IndyCar thread

[Josh]

https://www.cbssports.com/general/news/indy-500-legend-a-j-foyt-hospitalized-after-being-attacked-by-killer-bees-on-ranch/

[Josh]

After winning the first race of the season, Sebastien Bourdais sits on pole for tomorrow's race in Phoenix

[LIHoosier]

This is May.*

 

 

*patent pending

[Hovadipo]

It’s fitting that the first day of May is 86 degrees. I can smell the burnt rubber and tenderloins. 

[LIHoosier]

It's go time!

[Hovadipo]

Well, it was hot. 

Tenderloins were back in turn 2. 

Still don’t like Power. 

363 days til the next one. 

[LIHoosier]

So this is what happens when a Hoosier isn't the ceremonial pace car driver...

 

[cthomas]

11 hours ago, LIHoosier said:

So this is what happens when a Hoosier isn't the ceremonial pace car driver...

 

Doesn't get any more embarrassing than that!

[BH33]

55 minutes ago, cthomas said:

Doesn't get any more embarrassing than that!

The driver was a GM exec... Not a good day for GM (Honda won the race, too)

[cthomas]

Probably a whole lot of people having good fun at his expense at the Detroit HQ.....behind his back of course. I think I read somewhere that he makes 7.7 mil a year, but I'm sure his ego took a hit.

[JSHoosier]

3 minutes ago, cthomas said:

Probably a whole lot of people having good fun at his expense at the Detroit HQ.....behind his back of course. I think I read somewhere that he makes 7.7 mil a year, but I'm sure his ego took a hit.

At 7.7 mil a year, he can deal with it.

[Hovadipo]

2 hours ago, BH33 said:

The driver was a GM exec... Not a good day for GM (Honda won the race, too)

Who is also a licensed race car driver. Gotta let those tires get warmed up, amigo. 

[BH33]

30 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

Who is also a licensed race car driver. Gotta let those tires get warmed up, amigo. 

haha I didn't know that part!!

[Hovadipo]

3 hours ago, BH33 said:

haha I didn't know that part!!

Yep. From the GM website:

“A lifelong auto enthusiast, Reuss is a certified industry pool test driver on the North Course of the Nürburgring Motorsport Racetrack in Germany, and is licensed for FIA C and IMSA Road Racing.”

[LIHoosier]

Mari Hulman-George has passed away.

https://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/news-multimedia/news/2018/11/03/ims-mari-hulman-george-obituary-2018

[Josh]

It's raceday!!!!!!

Go Sebastian Bourdais (he lives in my neighborhood) or Helio or Marco

[LIHoosier]

Hopefully the weather holds up long enough to run the full 500 miles

[Josh]

3 minutes ago, LIHoosier said:

Hopefully the weather holds up long enough to run the full 500 miles

Correct me if I'm wrong...do they just need to run 101 laps before lightning in order to call it a race?  That could lead to interesting fuel strategies

[LIHoosier]

Yeah, they need to run half distance(100 laps) in order to make it official. Its tougher when the rain/lightning comes in patches cuz they try to get as much racing in before darkness so they may go to 100 laps and if there's enough clearance they try to complete as many laps until it either gets dark or they lose the track for the day.

[Josh]

Can they finish tomorrow?  I feel like I remember the race moving 15 years ago or so due to weather