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FYI, tix to Formula E at Long Beach aren't free this year, but they're still pretty cheap. $25 for GA and $35 for GA + Pit Lane walk. Race day is April 2. http://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2016/january/tickets-on-sale-for-long-beach-eprix.aspx
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Cygni posted:The fact that he doesn't even let her win his imaginary racing series that exists only in his head is... telling. well he's got to keep things realistic
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Strategy is a much different beast. Safety cars/full course cautions are very rare in Formula 1 (one every few races, maybe?) compared to Indycar (two or three per race, easily) and pit stops are obviously longer, so when to pit and when to stay out plays a much larger role throughout the race and approaching the final stint. The current Indycar champion, whose name escapes me at the moment, is an absolute wizard in going fast while conserving fuel and tires, and the extra laps he manufactures on the track translates into time saved in the pits, but often is more important in the flexibility it gives teams in when to pit/not pit under caution. But in the end, it's the oval racing that will get you hooked on Indycar. There have been (and will be) snoozers, but the good ones will captivate you. The Indy 500 too, which has been ridiculously good since they introduced the new car.
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FuzzySkinner posted:Danny loving Sullivan ftw As many times as I've watched this, I've only now just realized the speed he must have been going. What were they pulling coming out of T1 in 1985? ed- Actually, this is perfect example of why Indy oval racing is incredible. Once you understand how close to the limit the drivers are pushing the cars, you will start to realize just how butt-clenching it is watching it. I'd link the 2015 Fontana race here, but I don't want to get the wrong idea across. That thing was an anomaly. A glorious, glorious anomaly. WindyMan fucked around with this message at 07:00 on Jan 14, 2016 |
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If they had come out and moved to break up truck races into a series of continuous heat races every X number of laps over a full race distance, I'd bet this would have been received differently. But a fookin' clock?!? Glad I got out of the NASCAR shitshow years ago. If you're wanting to capture audiences with increasingly shorter attention spans, doubling-down on artificial competitiveness is a horrible way of doing it. Also: Some Random rear end in a top hat posted:I was in one of the discussions when they were first thinking about the caution clock and their rationale was literally "we already throw debris cautions when things get boring but that's shady so let's just codify the poo poo into the rule book" lol
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George Zimmer posted:Isn't this kinda what BCG should already be doing? Boston Consulting Group: "You should have a race in Boston." IndyCar: "Okay." Boston Consulting Group: "That will be $600,000, please."
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Jan 20, 2016 22:12
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quote:Robert Doornbos and I are sharing a moment. http://www.cnet.com/news/how-online-porn-and-tech-are-taking-over-your-orgasm/ Nice to see Bobby Doorknobs is hard. At work.
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IndyCar 2016: It's really just pornography in the end
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Fauxhawk Express posted:AOWR is now a stepping stone to the sex industry. USF2000 Star Mazda Indy Lights IndyCar Series Adult Video Series "The Mazda Road to Porn"
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oh my god, I just realized https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-5mD7usQbo
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There are always goons at Long Beach. I'm a goon, I'm going to Long Beach. goonie goon goon gune
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FuzzySkinner posted:Why do NIMBY's always whine about the noise of race cars? Solution: Formula E.
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Wow. That yellow makes all the difference, doesn't it?
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be nice wicka posted:i'm not a fan be nice, wicka be nice wicka posted:j/k it's the best 
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KingShibby posted:EDIT: I was just given an advance copy of the hardcover version of Will Power's upcoming (auto?)biography. Chapter 7: 
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IOwnCalculus posted:Flip side is if iRacing got it right at all, even with downforce tire wear will still result in some speed gaps. Iowa runs a ton of downforce but fresh tires versus worn tires still separate the field by quite a bit. I'd like to see it play out like this. There are other ways to slow cars down than to mess with the aero. If all that downforce will grind away the tires quickly, that'll do the job. Would make for more srategy and more passing around pit stops, too.
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I really wish IndyCar race sponsors weren't so _) ( _)>⌐■-■ (⌐■_■) corny. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YMPAH67f4o
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Feb 12, 2016 18:52
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Herta merges with Andretti, effectively making Andretti a 4-car team again. Herta will be the race strategist/driver coach for the 98 car, but the driver is still TBA. http://www.indycar.com/News/2016/02/02-18-AA-BHA-Merge-Under-Andretti-umbrella Sounds like BHA will just be a satellite of Andretti, kind of like how Ganassi had four cars split among two distinct teams a while back. But this also makes it seems as if we're looking at one less car on the grid this year.
