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Scoring pylon is getting replaced at IMS  Looking thru old photos of the races on Getty Images, it was installed in '94 and the first one was built around the same time they replaced the original pagoda with the control tower in 1958 or 1959. Also it's pretty crazy to see how much the fencing and barriers have changed over the years.
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Indy looks 100% different than when I was a kid, that's for sure. It has that Yankee Stadium thing going for it, though.
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The Star is reporting they're replacing it with an "all-digital pylon" (isn't it already all... digits) that will be up by the Whatever The Insert Name Booze 400 At The Brickyard™ race. http://www.indystar.com/picture-gallery/sports/motor/indy-car/2014/06/30/ims-scoring-pylon-taken-down/11808039/ Also has some more pictures (for you to photoshop the Hulkster onto).
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Outlaw Mailman posted:Indycar 2014: Bunch of God drat Idiots kidcoelacanth posted:"Evidently, it's pretty slick!" Lost my poo poo at both of these moments on the Saturday race. L_Harrison posted:I'm talking about where Hawksworth is pushing Montoya into walls when they were already side-by-side, acting like he's not even there. Luckily, Montoya has enough sense to back out of the throttle and avoid a likely wreck involving both of them. That's just plain reckless. I'm going to file that one under some crazy loving hard defense on Hawksworth's part and some crazy loving moves out of Montoya. loving awesome to watch. Also... of the three races in Texas this year, the worst one by far was the oval 
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So, GM just announced another 8 million recalls, putting the total at near 30 million this year alone. Lawsuit settlements are gonna start coming in, fines from the government too, and it's already cost a few billion just to do the recalls. What's the engine contracts look like? 'Cause I'm betting GM isn't gonna be loving around at Indy much longer.
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VikingSkull posted:So, GM just announced another 8 million recalls, putting the total at near 30 million this year alone. Lawsuit settlements are gonna start coming in, fines from the government too, and it's already cost a few billion just to do the recalls. Might be a good idea for someone who was toeing in the water and do what happened 20 years ago and someone picks up the Illmor engine. I just wonder what else will be affected on top of it if the Pratt and Miller may axe some things from their racing department.
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Jul 1, 2014 16:00
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You generally don't want to cancel your only positive PR generators when you are having horrible PR. If you really want to theorycraft and handwring this stuff, the TF Biz forum is probably where you want to go. Its loving horrible.
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Jul 1, 2014 16:34
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Thought the camo-car was gone for good? GUESS AGAIN. I actually liked the camo-car and i like this one too.
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Jul 1, 2014 17:17
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Cygni posted:You generally don't want to cancel your only positive PR generators when you are having horrible PR. a good post. "Terrible" and "Trackforum" should always go together fwiw. ALOHA,,,YOUNG LION,,,,BIG SMOKE. e: One exception is the guy on there with the Tribe Called Quest lyrics in his sig. He's my bud from twitter.
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Jul 1, 2014 17:28
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Cygni posted:Thought the camo-car was gone for good? GUESS AGAIN. So now he can really sneak up on people to rear-end them!
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Jul 1, 2014 18:07
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Is that even an official camo pattern for NG? pfft.
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Jul 1, 2014 18:10
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IOwnCalculus posted:So now he can really sneak up on people to rear-end them! Which also happens to be the section of the field where Graham will finish this weekend with one of the best looking liveries I've ever seen. Any goons going to the race make sure to get some good pics of it 
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KingShibby posted:Which also happens to be the section of the field where Graham will finish this weekend with one of the best looking liveries I've ever seen. If he keeps going like he has been a goon might to get to take parts of it home with them.
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Jul 1, 2014 22:47
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Milwaukee tickets purchased. 
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Minto Took posted:Milwaukee tickets purchased. If all goes well my wife and I will be going to Milwaukee next year. The plan is to take the car ferry from Muskegon to Milwaukee and camp the weekend by the track. PotatoJudge posted:If he keeps going like he has been a goon might to get to take parts of it home with them. Pocono is on my list of "bucket list" tracks because it's 10+ hours away to drive, and that's a long rear end drive.
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VikingSkull posted:So, GM just announced another 8 million recalls, putting the total at near 30 million this year alone. Lawsuit settlements are gonna start coming in, fines from the government too, and it's already cost a few billion just to do the recalls. Well that's if they actually skunk out their poo poo engineering management culture and revitalize the internals, but I doubt that's going to happen. They are still selling cars. But crazier things have happened, I wouldn't put money on that safe bet.
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Who's ready for this weekend? (My friend has our Sunday tickets) KingShibby posted:Pocono is on my list of "bucket list" tracks because it's 10+ hours away to drive, and that's a long rear end drive. Just plan it and go next year, it's not that long of a drive, the pay off is completely worth it. You just have to set aside two days to travel which isn't that bad since it's a holiday weekend (unless your employer is awful).
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KingShibby posted:Pocono is on my list of "bucket list" tracks because it's 10+ hours away to drive, and that's a long rear end drive. Fontana is about six hours away from me (seven, counting pit stops) and I do it as a one-night affair. Do it. 
