2020 INDYCAR Pre-season testing Livestream @ COTA! 2-DAYS of Aeroscreens and Rain!

They just bump-started McLaughlin's car.  I remember doing that to a Mini Metro about 25 years ago.  That car, in the 1990s mind you, had a choke!

I had to work, but my wife and son went to practice. 

 

My son just got the experience of a lifetime!  He is a big Simon Pagenaud fan.  He went to his first race last year on his 2nd birthday and picked Simon's car as his favorite.  He always says "Where's Pagenaud" when we are watching.

 

https://drive.google...12hdjv6iKzfg5He

 

https://drive.google...mTrC7R9ZAq9Trgj

I'm delighted for you and your family. Can only imagine how magical it is for you to see those pictures. 

You better give your Son a proper chance in his racing career 

People in the youtube chat are asking whether Kanaan is Assyrian... "Someone said he was a sumerian god or something"

That's so IndycarAutosportForum!

Yes!! Alex Palou is out in the beautiful #55!

I see shadows!

SHADOWS, PEOPLE!

Pags on slicks.

*self identification. In b4 Kanaan.

Edited by Peat, 12 February 2020 - 18:52.

Non sequitur . . .

I will say that those liveries that incorporate their color scheme at the top of the Aeroscreen look a lot better than the ones that aren't painting the tops of their Aeroscreen.  Those cars look like the Popemobile from certain angels, especially from the front.

Marcus Ericsson out now in the Chocolate/Chip car!

Aeroscreen looks much better than it did in a few pictures. Needs to be a little lower, and definitely should taper down at the back rather than connecting to the roll hoop, two things which will hopefully be addressed with the new chassis.

These cars still look damn good though. Not as good as they did, but they still look awesome. The rear wing being low does a lot for them.

That orange on the top of the screen on Dixon's car is a freakin' eyesore, though.

I'm already used to the aeroscreen to be honest

Ganassi did a great job in incorporating the aeroscreen top into their livery. Me gusto.

I'm already used to the aeroscreen to be honest

Takes a few laps, but yeah.

The retro, "Copenhagen-sponsored years" look of the #14 is very attractive.  And Bourdais has set quite a marker for Kellett.

LOL goshdarnit, the Penske TBD on Friday is probably Helio, per TK.

Carry on. 

LOL goshdarnit, the Penske TBD on Friday is probably Helio, per TK.

 

Carry on. 

The general rule is always expect the horse, not the unicorn. 

The general rule is always expect the horse, not the unicorn. 

This is true. Any anyway, I'm all about Spanish drivers now...

...who drive Hot Pink Unicorns and are currently P1.

#Palou55

Edited by ANF, 12 February 2020 - 20:11.

Palou is looking comfortable.

Planted even.

Palou looks really good.  Askew does too.   There are going to be some strong new drivers.

Nasr is also really talented.  I hope he gets a chance to race.

Askew is Pruett's early pick for ROY, based in part on innate talent, and in part on the suspicion that AMSP has more resources to help him out, including in the all important category of finishing consistently, than the other teams do with their rookies.

Seeing the cars at speed, the aeroscreen looks much better. What a relief.

And HELLO from Thessaloniki Greece after an arduous flight from Moscow I finally have the stream up with a beer and a wake up call set for 8 am.

(and that's a massive lie-in on this tour)

Jp

Herta fastest at the mo...hee yaa

Jp

RHR OFF....

Jp

Is there some kind of live timing somewhere besides the stream?

Is there some kind of live timing somewhere besides the stream?

https://racecontrol.indycar.com/

I just wasted 30 minutes trying to open the unlisted Google Youtube video in the Google Youtube app on Google Android and not in the Google Chrome browser where it wouldn't Google Cast to my Google TV.

After another 10 minutes I found a workaround. Note to self:

Edited by ANF, 12 February 2020 - 22:16.

This whole "unlisted" youtube stream is so silly.  I can only guess that NTT wants people to stream using their Indycar app and I'm like... I ain't literally watching marching ants on my phone! My phone screen is about the size of a Tamagotchi.

Scott McLaughlin is impressive having basically zero experience with downforce cars.

People in the youtube chat are asking whether Kanaan is Assyrian... "Someone said he was a sumerian god or something"

That's so IndycarAutosportForum!

But, seriously, what kind of surname Kanaan is?
I mean, it must have some middle-eastern origin, right?

It is. He is Brazilian, but his family has Lebanese heritage. Same goes for Felipe Nasr, Brazilian with Syrian heritage

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canaan

fwiw: at least in german it is spelt with a "K".

