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Cygni
Nov 12, 2005

raring to post

https://twitter.com/A_S12/status/1225464186714697730

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Cygni
Nov 12, 2005

raring to post

https://twitter.com/IMS/status/1225449408252305408

Frond
Mar 12, 2018

I like that.

big nipples big life
May 12, 2014

I fully understand why they can't angle in the sides of the windscreen but it looks so boxy from the front. Looks great in profile though.

wicka
Jun 28, 2007


It does look kinda goofy head-on but from the side it looks like the future.

Dudley
Feb 24, 2003

Tasty


They run our helpdesk. Given it takes them 3 goddamn days to alter a mailing list I'm guessing the car is marginally faster than their services.

devmd01
Mar 7, 2006

Elektronik
Supersonik
https://www.wthr.com/article/john-andretti-laid-rest-after-indianapolis-service-lap-around-ims

CBJSprague24
Dec 5, 2010

another game at nationwide arena. everybody keeps asking me if they can fuck the cannon. buddy, they don't even let me fuck it

A cool recap of John Andretti's diverse racing career:

https://racer.com/2020/02/06/pruett-the-john-andretti-easter-egg-hunt/?fbclid=IwAR1Mt_OD8v6bh2OlrNjE7cP_oos_rL58KSasKKCmGB7DpvxdhxOlYDbvHJg

Frond
Mar 12, 2018
A cool statistic is how consistent John Andretti was in his first CART stint. He finished in the top 10 over 80% of the time.

wicka
Jun 28, 2007


The new Arrow McLaren SP cars. They're fine:

https://twitter.com/ArrowMcLarenSP/status/1225813265772679168

kidcoelacanth
Sep 23, 2009

I think those are nice as hell

Frond
Mar 12, 2018
It looks like the old Dick Simon Duracell car. I really like it.




Cygni
Nov 12, 2005

raring to post

Side profile reminds me of Dario's Canadian Club Indy winner



Frond
Mar 12, 2018
It’s amazing how ugly the IR car is.

hunnert car pileup
Oct 28, 2007

the first world was a mistake

Frond posted:

It’s amazing how ugly the IR car is.

It's almost impressive how heinous it looks from any angle.

As dire as late stage champ car was, I liked the DP01 and imo the Lola before that was aesthetically perfect.

Frond
Mar 12, 2018
Yeah the B02/00-Line were good looking cars.

wicka
Jun 28, 2007


SP posted a team photo as well and you'll notice that someone is not sitting down:

https://twitter.com/ArrowMcLarenSP/status/1225842438469804033

Frond
Mar 12, 2018
Carlin has just confirmed Chilton for all Road and Street races this year. What isn’t clear is if this is a 1 or 2 car effort.

hunnert car pileup
Oct 28, 2007

the first world was a mistake

Frond posted:

Carlin has just confirmed Chilton for all Road and Street races this year. What isn’t clear is if this is a 1 or 2 car effort.

prob dependent on how much Max's daddy wants to spend

Cygni
Nov 12, 2005

raring to post

Frond posted:

Carlin has just confirmed Chilton for all Road and Street races this year. What isn’t clear is if this is a 1 or 2 car effort.

The 23 is entered in the COTA test I think, so i imagine we will get a clue as to who is gonna be in the car in a few days.

gret
Dec 12, 2005

goggle-eyed freak


Apparently Sergio Sette Camera might still be in play as the F2 team he was rumored to be signing with has announced another driver.

Cygni
Nov 12, 2005

raring to post

gret, i think penske heard your request to put the driver name on the aeroscreen:

https://twitter.com/simonpagenaud/status/1225871911374249984

Dudley
Feb 24, 2003

Tasty

Big Huski Boi posted:

SP posted a team photo as well and you'll notice that someone is not sitting down:

https://twitter.com/ArrowMcLarenSP/status/1225842438469804033

That's awesome, I like they didn't say anything about it either, just had him there.

Theris
Oct 9, 2007

https://twitter.com/AlexanderRossi/status/1227255300140433408

Cygni
Nov 12, 2005

raring to post

500 Purse increasing so winner will get at least $2m. No guaranteed starting spots. Extra time on bump day to allow more bumps/attempts, not just 1 per car.

WindyMan
Mar 21, 2002

Respect the power of the wind

Cygni posted:

Extra time on bump day to allow more bumps/attempts, not just 1 per car.

Good good good.

WindyMan
Mar 21, 2002

Respect the power of the wind
Full list of announced changes:

https://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/news-multimedia/news/2020/02/14/penske-unveils-wide-ranging-plan-to-enhance-month-of-may-ims-2020

The race:
  • Biggest purse ever, up $2 million to $15 million
  • Multiple attempts to Q on bump day, 75 minute bump session
  • More qualifying boost, another 45HP
  • More qualifying broadcast time on main NBC (reportedly 5 hours)
  • Winner/winning car will go up the elevator to the top victory lane platform
  • More Indy sponsors from Penske's B2B stable

The speedway:
  • 30 more video boards around the speedway
  • Adding Verizon 5G to the speedway
  • Georgetown Road widened for more pedestrian space
  • 125 restrooms renovated (RIP troughs)
  • Paving more parking lots and adding more fencing
  • Night light signage (neon) added over gates 1 and 2
  • Lots more general beautification (new paint, flags, signage, shrubbery, picnic tables, etc)

Also:

https://twitter.com/DLand91/status/1228380951887171590

dsriggs
May 28, 2012

MONEY FALLS...

