Indianapolis 500 Thread

[PrincetonTiger]

Just now, oldunclemark said:

Blowing an engine 350 miles into the 500...

..that has to be so hard to accept

Especially when you are fighting for the lead

[oldunclemark]

1 minute ago, PrincetonTiger said:

RHR now out

 

 Honda drivers and fans can now begin to worry

Is that logical fear or just superstition...?

..wouldnt it be simply coincidence if more than one Honda engine blew in the same race..?

 

[PrincetonTiger]

1 minute ago, oldunclemark said:

Is that logical fear or just superstition...?

..wouldnt it be simply coincidence if more than one Honda engine blew in the same race..?

 

As a Penske fan not worried 

[PrincetonTiger]

Rossi had a major pit error

[PrincetonTiger]

Welcome to Indy Max Chilton

[PrincetonTiger]

3 minutes ago, oldunclemark said:

Is that logical fear or just superstition...?

..wouldnt it be simply coincidence if more than one Honda engine blew in the same race..?

 

Honda has had an Indy Curse at in the past

[PrincetonTiger]

Another Yellow for debris

 Ed Carpenter just lost a part of his front wing

[oldunclemark]

Helio 8th..Marco 9th.....good position

[PrincetonTiger]

1 minute ago, oldunclemark said:

Helio 8th..Marco 9th.....good position

Top tens for Pagenaud too

[PrincetonTiger]

Aleshin will need to come in

[PrincetonTiger]

2 minutes ago, oldunclemark said:

Helio 8th..Marco 9th.....good position

Helio has gotten back on sequence too

[oldunclemark]

..almost 5 wide...these drivers are crazy today

[PrincetonTiger]

Dixon is now in a walking boot and Lazier is headed to Methodist Hospital 

[PrincetonTiger]

Just now, oldunclemark said:

..almost 5 wide...these drivers are crazy today

So true

[PrincetonTiger]

Nice showing by James Davison

[oldunclemark]

   I should also say how much I like that..when they cut away for a commercial.,.they still leave a  live shot of the race in a box on the screen..   

[PrincetonTiger]

Just now, oldunclemark said:

   I should also say how much I like that..when they cut away for a commercial.,.they still leave a  live shot of the race in a box on the screen..   

NASCAR resisted this when ESPN proposed to them after it worked in IndyCar

[oldunclemark]

6 minutes ago, PrincetonTiger said:

Dixon is now in a walking boot and Lazier is headed to Methodist Hospital 

Those hits were so hard....I'm not surprised.

If Dixon's car sails over that restraining wall......he would have been seriously hurt..there was no place to go

[PrincetonTiger]

Just now, oldunclemark said:

Those hits were so hard....I'm not surprised.

If Dixon's car sails over that restraining wall......he would have been seriously hurt..there was no place to go

Dixon went back to the HC

[oldunclemark]

Just now, PrincetonTiger said:

NASCAR resisted this when ESPN proposed to them after it worked in IndyCar

did they really...wow...

....to me..it keeps your eyes on the screen..

 

If you're really interested in the race and they go to a full screen commercial...you don't watch it

[PrincetonTiger]

The Top 3 need a least 1 more Yellow to stay in the race

[PrincetonTiger]

1 minute ago, oldunclemark said:

did they really...wow...

....to me..it keeps your eyes on the screen..

 

If you're really interested in the race and they go to a full screen commercial...you don't watch it

That is what I remember

[PrincetonTiger]

5 minutes ago, oldunclemark said:

   I should also say how much I like that..when they cut away for a commercial.,.they still leave a  live shot of the race in a box on the screen..   

It also eliminates those weird Half commercial breaks because of wrecks or yellows

[oldunclemark]

Just as Chilton goes in..theres a caution

[PrincetonTiger]

Great job by Ed Jones

[PrincetonTiger]

Just now, oldunclemark said:

Just as Chilton goes in..theres a caution

His teammate blew his engine

[oldunclemark]

why are those trucks there blocking the way onto pit row..

[PrincetonTiger]

Just now, oldunclemark said:

why are those trucks there blocking the way onto pit row..

Ermergency vehicles and that is the back entrance

[PrincetonTiger]

Go Helio

[PrincetonTiger]

Did Jones not stop?

[oldunclemark]

Just now, PrincetonTiger said:

Ermergency vehicles and that is the back entrance

I guess there's no better spot. right?  Probably cant have them at the front ..

..obviously that's a hazard when so many cars make last second choices to pit

[PrincetonTiger]

Just now, oldunclemark said:

I guess there's no better spot. right?  Probably cant have them at the front ..

..obviously that's a hazard when so many cars make last second choices to pit

Check out video of the old races

 There was a little gap in a wall

[PrincetonTiger]

Wow Helio Jones Servia and Sato

[PrincetonTiger]

Alonso just blew his engine

[oldunclemark]

Blown engine at 450 miles...wow

[RockThatBlue]

Seems to be setting up good for Helio

[PrincetonTiger]

Just now, oldunclemark said:

Blown engine at 450 miles...wow

Another Honda

[oldunclemark]

6 minutes ago, PrincetonTiger said:

Check out video of the old races

 There was a little gap in a wall

might be better.....

[PrincetonTiger]

Just now, RockThatBlue said:

Seems to be setting up good for Helio

Or Takuma

[oldunclemark]

Just now, PrincetonTiger said:

Another Honda

wow...you called it...