IndyCar 2021

[Duval Street 420]

33 of 80 laps ran under caution, two red flags.  At the 60 lap mark it was 50/50 green/yellow, that has to be a record.

The final 20 were entertaining until Herta crashed.

[Bill Brasky 1443]

there was a race at Surfers Paradise many years ago in a monsoon that was 95% yellow I think, maybe 100%.   Whoever won did so because the leaders kept wrecking under caution.  

[elfenix 34223]

has anyone mentioned how much NBC sucks lately?  because NBC sucks almost as much as ou. 

On 8/9/2021 at 6:08 PM, Bill Brasky said:

there was a race at Surfers Paradise many years ago in a monsoon that was 95% yellow I think, maybe 100%.

1998 houston GP says hi

[Prepuce of Doom 21052]

 

 

[wood 11225]

Sad day. He's been in bad shape for a while. I didn't know him, but I know someone who did. Never had anything but great things to say about RM. Great person. As nice as they come. No BS. Always called it like he saw it, straight to the point.

[VABuckeye 2472]

Laguna Seca was today.  Watching it now. 

[wood 11225]

OBTW, NTT IndyCar Series announces 17-race schedule for 2022 https://racer.com/2021/09/19/ntt-indycar-series-announces-17-race-schedule-for-2022/

Still not coming back here.

[utee94 15805]

That's too bad.  I enjoyed the race at COTA in 2019 and was sorry they had to cancel due to COVID concerns in 2020.

[elfenix 34223]

 

[Hawndoh 2386]

That was a bit ambitious of Grosjean. He made a lot of good moves that race on the way to a podium, but that was not one of his better ones.

[wood 11225]

Did he get a penalty there? Classic use of the other car as a brake at the Corkscrew. Fucking Grosjean needs to just get out of the car before he kills himself or someone else.

[Anton Chigurh 3319]

He was passing a car that was a lap down that was instructed to slow him down, just for some context.

[wood 11225]

5 minutes ago, Anton Chigurh said:

He was passing a car that was a lap down that was instructed to slow him down, just for some context.

Hmm ... that makes a bit stickier, but got damn, I don't see how they can just let that go.

Edited September 21, 2021 by wood

[Prepuce of Doom 21052]

RoGro acknowledged and apologized, and Jimmie didn't seem very salty about it. 

[Prepuce of Doom 21052]

Some high-grade fuckery as far as determining who made it to the Fast Six today. 

[Prepuce of Doom 21052]

Fucking Ed Jones. 

Palou deserves the championship, but Pato deserved the chance to fight for it. 

[Hawndoh 2386]

Al Unser, 4 time winner of the 500 has passed away.

https://www.espn.com/racing/story/_/id/32835497/al-unser-sr-four-winner-indianapolis-500-dies-82

Edited December 10, 2021 by Hawndoh

[elfenix 34223]

rip big al

[wood 11225]

41 minutes ago, elfenix said:

rip big al

Damn. Hope he's in his version of heaven ... amybe riding snowmobiles with his family in NM.

[wood 11225]

[Chewbacca 7766]

9 hours ago, Hawndoh said:

Al Unser, 4 time winner of the 500 has passed away.

https://www.espn.com/racing/story/_/id/32835497/al-unser-sr-four-winner-indianapolis-500-dies-82

I don't have a copy of the pic, but my dad has a picture of me standing next to Al when he was driving the Pikes Peak Hill Climb pace car back in the mid 80s.  

[elfenix 34223]

38 minutes ago, Chewbacca said:

I don't have a copy of the pic, but my dad has a picture of me standing next to Al when he was driving the Pikes Peak Hill Climb pace car back in the mid 80s.  

the national championship trail in the 60s and 70s was nuts.  big speedways, bandbox dirt tracks, road courses, and pike's peak, all in one season.