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KingShibby posted:Ovals not named Indy are excluded since they don't sell GA because it's all reserved seating iirc From what I saw Fontana didn't really sell anything
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Proud Christian Mom posted:From what I saw Fontana didn't really sell anything General Aversion
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IOwnCalculus posted:Portland's parking is also super loving steep, especially for a track that is absurdly easy to get to via light rail and/or rideshare. Yeah, but just park n ride somewhere along a MAX Yellow Line stop and you're good to go. Or park in the neighborhoods around the Paul Bunyan statue in Kenton and take the MAX from there (I did not tell you to do this I have no idea why you would think this is okay). Portland parking prices are based on the assumption that you're too dumb to realize Trimet has $5 day passes that cover all forms of transit to/from anywhere.
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IOwnCalculus posted:Portland, adding paddock to regular tickets for the weekend gets a bit spendy. The arguably better deal there is the gold tickets (i.e. inside of T1) that include paddock access for the whole weekend. I've only ever driven to Portland because the rail line to the track/Expo Center wasn't there when I was a kid and we moved to suburbs not served by the system later on. Thinking about how I'd get there from home is....no, no way. From memory the paddock required passes even in the death thrall ChampCar days, and it was something IMSA required too in their heyday. I can imagine it's only harder now to run a race.
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dsriggs posted:Yeah that seems like good value for mo- To apologize we all got free tickets for the following year, and on the Thursday they made each team send their drivers up 2 by 2 to be interviewed for 15 min. I think I got the entire grid minus Taku to sign my program. (This was before I got press passes obviously, because you don’t ask for autographs if you have one of those) USGP at Indy was amazing.
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Dirt Road Junglist posted:Portland parking prices are based on the assumption that you're too dumb to realize Trimet has $5 day passes that cover all forms of transit to/from anywhere. Given how few cars I saw in the parking lot relative to the crowd size, I'd say most people figured it out. I flew in and between that parking price and the cost of renting a car, just went with rideshare / light rail everywhere. It was awesome and cost way less than even just the track parking would have.
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RA has free parking, but it also has a lot more space compared to most tracks, and it's also a good 70-80 minutes north of Milwaukee.
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IOwnCalculus posted:Given how few cars I saw in the parking lot relative to the crowd size, I'd say most people figured it out. Trimet is actually pretty loving nice. I used to park and ride for concerts and Blazers games, tho as a small woman with a funny haircut, I tend not to do that alone anymore. Buses tend to be troublesome, but the MAX light rail and the street cars are generally on time and go to the important areas (PIR, Moda Center, my office, the airport). If anyone is headed to the Portland GP this year and needs a local guide, hit me up. I'm not a native, but I've been here long enough to know the good poo poo. One of my close friends used to live near the Expo Center, so we know all the good restaurants near the track.
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IOwnCalculus posted:Given how few cars I saw in the parking lot relative to the crowd size, I'd say most people figured it out. For my case, we hosed up and passed the line on the 5 so had to go the other way, but we found some people parking on a dirt embankment across the street so didn't have to pay for any parking at all.
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Pace car for the 103rd Running was unveiled today
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That is a very sexy car. Maroon and white just makes it look better, whoop
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For those that don't check the OP   Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama Fast Facts Race Weekend: Friday, April 5 - Sunday, April 7 Super Sperg Weekend Schedule Track: Barber Motorsports Park, a 17-turn, 2.38-mile permanent road course in Birmingham, AL quote:The 2.38-mile permanent road course has 17 flowing turns and features 80 feet of elevation change that challenge drivers and engineers. A 45-foot-wide racing ribbon also makes it imperative for patience while setting up overtaking opportunities. Race Distance: 90 laps / 207 miles Entry List: Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama (PDF) Push-to-Pass Parameters: 200 seconds of total time with a maximum time of 20 seconds per activation Firestone Tire Allotment: Seven sets primary (BLACK), four sets alternate (RED). Teams must use one set of primary and one new set of alternate tires in the race. Twitter: @BarberMotorPark, @IndyCar, #HIGPA, #INDYCAR Event Website: https://www.barberracingevents.com 2018 Race Winner: Josef Newgarden (No. 1 Hitachi Team Penske Chevrolet) 2018 Pole Winner: Josef Newgarden (No. 1 Hitachi Team Penske Chevrolet), 1:07.4413, 122.773 mph Qualifying Record: Sebastien Bourdais, 1:06.6001, 124.324 mph, 4/23/2016 NBCSN Telecasts:
quote:Leigh Diffey is the lead announcer for NBCSN alongside analysts Townsend Bell and Paul Tracy. Pit reporters are Marty Snider, Kelli Stavast, Kevin Lee and Robin Miller. Advance Auto Parts INDYCAR Radio Network Broadcasts: quote:Mark Jaynes is the chief announcer alongside analyst Anders Krohn. Jake Query and Nick Yeoman are the turn announcers with Dave Furst, Rob Howden and Ryan Myrehn reporting from the pits. The Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg race airs live on network affiliates, Sirius 216, XM 209, IndyCar.com, indycarradio.com and the INDYCAR Mobile app powered by NTT DATA. All NTT IndyCar Series practices and qualifying are available on IndyCar.com, indycarradio.com and the INDYCAR Mobile app, with qualifying also airing on Sirius 216 and XM 209. NBC Sports Gold Live Streaming: All NTT IndyCar Series practice sessions and qualifying will stream live on INDYCAR Pass on NBC Sports Gold, NBC Sports' direct-to-consumer live streaming product that will put more INDYCAR programming content at viewers' fingertips than ever before. In addition, full-broadcast, same-day replays of NTT IndyCar Series races, live streams of Indy Lights presented by Cooper Tires races, edited cutdowns of NTT IndyCar Series and Indy Lights races and more will be available. leet hackers can watch every race here, just set your VPN to Mexico
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drgitlin posted:To apologize we all got free tickets for the following year, and on the Thursday they made each team send their drivers up 2 by 2 to be interviewed for 15 min. I think I got the entire grid minus Taku to sign my program. (This was before I got press passes obviously, because you don’t ask for autographs if you have one of those) hindsight? How insane was it that IMS had during the 2000's -NASCAR -IROC -F1 -The Indy 500 All running within the same calendar year. With semi-reunifcation occurring from 2000-2002? Could very much be argued that IMS had the best drivers in the world passing through. The ONLY major sanctioning bodies missing would have been WEC/ALMS/Grand Am., WRC, and NHRA (to be FAIR...they did run across town).
