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[stewie]

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This Sunday, in association with Stewie's Sexy Party, INDYCARS GO NOW!!!

 

Now click this Youtube link!

 

The Event

 

Welcome to New Orleans, the home of Jazz, the Mardi Gras festival, amazing food and now INDYCARS! Yes, who thought in the south of the USA where people like to watch some sort of bizzare taxi cars run around bumper-to-bumper with green and white checkers, there would be a new Indycar race!

 

Below is the Indycar preview of the race...

 

 

The Track

 

Length: 2.75 mile permanent road course.

Turns: 13 turns now that Indycar have ploughed straight through the esses between 9 and 10.

Lap Record: Who knows? Unofficial testing only here, I believe.

In Car Footage: Could only find this Pro Mazda lap, shown below

 

What Happened at Round 1, St Pete??

 

 

Haha. Tell us what really happened?

 

 

What Really Happened at Round 1, St Pete??

 

 

We had the debut of the much anticipated Aero Kits!!!!!!

 

Yes, we learnt that when cars crash into each other, bits of their car will fall off. Whether it was a Honda aero kit, a Chevy aero kit or the old Dallara aero kit (not appearing in this race, or Round 1), large clumps of carbon fibre will fall off and land on the track, thus bringing a full course yellow out. This should not be a surprise to anyone, so we can all stop moaning about how the new aero kits are useless. If you want to bash into each other when you drive, drive a Nascar.

 

But once the first half of the race was out of the way, we settled down to a serious showing of hand by Penske with Will Power & Juan Pablo Montoya out front commanding the field. A late slow pit stop for Will Power handed the race lead to Juan Pablo Montoya, who survived a late dive bombing by Power to take the win.

 

Have you got proof of what happened Stewie??

 

 

Drivers Championship after Round 1

 

1. 51pts Juan Pablo Montoya

2. 44pts Will Power

3. 35pts Tony Kanaan

 

Where Can I Watch Said Amazing Indycars?

 

In New Orleans.

 

What About On TV, Smart Arse?

 

USA

 

Well, praise the lord (other religions are available), this weeks race is on NBC Sports Network!

 

So we don't have to listen to these two chumps:

 

 

(Scott Goodyear does indeed call the race with his eyes shut)

 

But we get these two:

 

 

 

Yes kids, these are both racing drivers. Apparently.

 

United Kingdom

 

Anyway, in the UK you'll have to watch the race on BT Sport Extra. You'll need too

 

 

This week you'll be thankful we don't get racing bumped for college basketball....

 

Also, don't forget streaming for practice and qualifying, supplied to us by our media partners in Nigeria via YouTube.

 

What is the schedule for the weekend?

 

Friday

 

Indycar Practice 1 - 12.15pm US / 6.15pm UK

Indycar Practice 2 - 4.15pm US / 10.15pm UK

 

Saturday

 

Indycar Practice 3 - 12.30pm / 6.30pm UK

Indycar Qualifying - 4.15pm / 10.15pm UK

Sunday

 

Indycar Warmup - 11am US / 5pm UK
Indycar RACE! - 2.37pm US (why?!) / 8.37pm UK

 

What can we expect?!

 

This is Indycar. We can expect everything.

 

This should be an interesting race, as it's the first Indycar race here despite of alot of testing really. It'll be interesting to see how the aero kits work here as it'll be a balance between downforce for the corners or low drag for the straights.

 

Teams which can get their setup spot on early will do well all weekend, so I would expect to see Penske and Ganassi do well. Honda have alot to do after a indifferent start to the season in St Pete but in theory if a heavy downforce setup works at NOLA, then we could see Honda teams racing well.

 

And if you are tuning in to see the randomness that is Indycar, well you are very welcome. Enjoy the ride!!

[Ben1445]

THUNDERBIRDS!!! 


(Thanks for that little hark back to childhood) 

Edited by Ben1445, 08 April 2015 - 18:46.

[jonpollak]

Is it Thursday already?
I must have overslept.
Jp

[Muppetmad]

Nicely done stewie

[thegamer23]

This OP is cracking me up, top job   

This is one old style circuit, i like it! Very fast and...grass everywhere!   

Edited by thegamer23, 08 April 2015 - 19:20.

[prommer]

Superb opening post!

 

The first of three wonderful weeks in a row of Indycar road/street races... heaven.

[Muppetmad]

Ah, of course! I forgot the joys of IndyCar's short season: lots of back-to-back races.

[Prost1997T]

As usual, there'll be a lot of support races: USF2000, Pro Mazda, Prototype Lights, Porsche GT3 and Mazda MX-5 Cup will have 2 each.

[Atreiu]

Finally an acceptable OP.

;)

[Sheepmachine]

Great OP Stewie.

Anyone know if bt sport extra is accessible on the BT sport app?

[red stick]

Weather likely to be a factor. The chance of rain each day exceeds 80%.

[RCRC]

What a great OP, well done!

[Disgrace]

I'm more of a Captain Scarlet guy, but otherwise it's fair to say stewie delivered under pressure.

[teejay]

Like Damian Lillard, clutch when it counts

[paulb]

Brilliant Stewie, I'm going to be chuckling for a while at the OP and the title.

 

I do wonder how many times that image of Juan the shark bait is going to be used this IndyCar season.

Edited by paulb, 09 April 2015 - 01:25.

[loki]

 

 

Yes kids, these are both racing drivers. Apparently.

 

 

Here's Tracy but he must have gotten his mask ripped off...

 

 

 

Here's TK and a friend on a leisurely stroll in the paddock...

