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Post by René on Jun 30, 2021 13:21:04 GMT
Mid Ohio Sports Car CourseIndyCar visits another great circuit, this time in Lexington Mid Ohio. Sweeping curves and a nice scenery make for an interesting racing venue. Felix Rosenqvist has been cleared to race this weekend and also Rinus Veekay is expected to return behind the wheel. As with all the races so far there is no way of predicting the outcome. But can Newgarden finally break the spell and win for Penske? However, expect Palou, O’Ward, Dixon and Herta to be all in the game. 
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Post by René on Jul 4, 2021 10:54:36 GMT
Pole position again for Josef Newgarden! I do hope luck is on his side this time as he really deserves that by now. Herta in second and a strong third for Marcus Ericsson!
Good returns for Veekay in 11th and Rosenqvist 13th.
1. Josef Newgarden - Team Penske 1'06.673
2. Colton Herta - Andretti Autosport 1'06.677
3. Marcus Ericsson - Ganassi Racing 1'07.072
4. Will Power - Team Penske 1'07.116
5. Scott Dixon - Chip Ganassi Racing 1'07.135
6. Alexander Rossi - Andretti Autosport 1'07.218
Enjoy!
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Post by charleselan on Jul 4, 2021 12:26:11 GMT
Really looking forward to this one later today, it is being run starting at CET 18.00hrs.
Really hope that Josef has a turn of luck, one would have to be very cold hearted in not wishing him victory here but I think a certain Mr Herta might have something to say about that.
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Post by Carl on Jul 5, 2021 4:19:08 GMT
René and John, Today was the 50th anniversary of Team Penske's first Indycar win, at Pocono by the team's greatest driver, Mark Donohue, so all was heavenly aligned for victory. Almost as impressive was the strong second by Ganassi Racing's Marcus Ericsson, who closed fast on Newgarden and could have won given two more laps, with teammates Alex Palou and Scott Dixon 3rd and 4th. Colton Herta was a very close second until a faulty fuel probe caused a disastrous first pit stop and set him back 30 seconds. Immediately after an early restart, Will Power spun when he and Scott Dixon came together just over the crest at Turn 5. In anger and frustration, Power spun his rear wheels furiously as he sat sideways to the racing line, creating a huge cloud of tyre smoke through which no-one behind could see. Naturally, he was hit hard by a blinded Ed Jones. I'm impressed by most Australians, really.  However... ...the excitable Leigh Diffey was returned from Olympic Time Trials duty...  "Whey-ah? Heah-ah!"
It's instructive that the barrel chested town crier clearly pronounces "where" and "here" when speaking calmly, but he's paid to be a cartoon caricature. Someone should tranquilize his coffee.
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Post by charleselan on Jul 5, 2021 11:22:57 GMT
Great win for Josef and what a drive by Marcus as well, that as a surprise indeed and a pleasing one at that. I really like Mid Ohio as a circuit and in many ways it rivals Elkart Lake and Watkins Glen, just a wonderful place to watch racing cars at their finest. Carl, I doubt that you guys in the USA had that many Australian soap operas on your TV's, but from the 1980's onwards the UK had a proliferation of the dreaded things and it is sad to say that it had a huge impact on how it affected how English was spoken. Australians are known for using what is termed as a rising inflective in their speech pattern and this suddenly emerged in England, particularly with the youngsters who were groomed on these Aussie soaps. The other was as you point out with Diffey's pronunciation of "where" and "here" which also became well used in the Uk. I will say that similar also occurred in earlier decades when UK TV contained a huge amount of shows from the USA and terms not normally associated in England became common, along with chewing gum  . Sad really that the mother of the English language becomes subject to influences from afar. John |
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Post by chrisb on Jul 5, 2021 11:45:15 GMT
A sense of deja vu prevails, a great circuit some brilliant racing and I may have said that before like last week
Whilst at donington I saw Justin Wilson’s Indy car and it is just such a reminder that I may not like the protection the new cars have but I am very grateful they have it
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Post by René on Jul 5, 2021 16:54:21 GMT
Pfew, finally Josef!!!
If that wasn't a deserved win I don't know what is. And this also brings him back in championship contention which I like 'cause I'm a fan of Josef's. 
But also a great drive from Marcus Ericsson. He never looked more than average in F1 and needed some time to get up to speed in IndyCar but he's showing he's a darn good driver. Nice performance!
Intelligent drive from Palou with a strong finish in third. No one had the speed of Josef and Marcus this race with the exception maybe of Colton Herta who was very unlucky.
