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[Risil]

Michigan TV broadcasts have a particular rhythm, don't they. Lead change - retirement - interview - retirement - interview - lead change - retirement - interview etc.

[ANF]

A lot of traffic for Tracy and Pruett.

[FLB]

The Duel has begun.

[Risil]

FLB, on 21 Jun 2020 - 17:36, said:

And I've also wondered what kind of race Unser, Jr. would have had at Indy in 1995 if he'd qualified.

 

From Jack Arute's comments just now, sounds like Al thought he had a really good chance. Given what the race was like, if he'd had half decent race pace he could've won.

[FLB]

Jon Beekhuis was already doing this???

[Risil]

Teo's not making his tyres last. Bad Teo.

[FLB]

Risil, on 21 Jun 2020 - 17:58, said:

Teo's not making his tyres last.

There's a Tire War going on...

[GlenWatkins]

FLB, on 21 Jun 2020 - 17:56, said:

Jon Beekhuis was already doing this???

 

Yep, Yawn has been reporting from the pits for a long time!  Following in Chris Economaki's footsteps no doubt!

[Risil]

Skullduggery! Firestone crew trying to stand in the way of the ABC cameras!

[GlenWatkins]

Risil, on 21 Jun 2020 - 18:00, said:

Skullduggery! Firestone crew trying to stand in the way of the ABC cameras!

 

How dare they!

[Risil]

Lots of green flag running so far.

[FLB]

Sam just called it Classic racing.

 

Spoiler

This was the best race of the year, one of the best of the 1990s IMHO.

[Risil]

GlenWatkins, on 21 Jun 2020 - 18:01, said:

How dare they!

 

Reminds me of how Christian Horner used to send out a crew of firesuited Red Bull toughs to shield Adrian Newey's latest gadget from view.

[Risil]

FLB, on 21 Jun 2020 - 18:01, said:

Sam just called it Classic racing.

 

All you need is to contrive it so 15 cars have a shot at winning!
 

[FLB]

Risil, on 21 Jun 2020 - 18:02, said:

Reminds me of how Christian Horner used to send out a crew of firesuited Red Bull toughs to shield Adrian Newey's latest gadget from view.

And Porsche pulling the same stunt at Le Mans during the 919 years.

[Risil]

FLB, on 21 Jun 2020 - 18:04, said:

And Porsche pulling the same stunt at Le Mans during the 919 years.

 

Blame Mark Webber!

[Risil]

So Andre Ribeiro's just won the Michigan 200, at least.

[Risil]

Buddy Lazier 12th!

[rghojai]

Striking to see how rarely they show how close / far cars are to each other.

[FLB]

Risil, on 21 Jun 2020 - 18:03, said:

All you need is to contrive it so 15 cars have a shot at winning!
 

What F1 is missing is a goddamn tire war.

[Risil]

rghojai, on 21 Jun 2020 - 18:06, said:

Striking to see how rarely they show how close / far cars are to each other.

 

Lots of single-car tracking shots too. Quite disorientating!

[FLB]

Salazar is having a race like he had at Indy.

[ANF]

Hmm, where is Johansson's onboard camera mounted?

[FLB]

rghojai, on 21 Jun 2020 - 18:06, said:

Striking to see how rarely they show how close / far cars are to each other.

Yeah, but with these cars, the guys can actually *overtake*.

[Risil]

Mo Gugelmin's race looks run. Or is it another upright change?

 

These Reynards!

[FLB]

Risil, on 21 Jun 2020 - 18:12, said:

Mo Gugelmin's race looks run. Or is it another upright change?

 

These Reynards!

Sam just agreed with you... without saying so 

[GlenWatkins]

FLB, on 21 Jun 2020 - 18:07, said:

What F1 is missing is a goddamn tire war.

could say the same thing for IndyCar  We need more manufacturers.ie: tires, engines and chassis

 

Chassises? chassis's?  What is the plural of chassis anyway?

[Risil]

We're not at half distance yet but the race has resolved into Ribeiro vs Unser vs Pruett.

[FLB]

Risil, on 21 Jun 2020 - 18:13, said:

We're not at half distance yet but the race has resolved into Ribeiro vs Unser vs Pruett.

[GlenWatkins]

Parker has raised the price of poker!!  I pick on Uncle Bobby, but I love the guy!  

Edited by GlenWatkins, 21 June 2020 - 18:16.

[rghojai]

GlenWatkins, on 21 Jun 2020 - 18:13, said:

could say the same thing for IndyCar  We need more manufacturers.ie: tires, engines and chassis

 

Chassises? chassis's?  What is the plural of chassis anyway?

 

fish

[Risil]

GlenWatkins, on 21 Jun 2020 - 18:13, said:

could say the same thing for IndyCar  We need more manufacturers.ie: tires, engines and chassis

 

Tyres are difficult because no one wants to do the tens of thousands of testing miles necessary. Chassis are difficult because no one wants to rent the windtunnel for days.

 

I'm sure Roger Penske would love a couple more engine manufacturers though.

[ANF]

Risil, on 21 Jun 2020 - 18:13, said:

We're not at half distance yet but the race has resolved into Ribeiro vs Unser vs Pruett.

Nice jinx.

[Risil]

FLB, on 21 Jun 2020 - 18:14, said:

 

I jinxed Andre good!

[FLB]

And that's Ribeiro OUT.

[ArchieTech]

I always find it so fascinating when you get a race like this and see just how on the edge of (un)reliability the cars are in order to chase every bit of performance.

[rghojai]

A whopping 3 cards on the lead lap. Cheever strong!

[ANF]

That was the most anticlimatic comeback ever.

[FLB]

rghojai, on 21 Jun 2020 - 18:19, said:

A whopping 3 cards on the lead lap. Cheever strong!

You just need two cars for a good race. The 1982 and 1989 Indy 500s were proof of it.

 

This was another one.

[Risil]

Parker takes a perverse joy in describing all the times he nearly killed someone today! Lost an upright and nearly spun into Cheever, lost the brakes and nearly ran into the Penske pit crew...

[Risil]

A Lola upright breaks this time!

[Risil]

Yellow! Hiro is out.

[FLB]

And Hiro is the first yellow.

[ANF]

And there's the first puncture.

[Risil]

"Boy, look at all the grass he tore up"

[paulb]

Who jinxed Hiro?

[FLB]

Risil, on 21 Jun 2020 - 18:25, said:

A Lola upright breaks this time!

Tire war going on. Michigan was always hard on CV joints, but he teams were quite agressive on their cambers, particularly on the right rear.

[paulb]

Full course caution, the only way they do it on an oval - Page

[Risil]

Matsushita interview! The ABC pit crew is on fire.

[ANF]

Greengree