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IS THIS THE MARCO ANDRETTI WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR
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Discord Postin' (thanks gret!) https://twitter.com/jimayello/status/1118257593103863810 *edit* Current odds (as of April 16th) for the Indy 500, as offered by the Westgate Sports Book in Las Vegas: https://e.infogram.com/c498c205-8b26-4bed-ac62-bd37dc477a4d?src=embed code:Bentai fucked around with this message at 01:39 on Apr 17, 2019 |
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Apr 16, 2019 22:27
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Take? I wish IndyCar could have a "Supermods" step between Silver Crown/Indy Lights to give USAC stars a leg up in the sport. https://twitter.com/OswegoSpeedway/status/1118262818170724352
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Apr 17, 2019 03:15
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https://twitter.com/HillF1/status/1118398964351606784
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Apr 17, 2019 08:08
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Penske switched to Ohlins shocks. Somewhat surprising as I thought the Penske shocks were the ones to have... Still, it’s not the first (and probably not last) time Penske has abandoned his own equipment in order to win.
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Apr 17, 2019 14:30
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Rust Cohle posted:If the only thing keeping a person from going to Indianapolis is the expectation of Alonso winning then, brother, that person is a piece of poo poo.
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Apr 17, 2019 15:45
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He has a notable dad
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Apr 17, 2019 15:53
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I know who Damon Hill is.
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Apr 17, 2019 16:03
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Frond posted:Penske switched to Ohlins shocks. Somewhat surprising as I thought the Penske shocks were the ones to have... My understanding was that the ones to have are your own team's custom-built ones that cost a significant chunk of your budget to develop. And, if you can't afford that chunk, you'd better make friends with a team that can. (Like Harding getting dampers from Andretti) In that light Penske going to off-the-shelf dampers makes no sense whatsoever. Unless they're switching to Ohlins as a base for their own development, maybe?
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Apr 17, 2019 16:29
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The Ohlins apparently deal with street courses better. Knowing Penske, they are probably customized.
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Apr 17, 2019 16:39
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It's really just the shell and the high level architecture, all of the internals of the shocks are built in house by all of the teams (with the exception of Harding, Juncos, Shank, and DragonSpeed I guess). That said, I'm really surprised that Penske is switching to Ohlins, considering most of the field has switched to Penskes as of late... and Penske's own shocks are an even more special custom version. Ohlins used to have about half the field, with Andretti being their flagship, but I heard they were slowly losing customers the last few years. Maybe I heard wrong. The big difference between the two is (or at least used to be) how the interer itself worked. This is an old video, but a good overview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKzIiMV5CpA
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Apr 17, 2019 16:56
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SPACE HOMOS posted:I know who Damon Hill is. Do you? I'd think someone who knows who Damon Hill is would be able to distinguish between "only here to see Alonso win" and "only here to see if Alonso can do a thing only my father has done."
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Apr 17, 2019 17:44
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Who doesn't know Damon Hill? I love Gorillaz, personally
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Apr 17, 2019 17:49
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Damon Hill is a senior accountant. Look at his photo and tell me otherwise.
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Apr 17, 2019 18:07
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kidcoelacanth posted:Who doesn't know Damon Hill? You get great views of the surrounding area if you sit on top of it
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Apr 17, 2019 18:08
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kidcoelacanth posted:Who doesn't know Damon Hill? I love Gorillaz, personally 
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Apr 17, 2019 18:31
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Oof, lookin rough for these boys.
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Apr 17, 2019 19:18
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 ---- https://twitter.com/A_S12/status/1118551599658434561 https://twitter.com/IndyStarSports/status/1118546074011099137 https://twitter.com/A_S12/status/1118500917551087616 Bentai fucked around with this message at 19:25 on Apr 17, 2019 |
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Apr 17, 2019 19:22
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Reynold posted:Oof, lookin rough for these boys. 
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Apr 17, 2019 19:33
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PNC gambled with Dixon as their first ever racing sponsorship and was rewarded, that's for sure.
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Apr 17, 2019 19:48
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Big Huski Boi posted:Do you? I'd think someone who knows who Damon Hill is would be able to distinguish between "only here to see Alonso win" and "only here to see if Alonso can do a thing only my father has done." His point was pretty clearly that Damon Hill, either as the son of the only Triple Crown winner or just plain race fan, somehow couldn't be arsed to go to a 500 in all of his life until now.
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Apr 17, 2019 22:49
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Basticle posted:His point was pretty clearly that Damon Hill, either as the son of the only Triple Crown winner or just plain race fan, somehow couldn't be arsed to go to a 500 in all of his life until now. I don't care, it's a dumbass post
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Apr 17, 2019 23:00
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Theris posted:My understanding was that the ones to have are your own team's custom-built ones that cost a significant chunk of your budget to develop. And, if you can't afford that chunk, you'd better make friends with a team that can. (Like Harding getting dampers from Andretti) Yep. It sounds like they're going to them only for the street courses, and I'm guessing they're heavily customized, but it's interesting for sure.