Damn, you can see the water weeping up from under the asphalt offline on the exit of Turn 10.

& All the wet spots are on the newly repaved sections. Interesting.

Edited by AustinF1, 12 February 2020 - 23:26.

And of course, don't forget Lebanese A1GP legend Graham Rahal.

PATO in the gravel at T18.

Edited by krapmeister, 13 February 2020 - 01:29.

Fantastic stuff Pagenaud got a video of it, as you can see below!

https://www.facebook...3bzL7&__tn__=-R

https://twitter.com/i/status/1227764998132420608I just read that Scott McLaughlin had the third fastest time in the test today. Sounds impressive?!?

Times representative or not something we should read too much into? (yes I know it's testing but wondering how that performance stacks up against the other drivers/teams I guess...)

Not bad at all for someone without a week in / week out Indycar gig and is yet to make a race debut.

Edited by RacingGreen, 13 February 2020 - 02:02.

The #55 is stunningly beautiful, and Alex Palou will be a force to be reckoned with.  Really good first interview, too - affable chap, enthused to be here!  Totally upstaged Ferrucci, too.

#7 car would be the next best looking one, IMO.  Pato and SQ both looked strong.

DEFLECTOR SHIELD looks just fine when in motion, and pretty damn cool from some angles.  Non-issue.  Rain/spray also seemed to be a non-issue.

RLL didn't seem to get any speed out of the cars, but might be too soon to be worried.

Veekay seemed to constantly wanna try and pass people 

Scott McLaughlin - massively impressive performance today, I was shouting when he went P2 for a moment, and P3 is a LEGIT great time.  I really hope he won't have to waste his immense talent in NASCAR some day.  Wouldn't be surprised if he'll be doing the oval test on Friday as Penske's "TBA" and shows up at a few more races (I mean racing!) this season.

Herta's car is probably the ugliest livery out there overall.  But the kid is still quick, off-track excursion notwithstanding.

Nasr and Sette Camara both did quite well.  Nasr's time isn't representative, since he ran in the damp.

Not impressed with ECR's showing in general, but it's just testing, right?

Dalton Kellett looks as out of his league as I thought he would.  Yeah, he ran only 20 laps, but to NOT beat Nasr's wet running time is pretty shabby.  We may have a new DRACONE in the making.

Will Power wasn't in a great mood despite topping the chart.  Maybe he's really feeling the pressure this season, especially with McLaughlin stunning everyone.

Bourdais also ran well in the damp session.  Such a shame that he's only got 4 races (so far).  Hope he'll get more opportunities outside Foyt to run additional races, especially the 500.

"Telecast" was fantastic overall, big kudos to IndyCar and the NBC team for making it happen.  Once they finally really got the cars out there weather permitting, it was super entertaining to watch.  Wish they did this for the Texas Speedway test on Friday, and for that other big Sebring test day that'll have a bunch of teams there before St. Pete.

Tony Kanaan in the booth was lovely, too.  Lots of great insights, and a joy to listen to him. 

Edited by maximilian, 13 February 2020 - 04:19.

I like the aeroscreen a lot, but there is also a line cutting through in the middle so not much of a difference to Halo unfortunately. 

Damn, you can see the water weeping up from under the asphalt offline on the exit of Turn 10.

 

& All the wet spots are on the newly repaved sections. Interesting.

Pavement can take a while to cure, ten or twelve months and race tracks don’t properly “season” sometimes for a couple of years.  When it’s dry I’d expect some of the oils and components coming up from the pavement to be a bit slippery even with sticky tires.  I’d bet the folks at Firestone have a handle on it and will bring an appropriate tire for the race.

Herta in the gravel at T19. I wonder if the same thing happened to Ericsson on the entry to the corner, because they both spun off clockwise in the left-hander.

I wonder if the higher CoG and accompanying roll is causing - in effect - 'high sides'? For whatever reason, the fronts are gripping up on opposite lock. 

Pavement can take a while to cure, ten or twelve months and race tracks don’t properly “season” sometimes for a couple of years.  When it’s dry I’d expect some of the oils and components coming up from the pavement to be a bit slippery even with sticky tires.  I’d bet the folks at Firestone have a handle on it and will bring an appropriate tire for the race.

Edited by AustinF1, 14 February 2020 - 17:54.

RACER wrap-up.

https://racer.com/20...cota-open-test/

https://racer.com/20...dais-with-foyt/

Edited by red stick, 13 February 2020 - 11:38.

Sooooooo... Scott McLaughlin will be doing the oval test at TMS tomorrow, like I predicted.