Will Power... he can be very fast sometimes.  |
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Post by Carl on Jul 5, 2021 17:34:08 GMT
Great win for Josef and what a drive by Marcus as well, that as a surprise indeed and a pleasing one at that. I really like Mid Ohio as a circuit and in many ways it rivals Elkart Lake and Watkins Glen, just a wonderful place to watch racing cars at their finest. Carl, I doubt that you guys in the USA had that many Australian soap operas on your TV's, but from the 1980's onwards the UK had a proliferation of the dreaded things and it is sad to say that it had a huge impact on how it affected how English was spoken. Australians are known for using what is termed as a rising inflective in their speech pattern and this suddenly emerged in England, particularly with the youngsters who were groomed on these Aussie soaps. The other was as you point out with Diffey's pronunciation of "where" and "here" which also became well used in the Uk. I will say that similar also occurred in earlier decades when UK TV contained a huge amount of shows from the USA and terms not normally associated in England became common, along with chewing gum . Sad really that the mother of the English language becomes subject to influences from afar. John John, It is sad how popularity can influence an audience. I can't believe how many new words are concocted by devious or clueless people, in corporate boardrooms [the often distracting car touch screen as "infotainment center"] or the meaningless "woke" from social media. There are already good words that need no improvement from idiots. Most young people have no idea what "app" stands for. It takes an extra second to say "application", but seconds must be precious in Silicon Valley. We had an abundance of soap operas (laundry detergent was the prominent sponsor) and so none from Australia. My first exposure to down under accents may have been driver interviews, most all well-spoken and to the point. When Leigh Diffey appeared, allegedly as a professional announcer, he drove more than a few listeners mad by refusing to use the objective pronoun. Ignorance and fear drove him to say things like "...between he and the wall" despite the good example of his well-spoken colleagues David Hobbs and Steve Matchett.
As you point out, ignorance is a powerful force in many areas of life. Endearing in children, it has proved deadly in high office during the pandemic. The great historian Will Durant, whose eleven volume history of civilization was honored with a Pulitzer Prize, was once asked to define humanity. Without pausing, he replied "trousered apes."
I wear short pants in summer. -Carl |
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Post by Carl on Jul 7, 2021 23:23:17 GMT
Great win for Josef and what a drive by Marcus as well, that as a surprise indeed and a pleasing one at that. I really like Mid Ohio as a circuit and in many ways it rivals Elkart Lake and Watkins Glen, just a wonderful place to watch racing cars at their finest. Carl, I doubt that you guys in the USA had that many Australian soap operas on your TV's, but from the 1980's onwards the UK had a proliferation of the dreaded things and it is sad to say that it had a huge impact on how it affected how English was spoken. Australians are known for using what is termed as a rising inflective in their speech pattern and this suddenly emerged in England, particularly with the youngsters who were groomed on these Aussie soaps. The other was as you point out with Diffey's pronunciation of "where" and "here" which also became well used in the Uk. I will say that similar also occurred in earlier decades when UK TV contained a huge amount of shows from the USA and terms not normally associated in England became common, along with chewing gum . Sad really that the mother of the English language becomes subject to influences from afar. John John, Besides chewing gum (regular, bubble or both?), what other strange degradations, for which I apologize in advance, were carried by ill winds across the Atlantic? An interesting postscript about Pete Lyons: His telephone prefix seemed familiar and it turns out, like Dan Gurney, he was born in New York State and settled in Riverside. The race track was long ago bulldozed to make room for more doughnut shops and industrial parks, but he and his wife may have moved to the high desert for health reasons. Nevertheless, an interesting coincidence. That the 951 prefix rang a bell stems from all the times I would call the Riverside box office to ask that they hold my favorite seats at Turn 6 until my check arrived. They were always happy to do so, in stark contrast to Long Beach, where I sometimes heard corporate insiders in the seats I had requested wonder why race cars made so much noise or needed wings... Cheers, Carl |
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Post by charleselan on Jul 9, 2021 18:48:42 GMT
Great win for Josef and what a drive by Marcus as well, that as a surprise indeed and a pleasing one at that. I really like Mid Ohio as a circuit and in many ways it rivals Elkart Lake and Watkins Glen, just a wonderful place to watch racing cars at their finest. Carl, I doubt that you guys in the USA had that many Australian soap operas on your TV's, but from the 1980's onwards the UK had a proliferation of the dreaded things and it is sad to say that it had a huge impact on how it affected how English was spoken. Australians are known for using what is termed as a rising inflective in their speech pattern and this suddenly emerged in England, particularly with the youngsters who were groomed on these Aussie soaps. The other was as you point out with Diffey's pronunciation of "where" and "here" which also became well used in the Uk. I will say that similar also occurred in earlier decades when UK TV contained a huge amount of shows from the USA and terms not normally associated in England became common, along with chewing gum . Sad really that the mother of the English language becomes subject to influences from afar. John John, Besides chewing gum (regular, bubble or both?), what other strange degradations, for which I apologize in advance, were carried by ill winds