% safe... It's nothing new and we just have to be happy, he is okay. ;)
It was a great race, and Will Power did a hell of a job. Also thumbs up to Pagenaud! And, oh boy... Dario still has a lot of trouble with the new car it seems. :(
Can't wait for Sao Paulo which is about two weeks! :)
Power is awesome in combining fuel management and going fast simultaneously. With Franchitti struggling and seemingly out of the game, Will has a great chance of finally clinching the title. Fuel management of some other drivers (Barrichello, Wilson) didn't really work out by the end.
Pagenaud is the revelation of the season. He was on a risky 3-stop strategy, which enabled him to push, but he was lucky that there was no safety car in the second half of the race, which would have ruined the charge.
Sato. :( :( I'm so frustrated, because this guy never seems to catch a break in IndyCar. Whenever he is on course for a great result, something goes wrong.
Congrats to Will Power. My boy Marco had a scare during that race. Im just glad that tire barrier was there because the wall behind it was concrete, that would of been real bad.
The Chevy engines showed thier dominance again, even after the 10 position penalties. They took 8 out of the top 10 finishes. This doesnt look good for Honda and Lotus. ___________________
Here are the final results..
1. #12 Will Power
2. #77 Simon Pagenaud
3. #27 James Hinchcliffe
4. #11 Tony Kanaan
5. #4 JR Hildebrand
6. #28 Ryan Hunter-Reay
7. #2 Ryan Briscoe
8. #15 Takuma Sato
9. #8 Rubens Barrichello
10. #18 Justin Wilson
11. #19 James Jakes
12. #5 EJ Viso
13. #3 Helio Castroneves
14. #20 Ed Carpenter
15. #10 Dario Franchitti
16. #22 Oriol Servia
17. #7 Sebastien Bourdais
18. #83 Charlie Kimball
19. #6 Katherine Legge
20. #78 Simona De Silvestro
21. #98 Alex Tagliani
22. #14 Mike Conway
23. #9 Scott Dixon
24. #38 Graham Rahal
25. #26 Marco Andretti
26. #67 Josef Newgarden
You had to be there to hear the different engines. Chevy(Ilmor) sound like it is smooth and high pitch. The Lotus(Judd) sound similar to the Chevy but is why down on the pitch and not as smooth. But the shock to me was the Honda as it sounded like the old Offy-turbo mid 70's low and throaty but kicks in hard when it does come on. Should be interesting for the Honda drivers if they don't change it by Indy as the Offy with a large turbo were a hand full when the turbo kicked in....Quote:
Originally Posted by DanicaFan
Anyone here that attended the LBGP get asked to do a survey about the GP? I did and the covered all sorts of questions to find out the demographics of those attending. It pretty cool to do but was completely out of the blue as they were walking the GP ask people and using an iPad to input all the information.
another good race for Indy Car (helped by the excellent NBC coverage)- some decent overtaking and an exciting finish. It's not quite peak era CART but way way better than anything since 2001/02
I was considering no watching this race because of the penalties to some of my favorite drivers due to Chevy engine fiasco (even though the rule is fair IMO). However, I watched it anyways and was proven wrong.