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[Disgrace]

I still don't know who Andretti's best driver is.

 

The team owner?

[Risil]

Yes, put Mikey back in!

[Frood]

Or even his dad!

 

(...until the flag-to-flag Marco victory at Indy this year. You heard it here first. And last)

Edited by Frood, 03 April 2023 - 19:35.

[Dolph]

Dolph’s Wheel Power !!!



After 2 races.



Jp

 

 

Now that my rightful position at the head of the IndyCar fantasy league has been established, there are going to be some changes around here.

 

First, until further notice, I shall be referred to as Ace.

 

Second, all IndyCar race thread opening posts shall contain a picture of Will Power's previous victory at that track. If no such picture is available, it shall be substituted with the picture of Will Power posing with the Astor Cup in 2014 in order to enhance the comedic value of the thread:

 

 

 

Third, no mention of Scott Dixon's brilliance in the opening post is allowed. More specifically the use of the following words is expressly forbidden: "Iceman" & "inevitable".

 

Carry on.

Edited by Dolph, 03 April 2023 - 20:45.

[jonpollak]

Not that I’ll have time to do the OP but in compliance with Rule 2.



Jp

Edited by jonpollak, 03 April 2023 - 21:03.

[red stick]

Power.
Absolute power.
Etc.

[Dolph]

Not that I’ll have time to do the OP but in compliance with Rule 2.



Jp

 

Oh boy, I've forgotten what the trophies looked like back in the day 

Edited by Dolph, 03 April 2023 - 23:07.

[StraightEdge]

Here's something old school I saw and still in good condition. The jacket got Tony Stewart 1997 championship embroidered on the front. Struck up a conversation with him and talked about the late Gary Bettenhausen.You will find amazing fans like this person and another I spoke with who is going to all the oval races this season.

[krapmeister]

Bob Glidden!


(I know but seeing the Glidden name brought back memories of watching old Diamond P NHRA season review VHS tapes when I was younger...)

Edited by krapmeister, 04 April 2023 - 06:09.

[DS27]

Was away all at weekend, so only just caught the race... Not sure if I blinked throughout the green flag running. Loved every second.

 

If they told me every race was going to be held here, I wouldn't mind one bit 

 

 

Beautiful Chaos  

Edited by DS27, 04 April 2023 - 09:33.

[YamahaV10]

Got the bloody start time wrong! Ffs.

 

i find the Autosport official website to be the best place for race times. Whether its F1, Moto GP or Indydar. They list all the times clearly in your time zone on the column on the right.

 

https://www.autosport.com/indycar/

[William Hunt]

We need more oval races in IndyCar

[LolaB0860]

We need more oval races in IndyCar

 

I want Milwaukee and Homestead

 

And Indylights back at Indy (yes yes I know some don't agree with it but I don't really care)

[H0R]

Milwaukee would be my first choice as well. Oh, and Richmond would be great.

[StraightEdge]

From Saturday morning they got Ed Carpenter two-seater and Conor Daly NASCAR there

Look at this track between 7:30-8 AM

8-9 AM practice








 

[StraightEdge]

How's does turn 1 look?

Remaining practice

Meanwhile a good early morning crowd. Notice those long trays? That used to be seats. Now you can set your food, drink, or in some cases, prop your feet on it

Catch Jack Harvey, Marcus Ericsson, and Takuma Sato scootering their way to the autograph session

Got pictures with Alexander Rossi, Marcus Ericsson, and Santino Ferrucci. I'm censored for obvious reasons.

[red stick]

HCN fans can show their faces.  It's not an IMSA race.  

Edited by red stick, 04 April 2023 - 20:48.

[StraightEdge]

Qualifying runs

Final qualifying standings. For a good 11 cars Benjamin Pederson was on top shocking fans

[StraightEdge]

You got practice/running the high groove session

Felix Rosenqvist and McLaren celebrates their pole

Here comes the trucks for the race

[GlenWatkins]

Thanks for the pix, StraightEdge!

[StraightEdge]

Chad Chastain fixing up crumple sheet metal in the rear after he lost it in turn 2 on the first lap

Here's Nick Sanchez because he dominated the race

The big one that happened before the start finish line resulting a red flag. I saw the spin and crash and with the amount of smoke and dirt didn't catch Dean Thompson getting hit as he is stopped on track.



Carson Hocevar takes victory after bumping Sanchez who ends up taking Zane Smith out for his first caeer truck win

 

It was a boring race til the final stage. I got dirt, oil dry, and whatever content kicked up on me when packs of trucks drove past me. Photos from Sunday race coming.......

Edited by StraightEdge, 04 April 2023 - 21:19.

[Jim Thurman]

Bob Glidden!


(I know but seeing the Glidden name brought back memories of watching old Diamond P NHRA season review VHS tapes when I was younger...)

  ...and his Pro Stock duels with the always cheerful Warren Johnson, a man whom I only saw smile once (and I'm surprised it didn't send him to the hospital).

