/indy/ - IndyCar General - Tough Texan Edition

P1 for #posse

ALOTION MOTION.

>>76363406
>including Pigot who is part time road
>but not including Carpenter who is part time oval

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>>76363406
man, AJ drove some damn sweet cars during his career

>>76363609
whoops, I'll have it fixed for next thread
>Pigot still has more points than Daly

>>76363655
honestly when I make a points list I only include drivers who do every race. exception made for Hildebrand missing one race

but yeah, being below part time drivers when you're full time is pretty embarrassing

JUST

>http://www.racer.com/indycar/item/141203-a-wonderfully-weird-indycar-season

good look back at the season so far by pruett

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Mexican guy posted this last thread.
Awesome livery, if this was a real possibility if Esteban was in the series, then I'd actually be supportive.
>over a livery
Yes.

>>76364048
>over a livery
>Yes.
I agree

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This is the only other mockup livery I've seen done on any of the 2018 Road Course aero pics.
I have a bunch from the old oval concept.

>>76364048

Looking forward to the Taco Bell® sponsorship.

>>76364421
there's so many opportunities!

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Going to post a couple of liveries.

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These are from the original oval concept released back in March or so.

>>76364861
>this could be on power or helios car right now
>it isn't
REEEEEE

>>76364908
Wait I forgot for a minute helio has a Hitachi car now

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For comparison to the updated oval aero build.

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The 2 Team is Newgarden's.
That's who I expect to lead the team into the future.

>>76364946
the wheel ramp is just comically large

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picked this coffee table book up at a local book sale for a couple bucks. Gonna have a good time learning about nascrap, don't know shit pre 90s besides foyt winning the Daytona 500

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>>76364985
Yeah, believe it or not the "Flicks" as we drivers like to call them(t. Scott Goodyear) are different between the 2018 road course and oval aero.

>>76365069
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>>76364974
>>76364889
>>76364861


does this guy think every race car uses a chrome finish?

>>76365069
We Indy 500 winners call them wingy dingy sidepod thingies (t. Eddie Cheever)

>>76365056

How many pages?

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Our 2 race winning fuckbois car.

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>>76365125
500 coffee tables sized pages, gives a rundown of every NASCAR season 1947-2002, should be interesting since I don't know alot about any of these eras, and it was $3

>>76365204
I need this blue on a car right fucking now

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>>76365197
Worth it.
Last one (I think)

>>76365222
TK's is almost that shade

>>76365197

What a deal.

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I'm here to deliver your pizza.

>>76365369
Maybe then I could get a pizzer in less than 50 mins

>>76365390
He forgot you pizza though.
You'll have to sit on the side pod and he'll deliver you to your pizza.

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http://www.racer.com/indycar/item/141207-gutierrez-not-cleared-by-indycar-to-run-at-texas
Couple more quotes from parties involved.

>>76365631

I'VE BECOME SO NUMB.

Also, Servia will most likely be back. So he gets another chance to make up for Detoilet.

>>76365502
even better

>>76365699
You'll be duct taped to it for safety.

>>76365743
why do they bother with the two-seater at the beginning of races when they can just tape people to the sidepods?

>>76365809
Indycar had one outlying study, out of many suggesting the opposite, that it may be a health hazard to allow passengers to sit on the side pods.
Indycar being the crusty runts they are, opted to listen to the outlying study.

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Apparently there was some sort of reconfiguration done at Texas?
Could someone elaborate?

Here's testing from this year for those interested.
April 12th
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpVL7sUbQAE

>>76366108
repave and lowered the banking slightly in turn 1/2

>>76366672
Not a bad idea, repair will keep the speeds up even with the loss in banking.

Indycar does better on tracks with less banking, high banked tracks are unsettling.

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Last post tonight, but there will always be a select few pieces of shit that hate something that is (reasonably)nice, especially compared to greater Detroit.
Protesting a race that is having a positive economic impact on the shithole of a city is stupid.
http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2017/05/27/belle-isle-grand-prix-protest/102238444/

>>76366813

>REEEEEEEEEEE MUH FISHIES

Fucking Nemo and Dory will be fine, cunts. Unless Kimball drives into the water with his car spewing oil, the park isn't going to suffer.

