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Post by René on Jul 26, 2022 18:51:31 GMT
Yes you’re right guys, completely forgot to mention; Jimmy Johnson was very impressive. His best IndyCar race to date I think.
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Post by charleselan on Jul 27, 2022 11:03:59 GMT
Sadly two races a weekend are just too much for me especially around a giddy little place that has a shorter lap than a motorcycle Speedway track. Car component failures are understandable when the cars have been subject to so much action as well. So only watched the Sunday race on my iPad which was fine but not compelling to be honest as i don't get excited by ovals etc. Newgarden was very well set up ands like some drivers at certain tracks really seemed to gel with the place and that makes the big difference, hope his fall and head injury is Ok. One thing shocked me was the performance of Jimmy Johnson he was outstanding. For the past 18 months I have been watching aghast at his performances and thinking to myself what the hell are you doing, at your age you should no better and preserve that amazing Nascar legacy, but yesterday he was a different, an. John, You're right about Josef Newgarden at Iowa. He's always fast and usually wins.
Jimmy Johnson, who I have ridiculed as out of his element, was amazing! Something in his past oval experience may have clicked into place and allowed him to go where others fear to tread. I suppose it's impossible to be a 7 time champion in any major series without having great natural talent, which showed itself at Iowa. Sadly, any great natural talent I may have remains hidden. 
-Carl
Very much Jimmy's past Oval experience played it part, sadly i think he has left it too late to try IndyCar at 46 years, ten years earlier would have been far more relevant I feel. |
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Post by Carl on Jul 27, 2022 16:36:02 GMT
John, You're right about Josef Newgarden at Iowa. He's always fast and usually wins.
Jimmy Johnson, who I have ridiculed as out of his element, was amazing! Something in his past oval experience may have clicked into place and allowed him to go where others fear to tread. I suppose it's impossible to be a 7 time champion in any major series without having great natural talent, which showed itself at Iowa. Sadly, any great natural talent I may have remains hidden.
-Carl
Very much Jimmy's past Oval experience played it part, sadly i think he has left it too late to try IndyCar at 46 years, ten years earlier would have been far more relevant I feel. He's not been serious, just having fun, which has annoyed me because he was a clumsy backmarker taking a seat from someone more deserving. Maybe he's found the key to better performance. If not, he should retire. |
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Post by charleselan on Jul 27, 2022 17:26:27 GMT
Very much Jimmy's past Oval experience played it part, sadly i think he has left it too late to try IndyCar at 46 years, ten years earlier would have been far more relevant I feel. He's not been serious, just having fun, which has annoyed me because he was a clumsy backmarker taking a seat from someone more deserving. Maybe he's found the key to better performance. If not, he should retire. That's a shame as most driver who carry on to have bit of fun do it in either Historic's or Club racing, a bit greedy doing it in a mainstream formula and as you say taking a seat away from a promising new comer. On another topic it appears that Chip is upping the game on Palou and taking major legal action, in reality I think that Chip is aiming at Brown at McLaren, could be tasty. |
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Post by René on Jul 27, 2022 18:31:41 GMT
He's not been serious, just having fun, which has annoyed me because he was a clumsy backmarker taking a seat from someone more deserving. Maybe he's found the key to better performance. If not, he should retire. That's a shame as most driver who carry on to have bit of fun do it in either Historic's or Club racing, a bit greedy doing it in a mainstream formula and as you say taking a seat away from a promising new comer. On another topic it appears that Chip is upping the game on Palou and taking major legal action, in reality I think that Chip is aiming at Brown at McLaren, could be tasty.
It's Chip against Zak alright. 
But on a serious note, it's a shame of course it had to come this far. Not good for Palou's image also.
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Post by charleselan on Jul 28, 2022 9:57:09 GMT
That's a shame as most driver who carry on to have bit of fun do it in either Historic's or Club racing, a bit greedy doing it in a mainstream formula and as you say taking a seat away from a promising new comer. On another topic it appears that Chip is upping the game on Palou and taking major legal action, in reality I think that Chip is aiming at Brown at McLaren, could be tasty.
It's Chip against Zak alright.
But on a serious note, it's a shame of course it had to come this far. Not good for Palou's image also.
