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 Welcome to the NTT IndyCar Series 2021 Thread! Same great taste, different thread ID! Discord/IRC Discord: https://discord.gg/kg3d2Uu #ics on irc.synirc.net The Road to Indy IndyCar features the Road to Indy ladder system, which provides a defined path for up-and-coming open-wheel racers to reach the top. Several IndyCar teams run teams in the lower series as well. Many of these series race on the same weekend as IndyCar as support races.  - IndyCar Minor Leagues, many of the current IndyCar drivers are Indy Lights graduates.    - Bottom rung of the ladder, usually first step after pro-karting. USAC Silver Crown / Midgets - While not officially part of the Road to Indy Ladder, many current and former open wheel drivers got their start in sprint cars. Support your local dirt track!!! who cares twitter is terrible but it's not hard to find drivers/teams  For money (full price is $55/year) you can pay for the NBC Sports Gold INDYCAR Pass. You get live streaming of all practice sessions and qualifying with no commercials. Races are on-demand only. Road To Indy Viewing Options
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Everyone who bothers to post in these threads (probably) already knows this, but season opener at Barber in 1 hour.
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Apr 18, 2021 19:00
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My boy Kirkwood not having a great start to the Lights season, I hope he turns it around fast. Looking forward to this season in Indycar, lots of great drivers and teams showing promise. O'Ward's pole position made me happy. Jimmy being last in everything is lol as well.
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Apr 18, 2021 19:18
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End of lights race 2 was chaotic, dang
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Apr 18, 2021 19:28
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A lot of the daily chatter is in the Discord, especially during race weekends. Come chat with da boyz+galz.
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Apr 18, 2021 19:30
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MazeOfTzeentch posted:End of lights race 2 was chaotic, dang All I had to do was post about Kirkwood and he gained 4 positions. Lots of tire wear right there at the finish. I'm somewhat disappointed that PT is still on the broadcast team. Seriously, gently caress that fuckin guy. Hinch should accept his fate, retire from racing, and replace him. Reynold fucked around with this message at 20:10 on Apr 18, 2021 |
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Apr 18, 2021 19:45
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lmaooooo
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Apr 18, 2021 20:48
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With all the money Carvana is spending on ads today I don’t think they expected Jimmie Johnson to spend most of the race as a lapped car.
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Apr 18, 2021 22:00
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GutBomb posted:With all the money Carvana is spending on ads today I don’t think they expected Jimmie Johnson to spend most of the race as a lapped car. I was thinking the same thing, like lmao Jimmy totally cashed in this year and is gonna go out making bank with his "This is my dream" shtick and the sponsors that flocked to it, funding an opportunity to run in the series he admired as a kid like a victory lap on his career. While it would be cool to see some spirited races and podiums, I don't expect to see that out of Jimmy Johnson. I was actually impressed with Ericsson today, and Bourdais. It was a solid top 5 there at the end, what with the chaos of that big crash taking some expected contenders out, and the strategy mix.
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Apr 18, 2021 22:58
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I'm a bit confused as to why some seem so shocked by how well Grosjean and especially Palou did. Grosjean has 10 F1 podiums and is a GP2 champion, Palou nearly won the Super Formula championship as a rookie. That series is very, very tough for drivers not immersed in the Japanese ladder system.
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Apr 18, 2021 23:00
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devmd01 posted:
Peacock! https://www.peacocktv.com/sports/indycar
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Apr 18, 2021 23:18
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good race!
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Apr 18, 2021 23:28
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I still remember everyone insisting Barber was going to be boring when it got added, but I'm pretty sure the worst race there has still been drat decent. This one was solid aside from (perhaps because of) the clownshoes start.
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Apr 19, 2021 03:49
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Good race, a shameful OP
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Apr 19, 2021 16:23
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Basticle posted:Good race, a shameful OP
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Apr 19, 2021 18:04
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Sounds like a good race, and Palou with Ganassi hardware really looks like a force to be reckoned with.
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Apr 20, 2021 04:51
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https://racer.com/2021/04/19/aeroscreen-likely-saved-my-life-hunter-reay/ https://www.instagram.com/p/CN2mRR_HOJQ/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_mid=A9A2A4F3-0701-4886-B47B-C297DB5912B6 Aeroscreens need to be on every open wheel cockpit like yesterday.
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Apr 20, 2021 07:39
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I know the F1 and F2 halo have stopped tires as well, not sure if this would have been different with 'just' a halo but yeahdevmd01 posted:Aeroscreens need to be on every open wheel cockpit like yesterday. open-wheel racers need that kind of protection, full stop.
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Apr 21, 2021 14:27
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I'm a bigger fan of the halo than the screen, personally, though I admit that smaller objects potentially impacting the driver is a possibility. In RHR's case, I think the tire would've been deflected just fine by a halo, but depending upon the angle, the front wing end plate would've been my concern there. Either was, I'm glad nobody was hurt. It seems like RHR has been inches from death quite a few times over the last couple of years. Wickens' car breaking the roll hoop in half comes to mind.
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Apr 21, 2021 14:40
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harperdc posted:open-wheel racers need that kind of protection, full stop. Agreed. The bigger takeaway to me on this wreck is that the speed where this happened is not out of reach for most open-wheel series. This wasn't a wreck that happened at 220MPH into T1 at Indy. A lower end series wouldn't be going that fast after that corner but they could easily hit speeds like that somewhere else along the straight.