>We WANT Detoilet to be a terrible place with company like the Pisstons and the Loins

>>76366813
wow what the fuck

>>76366813
so they want their park to run out of money right? Apparently they've made millions of dollars from this grand prix

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>>76366813

>>76366813
I'm amazed Trump won Michigan with loonies like these out there...then again maybe they were part of the reason

>>76366813
>90% are whales
surprise surprise

>>76365846
fucking kek

>>76366813
>picnics not pitstops
>reeee literally one weekend per year I can't have my shitty little park in detroit

>>76366813

the comments in this are great

>>76369605
well to be frank I hope their GP gets taken away, clearly they don't want it and we don't like detoilet so its a win win. i'd be happy to see that money made from the gp going elsewhere so they can go back to smoking crack and getting robbed in their park

>>76369663
this. detroit is just a shithole full of nasty people, let them see how nice their park is once the city can't afford to take care of it again

>>76369527
to be fair there is also a lot of set up and tear down time for the race course.

but yeah they are whiners

>>76370030
True but there would be anywhere. These people just have to face the fact that nowadays in Detroit there aren't many places you can do a race that don't look like absolute trash on TV. If they don't want the race on Bell Isle, it shouldn't be in Detroit. Go somewhere better in Michigan instead that appreciated you

>>76370030
A bit of concrete setup is preferable to a dingy park filled with trash, homeless, heroin needles and crack pipes. But detroiters seem to love those things so who knows

does anyone protest Long Beach, St. Petersburg, or Toronto?

or is it just Detroit with this nonsense

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Harding Racing is going to enter the Texas race with Gabby Chaves

>>76370197

Just Detoilet. Long Beach, Toronto and St. Pete to an extent are part of the mainstay of road & street courses in Indycar and all of them usually can produce good races every now and then.

Detoilet, on the other hand, has never been liked in the long history of CART and now Indycar running there and has always been a meme track that has boring races.

>>76370504

Best of luck to them to get another Top 10 and I hope to see them racing at Pocono later in the year. I also hope they're going to go full time next year.

>>76370559
I'm talking about the people protesting about not being able to use the park during the race

So can Dixie win the ship without winning a single race this season?

>>76370802
doubt it

he'll probably win eventually

>>76370802
You be he could, but he'll surely win a race this season.
The man is too good not to.

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Of note as well, Victoria Heylar, the account manager at Sahara Force India(Foreskindia) attended the Detroit GP and then went to IMS itself for "education".
Sounded like she enjoyed herself.

Doesn't mean much, but Alonso surely had something to do with that in piquing someone's interest.

rolling for who gets maimed at texas

>>76371315
You take that back you bastard.
Rahal is going to win.

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>>76371315

>>76370802
He will win Mid Ohio almost guaranteed

>>76371289
Force India to IndyCar???

>>76371508
Would you welcome Foreskindia?
Doubtful desu.
What car manufacturer or business do they even represent?

>>76371289
She probably thought indycars were Indian to be fair

>>76371498
If he doesn't win Mid Ohio, he will win Watkin's Glen.
He was so incredibly dominant there last year.

>>76371315
NOOOOO ITS HIS TIME YOU ASSHOLE

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>>76371656
t. Robin Miller

>>76371698
it's a shame NBC didn't have this race otherwise we would have gotten to see Robin doing the interviews

Why did pagenaud fall apart this weekend

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Noted this a while back, but the camber on the tires in the 2018 aero photos are different. The flick is slightly less draggy on the oval kit as well.
Of note, I remember F1 cars not having a central support some years because the wing endplates were support, surely that's less draggy than the current solution.

>>76372426
He's a surrender amphibian and some Americans had to kick ass.

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>>76372806
I think using the endplates as wing support isn't about drag, it is something about maximizing the underbody/diffuser effects

>>76371315
fuck you

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>>76371315

Couple things today
http://www.racer.com/more/viewpoints/item/141218-interview-gutierrez-at-the-crossroads
2018 Chassis video from Indycar:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPBZnH-qerM

>>76372426
Sandbagging la

Robert Wickens(DTM) and James Hinchcliffe Ride Swap Part 1:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrKIOLw1qpQ
Robert Wickens(DTM) and James Hinchcliffe Ride Swap Part 2:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FhQpb3mAII

This happened months ago really.

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Gotta love how this is considered breaking news lol

>>76374598
Yeah, was unlikely that Reynard or Panoz was going to fabricate the aero on a Dallara monocoque.
Maybe if teams can fabricate their own spares, their costs will go down.
It's a step in the right direction, but I wish we had more than a sole chassis supplier.
So many have shuttered in the last 10 years, Lola, Swift, etc

Test dates for the 2018 Aero:

IMS July 25-26th
Mid Ohio August 1st
Iowa August 28th
Sebring September 26th

Busy day for news.
Tristan Vautier in at Texas for Coyne.
Just read an article today about him not necessarily missing Indycar due to his sports car commitments, so much for that, you could tell he missed it.
http://www.racer.com/indycar/item/141225-vautier-to-drive-for-coyne-at-texas


Harding going full time 2018.

http://sports.usatoday.com/2017/06/06/gabby-chaves-harding-racing-texas-full-time-2018/

>>76374598
why did they even fuck around with aero kits? this is what should have been done in the first place.

>>76375018
>Harding going full time 2018
Great news, now we just need juncos and a few others to follow suit

>>76375235
>>76375018
I think Carlin's plan was 2018 as well, but that was the story a few years ago when they first crossed over to Indy lights. I'm sure it has likely been pushed back since their early amibitions

>>76375235
Juncos, Carlin.


Who ran Jack Harvey as an Andretti partnership?