Looks like an awful lot of burgers have been eaten there . Not impressed with Palou or his management (if he has any), not a good look in my opinion. |
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Post by René on Jul 29, 2022 10:41:54 GMT
Grand Prix of Indianapolis - Race 2
Back at the Indianapolis road course where Colton Herta won earlier this year in a chaotic wet-dry-wet race. He did it with one of the best full-lock powerslide saves of the year!
Good news: Josef Newgarden is cleared to drive in practice after his crash at the Iowa oval race. He will have to undergo a second evaluation though because of the concussion he suffered. Hopefully he's fit to race again.
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Post by Carl on Jul 30, 2022 2:10:25 GMT
Indianapolis Motor Speedway RC
Qualifications
Felix Rosenqvist outpaced everyone with a superb pole position, .2765 seconds faster than Alexander Rossi. Danish rookie Christian Lundgaard continues to impress and Dutch neighbor Rinus Veekay also well in the top 10. Scott Dixon will have to push at the start from 20th position and points leader Marcus Ericsson was disqualified for stopping during qualifying, causing a red flag. Car# Driver Name Time / Speed 1. 7 Rosenqvist, Felix 01:10.2265 125.030 2. 27 Rossi, Alexander 01:10.5030 124.539 3. 5 O'Ward, Pato 01:10.6092 124.352 4. 12 Power, Will 01:10.6224 124.329 5. 2 Newgarden, Josef 01:10.6968 124.198 6. 30 Lundgaard, Christian (R) 01:10.7280 124.143 7. 10 Palou, Alex 01:10.2074 125.064 8. 21 VeeKay, Rinus 01:10.3100 124.881 9. 26 Herta, Colton 01:10.3532 124.805 10. 20 Daly, Conor 01:10.5135 124.521 11. 18 Malukas, David (R) 01:10.5636 124.432 12. 60 Pagenaud, Simon 01:10.7624 124.083 13. 45 Harvey, Jack 01:10.8564 123.918 14. 29 DeFrancesco, Devlin (R) 01:10.7073 124.180 15. 3 McLaughlin, Scott 01:10.9067 123.830 16. 06 Castroneves, Helio 01:10.7560 124.094 17. 15 Rahal, Graham 01:10.9093 123.826 18. 51 Sato, Takuma 01:10.8276 123.969 19. 77 Ilott, Callum (R) 01:11.1195 123.460 20. 9 Dixon, Scott 01:10.8938 123.853 21. 14 Kirkwood, Kyle (R) 01:11.2156 123.293 22. 28 Grosjean, Romain 01:11.0244 123.625 23. 48 Johnson, Jimmie 01:11.7710 122.339 24 4 Kellett, Dalton 01:12.0060 121.940 25 8 Ericsson, Marcus No Time No Speed |
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Post by Carl on Aug 1, 2022 16:02:58 GMT
My heart sank when I turned on the race and heard Leigh Diffey. He'd been absent for a few weeks and I'd hoped NBC had come to its senses. Kevin Lee and Dave Burns are both far better in the broadcast anchor position, but apparently the network cheerleader had only been on assignment. An interesting race on the road course at Indianapolis Motor Speedway was overwhelmed by the broadcasters enthusing from start to finish without a pause, even the normally more subdued Townsend Bell and James Hinchcliffe.
If cheerleaders at a college football game had loudspeakers and never stopped cheering, the fans would descend from the grandstand to take away their pompoms and cut the power cord. Whether or not NBC got what it wanted, I couldn't watch without muting the commentary and fast forwarding half the race. Good for Alexander Rossi after a long drought, outstanding Danish rookie Christian Lundgaard, the Penske powerhouse trio and Rinus Veekay. Bad luck again for Colton Herta, out with mechanical failure while in the lead, and polesitter Felix Rosenqvist, whose race didn't equal his brilliance in qualifying. 1 Alexander Rossi at an average 114.483 mph 2 Christian Lundgaard 3 Will Power 4 Scott McLaughlin 5 Josef Newgarden 6 Rinus VeeKay 7 Graham Rahal 8 Scott Dixon 9 Felix Rosenqvist 10 Alex Palou |
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Post by René on Aug 6, 2022 9:54:22 GMT
Nashville street courseFor the second time IndyCar has arrived at the streets of Nashville. Last year's race was spectacular but also too chaotic so some changes to the track have been made.  Young IndyCar rookie Christian Lundgaard was spectacular in FP1 claiming fastest time. Felix Rosenqvist in second and the other rookie David Malukas in third.
