Indy Car

[zsdom]

Race start delayed due to the weather with lightning in the region

https://x.com/ims/status/1794749672302469215?s=46&...

[FourWheelDrift]

"implement their personal safety plans"

Is this when they hide under their desks until the threat has passed?

[Sandpit Steve]

Getting the feeling that this isn’t going to happen today.

[Smollet]

2 hour delay apparently

[732NM]

FourWheelDrift said:

"implement their personal safety plans"

Is this when they hide under their desks until the threat has passed?

That's PR speak for your on your own mate.

[The Hypno-Toad]

Smollet said:

2 hour delay apparently

Is that from now or from the original start time? Sorry to ask but Google is being to be a bit slow on this today.

[zsdom]

https://x.com/andrettiindy/status/1794773933431951...

[Sandpit Steve]

The Hypno-Toad said:

Smollet said:

2 hour delay apparently

Is that from now or from the original start time? Sorry to ask but Google is being to be a bit slow on this today.

The original start time was 15 minutes ago, but it’s still raining buckets and they stopped letting the crowd in. It’s going to be at least a couple of hours once the rain stops, to get the track dry and the people in the stands.

[The Hypno-Toad]

Thanks for the info.

Just seen the feed. That’s a lot of water.

[PRO5T]

Looks nice and dry now-are we still on for a 7pm start U.K. time?

[Sandpit Steve]

Kyle Larson’s original plan for today, involving two helicopters and a private jet.

Now he wants Indy to postpone so he can still get to Charlotte in time!

[Muzzer79]

PRO5T said:

Looks nice and dry now-are we still on for a 7pm start U.K. time?

No chance.

Takes 80 mins to dry the track apparently.

[PRO5T]

Muzzer79 said:

PRO5T said:

Looks nice and dry now-are we still on for a 7pm start U.K. time?

No chance.

Takes 80 mins to dry the track apparently.

Sky were showing people on the grid though? Are they showing stock footage?

[Teppic]

Sky have just killed the YouTube stream, so now it’s Sky Sports F1, Sky Sports Mix (I don’t have Sky) or a NowTV pass. Thanks, guys.

[FourWheelDrift]

They know it's not going to happen today. But they are keeping people watching because sponsors/advertisers.

[Sandpit Steve]

PRO5T said:

Muzzer79 said:

PRO5T said:

Looks nice and dry now-are we still on for a 7pm start U.K. time?

No chance.

Takes 80 mins to dry the track apparently.

Sky were showing people on the grid though? Are they showing stock footage?

I think the live pictures are still those of rain.

Last Twitter post from IMS was this one, saying take shelter and the gates are closed.
https://x.com/ims/status/1794768780918440274?s=12

Now coming up on 10pm in my time zone, they’re clearly not about to start the 500 so I think it’s time to rest the eyes.

[zsdom]

Hopefully good news

https://x.com/ims/status/1794791781294579764?s=46&...

[Speed Badger]

It's still only 2:18pm Indiana time at time of writing, 90 mins to dry the track, if there's no further weather it could run fine, fingers crossed, as long as they don't insist on 2hrs worth of pre race ceremony bks beforehand.

[robscot]

Any rough start eta?

[Pedaller]

robscot said:

Any rough start eta?

On Sky F1 they just said the target start time is 4pm local / 9pm BST