Would be cool for Stewart to run a team as well.

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Your "sport" is irrelevant

Regards,

/f1/

>>76375279
>Who ran Jack Harvey as an Andretti partnership?
Shank

His hands are full with the NSX stuff and who knows if they'll be involved in the Honda/Penske DPi so it'll probably be an Indy only program for a while.

>>76375279
Michael shank ran Harvey, they just won their IMSA class at Bell Isle, but I don't think they have the resources to go full time Indy yet, though they want to

>>76375313
Thanks for taking the time to notice our little sport and make a post

>>76375358
Maybe there should be more crossovers and it would be more relevant. Same with NASCAR really.

>>76375313
how's the latest album going lewis?

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>>76375549
There should always be more crossover, not for the sake of the popularity of any particular series, but rather to challenge drivers in other disciplines.

>>76375549
Has there been any more talk about Grosjean running a road course for Stewart-Haas? Seems like it died down over the offseason.

>>76374865
Are these open to the public? I might have to try to go to Mid Ohio

>>76375549
>>76375776
It's good for motorsport in general for all series to be doing well.

>>76375853
Most of the tests this year have been open to the public, Indy, Phoenix, Gateway, Sebring. But it might be different since they are testing the new aero.

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>the renderings were true


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPBZnH-qerM&t=0s

>>76375018

>Another frog

Can't wait for Pagenaud to REEEEEEEEEEEEE at him.

>>76376347
>>the renderings were true
the video is just the same renderings... what do you mean

>>76376348
it's pronounced VO TEE AYY, right?

>>76376461
Correct.
Although I've "voetiar" amongst others on US broadcast.

>>76376584
I sense another Gary airy incoming

>>76376656
kek

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Ganassi has no filter.

>>76377927
After the Dixon wreck he took a dig at Harvey saying that the driver eligibility requirements need to be looked at

While giving Kimball a ride

>>76377965
I remember that it was Jay Howard he said it about though not Harvey

>>76378021
Yeah it was probably him I never separated the two in my head

>>76377965
His best tweet was after Dixon was robbed at Taco Bell.

is Daly done lads

>>76375776
Well I think for the popularity of different series too, in countries where they aren't otherwise popular. But yeah it's just cool seeing drivers cross over. I was watching videos of Kimi Raikkonen doing NASCAR the other day.

>>76375832
That's the first I've heard of it so I have no idea, sorry.

Is the Haas F1 team popular over there? Do you think having an American team has got more people interested in F1? Or, I'm guessing, barely anybody has noticed since F1 isn't very big over there?

>>76378572
Why would he be?

>>76378572
he's fucked; he's stuck on the worst team in the series and he doesn't really have the skills to impress the better teams with competent engineers. so if AJ Foyt decides he's had enough of Connor, it's byebye.

>>76378695
see
>>76378698
he would have been better off staying with Dale Coyne, but either Coyne decided he didn't want him, or more likely, Connor didn't have the money.

>>76378665
Me and my dad always cheer for haas. I think if they had an American driver it would be a lot bigger though

>>76378665
>Is the Haas F1 team popular over there?
No.

>Do you think having an American team has got more people interested in F1?
No.
We don't care if an American owns a backmarker team, especially if the drivers aren't American.

If an American were to somehow get on Ferrari or Mercedes and do well, or Haas were to somehow become a non-backmarker team AND hire American drivers, maybe then people here would care.

Also, the 2005 US Grand Prix was a total fiasco due to the shitty F1 politics getting in the way of running a proper race and that pretty much destroyed the reputation of F1 in the US.

>>76378776
Alex Rossi should go back to F1. He came 2nd in GP2 which is pretty good. He could replace Marcus Ericsson, who is pretty shit. Ericsson's best season in GP2 was 6th.

>>76378821
Haas aren't a backmarker team, they're a midfield team.

2005 going ahead was basically due to Ferrari's influence and pressure. The other teams were willing to alter the track layout so the Michelin teams could run. But Ferrari are such cunts that they used their influence over the FIA to make sure that the race went ahead, so they would get an easy victory (since the only other two teams that could run against them were backmarker teams)

So as always, blame Ferrari, because they're the biggest cunts in F1 and always have been

>>76378933
backmarker, midfield, what'sthe diffwrench when Merceded and Ferratic win every race?

if Hass aren't winning, and don't have Americans driving, nobody cares.

F1 will be permanently a niche sport among Americans unless another Mario Andretti appears.

>watching inferior indy instead of superior formula one

>>76379027
>diffwrench
>merceded
>ferratic

kek my autocorrect is drunk

>>76378933
NO fuck you F1 rejected Rossi because he wasn't rich enough to buy a ride. now you want him back?

now he's got a #Posse in IndyCar fuck off we won't let you take him from us!

>>76378665

Yeah, there was talk that Grosjean would run one of the road courses (Watkins Glen or Sonoma) last year in the Cup series, but they chalked it up to lack of preparation time and being a distraction to their F1 goals, and I haven't heard of it since.