 

[MattPete]

Paulb: who the heck is that chick in your avatar?  She haunts me...

[jonpollak]

Paulb: who the heck is that chick in your avatar? She haunts me...

Here we go again...

[Watkins74]

Are they advising fans to wear hardhats?

[whitewaterMkII]

Are they advising fans to wear hardhats?

...hockey style, face mask as well.

[stewie]

Great OP Stewie.

Anyone know if bt sport extra is accessible on the BT sport app?

Don't know, bloody hope so though!

[Risil]

Fantastic.

What do we think about the track? It, er, doesn't look like a real racing circuit. On the other hand, if there was a long, slowly curving straight connecting turns 7 and 10 the track map would look a bit like Portland.

Edited by Risil, 09 April 2015 - 07:56.

[Ben1445]

Don't know, bloody hope so though!

I don't think it is 

[Kobasmashi]

Does that pitlane feed into the racing line into Turn 1? I can't foresee any problems arising from this...

[Sheepmachine]

I don't think it is

[Prost1997T]

Does that pitlane feed into the racing line into Turn 1? I can't foresee any problems arising from this...

Hasn't been a problem at Barber Motorsports Park (and there are warning lights at the end of pitlane).

I think you guys can calm down on the carbon fibre shares stuff both manufacturers have adjusted their aero since the season opener. Also, this track type tends to result in a more strung out race.

http://www.indystar....s-too/25491155/

http://www.foxsports...ngthened-040715

Edited by Prost1997T, 09 April 2015 - 11:28.

[Crazy Canuck]

Paulb: who the heck is that chick in your avatar?  She haunts me...

 

Check Brazzers

 

CC

[scumbarma]

i could grow to like this "forum stuff", brilliant OP as the saying goes. By far the most enticing  since the G van d G/silly-Sauber Austrailia thread, which prompted me to sign up after 40 years of following F1,, I said at the time it was edge of the seat stuff. So Stevie, If more people put the effort in to thread creation the way you have done I would never be able to leave my computer.

 

You have convinced me to drag out the old Sat Dish ( no cable or fibre up here , just dsl ) from under the deck and start searching for a means to watch this race. With such an attractive ensemble of drivers, inc JPM and interesting support races, just add  a 24 of beer and some of Smokies local wings, and spray some Castrol R on the charcoal every now and then for ambiance and I am in heaven.

 

This weekend I will give Indy a  try, may the tires ( tyre) squeal and the Carbon fly, but overall let us be entertained by good racing.

[paulb]

...hockey style, face mask as well.

who is gonna take the selfie watching IndyCar with a facemask?

[jonpollak]

I think you guys can calm down on the carbon fibre shares stuff

 

Wait.... They're selling shares? I'm in for a bucket load.... Who's the broker?

[WhiteSGPlayer]

Holy ****, the op is wonderful.

[whitewaterMkII]

who is gonna take the selfie watching IndyCar with a facemask?

I think it's imperative that we do so at the LBGP this year for the entertainment of the IC stalwarts...

[SlipLtd]

Wait.... They're selling shares?I'm in for a bucket load.... Who's the broker?

http://youtu.be/nKhN1t_7PEY

Edited by SlipLtd, 09 April 2015 - 17:15.

[prommer]

The official poster:

 

[paulb]

Cool poster.

[Risil]

My God that is brilliant.

[red stick]

I'll be there with my father. Any one else attending?

[billm99uk]

 

This weekend I will give Indy a  try, may the tires ( tyre) squeal and the Carbon fly, but overall let us be entertained by good racing.

 

If you're in the UK, I hope you like Basketball then....

Edited by billm99uk, 09 April 2015 - 22:08.

[jonpollak]

prommer: That poster is full of wild Tchoupitoulas

[paulb]

I would buy that poster.

[SKL]

I hope either Tracy or Bell or both are doing commentary-   they do a great job, of course my neighbor's black lab could do better than the ABC crew...

[MattPete]

Check Brazzers

 

CC

 

 

Oh.

 

I thought it was Flo:

 

[nissan_gtp]

the OP is likely to be better than the race 

[jonpollak]

lol @ flo.
Hot kinky flo

[scumbarma]

If you're in the UK, I hope you like Basketball then....

no to basketball, no to the UK and no to the states. happy to give the race an eye, gotta be better than golf or footy

[Marc Sproule]

and speaking of the wild tchoupitoulas.......never got to see them live but i have seen the next best thing...the neville brothers live on a number of occasions.

 

http://en.wikipedia....d_Tchoupitoulas

 

the music scene in new orleans is well working making a trip there to check out.

 

much more excitement that an indy car race on a club circuit

[OvDrone]

Dat OP. I listen to Black Metal, but I love me some Sugababes.

 

Why don't they use those esses on the track layout, instead of turning them into the back-straight?

[PayasYouRace]

Dat OP. I listen to Black Metal, but I love me some Sugababes.

 

Why don't they use those esses on the track layout, instead of turning them into the back-straight?

 

Needs more Girls Aloud 

 

I suspect that they're using the straight to help develop another overtaking spot into 10.

[king_crud]

Dat OP. I listen to Black Metal, but I love me some Sugababes.
 
Why don't they use those esses on the track layout, instead of turning them into the back-straight?

What's wrong with straights? Lots of straights? Why would you want more curves? Straights = the American way. Curves = commies. Do you want to be a commie?

[Andrew Hope]

I put $6 on Bourdais but I should've PayPal'd it to Stewie instead.

 

Or just eaten it.

Edited by Andrew Hope, 10 April 2015 - 14:29.