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Apr 21, 2021 15:55
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An article from today on The Race:
Sounds like other days during the Month of May still have tickets available too.
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Apr 22, 2021 06:13
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There are vroom vrooms tomorrow. http://www.gpstpete.com/festival/schedule
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Apr 23, 2021 04:01
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Practice 1 on Peacock in 5min!
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Apr 23, 2021 21:10
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So I’ve never followed indycar before but I decided to check it out this weekend since it’s a street circuit and not an oval. I went to check my channel guide to see when the events are happening and saw practice this morning (in just a few minutes even) and then a race tomorrow. Are they only showing qualifying on peacock or is the final practice also qualifying?
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Apr 24, 2021 14:52
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V for Vegans posted:So I’ve never followed indycar before but I decided to check it out this weekend since it’s a street circuit and not an oval. I went to check my channel guide to see when the events are happening and saw practice this morning (in just a few minutes even) and then a race tomorrow. Are they only showing qualifying on peacock or is the final practice also qualifying? Qualifying is separate, and it's Peacock only as far as I can see. You get Indy Lights as well on there. I think it's worth the cost of admission, qualifications can be a lot of fun to watch. USF-2000 Race 1 was a fuckin brawl just now, was there like 10 wrecked cars and 5 yellow flags?
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Apr 24, 2021 16:42
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Reynold posted:Qualifying is separate, and it's Peacock only as far as I can see. You get Indy Lights as well on there. I think it's worth the cost of admission, qualifications can be a lot of fun to watch. I think we have peacock so I might have to check out Indy lights. There’s a kid in there who was on a go karting version of dance moms and it’s funny to see him still racing.
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Apr 24, 2021 21:37
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V for Vegans posted:So I’ve never followed indycar before but I decided to check it out this weekend since it’s a street circuit and not an oval. I went to check my channel guide to see when the events are happening and saw practice this morning (in just a few minutes even) and then a race tomorrow. Are they only showing qualifying on peacock or is the final practice also qualifying? FYI, most indycar races are on street/road courses
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Apr 25, 2021 16:48
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The ovals are limited to Texas (double header), Gateway, and Indy this year, even. Only 4 of the 17 races will be ovals. I still miss Pocono, but without some new safety measures it seems like a deathtrap for Indycar. Richmond would have been cool, too, but COVID killed that one before we even got a chance. And Iowa, while I'm at it, was a cool track that I guess is shut down pending finding a buyer for the place. Past that, I'm not interested in Indycar on ovals that aren't unique in some way. Phoenix was trash and I'm glad to see it gone. Watching NASCAR run 400 mile races on tracks that aren't distinct from one another in any major way bores the hell out of me, and I'd hate to see that in this series as well.
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Apr 25, 2021 17:03
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQp6sCjFy-s
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Apr 25, 2021 18:19
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Kentucky could be good, and then there's the ever present Michigan that will never happen again. Definitely sad we never got to see Richmond though, my dad and I were gonna go see that.
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Apr 26, 2021 00:26
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MazeOfTzeentch posted:Kentucky could be good, and then there's the ever present Michigan that will never happen again. Definitely sad we never got to see Richmond though, my dad and I were gonna go see that. I went to the very first race they had at RIR and it ruled.
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Apr 26, 2021 02:23
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Very hot take from me. Most ovals lost their appeal when they stopped the cars being able to pack race. For very good reasons, but I still miss watching it. That race from a few years ago, where they somehow stuffed up the aero or something and the race turned into a pack race was crazy suspenseful. All the teams/drivers were pissed but it certainly made for one hell of a spectacle.
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Apr 27, 2021 00:17
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Custard Undies posted:Very hot take from me. nah, pack racing is bad because the race doesnt actually evolve at all. Lap 1 is no different than lap 200, its just there for crashes. Oval racing stopped being exciting when development stopped.
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Apr 27, 2021 00:29
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run close and have good races (and kill people) or can't pass and have lovely races (and kill slightly fewer people) the indycar oval conundrum
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Apr 27, 2021 01:24
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Ovals, especially short ovals, started to suck when the speed differentials of the cars closed up.
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Apr 27, 2021 18:05
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Custard Undies posted:Very hot take from me. I watched some of the IRL. The pack racing sucked rear end.
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Apr 27, 2021 18:08
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Frond posted:Ovals, especially short ovals, started to suck when the speed differentials of the cars closed up. I don't know how you would create more speed differential at this point though, short of perhaps trying to make the cars impossible to drive and relying on skill to separate cars.
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Apr 27, 2021 18:42
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CART tried to do that by running speedway wings on short ovals and it created extremely difficult to drive cars and horrendous racing. Mario Andretti said ~1988-1989 that the cars were getting too fast to be put on short ovals.
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Apr 27, 2021 18:54
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Frond posted:I watched some of the IRL. The pack racing sucked rear end. I mean the last oval race that they even bother showing clips of was this one: https://twitter.com/GrahamRahal/status/1386814754635849728 They gotta get the cars closer if they want anyone to care about oval racing.
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Apr 27, 2021 19:10
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bring back the handford device
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