>>76379061
>Sweden
Not much more needs to be said.

>>76378695
He is last in points of season regulars

>>76379787
not to mention, he's 10 points behind Spencer Pigot, who is only part time. (he does the road courses for Ed Carpenter Racing in place of Ed who only does ovals and did the 500 for Juncos

JUST

>>76378933
>But Ferrari are such cunts that they used their influence over the FIA to make sure that the race went ahead, so they would get an easy victory (since the only other two teams that could run against them were backmarker teams)
>So as always, blame Ferrari, because they're the biggest cunts in F1 and always have been

no, I blame FIA for enabling Ferrari's gamesmanship.

Bernie always got the blame for that kind of stuff going on but it's not just him, the entire management of F1 is a bunch sleazy greedy corrupt motherfuckers.

http://www.indycar.com/News/2017/06/06-06-Andretti-truck-driver

cool interview with one of the car transporter truck drivers for Andretti

>>76379941
:(

>>76379941
Maybe it will turn around in the next 2/3rds of the season.
God I hope it does.

bump, also here's an old PBS documentary from 1995 about CART and Indy cars before "the split". Bobby Rahal's struggles during the 1993 season is the main subject of it. an interesting watch if you have an hour.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoLMW2yuAQE

>>76380906
>turn around
it might be too late to do a complete 180

>>76381044
If he puts up a string of podiums* or top 10's it will reflect better.


*unlikely frankly, not on Conor's ability, but rather his competition and Foyt's team is going to prevent

>>76381140
even top 10's are a tall order when you are on Foyt's team.

and it's not like the chassis or engine is to blame. this is a spec series. they have the same Dallara chassis and Chevrolet engine/aero kit as Penske and ECR. the only possible explanation is, Foyt's engineers are messing up.

Connor needs results to get out of his shitty team and go to a better one, but his shitty team makes it extra hard to get those results. it's a catch 22. he's in a pretty bad position.

Carlos Munoz is in the same position. I bet he's not happy for being traded to Foyt from Andretti for Takuma Sato.

>>76381295
It's a combination of Foyt """""engineering""""" and the fact they do very little in the way of suspension/shock development.

A lot of people don't pay attention(because it's not that interesting) but suspension development is reasonably open.
Coyne' success can be attributed to offseason development in shocks and to a massive engineering shakeup.

>>76381424
Foyt had a massive engineering shakeup too. it doesn't seem to be working for them.

it's a shame that a legend like AJ Foyt has a backmarker team year after year.

>>76381424
>A lot of people don't pay attention(because it's not that interesting) but suspension development is reasonably open.

it is interesting. to me at least. I like knowing what makes these cars tick.

I heard next year, along with the new Dallara aero kit, teams are also going to be able to shop for a lot more of their own parts (besides engine, chassis, aero, and safety-related equipment)

a lot of these parts are mandated to be one specific supplier right now.

>>76381498
Yeah, but if your shock development is 4 years behind there's only so much the engineers can do.
Foyt's team shakeup was primarily a driver shake up, they put on some different/more engineering staff.

>>76381593
what're they doing for 4 years then???
I guess one team has to be last in the series just like one driver has to be last in the race but it's hard to see that happen

video where Graham Rahal absolutely BTFOs Lewis Hamilton
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuU1Y55VqZc

>>76381959
full version of that race 1 winner's press conference
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAQ5zWo4vrk
go to 5:30 for other epic bantz
>ayy mate, give Newgarden some shit
TOP FUCKING KEK I love Graham

One last bump tonight.

The new car would be cool to see test, they might live-stream the test, but there's an equal chance they might not in the event something goes catastrophically wrong.

>>76382405
somehow I doubt they will stream but yeah it would be cool

>>76381012

Oh yeah, that was when Honda were straight-up awful at the beginning of their tenure in Indycar and Rahal failed to qualify for Indy as the defending CART champion...

>>76381295

>and it's not like the chassis or engine is to blame. this is a spec series. they have the same Dallara chassis and Chevrolet engine/aero kit as Penske and ECR. the only possible explanation is, Foyt's engineers are messing up.

Actually, it's more like Foyt have access to the same pool of parts and pieces that Team Penske & ECR can use, but all three of those teams are free to run whatever they want from that theoretical box of stuff. Same with all of the Honda runners. Granted, usually there's a specific set of aerodynamic parts and appendages that produce the ideal result, but sometimes teams will buck the trend and run whatever else they can find. (EX: Ganassi running 2015 aero kit parts every other Honda runner gave up on and ending up qualifying on pole.)