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Post by charleselan on Aug 6, 2022 17:45:05 GMT
Looking forward to the quaffing later tonight and the race tomorrow, a very busy weekend of racing this weekend with cars and bikes etc. Hopefully young Colton won't throw it into the wall this time and Felix seems to really be going well right now. I do not think he will be heading off to FE even if Brown wants him too as other teams will be ready to offer him some more Indycar on current form.
By the way pleased for Rossi and his long overdue win, he might be a bit hot headed at times but he has ability and is very brave.
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Post by René on Aug 7, 2022 10:53:53 GMT
Nashville Fast Six 1 Scott McLaughlin - Team Penske - 1'14.5555 2 Romain Grosjean - Andretti Autosport - 1'14.6975 3 Christian Lundgaard - Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing - 1'14.7149 4 Alex Palou - Chip Ganassi Racing - 1'14.9087 5 Patricio O'Ward - Arrow McLaren SP - 1'14.9261 6 Josef Newgarden - Team Penske - 1'15.1461
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Post by Carl on Aug 7, 2022 17:10:32 GMT
Being confined to a small group of cars in qualifying means that when one driver causes a red flag, those who haven't already done an optimum lap time are penalized. Herta collided with the tyre barrier early in Nashville this year, and Alexander Rossi, Felix Rosenqvist, Simon Pagenaud and Callum Illot paid a price for his being a wild child.
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Post by Carl on Aug 8, 2022 6:00:42 GMT
The state of Tennessee is known for Southern courtesy and narrow minds, and Nashville, its capitol, has narrow streets that encourage inappropriate touching. Only half the field was running at the end, I suppose because it was nearly impossible to avoid contact. As a boy, I loved riding the Bumper Cars at amusement parks, driving like a fearsome horseman of the apocalypse. The ride operators started muttering about insurance, a precaution Indycar might consider in Nashville. The amazing Scott Dixon somehow found his way into first for the last restart, following a lengthy red flag caused by stationary wrecks, and won despite an earlier hard hit to the rear that damaged his diffuser. Another great New Zealander, Scott McLaughlin, avoided almost all contact and came second. Alex Palou continues to impress in spite of getting the silent treatment from his team owner and finished a strong third. Alexander Rossi and Colton Herta finished in fourth and fifth after starting 17th and 23rd and other major setbacks. Maybe because Tennesseans frown on boasting, Josef Newgarden was a modest sixth in his hometown, ahead of Felix Rosenqvist and the amazing young Dane, Christian Lundgaard. Only eleven drivers finished on the lead lap. My strategy would have been to bump Simona de Silvestro gently into the wall, apologize, and invite her to my hotel for dinner.  Jimmie Johnson was back on form, spinning at the same high-speed right-hand turn as last year. Even champion stock-car drivers never quite adjust to turning right. |
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Post by charleselan on Aug 8, 2022 13:10:52 GMT
Tuned in to watch the beginning only to be prevented by the delayed start due to possible thunderstorms. Kept the stream alive for an hour but then slipped off to the lounge chair to watch some TV. The Indycar stream was dropped by the PC and I nodded off . A couple of hours later went back to switch PC off and found they had started the race and it was in its final 13 laps of yellow so watched the end. Apparently there was a yellow every 11 laps during the race as the smashed into one another or the wall, not good. Scott Dixon was truly awesome with a damaged car, and not a tricky character like his fellow 40 year old across the Atlantic. Scott McLaughlin was sensational and one wonders that if he was 5 tears younger he might be looking at a GP drive but too old at 28 (not my view but the idiots in F1). The young Dane looks outstanding and without the yellow would have been second but got mugged after the Red Flag and did not deserve that. had got laugh at the commentary teams words of support to the stewards in that at least their actions regarding crashing into another car are consistent. In IndyCar it is now Ok the smash another vehicle out of the way, sod driving standards or respect for your competitors. |
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