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Apr 17, 2019 23:27
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Big problem I see with the Indy race on the Gold Coast in Australia is when they want to run it. Same month as the F1 race here. Yeah that's just a bit silly, needs to be later in the year.
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Apr 17, 2019 23:39
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Reynold posted:Oof, lookin rough for these boys. "Indy Racing Experience" is just one of those one day track event type things though, right? So its not like they're washed up pro drivers.
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Apr 18, 2019 00:12
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freeranger posted:Same month as the F1 race here. Yeah that's just a bit silly, needs to be later in the year. I really don't understand the "we want an international race, but it has to be in February" thing. There are other gaps in the schedule, so why are they sticking so hard to that?
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Apr 18, 2019 05:29
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Theris posted:I really don't understand the "we want an international race, but it has to be in February" thing. There are other gaps in the schedule, so why are they sticking so hard to that? They want a season finale in the Bay Area around the time they have it now (early-mid September), which means having races afterwards won’t work, but there is space in the calendar earlier. The travel for freight also takes forever or is super expensive. The only times CART really packed the fly-away races tightly was when they had FedEx as a major partner, and even then they went west coast - Australia - west coast. Formula 1 pays out the rear end for their transit. The WEC had some cars on boat from November (China) to February (Sebring) to keep costs down. That said the biggest hurdle to Gold Coast running early is more the track setup schedule. You can get fans there and get other series involved, but if the local authorities don’t want to build the track twice a year then it’s a no-go. The current Supercars Gold Coast race is after Bathurst too, so late October. Which is after IndyCar wants to finish their season...
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Apr 18, 2019 06:00
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Theris posted:I really don't understand the "we want an international race, but it has to be in February" thing. There are other gaps in the schedule, so why are they sticking so hard to that? Because the NFL terrifies them. It's...not the worst idea to focus on the main gist of your races prior to "FOOTBAWL", but I don't see the reason to be terrified of say running Fontana like the old days. (I will say NASCAR shifting focus from Daytona-Darlington to a Championship format that BEGINS during the start of FOOTBAWL is incredibly dumb)
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Apr 18, 2019 06:02
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harperdc posted:They want a season finale in the Bay Area around the time they have it now (early-mid September), which means having races afterwards won’t work, but there is space in the calendar earlier. Its just annoying, although having said that, doesn't matter when they actually hold the race. I'll still be going! Hopefully in the next few years I'll make it over to the states for the Indy 500. But only if I can experience it properly and tail gate with some of you goons 
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Apr 18, 2019 07:49
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Zaphod42 posted:"Indy Racing Experience" is just one of those one day track event type things though, right? Dude, Chaves literally ran Indycar last year. That's exactly what they are.
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Apr 18, 2019 09:51
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Looks like Marco is getting a Mario-style 1969 throwback for the 500, it was announced on NBC’s Today Show this morning. https://twitter.com/FollowAndretti/status/1118856190199574529
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Apr 18, 2019 13:59
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quote:The questioner won’t be diverted and inquires if Chip Ganassi Racing’s IndyCar team is locked in with Honda, with whom it raced under the current engine formula from 2012-’13 and from ’17 to present. Chip leans back, takes a deep breath, flicks through a mental rolodex of mischievous answers, and slyly grins, “As far as you know I am!” lol chip https://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/chip-ganassi-interview-indycar-IMSA/4372998/
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Apr 18, 2019 21:41
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Chip is the worst loving liar, lol.
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Apr 18, 2019 22:47
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Ganassi to McLaren.
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Apr 18, 2019 23:13
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So Andretti, Penske and Ganassi now WANT the 25/8 rule... (sighs)....You could have just done this in 1996. Raced at Disney World, Phoenix and we all wouldn't have had to deal with this bullshit pissing match that last more than a decade. ... Goddamnit. Just sanction the 500 separately like the old days.
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Apr 19, 2019 08:01
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Man, gently caress that poo poo. If you get bumped by some dork running his only race this year because you dropped the ball in qualifying, you deserve it.
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Apr 19, 2019 17:20
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The only way I'd be fine with this is if the guaranteed entries were by team (not individual drivers), and the most guaranteed entries you have is by the lower of your full time ICS entries or your fulltime Lights entries. Make Roger and Chip step up their investment to start running Lights cars. But otherwise, this really sums it up: Reynold posted:Man, gently caress that poo poo. If you get bumped by some dork running his only race this year because you dropped the ball in qualifying, you deserve it.
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Apr 19, 2019 17:31
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I don't like it, but if they must: -The only guaranteed entries are full time cars*, assuming n <= 24. You have to commit to the full season in order to be assured a spot in the 500 past bump day. If there's more than 24 full time drivers, well then they're going for the 24 spots, and 25th and further of the full times do not qualify. -The 25th spot is the lights champion. They get a spot regardless of qualifying performance. -The remaining 8 drivers are for one offs and limited schedule drivers. If there's less than 24 full time entries, they they fill as needed. *I say cars because of Special Ed. For now.
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Apr 19, 2019 17:44
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No to 25/8.
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Apr 19, 2019 17:50
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now what if we called those 25 cars "charter cars"
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Apr 19, 2019 17:51
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