To me, Foyt have been screwing up as a team because they seem to go down blind alleyways on the car setup and a lot of the time can't find their way back from where they started. Case in point being last year when they would sometimes come out of the gate and be in the Top 5 in practice, but be lost in qualifying and further behind in the race regardless of driver. Combine that with a complete lack of suspension development and they're going to be stuck at the back of the grid for a while... Which makes me wonder how patient ABC Supply is, because 1 win in 15 years is pretty fucking pathetic IMO.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6V35fSSX_U


>Texas

WEEEEW

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>>76364048
>>76364421
>Looking forward to the Taco Bell® sponsorship
Hell, try for MS-13 - they have more money and a bigger customer base.

And the firesuit would still look better than Rahal's.

>>76380174
>the entire management of F1 is a bunch sleazy greedy corrupt motherfuckers
Absolutely. At the team ownership level they're all utter criminals. Charismatic, rich, even fun to be around - but the same can also be said of most high-level mafiosi.

Bernie's a criminal too but a really fun one.

>>76383035
Kek

>>76381012
Thanks anon

Looks like Pruett is contributing to Fox's 24 hours of le mans broadcast

>>76386470
Scott Pruett the driver or Marshal Pruett the fat guy on Racer.com

>>76387192
Marshall

>>76387275
gotta specify when you say Pruett bro

>>76382405
Here's hoping they do stream (at least some of) it

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Q: I saw the images of the new IndyCar and to me, it looks like the engineers are going in a positive direction. The wings in road course/short oval configuration look huge to me! My first question is, isn't this new design supposed to be taking more advantage of ground effects, thus smaller wings? I'm worried that if they go back to Phoenix with those wings, they will still have a problem passing.
Tom, Bristol, Pa
RM: Ryan Hunter-Reay tested the 2018 kit bits at PIR last year and said it would definitely make things better, and moving the downforce form the top of the car to the bottom is supposedly the key. So be patient.

http://www.racer.com/more/viewpoints/item/141229-robin-miller-s-mailbag-for-june-7-presented-by-honda-racing-hpd?showall=1&limitstart=


So the 2018 kit was in testing as far back as last year.

so is the rest of this season just going to be hondawinslol?

>>76389284
Nah.
We have Iowa yet.
That will inevitably be a Chevrolet win.

Road America probably will be too.
Honda's aero is really draggy.

>>76389475

Honda are good/great on Street Circuits & Super-Speedways.

Chevrolet are better everywhere else.

>>76389284
what? a Chevrolet won Alabama, Phoenix, and the Indy road course.

>>76389697
So the Honda's will probably be better this weekend again huh

>>76390290
Texas aero configuration uses the super speedways wings rather than the Short oval/Road course wings.
Honda will be competitive this weekend.

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Some talk about tires at Texas.
http://www.racer.com/indycar/item/141246-new-indycar-tires-new-questions-at-texas

I found last year's race to be scary frankly.
Graham was ping-ponging between James and Tony Kanaan at one point(not necessarily his fault). It was tough to pass and the cars were NASCAR levels of close.
Looked like the old Texas pack racing the IRL used to do.
Easy way for someone to be killed.

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I think we should implement reserve drivers in #indycar, what do you think #startemyoung #hesastallasmarco @GatewayMSP

t. Alexander Rossi


Marco is quite the Manlet.
It's always weird to think the every single one of these drivers(F1 included) who are larger than like on screen are shorter than me, sometimes by a head.

Justin Wilson was the only non-manlet driver I can think of recently.

>>76391117
that kid is definitely in the #Possi

Why is this general so autistic compared to the pre-Alonso race threads?

>>76393325
Hasn't changed a bit.

>>76393325
>civil conversations
>no shit posting
>autistic

back to your containment thread my fat friend

>>76391117
holy shit Marco btfo

>>76381787
I know man, especially to a legend like AJ but he just doesnt seem passionate when he's not behind the wheel

>>76381140
>top 10's in a foyt car
not happening unless they pull some serious strategy magic

>>76388559
>2018 aero in some form has been tested in secret since 2016.

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So gents, who are we hoping will win at Texas?

>>76401357
Rossi pls

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>>76402463
Denied.
How about BROSEF.

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Board is moving exceptionally fast for some reason or another.


Chip Ganassi threw a fit about Jay Howard taking out Scott Dixon and wants Indy 500 vetting to be more strenuous.
Remember that this is the man who employs Charlie Kimball or at least employs his diabeetus money.

>>76401357
I'll go with Helio, I'd like to see him finally get that championship

>>76403275
Cavs just choked an NBA finals game

>>76401357

Any of /our guys/.

>>76403275

NO. The Indy 500 needs and thrives on meme drivers who show up simply to wreck themselves.

>>76403353
Oh.
Don't really watch ball games.


Helio will probably never see that championship.
This year(or next) could very well could be his last full time season, but Roger may retire as a strategist at the same time. Maybe Helio is close enough to Roger that Penske can't even see the need for a replacement.

>>76401357
It's JRs turn

>>76403878
Is it, dare I say, his time?

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>>76401357
s/a/to

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What's the best looking Indycar and why is it the Penske PC27?

The narrow raised nose and sleek overall profile was unlike any car before and after it.

