Inaugural Grand Prix of Indianapolis

smokyburnout · PostPosted: Sun May 11, 2014 6:42 am

Juihi wrote:

Gaara wrote:

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Mark Glendenning ‏@m_glendenning 28s

Indy mayor Greg Ballard was struck by debris at @IMS race start and suffered a minor soft tissue injury. Track statement says "he is fine".

They really need to have a catch fence along the main straight between the pits and track, all it takes is for someone to get flipperz into there while there are pit services going on and it'd be.... well I don't even want to think

Not disagreeing, but he was in the flagstand waving the green. http://www.indystar.com/story/news/poli ... x/8943993/

Plowman says he also took a hit to the helmet from debris at the start, but I guess not as hard and on the Felipe Massa visor strip

Juihi · PostPosted: Sun May 11, 2014 10:47 am

ellis · PostPosted: Sun May 11, 2014 11:46 am

The drivers (especially Rahal) are blaming the new rules for the start accidents. Ignoring that Rahal did it all to himself, everybody seems to have forgotten that the reason for the new rules is that they kept crashing under the old ones. The one constant in each situation is the drivers.

Omega · PostPosted: Sun May 11, 2014 1:01 pm

dammit, did not know this race was run on Saturday

westracing01 · PostPosted: Mon May 12, 2014 2:32 pm

Gotta admit, once the race got started, it was pretty good. Decent crowd too, much better than I thought it'd be. Really, if you have two weeks to vacation in the heartland, Indy is a good choice. Indy 500, road course race, pole day, practice, pit stop competion and all can be had for probably half the cost of the same two weeks in Charlotte and you're getting more for your money.

Cheeveer · PostPosted: Mon May 12, 2014 2:37 pm

westracing01 wrote:

Gotta admit, once the race got started, it was pretty good. Decent crowd too, much better than I thought it'd be. Really, if you have two weeks to vacation in the heartland, Indy is a good choice. Indy 500, road course race, pole day, practice, pit stop competion and all can be had for probably half the cost of the same two weeks in Charlotte and you're getting more for your money.

Plus a few USAC races at IRP and at Indiana State Fairgrounds. :thumbsup:

Definitely something I want to experience some day.

westracing01 · PostPosted: Mon May 12, 2014 2:48 pm

dicksplaash wrote:

westracing01 wrote:

Gotta admit, once the race got started, it was pretty good. Decent crowd too, much better than I thought it'd be. Really, if you have two weeks to vacation in the heartland, Indy is a good choice. Indy 500, road course race, pole day, practice, pit stop competion and all can be had for probably half the cost of the same two weeks in Charlotte and you're getting more for your money.

Plus a few USAC races at IRP and at Indiana State Fairgrounds. :thumbsup:

Definitely something I want to experience some day.

I didn't even throw in all the local dirt track action that can be had. Don't forget the little 500 at Anderson Speedway. Practice and qualifying start the Thursday before the race at the big track. 33 asphalt sprint cars lined up 3 abreast like the big boys on a 1/4 mile high banked soup bowl for 500 laps. Shit, that right there is worth the plane ticket.

Cheeveer · PostPosted: Mon May 12, 2014 2:50 pm

westracing01 wrote:

dicksplaash wrote:

westracing01 wrote:

Gotta admit, once the race got started, it was pretty good. Decent crowd too, much better than I thought it'd be. Really, if you have two weeks to vacation in the heartland, Indy is a good choice. Indy 500, road course race, pole day, practice, pit stop competion and all can be had for probably half the cost of the same two weeks in Charlotte and you're getting more for your money.

Plus a few USAC races at IRP and at Indiana State Fairgrounds. :thumbsup:

Definitely something I want to experience some day.

I didn't even throw in all the local dirt track action that can be had. Don't forget the little 500 at Anderson Speedway. Practice and qualifying start the Thursday before the race at the big track. 33 asphalt sprint cars lined up 3 abreast like the big boys on a 1/4 mile high banked soup bowl for 500 laps. Shit, that right there is worth the plane ticket.

Holy hell!

[youtubeidiot]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5VZ1XkHoXQ[/youtubeidiot]

:flag:

Echti · PostPosted: Mon May 12, 2014 7:27 pm

Here's a pretty cool video of the start crash from the pitlane:

[youtubeidiot]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rh1MwWOj8JI[/youtubeidiot]

kals · PostPosted: Mon May 12, 2014 10:49 pm

Holy crap that guy waving the yellow flag was in a perilous position

Soul Reaver · PostPosted: Tue May 13, 2014 5:12 pm

About SC failures, don't forget this years Nascar Bud Shootout (aka Sprint Unlimited)

StanV · PostPosted: Tue May 13, 2014 10:53 pm

gkmotorsport · PostPosted: Tue May 13, 2014 11:38 pm

Incredible.

iks · PostPosted: Wed May 14, 2014 2:33 am

wow...lots of bad driving!

Soul Reaver · PostPosted: Wed May 14, 2014 4:24 am

Feels like what would be at an TBK online fun racing.

Coldtyre · PostPosted: Wed May 14, 2014 6:50 am

kals wrote:

Holy crap that guy waving the yellow flag was in a perilous position

From other angles, there were two guys in black in an even more dangerous position, directly in the line of fire of debris, but they were wise enough to start running away as soon as they saw him stalled. If it were a clueless rally crowd, they would have gotten closer to have a better look, and taken some rod to the face.

Beezle · PostPosted: Wed May 14, 2014 8:29 pm

De Cesaris fan · PostPosted: Thu May 15, 2014 11:13 am

A repost 5 posts later. A record?

gkmotorsport · PostPosted: Thu May 15, 2014 1:28 pm

A repost, 5 posts down? Surely this is a record?

Fish88 · PostPosted: Thu May 15, 2014 3:28 pm

A repost, about a post saying it is a repost 1 post down? Surely that is a record?

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