across the Atlantic? An interesting postscript about Pete Lyons: His telephone prefix seemed familiar and it turns out, like Dan Gurney, he was born in New York State and settled in Riverside. The race track was long ago bulldozed to make room for more doughnut shops and industrial parks, but he and his wife may have moved to the high desert for health reasons. Nevertheless, an interesting coincidence. That the 951 prefix rang a bell stems from all the times I would call the Riverside box office to ask that they hold my favorite seats at Turn 6 until my check arrived. They were always happy to do so, in stark contrast to Long Beach, where I sometimes heard corporate insiders in the seats I had requested wonder why race cars made so much noise or needed wings... Cheers, Carl Carl, Could I blame you for tobacco (a disgusting habit of which I have never indulged) and all of those TV programs of the 1950's and 1960's . However you have given us great things like Blues Music (although no doubt some wizard will say it came from Africa); Soul Music and groups like The Beach Boys. Also the Can Am series although it has to be said that Group 6 sports cars were introduced from Europe, unless one looks at what Penske and Jim Hall played with so maybe a draw there . Moving on, I take it that the desert is a good place to live if one has respiratory health issues for did not Doc Holliday also spend some years living in the desert due to his TB induced ill health. I hope that Pete is in not too poor health. if that is the case. Cheers John |
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Post by Carl on Jul 10, 2021 0:30:42 GMT
John, Besides chewing gum (regular, bubble or both?), what other strange degradations, for which I apologize in advance, were carried by ill winds across the Atlantic? An interesting postscript about Pete Lyons: His telephone prefix seemed familiar and it turns out, like Dan Gurney, he was born in New York State and settled in Riverside. The race track was long ago bulldozed to make room for more doughnut shops and industrial parks, but he and his wife may have moved to the high desert for health reasons. Nevertheless, an interesting coincidence. That the 951 prefix rang a bell stems from all the times I would call the Riverside box office to ask that they hold my favorite seats at Turn 6 until my check arrived. They were always happy to do so, in stark contrast to Long Beach, where I sometimes heard corporate insiders in the seats I had requested wonder why race cars made so much noise or needed wings... Cheers, Carl Carl, Could I blame you for tobacco (a disgusting habit of which I have never indulged) and all of those TV programs of the 1950's and 1960's . However you have given us great things like Blues Music (although no doubt some wizard will say it came from Africa); Soul Music and groups like The Beach Boys. Also the Can Am series although it has to be said that Group 6 sports cars were introduced from Europe, unless one looks at what Penske and Jim Hall played with so maybe a draw there . Moving on, I take it that the desert is a good place to live if one has respiratory health issues for did not Doc Holliday also spend some years living in the desert due to his TB induced ill health. I hope that Pete is in not too poor health. if that is the case. Cheers John John, You should blame Sir Walter Raleigh (he was such a stupid git), initiated by Native Americans and later imprisoned in the Tower for smoking in the boys room.
There is a simple test of goodness for North American exports: all that is great is American and all that is not is Canadian, with various subclauses allowing for Canadian things which become great to become American.
I imagine western movies top the list of American exports around the world and the scarcity of good westerns now may be a bad omen. After all, John Wayne walked funny and began as a singing cowboy called Randy whose horse was "Duke" and Shane rode north toward Canada and never came back.
Cheers, Carl
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Post by chrisb on Jul 10, 2021 8:25:15 GMT
Chaps, I thank the USA for many many things, not just the vital ones such as WW2, but the pleasurable ones like film stars and brilliant films, the stars like Gary Cooper, oops, well he was born in Montana to English parents and was educated in England, but aside from that the USA gave us Dick Powell, Tyrone Power, William Powell amongst others, and of the course the ladies, the wonderful Irene Dunne, Jean Arthur, Myrna Loy amongst so many others, and then, as John says there is the music, my love of the blues knows no bounds, Elvis, Eddie and Buddy knew no bounds, oh so many brilliant things, and of course Shane, incidentally Carl, you know John copied his walk from another famous star,
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Post by charleselan on Jul 10, 2021 16:00:29 GMT
I seem to have missed out a hell of a lot of good things there guys, apologies to one and all. John Lennon summed up Walter Raleigh rather well there Carl, but it did him little good in the long run . That walk of John Wayne was something else wasn't it, "get off your horse and drink your milk"  . |
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Post by Carl on Aug 4, 2021 17:27:28 GMT
Indycar comes to Nashville, Tennessee, on Sunday, August 8th on a brand new street circuit. The NBCSports live broadcast starts around 21.30 or 22.30 so a fresh pot of coffee or tea is recommended. Series owner Roger Penske and Nashville must by now have a final layout after many alternatives were assayed. The apparent winning layout should have awesome top speeds...
An interesting layout not chosen 
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Post by charleselan on Aug 5, 2021 11:38:11 GMT
Indycar comes to Nashville, Tennessee, on Sunday, August 8th on a brand new street circuit. The NBCSports live broadcast starts around 21.30 or 22.30 so a fresh pot of coffee or tea is recommended. Series owner Roger Penske and Nashville must by now have a final layout after many alternatives were assayed. The apparent winning layout should have awesome top speeds...
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