Indycar 2022

[elfenix 34332]

GP of St. Pete this weekend back in its traditional opener spot.  this will be on broadcast NBC starting at 11 am with the race to start at 11:30 in god's own time zone. 

[TexasBuckeye 43]

That will be noon Sunday (eastern time) and I'll be watching it.

[VABuckeye 2472]

Should I go?  2 hour drive. 

[Hawndoh 2388]

Scott McLaughlin got his first pole in qualifying. He is one of the drivers I'd like to see break out and make some noise this year. I wouldn't mind a battle between Herta, McLaughlin, and Palou all season long.

[Anton Chigurh 3319]

Hell of a race by Scotty!

I didn’t see how Grosjean got by both Rahal and Veekay at the end.

[Hawndoh 2388]

Not sure about Rahal but Veekay was in serious fuel save mode and likely couldn't defend much.

[Anton Chigurh 3319]

Just realized we have two Kiwis named Scott. They both are pretty decent pilots.

[Hawndoh 2388]

Yep. And Dixon was always McLaughlin's childhood hero and one of the main reasons McLaughlin wanted to leave his dominating position in SuperCars and make a run at Indy.

[wood 11265]

Even back when he was a V8SC rookie, it was pretty clear that Scott McLaughlin was an alien. I'd love to see what he could do in F1.

[RPM 26353]

IRL at TMS. I had no idea they were running today.

[elfenix 34332]

they talked about it a lot on the sebring broadcast yesterday.  i have it on my calendar but the source didn't put the times in (like my source for F1 does) and the times aren't consistent

 

  

On 2/27/2022 at 9:01 PM, wood said:

it was pretty clear that Scott McLaughlin was an alien

this seems true

 

edit: sato just shit his pants

Edited March 20, 2022 by elfenix

[Anton Chigurh 3319]

they talked about it a lot on the sebring broadcast yesterday.  i have it on my calendar but the source didn't put the times in (like my source for F1 does) and the times aren't consistent
 
  
this seems true
 
edit: sato just shit his pants

Try Rushsync. It works for me.

https://rushsync.com/

[elfenix 34332]

yellows breeding yellows now

[elfenix 34332]

the captain passing out 6 $100 bills to newgarden getting team win #600.  🤣

Edited March 20, 2022 by elfenix

[Tyrone Krivacs 50]

On 3/20/2022 at 12:14 PM, RPM said:

IRL at TMS. I had no idea they were running today.

I've been to every IndyCar race at TMS...this was the least promoted race ever. Love or hate Gossage, he was a promoter. 

 

And this was the best race at TMS by far since the repave/PJ1.

 

Edited March 23, 2022 by Tyrone Krivacs

[Anton Chigurh 3319]

Well that sounds familiar.

[elfenix 34332]

grosjean banging into rahal twice in one corner the least surprising thing to happen this season. 

herta with another on track error.  guess he's gonna be on the max track for formula 1. 

[elfenix 34332]

passing rain shower this morning means a drying track for indy gp

[Anton Chigurh 3319]

Good action on the opening laps.

[elfenix 34332]

holy shit that power slide by herta

[Anton Chigurh 3319]

Herta drifting.

[elfenix 34332]

disaster for palou

[elfenix 34332]

yellows breeding yellows now

[elfenix 34332]

dixon runs out of fuel going into pit lane, rain coming, herta in virtual lead behind ericsson and kirkwood who have not done a second pit stop yet. 

 

edit: didn't realize ericsson and kirkwood have already done 3 each, they're off the main strategy and could be in the cat bird's seat should the rain get there soon

Edited May 14, 2022 by elfenix

[elfenix 34332]

rossi gambles to put on wets under yellow with sprinkles starting and the mclarens take each other out on the restart moar yellow

Edited May 14, 2022 by elfenix

[elfenix 34332]

20 minutes left in the race, wet track, under yellow, top 3 cars on slicks, herta in 4th and many others pitted 2 laps in a row to put on new slicks then wets, gonna be a wild finish.  these yellows seem interminable as race control figures out what the running order is. 

Edited May 14, 2022 by elfenix

[Anton Chigurh 3319]

Bunch of beyblades out there.

[elfenix 34332]

pato, after spinning on slicks from 2nd behind the safety car: "we're fucked right we can't go into the pits?"

[elfenix 34332]

montoya breaks his car, less than 2 minutes left, race will finish under caution, herta wins with the strategy call of the day to switch from wets to slicks on lap 2. 

[elfenix 34332]

Andretti cars not having a good time this morning. Marco impeded by Sato who was on the track instead of the cool down lane, then having engine problems. Colton has engine trouble on his first lap and aborts.

Rinus Veekay nabs 3rd fastest qualy run at Indy ever. Nearly 6 hours left.

[elfenix 34332]

rossi just traded 17th for 21st

[Anton Chigurh 3319]

Fast 12 starting now.

[Anton Chigurh 3319]

Dixon with a monster run already.

Grojean with a moment but still a decent run, ahead of Power and Sato.

[Anton Chigurh 3319]

Jimmie with a massive moment on his first turn and a great save. Screwed his run, though.

[Prepuce of Doom 21103]

That skidmark Jimmie left says it all. Probably wasn't the only one, either... 

Sucks that Sato won't get a shot at the pole. He's been putting in some fast times up until this. 

Edited May 22, 2022 by Prepuce of Doom

[Prepuce of Doom 21103]

Peenus Reekay with some speed! 

[Prepuce of Doom 21103]

The spoiler on the pace car is very eye-catching somehow. 

[Hawndoh 2388]

Dixon once again reminds everyone that he owns this series. Old man can fly.

[Anton Chigurh 3319]

Gotdam, Scotty!

[Prepuce of Doom 21103]

Dixon was authoritative. 

[elfenix 34332]

second fastest all time. 

i think diffy said half of the top 20 qualifying times ever were set this weekend, and that was before dixon topped the charts. 

[utee94 15862]

So will green flag for the 500 be at 11:45 Central on Sunday?  Trying to dig through the TV schedules that just say things like "coverage begins at 11" and whatnot, and figured you Indycar experts would know.

TIA

 

[Hawndoh 2388]

I believe green flag is 11:45 central, yes.

[utee94 15862]

1 minute ago, Hawndoh said:

I believe green flag is 11:45 central, yes.

gracias

 

[elfenix 34332]

 

[Bill Brasky 1457]

a crash at the start involving the Penske cars, the Ganassi cars, and Helio would be nice.   just sayin 

[Hawndoh 2388]

24 minutes ago, Bill Brasky said:

a crash at the start involving the Penske cars, the Ganassi cars, and Helio would be nice.   just sayin 

Might be the only way an Andretti car has a chance this year.

[Prepuce of Doom 21103]

I hope we get to see what those petunias in the SAFER barrier look like after 500 miles. 

[Hawndoh 2388]

First stops, palou over shot his mark by about a foot and made the front changer have a bit of an issue.

[elfenix 34332]

nbc *goes to commercial*

rinus veekay *crashes*

at least they came back in a hurry instead of showing 10 minutes of ads