>>76405311
that looks ugly, raised noses a shit

>>76405407
Come at me.
I liked it better than the 98 Reynard.

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>>76405564
t.94/00

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In Honour of Texas coming up Friday and Saturday, we take a trip back to the fastest weekend ever at Texas, for that matter at any 1.5 mile oval, with the slowest race.
The Firestone Firehawk 600
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVyfgh3TVCM
No actual race took place that weekend, it was cancelled the day it was going to be run citing driver health concerns.
Many drivers reported "graying out", a sensation felt when blood flow does not reach the head enough.
The cars were moving so fast around the banking that they averaged 236mph~ around TMS. The trap speeds were nearly 250mph.
Take a lap around with Adrian Fernandez.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpGsTyv96Rk

>>76406064
god damn

>>76401357
ROSSI
O
S
S
I

>>76405407
fucking kys my man

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>your phone is ringing
>its marco
what do?

>>76411644
If I don't pick up I might be partially responsible for a suicide so I'd probably pick up the phone

Marshall Pruett and Robin Miller's Indycar news podcast.
http://www.racer.com/indycar/item/141261-podcast-the-week-in-indycar-news-june-8

>>76411706
I was originally going to reject it, but I'll listen to his words.

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So for those who haven't seen it, but are interested in racing video games, Project Cars 2 features Indycars pretty prominently.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcJR5d-DJzs&ebc

The first Project Cars game had the DW12 Road Course car and felt pretty damn good.

The team at Slightly Mad Studios are definitely race fans, they get interviews with drivers and post news on their website.

>>76412417
Wow, that looks great. I hope they update with the new aerokits down the line.

>>76412417
too bad pcars 1 was shit

http://motorsports.nbcsports.com/2017/06/08/alonso-re-states-mclaren-quit-threat-i-want-to-win/
Alonso states very simply that his desire to win exceeds any kind of loyalty even to F1. If he has a competitive ride, then he will be in contention to win regardless of series.
The man is 36, his WDC winning days are going to be leaving him in the next 4 years.
>>76412712
I got it really cheap, so I bought the Indycar and had a blast.
Hopefully 2 addresses 1's issues.

>>76413230
Alonso to BTCC?

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http://www.racer.com/indycar/item/141264-rahal-closing-in-on-second-indycar-entry-for-2018

RLL team getting closer to having the funding for a second car.
The two wins in Detoilet couldn't have hurt.

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>>76413675
I'm thinking Alonso is going Tractor pulling.

>>76414044
last year they were saying that stuff about this year. same with the previous year. I'll believe it when I see it

>>76414160
If Graham keeps winning races why not?

>>76414160
I do think they're closer than they were last year.
Graham had an unbelievable season in 2015. He was the only one of the Honda's in the championship hunt and was competitive everywhere.
2016 his results fell off a bit, so this year's improved results may give the team a bit more leverage when talking to sponsors.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iP9FScbPXmI
Another trip back in time to 1993.
Proof that ABC/ESPN once gave a shit. The broadcast was, what we producers call, well produced.

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>>76366813
>Crybaby women

Shocking.

>>76415454
>ESPN

They used to be good.

Don't know what the fuck happened with all the faggots and SJW's ruining the media industry.

>>76415568
Disney

>>76411706
Kek

http://motorsports.nbcsports.com/2017/06/08/alonso-everyone-is-more-relaxed-and-happy-in-indycar/amp/

Fernando comparing and contrasting the vibes in the paddock between series.

>>76416189
>IndyCar is more comfy

>>76417155
Not that we didn't know.

>>76414382
He won't

>>76418280
He managed to just fine in 2015

>>76418564
Indeed he did. And then the team made all sorts of poetic promises about expanded to 2 cars to mount a better challenge against the big teams. And it never happened.

>>76418643
This. I wish it would happen but unfortunately I don't see it

practice tomorrow at 11:00 am and 6:45 PM

qualifying at 3:30 pm

Texas practice is tomorrow gents.
Qualifying is either tomorrow or Saturday morning.
Should all be streamed live.

>>76423201
This man was way more informed and far more helpful.

>>76423300
step up your game
like this guy
>>76423201

>>76423790
He hadn't posted at the time I started my post.
I refreshed and found myself sorely outclassed.

>>76424024
so
should have put the times

>>76424035
2lazy
Thread just needed a bump.
I did give news and a historical race+info throughout the thread.


I'm going to hope that BROSEF wins for championship implications.