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KingShibby posted:Pocono is on my list of "bucket list" tracks because it's 10+ hours away to drive, and that's a long rear end drive. It is 11.5 hours of driving for me, and I've been twice. I usually do it in one shot, though I wouldn't recommend that for most people. I take a 30 minute nap at gas stops if I need it and it isn't a big deal to knock out. I'm probably going to go next year (assuming it stays on the schedule), so if you want to drive a bit south we can meet up.
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SFH1989 posted:Who's ready for this weekend? Hey Pocono buddy  Lucky for me, Pocono is only about a 2 hour drive from Philadelphia.
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I just stumbled across this picture from 2011 which I am pretty certain I got from here, and I feel it's still relevant today, you would just need to update the drivers names. Or actually it probably needs to be inverted with it being the Power Top 5 accidents he has caused. 
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SFH1989 posted:Just plan it and go next year, it's not that long of a drive, the pay off is completely worth it. You just have to set aside two days to travel which isn't that bad since it's a holiday weekend (unless your employer is awful). IOwnCalculus posted:Fontana is about six hours away from me (seven, counting pit stops) and I do it as a one-night affair. Do it. Pvt. Public posted:It is 11.5 hours of driving for me, and I've been twice. I usually do it in one shot, though I wouldn't recommend that for most people. I take a 30 minute nap at gas stops if I need it and it isn't a big deal to knock out. I'm probably going to go next year (assuming it stays on the schedule), so if you want to drive a bit south we can meet up. Next year probably won't work for Pocono since my wife and I wanna take a tropical vacation in addition to 2 or 3 IndyCar weekends, but it's definitely pretty high on my track list to visit.
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Thinking about it, there's nothing really stopping me from going to Pocono this weekend. It's only like an hour and a half away. Going to have to consider this.
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kidcoelacanth posted:Thinking about it, there's nothing really stopping me from going to Pocono this weekend. It's only like an hour and a half away. Going to have to consider this. Tickets for kids under 12 are half off!
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George Zimmer posted:Hey Pocono buddy gently caress yeah, did you go last year? It's only about three hours for me. My friends and I make a weekend of it. kidcoelacanth posted:Thinking about it, there's nothing really stopping me from going to Pocono this weekend. It's only like an hour and a half away. Going to have to consider this. Do it. This year should be good since they have a race worth of experience and another 100 miles.
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kidcoelacanth posted:Thinking about it, there's nothing really stopping me from going to Pocono this weekend. It's only like an hour and a half away. Going to have to consider this. Pfft I drove 4.5hrs to Indy followed by 3hrs to Detroit, I'd kill to only be 1.5hrs away from a race Anyone camping at the track? Hopefully nobody gets murdered like at Indy...
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Considered it and decided against it, ultimately. If I was still employed I wouldn't be as worried about money, but, alas. Always next year.
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Dale Coyne's race winning chassis had a little more room for go-go juice than it should have.. http://racer.com/indycar/item/105003-indycar-coyne-penalized-after-houston-race-1-victory
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Glad to see that the technology and telemetry on these cars is good enough to say that whatever amount extra didn't actually come into play, though. Wonder how close it was - i.e. if it would've come into play if the race had gone green instead of yellow after yellow.
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I wonder if they took into account that he might've had fuel pickup issues if not for the larger tank. I'm sure they did.
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Yeah, he never got THAT low on fuel so it didnt factor in. The fuel tank itself is basically a box with a big rubber/plastic bag stuffed into it, then filled with what looks like pingpong balls until the volume of fuel it will take hits the 18.5 gallon limit. The bags can stretch/deform a little sometimes, even after you've measured it spot on. The press release makes it sound like the overage was super small, hence the small penalty. With Coynes budget, they probably just haven't tested it in a while. The rear wing being low is weird, because its checked in tech like 5 times during the race weekend, but a low rear wing is like the LAST thing you want at a street circuit...
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Cygni posted:The rear wing being low is weird, because its checked in tech like 5 times during the race weekend, but a low rear wing is like the LAST thing you want at a street circuit... Unless DCR used all of their windtunnel time to figure out something that nobody else knows 
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWC7j4gGS9w Will Power's brother is a comedian. I am posting this because of the kickass stick fighting powers that Will Power apparently has, along with drumming apparently.
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In his old KV firesuit, no less.
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Dan Gelston @APgelston Pocono Raceway prez Brandon Igdalsky says future of IndyCar at track in jeopardy because of a dramatic attendance drop for Sunday's race. Dan Gelston @APgelston Pocono's Igdalsky says ticket sales "were kind of scary" compared to last year. He wouldn't guarantee #IndyCar will race at Pocono in 2015. Dan Gelston @APgelston Pocono CEO Brandon Igdalsky plans to talk to IndyCar CEO Mark Miles this wkd about possibly dumping the final year of the contract. So yeah if you're on the fence about seeing IndyCar at Pocono...better do it this year. This loving sucks.
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good job not going to pocono kidc, you ruined everything
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http://racing.ap.org/article/future-indycar-pocono-serious-jeopardy for more information...
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