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Post by Carl on Aug 24, 2024 21:49:58 GMT
I have no idea how AJ Foyt's babyface space-cadet secured pole position.
Maybe this is a sign for Indycar of imminent collapse...
Regardless, all 28 cars qualifying within one second is very impressive!
1 14 Ferrucci, Santino Chevrolet 58.2046 121.475
2 12 Power, Will Citroen 58.3120 121.251
3 10 Palou, Alex Honda 58.4316 121.003
4 45 Lundgaard, Christian Honda 58.5809 120.695
5 27 Kirkwood, Kyle Honda 58.5960 120.664
6 15 Rahal, Graham Honda 58.6332 120.587
7 2 Newgarden, Josef Chevrolet 58.4163 121.035
8 77 Grosjean, Romain Chevrolet 58.4494 120.966
9 11 Armstrong, Marcus Honda 58.4518 120.961
10 26 Herta, Colton Honda 58.4593 120.946
11 9 Dixon, Scott Honda 58.4772 120.909
12 28 Ericsson, Marcus Honda 58.5044 120.852
13 30 Fittipaldi, Pietro Honda 58.4955 120.871
14 3 McLaughlin, Scott Chevrolet 58.4489 120.967
15 21 VeeKay, Rinus Chevrolet 58.5074 120.846
16 75 Vips, Juri (R) Honda 58.6209 120.612
17 20 Rasmussen, Christian (R) Chevrolet 58.5493 120.760
18 7 Rossi, Alexander Chevrolet 58.6822 120.486
19 66 Malukas, David Honda 58.6299 120.594
20 60 Rosenqvist, Felix Honda 58.7179 120.413
21 51 Sowery, Toby (R) Honda 58.7204 120.408
22 8 Lundqvist, Linus (R) Honda 58.7726 120.301
23 5 O'Ward, Pato Chevrolet 58.7903 120.265
24 6 Siegel, Nolan (R) Chevrolet 58.8205 120.203
25 41 Robb, Sting Ray Chevrolet 58.8687 120.105
26 4 Simpson, Kyffin (R) Honda 58.8525 120.138
27 78 Daly, Conor Chevrolet 58.9721 119.894
28 18 Harvey, Jack Honda 59.1787 119.475
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Post by René on Aug 24, 2024 22:31:52 GMT
I have no idea how AJ Foyt's babyface space-cadet secured pole position. Yep quite a surprise, I don’t think anyone saw that coming.. including Santino. But he did it. Was it a one-off, his eternal moment of fame? Or the first of many, in which case we must start taking him seriously at some point.  |
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Post by Carl on Aug 24, 2024 23:19:25 GMT
I have no idea how AJ Foyt's babyface space-cadet secured pole position. Yep quite a surprise, I don’t think anyone saw that coming.. including Santino. But he did it. Was it a one-off, his eternal moment of fame? Or the first of many, in which case we must start taking him seriously at some point. He's shown obvious skill occasionally, but either he tries too hard and messes up or Foyt's team hadn't equipped him with a race-winning car. It's possible both he and the team have improved, but my money's on someone less excitable. |
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Post by Carl on Aug 26, 2024 1:23:30 GMT
A Modest Proposal
Two dry tyre compounds. One intermediate. One wet. Each Grand Prix divided in two or three heats totalling 200- 250 miles. Heats are 30 minutes apart and the winner is decided on aggregate time (it's been done) Only one pitstop allowed during each heat. A second disqualifies... |
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Post by René on Aug 26, 2024 18:10:24 GMT
A Modest Proposal
Two dry tyre compounds. One intermediate. One wet. Each Grand Prix divided in two or three heats totalling 200- 250 miles. Heats are 30 minutes apart and the winner is decided on aggregate time (it's been done) Only one pitstop allowed during each heat. A second disqualifies... They should give it a shot.  |
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Post by Carl on Aug 26, 2024 18:18:02 GMT
A Modest Proposal
Two dry tyre compounds. One intermediate. One wet. Each Grand Prix divided in two or three heats totalling 200- 250 miles. Heats are 30 minutes apart and the winner is decided on aggregate time (it's been done) Only one pitstop allowed during each heat. A second disqualifies... They should give it a shot. They should, but Pirelli and Firestone would exact a heavy price for being moved from center stage.
Who knew that racing was all about changing tyres?