[red stick]

Kirkwood exonerated. NBC crew wrong.
https://racer.com/20...fault-in-texas/

[ANF]

Kirkwood exonerated. NBC crew wrong.
https://racer.com/20...fault-in-texas/

Well, that makes even more sense.

[jonpollak]

Thanks for all the pics Straight Edge !!!

Jp

[B Squared]

Kirkwood exonerated. NBC crew wrong.
https://racer.com/20...fault-in-texas/

So, did the pitlane rule change since Bell and Hinchcliffe raced, or were they that unaware of the rules and responsibilities as drivers in the series? Why would anyone ever take a word they have to say seriously again?

[Risil]

I'm as surprised as Marshall Pruett that there aren't more pitlane collisions.

Hinch and T Bell need to go back to Indycar school.

[pacificquay]

So, did the pitlane rule change since Bell and Hinchcliffe raced, or were they that unaware of the rules and responsibilities as drivers in the series? Why would anyone ever take a word they have to say seriously again?

It’s bizarre though, I can’t see how Rossi and his crew did anything wrong, he was leaving before Kirkwood even turned in

[Muppetmad]

I must admit, I trusted Hinchcliffe and Bell on this one, so my apologies to Kirkwood: I thought he was in the wrong, but now it's clearly not his fault.

[Dmitriy_Guller]

It seems to me that if neither Kirkwood nor Rossi did anything wrong and yet they still crashed on the pitlane, then you have a really bad system.  Maybe Hinch and Bell assumed the pit lane rule that they did because they thought it would make no sense for the actual rules to be as they are.

[red stick]

Thanks for all the pics Straight Edge !!!

Jp

Seconded.  Looks like much fun was had!

[jonpollak]

Loads of good on boards coming on stream now.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jp

[Anja]

I must admit, I trusted Hinchcliffe and Bell on this one, so my apologies to Kirkwood: I thought he was in the wrong, but now it's clearly not his fault.

 

Yeah, they were very specific and adamant about it so it was natural to assume they knew what they were talking about. 

Edited by Anja, 05 April 2023 - 17:52.

[StraightEdge]

The pictures from Sunday and the main event: Indycar PPG 375. Before it Indycar two-seater making runs and there are five of them

This track is really big. The seating with the huge banner draped over? Those areas are sealed off.

On this race day happens to be Lonestar JR Johnny Rutherford birthday

They are pulling on to the track being prepared

Edited by StraightEdge, 06 April 2023 - 00:03.

[paulb]

Thanks for all the pics Straight Edge !!!

Jp

Yup! Nothing better than when we get reports from the track.

[StraightEdge]

And off they go

[StraightEdge]

Kyle Kirkwood got problems


[img]https://i.ibb.co/s530qbp/IMG-1543.jpg[/mg]

Santino Ferrucci clutch goes out and team attempts to push start it

[StraightEdge]

A wild re-start

Graham Rahal car sits on the outside wall and leftover remains of it

Have I told you about crypto currency such as bitcoin?

It's another re-start

Josef Newgarden takes it and victory celebration

 

Hope you enjoy the photos of the Indycar weekend. Can't wait for next year.

Edited by StraightEdge, 06 April 2023 - 00:26.

[Afterburner]

StraightEdge, that is a hugely impressive photo compilation. Thank you very, very much for sharing.

[Jops14]

Late to the party here and only saw the race a couple fays ago

Main thoughts:
Only been into Indy about 5 years, that was one of the best oval races i’ve ever seen, what Newgarden and Pato were doing was a joke, so dominant. Not seen anything like it, glad they came home 1-2

It felt slightly criminal the cars were allowed to unlap themselves and then put on new fuel and tyres giving them a major advantage, surely that rule needs looking at

[StraightEdge]

It's been five days and I miss it. Have another memory of having an egg, bacon, and potato breakfast burrito from Bucees (across the highway from the track) while enjoying the track

 

I caught a wrestling match at the fan zone on Saturday

Edited by StraightEdge, 07 April 2023 - 01:46.

[PayasYouRace]

Thanks for the photos, StraightEdge. Indycar on an oval is definitely on my bucket list.

[jonpollak]

Ahhh yes, Bucees..
Jp

[paulb]

It's been five days and I miss it. Have another memory of having an egg, bacon, and potato breakfast burrito from Bucees (across the highway from the track) while enjoying the track

 

What I am seeing now is that the breakfast burrito is the official food of Indycar.
 

[StraightEdge]

Ahhh yes, Bucees..
Jp

I loaded up (just like rest of the fans before and after the race) and spent close to $100 in the weekend. Have their beaver mascot plush and shirt.

[Ross Stonefeld]

It's International Beaver Day.

[H0R]

Good to know.

 

[Gareth]

Caught the race on delay because I was working on cars yesterday. Not much to say except "wow"... that was an OUTSTANDING race

I caught it today, thanks to a holiday induced delay (plus my series link recording failed me, so I had to wait for the repeat yesterday evening to record it).

 

Completely agree, that was a joy of a race.

 

Of the stuff I caught up with from 2 weeks ago (Aussie GP, Aussie F2 sprint and feature, Aussie F3 sprint and feature), Texas was by far the best fun of the lot.