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https://twitter.com/USACNation/status/1113079597984370688 This is pretty disgraceful and sad. I wish USAC and IndyCar weren't so disconnected now. (I want nothing to do with their officials...I -would- like to see them partner with some things though)
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FuzzySkinner posted:This is pretty disgraceful and sad. Definitely sad to see and I'll definitely be attending that race next month 
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Tell USAC that it's not 1956 any more and that the engines go in the back. Then we can talk.
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Also, why are there so many junior open wheel road racing series in America that all seem to cannibalise each other? I mean, there’s the Road To Indy stuff, there’s the 3 different series run by Formula Race Promotions, there’s Formula 4 US & now Formula 3 Americas is running on the bill this weekend. They had a maximum car count of SIX last season. Like, why bother?
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dsriggs posted:Tell USAC that it's not 1956 any more and that the engines go in the back. Then we can talk.  Them not allowing that pretty much killed IndyCar as a national touring series long before the words "Jeff Gordon" were ever uttered by a human being. They are really not a well-run sanctioning body in that realm. FuzzySkinner fucked around with this message at 18:47 on Apr 3, 2019 |
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dsriggs posted:Also, why are there so many junior open wheel road racing series in America that all seem to cannibalise each other? I mean, there’s the Road To Indy stuff, there’s the 3 different series run by Formula Race Promotions, there’s Formula 4 US & now Formula 3 Americas is running on the bill this weekend. They had a maximum car count of SIX last season. Like, why bother? They're aiming for different things. In theory the RTI stuff leads to indycar while the FRP stuff leads into the either the RTI stuff or the F1 tree which is F4-F3-EuroF3-F2-F1. It's fine to have a 6 car field if it's a junior program because your goal isn't necessarily to make money, but rather to make a US F1 WDC, or an Indycar champion (also, your money comes almost entirely from the entrants so as long as the cheques ain't bouncing you're all good). EDIT: I should clarify, the FRP stuff is viewed as the junior formulae that makes up the steps to F4 in europe, while the Road to Indy is probably viewed with suspicion and disdain over in Europe by teams on the road to F1 who would probably require you to enter the queue in American F4 if you wanted to get a shot driving on the road to F1. Schlesische fucked around with this message at 21:27 on Apr 3, 2019 |
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There's a lot of crossover by the better funded drivers, like Kyle Kirkwood winning both USF2000 and F3 Americas (he was one of only 3 full time F3 entries lol) last year. Also some jumping between the ladders: SCCA F1600 to F4US to USF2000 is weirdly common.
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Honestly if I had (my insane) way? IndyCar would continue with it's current ladder series. The only thing I would perhaps add would be some sort of way for the stars of USAC to make their way to run lights and indycar if they so desire. They would need to have a supermods program in order to be a decent training ground though... Flipside? I'd revive the Atlantics as the "North American" ladder to F1 (and another ladder to perhaps make IndyCar to IMSA). I'd have it sanctioned by IMSA and run with IMSA.
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Kirkwood's run last year was made even more impressive by the fact that he didn't have enough money to be there, and if he crashed the car once or quit winning races he was toast.
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https://twitter.com/FollowHSRacing/status/1113829397730082822 ive got some biogas too if you know what im sayin bud
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We need to figure out a way to put clandestine cigarette sponsorship back on cars.
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Julian seems pretty humble and happy to be in IndyCar. Hope we can get them and Juncos to stick around. https://racer.com/2019/04/04/dragonspeed-looking-to-build-on-st-pete-experience-at-barber/
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https://twitter.com/A_S12/status/1113911740083916800 Truckin' & Fuckin', August 2020.
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i love to both truck and gently caress, let's do this
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Alonso testing at Texas next week. https://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/alonsos-texas-indycar-test-confirmed/4364965/
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dsriggs posted:Tell USAC that it's not 1956 any more and that the engines go in the back. Then we can talk. Sprint cars are perfect dont even try to change them, I will fight you.
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iwentdoodie posted:Sprint cars are perfect dont even try to change them, I will fight you. you have my axe
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Another banner day of practice for Foyt: 7 total laps between the two cars. Although at least they got a car within a second of the leader this time! Zero Penskes in the top 9 too.
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Cygni posted:Another banner day of practice for Foyt: 7 total laps between the two cars. Although at least they got a car within a second of the leader this time! Just saw TK and Leist riding their mopeds back to the RV lot, nearly yelled "Don't spin!" at them as they rode by Cygni posted:Zero Penskes in the top 9 too. https://i.imgur.com/hd5Dt49.gifv
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KingShibby posted:Just saw TK and Leist riding their mopeds back to the RV lot, nearly yelled "Don't spin!" at them as they rode by TK is a loving saint  Yeah, pretty much this.
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