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Post by Carl on Aug 26, 2024 18:24:04 GMT
I have no idea how AJ Foyt's babyface space-cadet secured pole position. Yep quite a surprise, I don’t think anyone saw that coming.. including Santino. But he did it. Was it a one-off, his eternal moment of fame? Or the first of many, in which case we must start taking him seriously at some point. The announcers mentioned that Foyt Racing has an arrangement with Penske to share organizational and set-up knowledge, some of which Ferruci claims to have accepted. |
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Post by René on Aug 28, 2024 11:51:22 GMT
Milwaukee Mile 250 Three races left in this championship. The double-header in Milwaukee and finally the race in Nashville. All oval races. Not necessarily in Álex Palou's favor, but I still expect him to win the championship.  But still, Will Power's victory in Portland has given him a chance. Power has three wins to his name this season against two for Palou. It is still possible. Also Colton Herta could theoretically still become champion, but then Palou would have to score very badly in the last races. Interesting fact: Palou and Herta have this in common: Neither has won an oval race in this series! 
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Post by Carl on Aug 28, 2024 17:28:30 GMT
Milwaukee Mile 250Three races left in this championship. The double-header in Milwaukee and finally the race in Nashville. All oval races. Not necessarily in Álex Palou's favor, but I still expect him to win the championship. In oval track racing, Milwaukee is second only to Indianapolis in renown. It began as a dirt track for horses in the 1870s, hosted its first automobile race in 1903 and wasn't paved until 1953. The pioneer legend Barney Oldfield won at Milwaukee, as did modern legend Jim Clark! Located on the Wisconsin State Fairground, bratwursts are easily found. 
The cars with long wheelbases that raced at the inaugural paved event were elegant. At the time, it wasn't unusual for all cars to have similar chassis and engines, in this case Offenhausers. Some companies built chassis, others built engines, and the teams chose the best combination for success.
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Post by René on Aug 28, 2024 19:34:42 GMT
That’s very cool, Carl. And very American!   |
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Post by Carl on Sept 1, 2024 0:57:00 GMT
Wisconsin, once famous for beer brewed by German immigrants, now provides great racing at Road America and the Milwaukee Mile, world class bratwurst and dairy products.
Once again, David Malukas makes Meyer Shank damn proud and Arrow McLaren remorseful.
1. S. McLaughlin Team Penske 22.5082 / 162.341 mph 2. J. Newgarden Team Penske 22.6058 / 161.640 3. D. Malukas Meyer Shank Racing 161.426 4 A. Rossi Arrow McLaren 160.531 5. L. Lundqvist Chip Ganassi Racing 160.460 6. W. PowerTeam Penske 160.144 7. M. Armstrong Chip Ganassi Racing 160.041 8. P. O'WardArrow McLaren 159.759 9. M Ericsson Andretti Global 159.079 10. F. Rosenqvist Meyer Shank Racing 158.996 11. R. GrosjeanJuncos Hollinger Racing 158.923 12. C. Herta Andretti Global with Curb-Agajanian 158.574 13. A. PalouChip Ganassi Racing 158.466 14. R. van Kalmthout Ed Carpenter Racing 157.882 15. J. HarveyDale Coyne Racing 157.855 16. C. RasmussenEd Carpenter Racing 156.911 17. N. SiegelArrow McLaren 156.677 18. C. DalyJuncos Hollinger Racing 156.528 19. K. Kirkwood Andretti Global 156.378 20. S. DixonChip Ganassi Racing 156.214
21. K. Legge Dale Coyne Racing 155.842
22. S. Ferrucci A.J. Foyt Enterprises 155.663 23. R. Robb A.J. Foyt Enterprises 155.662 24. G. Rahal Team Rahal Racing 155.139 25. K. Simpson Chip Ganassi Racing 155.063 26. C. Lundgaard Rahal Racing 153.690 27. P. Fittipaldi Team Rahal 151.147
I have to ask why Pietro Fittipaldi is still employed. His grandfather was one of the all time world greats, but...
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Post by René on Sept 1, 2024 10:59:11 GMT
Sensational win for Pato O’Ward and Will Power closing in on Alex Palou!
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Post by Carl on Sept 2, 2024 3:11:38 GMT
Race 2 was chaotic throughout. Alex Palou coasted to a stop on the pace lap with hybrid system electrical failure and polesitter Josef Newgarden was punted into the wall by an overeager rookie before the race even got the green flag.
Palou rejoined after losing more than 20 laps and the championship lead changed back and forth during the race. Will Power didn't help his chances by spinning out unaided in Turn 4 on one of the restarts.
Alexander Rossi, who hasn't won in several years, was in an excellent position on the final restart but faded badly, possibly ending his hopes for a ride next season.
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Post by René on Sept 2, 2024 17:36:37 GMT
It's going to be an exciting last race for sure! Will it be Will Power's third title or Álex Palou's third title?
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Post by chrisb on Sept 3, 2024 7:12:50 GMT
it certainly was exciting, and full of incidents,
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