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Feb 18, 2016 21:52
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KingShibby posted:However the chances for part-time rides like Simona and JW are much less likely now That's what I meant. 3 full time + 1 part time at AA with 1 full time at BHA now becomes 4 full time at AA/BHA. So a half a car less this year, then.
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Feb 18, 2016 22:07
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be nice wicka posted:at the end of the day all of these series feature race cars going vroooooom and that's all that really matters * Except for that one series that only goes vrooooooom 20 minutes at a time
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anotherblownsave posted:Where does the thread stand on Graham Rahal We like him. Had inferior Honda equipment last year and was very close to stealing the championship by driving the hell out of his car. Watch the Barber race from last year, particularly the last phase (COME ON SON) and you'll get an idea of what he's all about. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyE4vpzDDIM
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Feb 24, 2016 03:36
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19.8s lap times at Phoenix
all by Penske cars. Red cars, boo
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You can still watch the archived links. They've got a live feed setup now at turn 3. Here's their channel: https://www.periscope.tv/IndyCar
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Uncle Jam posted:Newgarden AMA ICS recently made an official Reddit account, so they'll presumably be doing a lot more stuff over there in the future. IndyCar is also taking advantage of Facebook's new embedded live video feeds. One more hour of practice tonight if you want to take one last peek. https://www.facebook.com/indycar/ Helio currently at 19.27s (190.89 mph), followed by six Hondas. ed- 2,800+ viewers (and climbing!). Not bad. ed2- Sato in the wall. Welcome to the 2016 season! ed3- http://motorsports.nbcsports.com/2016/02/27/indycars-final-pir-test-session-turns-into-sunset-photo-battle/ WindyMan fucked around with this message at 03:26 on Feb 28, 2016 |
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Oh, WillPo blew up at some point this weekend. First I've heard. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7K7XhG8mc0
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http://www.racer.com/indycar/item/126697-indycar-downforce-hot-topic-after-phoenix-test The cars at Phoenix were generating a ridiculous amount of downforce, perhaps as much as 6000 pounds. (Three tons!!!) Everyone realized that this made for poor racing conditions and started talking about reducing downforce, but then some smart people decided that would be a dumb thing to do and instead started talking about upping the turbo boost to full road course levels to make the cars faster down the straights and require drivers to, um, drive the cars in the turns. Please please please
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FuzzySkinner posted:PT is excellent, but I feel he needs a guy like Derek Daly to kind of argue with ala Posey/Unser. Praying that Bourdais has his engine blow up on the pace lap of a race PT is in the booth for.
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Human Grand Prix posted:I would in between driving. I would while driving.
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Just woke up, tuned in to see Marco being Marco. Yup. Terrible news about WillPo, though. Hope he can get back in the car quickly.
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TV ratings.quote:The Verizon IndyCar Series' season-opening Grand Prix of St. Petersburg scored a 1.1 overnight rating for a preliminary estimate of 1.4 million viewers on ABC Sunday a substantial increase over the 0.8 overnight for last year's race, also on ABC, which dropped to a 0.6 final rating and 891,000 viewers. If Indycar starts pulling better ratings than NXS, I wonder if that will cross a threshold that will start getting more sponsors to give Indycar a serious look.
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I am amazed at how a site like Jayski's continues to exist. It's like an Internet time capsule, untouched from the days of the late 1990s/early 2000s Internet. Just look at the About page. http://www.jayski.com/home/index.html And ESPN owns it! What a world wide web we live in.
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Peanut President posted:Are you seriously advocating for Silver Crown cars to run at Fontana? Insert quad-oval in the tri-oval infield, problem solved.
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Cygni posted:My personal happy place for IndyCar watching is the T1 stands at Long Beach. It's all about being under the King Taco bridge, son.
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FuzzySkinner posted:Also Miller Genuine Draft is gonna be an associate sponsor for Rahal at Indy. This is what I read, and this is what I will choose to believe.
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https://twitter.com/marchmadness/status/710676275682222080 Time for a sellout at Phoenix! 
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Must be a 5th car for Indy. Maybe someone from NASCAR? Kurt Busch?
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If the racing wasn't as good as it has been at the Speedway since the DW12s were introduced, I don't know if it being the 100th race would attract as much interest by itself. I mean, it would have still sold out, but a sellout with two months to go? Doubt it. I cannot imagine the level of hysteria that would be in the stands, with that big of a crowd, if there was another photo finish for The Goddamn 100th Indianapolis 500. I'm getting emotional just thinking about the possibility. I can't imagine what it would be like being there.
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KingShibby posted:I'm just saying if I had to choose between a two-seater ride at Phoenix or Road America I'd choose Road America every time #firstworldproblems
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FuzzySkinner posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1jZ8An4Wvg This simultaneously looks so wrong and so right.
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