Indy Car

[Smollet]

FourWheelDrift said:

Oh good, more singing.

They're actually racing now we'll sort of as they're behind a safety car

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

Cautions always take forever! They were super fast at Monaco weren't they?

[FourWheelDrift]

Crisp packet on the track, caution yellow flag safety car.

That's why Montoya crashed he tried to grab it, he has the munchies already.

[hornet]

Close call in the pits! Some nimble footwork from one of the crew members to get out of the way.

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

Ouch. Lucky no mechanics hurt!!

[FourWheelDrift]

BANZAI !!!!!!!

Sato, yellow.

[Smollet]

Rossi wins

[MyVTECGoesBwaaah]

Tense last few laps, all coming down to fuel mileage!

[hornet]

Blimey. Now there's a story.

[FourWheelDrift]

That's one I didn't expect.

[Crafty_]

You couldn't get that close on fuel if you tried. Good for him.

Somehow I don't think he's too bothered about trundling around in a Manor now

[hornet]

Nice to see someone other than the usual suspects win it. Feel for Munoz, as he's clearly an absolute beast around that track, but you have to love the drama of a rookie winning it on a crazily marginal fuel strategy. I know some people dislike fuel mileage wins, but it's all part of it for me, and you can only applaud Herta for rolling the dice and talking him home. Getting bumped by Haryanto probably isn't going to hurt quite as much now!

[MartG]

Good race at Detroit yesterday - track looks extremely bumpy though, enough to break Chilton's steering

Second race today - it's a double header

[hornet]

Scary crash at Texas. Conor Daly and Josef Newgarden into the wall, with Newgarden turning over and making a second impact cockpit first. Both out of the car under their own power, but Newgarden now receiving attention. Hole punched in the barrier.

https://twitter.com/ISCPPODCAST/status/74207304082...

Edited by hornet on Sunday 12th June 20:24

[MartG]

Very nasty crash - a testament to modern race car construction that Newgarden even survived that !

http://sports.usatoday.com/2016/06/12/indycar-texa...

Weather at the circuit now doesn't bode well for getting the race restarted anytime soon

[MartG]

Official HD video clip now released

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJ1zj_e9w8g

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

And then the rain

[hornet]

MartG said:

Official HD video clip now released

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJ1zj_e9w8g

Can't help but think that's only going to add weight to the closed cockpit debate. Two cockpit-first impacts with the wall and a wheel narrowly missing hitting the driver. Could've been horrible.

[Eric Mc]

hornet said:

Could've been horrible.

But wasn't

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

How to set the recorder just in case they restart? Might be bed time