...FROM THE SKY...

...WHENEVER HE POSTS!
Is this just Penske throwing his weight around, or was the Hulman-George family so inept in the last 20 years that we missed out on all this investment that should've been taking place?

I mean, think of how much change Tony Hulman made to the track from 1945-77. Whole thing was completely overhauled multiple times. Now consider 2000-2019. There's a new front gate. And they screwed around with the T1 road course complex a couple of times... :effort:

dsriggs fucked around with this message at 20:10 on Feb 14, 2020

IOwnCalculus
Apr 2, 2003





dsriggs posted:

Is this just Penske throwing his weight around, or was the Hulman-George family so inept in the last 20 years that we missed out on all this investment that should've been taking place?

I mean, think of how much change Tony Hulman made to the track from 1945-77. Whole thing was completely overhauled multiple times. Now consider 2000-2019. There's a new front gate. And they screwed around with the T1 road course complex a couple of times... :effort:

Little bit of both. Ignoring the road course layout changes, pretty much the only major improvements to the track / grounds were largely driven by the 100th running.

Having been in some extremely uncomfortable crowds inside the fence on race day, including one time at said 100th running when the yellow shirts had to open the fence to get people out, I'm really glad they're going to go ahead and take over half of Georgetown to give more room between the stands and the fence.

Cygni
Nov 12, 2005

raring to post

I also assume roger doesn’t care if IMS never turns a profit for the remainder of his life. That’s different than the Hulmans.

Elephanthead
Sep 11, 2008


Toilet Rascal

WindyMan posted:

Full list of announced changes:

https://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/news-multimedia/news/2020/02/14/penske-unveils-wide-ranging-plan-to-enhance-month-of-may-ims-2020

The race:
  • Biggest purse ever, up $2 million to $15 million
  • Multiple attempts to Q on bump day, 75 minute bump session
  • More qualifying boost, another 45HP
  • More qualifying broadcast time on main NBC (reportedly 5 hours)
  • Winner/winning car will go up the elevator to the top victory lane platform
  • More Indy sponsors from Penske's B2B stable

The speedway:
  • 30 more video boards around the speedway
  • Adding Verizon 5G to the speedway
  • Georgetown Road widened for more pedestrian space
  • 125 restrooms renovated (RIP troughs)
  • Paving more parking lots and adding more fencing
  • Night light signage (neon) added over gates 1 and 2
  • Lots more general beautification (new paint, flags, signage, shrubbery, picnic tables, etc)

Also:

https://twitter.com/DLand91/status/1228380951887171590

Bring us a shrubbery!

WindyMan
Mar 21, 2002

Respect the power of the wind

harperdc
Jul 24, 2007

Cygni posted:

I also assume roger doesn’t care if IMS never turns a profit for the remainder of his life. That’s different than the Hulmans.

The big difference is he absolutely doesn’t need it to. It’s the passion project in his huge portfolio.

iospace
Jan 19, 2038


It's 2020, my dudes.

CBJSprague24
Dec 5, 2010

another game at nationwide arena. everybody keeps asking me if they can fuck the cannon. buddy, they don't even let me fuck it

https://twitter.com/disneychanneljp/status/1227502639773933568

NO ATTACK, NO CHANCE MOUSE!

WindyMan posted:

Full list of announced changes:

https://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/news-multimedia/news/2020/02/14/penske-unveils-wide-ranging-plan-to-enhance-month-of-may-ims-2020

The race:
  • Multiple attempts to Q on bump day, 75 minute bump session

The speedway:
  • 125 restrooms renovated (RIP troughs)

Also:

https://twitter.com/DLand91/status/1228380951887171590

Two things:
-I wish more spots were at stake on Bump Day than the last row. I want chaos like we had in 2011 and the race to beat the gun has always been more interesting than the Fast 9. :unsmigghh:
-Lines are going to be infinitely longer with no more troughs.

CBJSprague24 fucked around with this message at 16:27 on Feb 15, 2020

iwentdoodie
Apr 29, 2005

🤗YOU'RE WELCOME🤗
If you listen to podcasts at all, Dinner with Racers dropped 17 new episodes. 2 of them are a two parter with Dick Simon, and it is amazing listening.

Basticle
Sep 12, 2011


https://racer.com/2020/02/18/andretti-expected-to-announce-hinchcliffe-for-indy-500/

quote:

After months of wondering about his IndyCar future, it appears James Hinchcliffe finally has some good news to share.

Andretti Autosport has scheduled a press conference at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for Wednesday morning to make a partnership announcement, and RACER.com believes it will be confirmation of Hinchcliffe driving a sixth Andretti car this May with sponsorship from Genesys.

Cygni
Nov 12, 2005

raring to post

Three races for hinch, no Toronto yet.


https://twitter.com/followandretti/status/1230152703218720768?s=21

kidcoelacanth
Sep 23, 2009

Hinch running my favorite number: owns

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hunnert car pileup
Oct 28, 2007

the first world was a mistake

how do you do, fellow kids?

https://twitter.com/GPLongBeach/status/1230279776549527553

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