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TravelGal
04-29-24, 11:25 AM
Might as well start a general thread for this year. Gosh, I laughed and gasped yesterday. You really had to pay attention to keep up with who was hitting who and who was still on the course and who was on the overland route. "Children's" in the title fit or maybe it should have been "The Pato OWard Bumper Car Bonanza." What is it? Three cars in two races? And let's not forget the Dixon shunt in LB last year. :rolleyes:
TKGAngel
04-29-24, 07:09 PM
Once it was confirmed that it was the bridge mannequin (and not an actual human) that tumbled onto the track, I may have gotten a very big case of the giggles.
I also feel bad for Malukas getting fired by McLaren. I know he's a grown up who made the decision to go mountain biking and got hurt, but the way to fix that team's issues is not to fire the guy that hasn't even been in the car yet. It doesn't address Pato's recent habit of driving into his teammates, nor does it fix Rossi's race getting ruined by a runaway wheel.
I’d love to have heard an interview with the driver who hit it. Were they aware it was a mannequin? Did they even see it?
devilmaster
04-30-24, 10:55 PM
I’d love to have heard an interview with the driver who hit it. Were they aware it was a mannequin? Did they even see it?
Pietro in car said to the effect: some effin idiot fell off the bridge!
I just can't help thinking it was one of the 7G/Crapwagon/YFDS/OC gang that brought her to the track... :rofl: It sounds like something one of us would do or have done in the past...
RAHAL: INDYCAR NEEDS TO FOCUS ON PARTS SHORTAGE, NOT NEW TEAMS
https://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/rahal-indycar-needs-to-focus-on-parts-shortage-not-new-teams/10606223/
IndyCar developing improved bellhousing
https://racer.com/2024/05/09/indycar-developing-improved-bellhousing/
Went to a lighter bellhousing due to the weight and added components of hybrid technology. But the lighter bellhousing is cracking and the series can’t revert to the old design because of the hybrid components.
https://x.com/By_NathanBrown/status/1790443148377788664
https://x.com/gvanderbur/status/1792311120440578124?s=42&t=FtBbY0VGTU6tkFPNjgS-pg
The Siegel kid is probably lucky he didn't make the show, he seemed to be in over his head.
nissan gtp
05-20-24, 07:46 PM
The Siegel kid is probably lucky he didn't make the show, he seemed to be in over his head.
he had no business being there yet.
he had no business being there yet.
Daddy wrote a big check, IMS wanted cars for bumping.
TravelGal
05-21-24, 09:55 PM
The Siegel kid is probably lucky he didn't make the show, he seemed to be in over his head.
he had no business being there yet.
Daddy wrote a big check, IMS wanted cars for bumping.
Yes, yes, and yes. Lordy, did he sound immature.
https://x.com/bobpockrass/status/1792947391307350392?s=46&t=FtBbY0VGTU6tkFPNjgS-pg
might be weather
looks like a rainy day
https://x.com/Indycar_Wxman/status/1793253656210362555
https://x.com/Indycar_Wxman/status/1793634046003564684
https://x.com/By_NathanBrown/status/1793646220529066218
:saywhat:
jIoA2m1IZFU?si=fWpEnNY8aNjbefNg
https://x.com/IMS/status/1793989034555142528
TravelGal
05-27-24, 10:48 AM
Indianapolis 500, 2024. Well THAT was a long day. Kudos to devilmaster for keeping the chat window open so long.
Regarding the end. As they kept saying it was the first back to back winner since Castroneves in 2022, I couldn't help but think back to that day. I just reread the whole succession of events and appeals. As Kravitz said (I paraphrase), it was like the worst decision made by an incompetent NFL official. I thought of it because there are still a lot of people who are calling Newgarden a cheater. He feels this vindicates him. That's what I thought when he passed O'Ward but I'm wondering what you all think? Winner or cheater or both?
And how the heck did Dixon get third? Rossi said he was saving fuel but he must have darn near stopped as he approached the finish line. Did anyone have any other view than what NBC showed?
https://x.com/by_nathanbrown/status/1795203689461743818?s=46&t=FtBbY0VGTU6tkFPNjgS-pg
stroker
05-28-24, 07:27 AM
https://x.com/by_nathanbrown/status/1795203689461743818?s=46&t=FtBbY0VGTU6tkFPNjgS-pg
Defender will be THRILLED!
:tony:
TravelGal
05-28-24, 07:09 PM
Technically this might belong in the Twitter thread but this is EPIC. The POV from inside the Thunderbird flyover at the 500.
https://twitter.com/i/status/1795556903549796505
TravelGal
05-30-24, 01:07 PM
Killing time, reading through Marshall Pruitt's Racer post-500 Mailbag. GUFFAWWW!
Q: The best visual from this year’s race was a guy wearing a shirt that said Team P2Penske in the team Penske layout.
John, Seville, Ohio
MP: That made the rounds among drivers and team owners and it was hilarious.
TKGAngel
05-30-24, 07:08 PM
And how the heck did Dixon get third? Rossi said he was saving fuel but he must have darn near stopped as he approached the finish line. Did anyone have any other view than what NBC showed?
On their podcast, Hinch asked Rossi about this, because Hinch had no idea either. Rossi said that he had a JR Hildebrand moment going into Turn 4 because he got too aggressive trying to overtake Pato. Dixon slid past Rossi while Rossi was getting himself sorted.
Roger Penske tells AP cheating scandal overblown by critics because there’s ‘blood in the water’
https://apnews.com/article/roger-penske-cheating-459b63530ab8878d037ce2857ab0e821
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