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Who is the better driver?
Dario Franchitti 20%  20%  [ 18 ]
Mark Plourde 80%  80%  [ 74 ]
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Wade Cunningham will be driving a second Foyt entry for the Indy 500.

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Gona be very interesting to see how he goes given he's won the Freedom 100 3 times and was showing bloody quick speeds in the races he was in last year, just a shame he can't get a full time ride

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Bryan Clauson to drive for SFHR at the Indy 500 :thumbsup:
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Two Lotus Teams file breach of contract, looking to switch engines.

http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/ ... its-teams/
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Ugh...Lotus, you gotta be kidding me.
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Fucking Lotus, man...

Hurts me even more seeing Simona running towards the back.

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Sandeep Banerjee wrote:
Bryan Clauson to drive for SFHR at the Indy 500 :thumbsup:


The only reason I will watch the 500 this year, assuming he can qualify.

He will impress.
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Currently 34 Entries for Indy:
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/98983

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No.  Driver               Team (Engine)
2    Ryan Briscoe         Team Penske (Chevrolet)
3    Helio Castroneves    Team Penske (Chevrolet)
4    JR Hildebrand        Panther Racing (Chevrolet)
5    EJ Viso              KV Racing Technology (Chevrolet)
6    Katherine Legge      Dragon Racing (Lotus)
7    Sebastien Bourdais   Dragon Racing (Lotus)
8    Rubens Barrichello   KV Racing Technology (Chevrolet)
9    Scott Dixon          Target Chip Ganassi Racing (Honda)
10   Dario Franchitti     Target Chip Ganassi Racing (Honda)
11   Tony Kanaan          KV Racing Technology (Chevrolet)
12   Will Power           Team Penske (Chevrolet)
14   Mike Conway          AJ Foyt Enterprises (Honda)
15   Takuma Sato          Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (Honda)
17   Sebastian Saavedra   AFS Racing/Andretti Autosport (Chevrolet)
18   Justin Wilson        Dale Coyne Racing (Honda)
19   James Jakes          Dale Coyne Racing (Honda)
20   Ed Carpenter         Ed Carpenter Racing (Chevrolet)
21   TBA                  Ed Carpenter Racing (Chevrolet)
22   Oriol Servia         Lotus DRR (Lotus)
25   Ana Beatriz          Andretti Autosport/Conquest (Chevrolet)
26   Marco Andretti       Andretti Autosport (Chevrolet)
27   James Hinchcliffe    Andretti Autosport (Chevrolet)
28   Ryan Hunter-Reay     Andretti Autosport (Chevrolet)
38   Graham Rahal         Service Central Chip Ganassi Racing (Honda)
39   Bryan Clauson        Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing (Honda)
41   Wade Cunningham      AJ Foyt Enterprises (Honda)
45   TBA                  Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (Honda)
67   Josef Newgarden      Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing (Honda)
77   Simon Pagenaud       Schmidt Hamilton Motorsports (Honda)
78   Simona de Silvestro  Lotus HVM Racing (Lotus)
83   Charlie Kimball      Novo Nordisk Ganassi Racing (Honda)
98   Alex Tagliani        Bryan Herta Autosport w/Curb-Agajanian (Lotus)
99   TBA                  Sam Schmidt Motorsports (Honda)
TBA  TBA                  Newman/Haas Racing (Lotus)
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Wasn't Alesi gonna do the 500?
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Yes.

If they've abandoned it, it's probably because Lotus don't have any engines for him.

Lotus engines were 7mph slower on Shoreline Drive last Sunday than any other car. So imagine what it's going to be like at Indy and Fontana for them.

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But with other boost levels there, it may not be as bad as it looks like right now.

Speculating, of course.
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Current list for Indy 500 Qual

No. Driver Team (Engine)
2 Ryan Briscoe Team Penske (Chevrolet)
3 Helio Castroneves Team Penske (Chevrolet)
4 JR Hildebrand Panther Racing (Chevrolet)
5 EJ Viso KV Racing Technology (Chevrolet)
6 Katherine Legge Dragon Racing (Lotus)
7 Sebastien Bourdais Dragon Racing (Lotus)
8 Rubens Barrichello KV Racing Technology (Chevrolet)
9 Scott Dixon Target Chip Ganassi Racing (Honda)
10 Dario Franchitti Target Chip Ganassi Racing (Honda)
11 Tony Kanaan KV Racing Technology (Chevrolet)
12 Will Power Team Penske (Chevrolet)
14 Mike Conway AJ Foyt Enterprises (Honda)
15 Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (Honda)
17 Sebastian Saavedra AFS Racing/Andretti Autosport (Chevrolet)
18 Justin Wilson Dale Coyne Racing (Honda)
19 James Jakes Dale Coyne Racing (Honda)
20 Ed Carpenter Ed Carpenter Racing (Chevrolet)
21 TBA Ed Carpenter Racing (Chevrolet)
22 Oriol Servia Lotus DRR (Lotus)
25 Ana Beatriz Andretti Autosport/Conquest (Chevrolet)
26 Marco Andretti Andretti Autosport (Chevrolet)
27 James Hinchcliffe Andretti Autosport (Chevrolet)
28 Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport (Chevrolet)
38 Graham Rahal Service Central Chip Ganassi Racing (Honda)
39 Bryan Clauson Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing (Honda)
41 Wade Cunningham AJ Foyt Enterprises (Honda)
45 TBA Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (Honda)
67 Josef Newgarden Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing (Honda)
77 Simon Pagenaud Schmidt Hamilton Motorsports (Honda)
78 Simona de Silvestro Lotus HVM Racing (Lotus)
83 Charlie Kimball Novo Nordisk Ganassi Racing (Honda)
98 Alex Tagliani Bryan Herta Autosport w/Curb-Agajanian (Lotus)
99 TBA Sam Schmidt Motorsports (Honda)
TBA TBA Newman/Haas Racing (Lotus)

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alesi supposedly announced a deal with newman/haas racing but only he's announced it not the team yet so it looks like its still up in the air
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So we're getting a bump day with only one or two drivers dropping out? And they're very likely not going to be surprise to anyone.

Oh well, I hope the race itself is going to be as good as it's been for couple of years now.

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dicksplaash wrote:
But with other boost levels there, it may not be as bad as it looks like right now.

Speculating, of course.


I heard a while ago that IndyCar may do some changes in boost come mid-season, for competition purposes. Maybe they will do something in May if Lotus are embarrassingly slow.
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assuming Lotus last that long...
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apparently this is supposed to help out with the engine difference i guess? i was a bit confused by how he explained it. im not trying to make fun of the guy but come the hell on! of all the people working on the project they pick a guy that clearly isnt the best in front of a camera to explain it lol
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Being able to get that data from all the cars during the race will definitely be more helpful in equalizing the engines than picking a few cars for a post-race dyno session.
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That makes sense.
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