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[FLB]

Qualifying in two hours.

[Frood]

Indy NXT qualifying results. Hauger takes another dominant pole. The two debutants were very impressive - however, Taylor beached himself in the gravel at the end of his group and lost his two best times. He'd been second to Hauger in his group.

Group B                     Group A
 1. Hauger      1:12.7705    2. Collet      1:24.8394
 3. Papasavvas    +0.5964    4. Hughes        +0.6043
 5. Rowe          +0.6672    6. Aron          +0.7529
 7. Pierson       +0.7655    8. Roe           +0.7531
 9. Sceats        +0.9262   10. Murray        +0.8577
11. Koolen        +1.1959   12. Smith         +1.7039
13. De Alba       +1.4224   14. Allaer        +1.7856
15. Escotto       +1.6917   16. Missig        +2.1426
17. Taylor        +4.2779   18. Hedge         +2.4406
20. Miller       excluded   19. Deegan        +2.6900

Edited by Frood, Yesterday, 18:10.

[Myrvold]

It's nice to see Hauger doing well. Might actually end up with a Norwegian driver in the top level of an open wheeler series for the first time (Yes, Gil Andersen, polesitter(due to time of entry) in the 2nd ever Indy 500, and a participant of the first 6 Indy 500 was born in Norway, but by the time Indy 500 happened he was a US citizen and had changed his name to "Americanize it").

 

However, I am wondering about the level of the grid. Pierson, Koolen being where they are doesn't give "generational talents" vibe.

[Jellyfishcake]

Hauger could walk away with this championship potentially, and without even needing to do too well at the ovals

 

But as you say, Koolen being midpack doesn't say much for the talent spread

[jonpollak]

Barber Qualy time.
Drying conditions
Jp

[FLB]

We qualy nao.

[Muppetmad]

Barber really is a proper circuit. Even the boring races here are tolerable because of the onboards.

[FLB]

Scotty Mac

Dixon 2.0

Armstrong

PATTTTOOOOOO!!!!1!1111OneOneOneOne

Siegel?!?

DJ Willy P

Edited by FLB, Yesterday, 18:48.

[Jellyfishcake]

Rossi qualifying like he was in a McLaren again, missing out on getting to Q2

 

Power sneaks in at the last second

[Disgrace]

That was close, Power made a hash of turn eight but got it done.

[STRFerrari4Ever]

Nutty first group with guys wrestling their cars around the track, Power just snuck through at the end.

[FLB]

Wow, Dixon spins it!

[FLB]

Herta

JoNew

Lundgaard

Simpson (!)

VK (! 2.0)

Foster (! 3.0)

[Disgrace]

Foster impressive again.

[FLB]

So... What's the over/under of Dixon pitting in the opening laps?

[red stick]

So... What's the over/under of Dixon pitting in the opening laps?

Assuming no opening lap incidents, the soonest you can change out of a tire.

[red stick]

The Simpsonaissance

is evidently not a

mere, passing mirage.

Edited by red stick, Yesterday, 19:13.

[Anja]

Rossi qualifying like he was in a McLaren again, missing out on getting to Q2

 

I'm not even surprised, he always said he doesn't like this track. For some reason it just doesn't suit him at all. 

[red stick]

Rossi qualifying like he was in a McLaren again, missing out on getting to Q2

 

 

 

Well . . .

 

[FLB]

DJ Willy P

Dixon 2.0

Herta

Scotty Mac

VK! 

Siegel?!?

[Disgrace]

Siegel beats O'Ward and Lundgaard, nice. Overdue.

[STRFerrari4Ever]

What happened to Simpson? He was a tenth up next thing he’s 3s down.

[FLB]

Who had Siegel as the highest McLaren?!?

[FLB]

Dixon 2.0

Scotty Mac

Herta

DJ Willy P

VK

Siegel

Edited by FLB, Yesterday, 19:41.

[Disgrace]

Inevitable also translates to inevitable in Spanish.

[STRFerrari4Ever]

Palou has no equal in this field.

[jonpollak]

Es verdad.
Jp

[paulb]

Palou on pole is to borrow an F1 term, ominous.

Maybe Scotty Mac can ace the start? Maybe?

Bummed about Dixon. He is doing un-Dixon things that are making a championship run a diminishing hope.

[FLB]

Bummed about Dixon. He is doing un-Dixon things that are making a championship run a diminishing hope.

I don't get the feeling that's his objective... or at least, not this year.

 

It's Baby Borg 2.0 or nothing, IMHO.

[Afterburner]

Palou on pole is to borrow an F1 term, ominous.

Maybe Scotty Mac can ace the start? Maybe?

Bummed about Dixon. He is doing un-Dixon things that are making a championship run a diminishing hope.

I am beginning to think that he may well be past “it”. Palou is obviously a special talent—the WDC that F1 missed quite likely, just as Dixon was in his day—but Dixon’s highs are not what they were and the lows keep getting lower. He’d have taken 2023 if Palou weren’t in the field, but I think #7 isn’t going to happen without a lot of help.

He may get another Baby Borg, though. If Helio could get one at 900 years old then there’s no reason Dixon can’t.

On the other hand, I’m in love with Palou’s Honda livery.