>>76423201
>>76423300
CUMON, STEP IT UP!
here I'll show you:
all times eastern time

FRIDAY
Practice 1: 11am - 12:15pm on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/user/indycars)
Qualifying: 3:15pm - 5pm Eastern (YouTube+ live on NBCSN)
Practice 2: 6:45PM - 7:15PM (YouTube)

SATURDAY
Race: 8:00pm - 11:00pm (NBCSN)

Directly after race on NBCSN is "Yellow Yellow Yellow", a documentary focusing on the Holmatro Safety Team. 11:00pm-12:00am

>>76424201
Anyone else gonna stick around for the documentary? Sounds neat

>>76424201
;_;

>>76424235
Yeah probably, good /indy/ fodder.
We owe a lot to the safety crew, some mistakes happen, but they thankfully never amounted to anything. We've not had a Jules Bianchi situation despite close calls.
I'd say Indycar's doctors and safety crew are the best in racing.
The FUCKING LEAF owes his life to their decisive actions.

>>76424235
for sure I watch anything related to IndyCar I can't get enough

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*blocks your path*

>>76424529
*runs out of fuel*
"Tis no matter, I have already won."

do you think Alexander knows about the Posse?

we should get #RossiPosse trending on Twitter.

>>76424738
I told an anon to have a driver sign something saying they were /ourguy/.
I also told him that would be hugely autistic, but who cares. He'll possibly never meet the driver again.
Rossi Posse doesn't immediately link to here when searched which is a rather good thing.

https://twitter.com/IndyCar/status/872964533463244800

>>76424975
why is Rossi's Napa sponsorship so small now? And how do Sato and Marco still have no main sponsors? Where exactly does Andretti get money to run all these cars?

>>76425039
They were always an associate sponsor for this year. They woul not be the primary sponsor at all races, just some.
Pretty common today unfortunately.
It's possible a better tv package and stronger internet advertising push could change things, but a lot of work has to be done all around and most of it builds off of other momentum.

>>76425039
I was just thinking the same thing, but Napa didn't sponsor Rossi for this race last year either. Hopefully he'll have something soon

>>76425134
Indy really needs to come through with this tv deal

>>76425465
They definitely need to come out on top.
If they had even half the season broadcasted over the air, then that would represent a huge jump.

>>76424201
Ty m8

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Practice and Quali today.

So a safety concern has been looming in the back of my mind for the 2018 aero configuration.
Obviously F4 cars are held together with duct tape, but wasn't part of Billy Monger's accident due to the frame of the car sucking out past the rear?
The DW12's frame that was left over from the rear pods sticks way out now.
Surely if there's nothing mechanical there, they could remove some of it.

Will you guys watch F1 this weekend?

>>76429200
Possibly.
Canada is at least close by.
If I remember, I'll post Texas practice/qualifying in /f1/ for those interested.

>>76429200
maybe depending on what time it is. I dy is late Saturday and f1 is usually early in the morning Sunday so I may not be able to get up

Rain

>>76432492
REEEEE it's not gonna rain tomorrow is it?

>>76429200
what's the point in waking up early if we already know only Ferrari and Mercedes can win? fuck that

>>76429327
>no Alonso
>not even Gutierez because he's not cleared to run ovals yet

don't bother if they cared they would be posting in /indy/ already

Well, as soon as the rain fucks off we'll have something to watch.

Here's something in the mean time.
Formula E team is pissed about losing their Former F1 driver
http://motorsports.nbcsports.com/2017/06/09/techeetah-claims-gutierrez-breached-contract-by-quitting-formula-e/amp/

>>76433449
Some of them catch it.
I'm going to bother because they might accidentally enjoy it and watch with us.

Texas takes the longest to dry of any track I swear

>race sponsored by "Rainguard"
>it rains

everyone saw this coming

>>76433503
you are more of an optimist than I am I suppose

good on you

>>76433626
>>76433614
Here's my theory on the sponsor deal.
Texas was repaved, it needed to be because of you recall last year there were these "weepers"(little pockets of water underneath the track) that continuously spout water.
I'm thinking that Rainguard(or Eddie Gossage) saw this as an opportunity to get the track surface water tight by contracting RainGuard for a cheaper than normal rate and in exchange giving them sponsorship.

The track should be much easier to dry this year.

>>76433626
kek

Whenever the track finally does dry, here's a link to where the stream is.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vz9TkKVSNo

>>76433317
>Canada
>waking up early

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>>76433798
Good lad

>>76433716
we watch all kinds of racing when no F1 is on

>>76433972
the indy race goes until late saturday it's a night race

>>76434011
>>76433716
See?
Mein deutscher freund(I think that's conjugated correctly for males) would miss it if I don't.
Texas is a crazy race generally, they very well may want to see it.

I will say I hope we don't see a repeat of last year's ending in so far as the cars all being that close.

just got my hair cut lads

>>76434193
nice blog post

>>76434193
No lads here this is an American sport

>>76434228
thanks

Drivers are getting ready to go

Feels good to be live gents.

Things to watch.
Only a handful of teams have tested the new configuration.
I don't think many, if any, of the teams have tested the brand new tire compound. The old one blistered after 10 laps on the new surface so they had to change the compound.
Aero configuration remains the same as last year.

green green green

>Monster Truck with seats on the rear
That just looks unsafe, but I guess if it's only ferrying you to places and you weren't expecting a thrilling ride it might not be so bad.

