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[Burtros]

Cutting a deal with Mrs Burtros to allow her to watch Eurovision last night and me the watch the Indycar tonight has not worked out for me. At all!

Anywhere I can watch a re-run and pretend it’s live later?

[billm99uk]

Herta doind donuts in the wet.

would have preferred a drifting display!

[billm99uk]

Conor Daly says "I couldn't see a single thing".

To be fair, if there’s ever a blindfolded Indycar race, he’s a good each way bet…

[milestone 11]

Cutting a deal with Mrs Burtros to allow her to watch Eurovision last night and me the watch the Indycar tonight has not worked out for me. At all!
Anywhere I can watch a re-run and pretend it’s live later?

I'm sure it re runs on Sky this morning.

[sniper80]

What a race from Herta!

[red stick]

Well how bloody fitting is it that Coke Lot Fiasco wins this fascinating race !!!… such poetry







Overall … Going into the big points part of the season !!
it’s red stick !!! Hooray!!




Jp

 

Thank you!  Thank you!  But

we all know there's only one

way to go from here . . .

[red stick]

The thing about a rain race, rare as they are, is we get to reset our calibrations about who the Regenmeister[s] is [are].

 

Clearly Pagenaud.

Possibly Herta.

Not quite there yet:  Palou, McLaughlin, Kirkwood . . . 

[FLB]

On Dixon's apparent rut:

 

Nick Yeoman sur Twitter : "Here’s your stat of the day as I update my notes and work on prep for a week of broadcasting Indy 500 practice: There have been 18 Indycar races since Scott Dixon’s last win and it’s the longest he’s gone without a victory since the lean Ganassi IRL Toyota days of 2004 and 2005" / Twitter

[juicy sushi]

Emma’s deleted tweet from Friday said a lot.

[Peat]

 

IndyCar have uploaded Colton's entire opening stint. It's majestic. 

[Burtros]

https://www.youtube....h?v=aEFXeem-4nA

IndyCar have uploaded Colton's entire opening stint. It's majestic.

Thanks it’s great to see that having missed the race itself!

[jonpollak]

Cheers for that Peat.
I’ve been campaigning for longer on-board videos quite a while now… This is the exact reason why.

Jp

[Jim Thurman]

Green grass, we’re not in Sonoma anymore Dorothy.

 

I don't want to shock you paul, but that manicured lawn grass isn't native to Indiana either   Indiana native grass land would look surprisingly similar to California.

 

There's plenty of that green grass on California lawns, parks, cemeteries and golf courses too, though increasingly less with droughts and water restrictions.

[BRG]

Looking back.
I should have picked Calderon instead of Palou.
Jp

This is a sentence that has never, ever been written before in the history of the world

 

Don't always agree with you, but Hell, yes.

 

Eurovision will be a real rollercoaster this year.  Will the UK come last?  Will Ukraine win, or will they be pipped at the post by Ukraine, unless outsiders Ukraine pull off a surprise?

Got my pick spot on though.

 

Like shooting fish in a barrel. 

 

UK coming 2nd was a bit of surprise - like Dixon running out of fuel or Palou running out of talent.

[paulb]

I don't want to shock you paul, but that manicured lawn grass isn't native to Indiana either   Indiana native grass land would look surprisingly similar to California.

 

There's plenty of that green grass on California lawns, parks, cemeteries and golf courses too, though increasingly less with droughts and water restrictions.

I beat a dead horse and look at the response I get, facts! Thanks Jim!!! 

[HeadFirst]

I don't generally enjoy the mayhem of changeable conditions, but that was a great race! The Herta slide and recovery sequence was stunning.

[loki]

Indiana native grass…

[ANF]

 
IndyCar have uploaded Colton's entire opening stint. It's majestic.

I have to admit, I thought Herta would go off when he pitted for slicks so early. Well, he almost did, but that was quite some save by the drummer boy at 5:40.

 

I still hate the pivoting onboard cameras though. Or the onboard camera pivoters.

Edited by ANF, 15 May 2022 - 19:28.

[red stick]

Indiana native grass…

Looks dry. Terra Hot?

[prommer]

 

Not quite there yet:  Palou, McLaughlin, Kirkwood . . . 

 

Veekay looked very lacking out there too.  Which is weird considering he's from Yurup and I've been told that it rains 367 days a year there.

[prommer]

Next thing you west coasters are gonna tell me is that Indiana Beach is not a natural beach!

 

[FLB]

Pags says the car 'woke up' in the colder conditions, compared to qualifying (en francais) :

 

AUTOhebdo sur Twitter : "IndyCar - @simonpagenaud fait le débrief de sa superbe 2e place à l'humide GP d'Indianapolis. Bravo champion ! @IndyCar https://t.co/v2j4QKrqXp" / Twitter

[sblick]

I really enjoyed seeing the race from the stands.  We didn't get very wet which was a bonus for the rain we did have.  Every year there should be a race like that with changeable conditions that test the pit wall and the drivers.  The out lap of Herta's was insane on slicks.  A master class on what it truly takes to be a top notch driver.  The balls it took and the quickness of his hands.  Amazing.  We were in Turn 4 of the oval and the guys who had to go out and constantly restart spinners in Turns 1-5 should be given a hand they were fast and got guys going before the pace car came around.  Excellent Job Guys  

Now we have tickets low in Turn One for the 500

[DS27]

Only just watched the race as I was away for the weekend and I feel I need to go and sit in a dark, quiet room for a few hours to regain some composure.

 

Feel sorry for Scotty who was doing so well, driving an Indycar for the first time in the wet. I assume the call to stay on slicks was the teams, but it sure wasn't the right one.

[Risil]

Just caught up on this one too. Wow! Kudos for the drivers and the Indycar series to keep the race going through some very tricky conditions.

 

Talent + correct strategy calls won it for Herta. Cool to see Sato, Pagenaud and (for a long period) Montoya running near the front.

[Risil]

I really enjoyed seeing the race from the stands.  We didn't get very wet which was a bonus for the rain we did have.  Every year there should be a race like that with changeable conditions that test the pit wall and the drivers.  The out lap of Herta's was insane on slicks.  A master class on what it truly takes to be a top notch driver.  The balls it took and the quickness of his hands.  Amazing.  We were in Turn 4 of the oval and the guys who had to go out and constantly restart spinners in Turns 1-5 should be given a hand they were fast and got guys going before the pace car came around.  Excellent Job Guys  

Now we have tickets low in Turn One for the 500

It was probably Herta's save early on but I kept thinking of the 2016 Brazilian GP!

[Ross Stonefeld]

Quibbleriffic but I think this is closer in spirit 

 

[Risil]

Whatever happened to him

[Dolph]

Oh man, my picks totally bombed, but Will is leading the championship and I couldn't be happier