Pippa Mann:1st Female BritishDriver to Qualify for Indy 500
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http://edition.cnn.com/2011/SPORT/motorsport/04/20...
Pippa makes history after qualifying for the 100th anniversary of the Indy 500.
Perhaps Danica Patrick has a British contender to take some of the limelight away from the American female racer......
edited to clarify the 100th anniversary of 1st 500 race
Pippa makes history after qualifying for the 100th anniversary of the Indy 500.
Perhaps Danica Patrick has a British contender to take some of the limelight away from the American female racer......
edited to clarify the 100th anniversary of 1st 500 race
Edited by Nutskie.. on Monday 23 May 11:04
http://edition.cnn.com/2011/SPORT/motorsport/04/20...
Pippa makes history after qualifying for the 100th anniversary of the Indy 500.
Perhaps Danica Patrick has a British contender to take some of the limelight away from the American female racer......
edited to clarify the 100th anniversary of 1st 500 race
Pippa makes history after qualifying for the 100th anniversary of the Indy 500.
Perhaps Danica Patrick has a British contender to take some of the limelight away from the American female racer......
edited to clarify the 100th anniversary of 1st 500 race
Edited by Nutskie.. on Monday 23 May 11:08
And this is how they'll line up for the 95th Indianapolis 500:
'Scuse the horrid formatting
Inside Middle Outside
Row 1 Alex Tagliani Scott Dixon Oriol Servia
Row 2 Townsend Bell Will Power Dan Wheldon
Row 3 Buddy Rice Ed Carpenter Dario Franchitti
Row 4 Takuma Sato Vitor Meira JR Hildebrand
Row 5 James Hinchcliffe Bertand Baguette Davey Hamilton
Row 6 Helio Castroneves John Andretti EJ Viso
Row 7 Bruno Junqueira Justin Wilson Jay Howard
Row 8 Tomas Scheckter Tony Kanaan Simona de Silvestro
Row 9 Paul Tracy Danica Patrick Ryan Briscoe
Row 10 Marco Andretti Charlie Kimball Graham Rahal
Row 11 Alex Lloyd Pippa Mann Ana Beatriz
'Scuse the horrid formatting
woof said:
no offence - but she was always at the back of grid in the UK in whatever formula she was in.
Is it difficult to qualify for the 500??
Just go quick enough on the day.Is it difficult to qualify for the 500??
wikipedia said:
Throughout the years the race has used a number of qualifying procedures. The current four-lap (ten-mile) qualifying distance was first introduced in 1920, and has been used every year since 1939.[60]
Drivers line up by speed rank in the order of the day they qualified. For several decades, four days of time trials were scheduled: the Saturday & Sunday two weeks before the race, and the Saturday & Sunday one week before the race. From 1998—2000 and from 2010—present, two days of qualifying, the Saturday and Sunday one week before the race, are scheduled for qualifications. The fastest qualifier on the first day of time trials (nicknamed "Pole day") wins the highly coveted pole position.[61]
Drivers who qualify on the second day of time trials (nicknamed "Bump day") line up behind the first-day qualifiers - even if their speeds are faster than those from the first day. Once the field is filled to 33, the slowest car, regardless of the day it qualified, is "on the bubble." If another car qualifies faster, he/she will bump the slowest driver out of the field. In 1984, Chris Kneifel became the last driver to qualify for the Indianapolis 500 at under 200 miles per hour (320 km/h).
Since 2010, the qualifications have been held over two days, and include a special "shootout" session for the pole position.[62]
On Pole day, positions 1-24 are open for qualifying. At the end of the day the top nine drivers return to the track for a 90-minute "shootout" competition to re-qualify for the top nine spots - including the pole position.
On Bump day, positions 25-33 are filled. Once the field field is filled to 33 cars, bumping commences. The slowest car in the field, regardless of the day it qualified, is "on the bubble."
Drivers line up by speed rank in the order of the day they qualified. For several decades, four days of time trials were scheduled: the Saturday & Sunday two weeks before the race, and the Saturday & Sunday one week before the race. From 1998—2000 and from 2010—present, two days of qualifying, the Saturday and Sunday one week before the race, are scheduled for qualifications. The fastest qualifier on the first day of time trials (nicknamed "Pole day") wins the highly coveted pole position.[61]
Drivers who qualify on the second day of time trials (nicknamed "Bump day") line up behind the first-day qualifiers - even if their speeds are faster than those from the first day. Once the field is filled to 33, the slowest car, regardless of the day it qualified, is "on the bubble." If another car qualifies faster, he/she will bump the slowest driver out of the field. In 1984, Chris Kneifel became the last driver to qualify for the Indianapolis 500 at under 200 miles per hour (320 km/h).
Since 2010, the qualifications have been held over two days, and include a special "shootout" session for the pole position.[62]
On Pole day, positions 1-24 are open for qualifying. At the end of the day the top nine drivers return to the track for a 90-minute "shootout" competition to re-qualify for the top nine spots - including the pole position.
On Bump day, positions 25-33 are filled. Once the field field is filled to 33 cars, bumping commences. The slowest car in the field, regardless of the day it qualified, is "on the bubble."
woof said:
no offence - but she was always at the back of grid in the UK in whatever formula she was in.
Is it difficult to qualify for the 500??
You just have to look at this years qualifying to decide that- Andretti failed to get 2 of its regular, race winning drivers into the race, so yes, it's very tough to qualify for the 500.Is it difficult to qualify for the 500??
williamp said:
Dario to win, though
They will have to remember to put enough fuel in first 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tR3wFiQG3gk
woof said:
no offence - but she was always at the back of grid in the UK in whatever formula she was in.
Is it difficult to qualify for the 500??
You could say the same about Danica to be honest, as her lower formula record isn't exactly glistening, yet look at all the attention she gets. Nice to have more Brits in the race, although bit gutted for Conway. I'd actually like to see a real underdog win it this year, say someone like Ed Carpenter in the SFR car. Failing that, Sato!Is it difficult to qualify for the 500??
hornet said:
woof said:
no offence - but she was always at the back of grid in the UK in whatever formula she was in.
Is it difficult to qualify for the 500??
You could say the same about Danica to be honest, as her lower formula record isn't exactly glistening, yet look at all the attention she gets. Nice to have more Brits in the race, although bit gutted for Conway. I'd actually like to see a real underdog win it this year, say someone like Ed Carpenter in the SFR car. Failing that, Sato!Is it difficult to qualify for the 500??
hornet said:
woof said:
no offence - but she was always at the back of grid in the UK in whatever formula she was in.
Is it difficult to qualify for the 500??
You could say the same about Danica to be honest, as her lower formula record isn't exactly glistening, yet look at all the attention she gets.Is it difficult to qualify for the 500??
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