Gabby Chavez is back with Harding racing this weekend.
For those who want a green, small, one off team to do well, there's no better choice in the paddock right now.

>>76434813
I'll root for them just because goddamn we need more teams, and I think greenhorns getting some success would do a lot toward that

>>76434840
I agree.
If Gabby could score a top ten finish, I'm sure the team would be tickled pink.

>IMS radio saying Seabass is out for the season when he's repeatedly said he intends to make it back before the season ends
Why do these fucks care so little

Teams will be running very high Downforce at Texas.
The super speedways wings don't produce huge amounts of it anyways so teams pile on as much as they can.
Especially these first couple runs where teams are just trying to get comfortable.

>>76434918
he MIGHT make it for the last race, for all intents and purposes he's out for the season

>>76434918
I suspect we'll see Bourdais back by Sonoma.
He's a determined motherfucker if nothing else.

So I thought the device that was placed in front of the camera on Tony Kanaan's car was another camera, but I see the team check it occasionally.
They also are using the same NTTdata sticker they used for Indy because it looks to be worn a bit.

The Harding car is a pretty blue.
Not hard to miss it.

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GOD FUCKING DAMNIT I WAS GONNA GO TO THE RACE AT ROAD AMERICA FOR MY FIRST INDY CAR RACE I WAS GONNA BUY THE TICKETS TODAY BUT MY FUCKING GREEDY SCROOGE ASSHOLE SON OF A FUCKING BITCH FUCKFACE DOUCHEBAG BOSS WON'T LET ME HAVE THE WEEKEND OFF REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

NOW I HAVE NOTHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO THIS SUMMER FUCK EVERYTHING I WANT TO DIE FUCK I'M SO MAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

FUCKING PRICK I HATE MY JOB

>>76436293
Might as well just kill yourself

>>76436320
or quit my job
but damnit I need money
fuck everything

>>76436293
>having a job that requires work on weekends

llollllll

When's the next track activity?

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Practice 1 at TMS results.

Honda locks Chevrolet out of the top 5 easily.


>THE CITY OF CONOR DALY

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>>76436778
I'm stuck in the middle of nowhere with a shit resume so I work agriculture. during the summer there is no such thing as Monday through Friday

I shouldn't have even gotten my hopes up

just fuck my shit up

>>76436931
Apparently qualifying is on NBCSN app.
I'm not certain it will be streamed on Youtube as well.
Qualifying will re-air on NBCSN before the race tomorrow night.

Qualifying starts in 10 minutes at 4:15 ET.

>>76437247
we find NBCSN stream then

http://mixlr.com/indycar
At the very least we can listen to qualifying over Indycar radio.

>>76437282
nbcsn is showing tape delayed practice. no idea why they don't show quali live. wtf is this

>>76437484
REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

>>76437537
but I do have it on their live stream, just log in fellas :3

>>76437484
You can only watch live on NBCSN App
It sucks because I doubt anyone is restreaming the feed.

>>76437560
won't work unless you have a password from your cable provider

fucking jews

>the city of daly

>Conor fucking slower than his practice time
You know you have to remove DF to go fast
So why didn't you?

>>76437619
how are you on the internet without an account? it should be ez

>>76437630
he probably needs the downforce so he doesn't crash into the wall.

not gonna lie guys, I was giving Daly the benefit of the doubt, maybe it's just the car. but his continued lack of results is making me think that actually he's just a shit driver.

>>76437645
I have Internet but not TV

>>76437690
He's alright on road courses, but he needs to figure out ovals as soon as last year.

>>76437690
munoz has been bad this year too, I think the team has a lot to do with it. But yeah even so Munoz is far outperforming Daly.

>>76437711
I don't either.
It's okay.

>>76437718
>alright
last in points and behind part time drivers is not alright

he's this year's Jack Hawksworth.
Foyt is the team where careers die

>>76437756
I was talking about his Dale Coyne results.

>>76437822
yeah they should have been better, which is why Daly got stuck on Foyt and not a better team.

Foyt is like the team where it's your last chance to somehow make an impression and get on a better team otherwise you're out of IndyCar

Sato made it out of Foyt hell by some miracle but I don't think Daly is gonna be able to.

>>76437871
Sato made it out due to Honda and Panasonic money.
Foyt was moving to Chevrolet, so Sato was out. Carlos was effectively sacrificed for it.

Dixon pole inbound. He always tricks TK into having the shitty setup

>>76437974
poor Carlos
I think he's a way better driver than Daly so maybe he has a chance to escape Foyt

Daly needs to somehow do a complete 180 or else he's probably done as a full time driver

>>76438012
the bastard.

this kind of gamesmanship is probably what got him all his wins though lol.

>James Hinchcliffe thinks Texas reconfiguration has ruined it
Try racing it you fucking leaf.


Also
http://autoweek.com/article/indycar/indycar-falls-short-bid-lure-third-engine-manufacturer