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df76

3,627 posts

278 months

Sunday 10th April 2022
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Flowers and turf everywhere. Clear up job looks a bit sketchy to me.

anonymous-user

54 months

Sunday 10th April 2022
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The way they put those trucks on track give me the creeps.

Sandpit Steve

9,972 posts

74 months

Sunday 10th April 2022
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Great opportunity for Ericsson here.

Sandpit Steve

9,972 posts

74 months

Sunday 10th April 2022
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jsf said:
The way they put those trucks on track give me the creeps.
Trucks going the wrong way should always be a no-no.

At the first yellow, the truck deliberately put itself between the racing line and the crashed car, so another car going off at the same corner would hit something heavy.

JonChalk

6,469 posts

110 months

Sunday 10th April 2022
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Sandpit Steve said:
jsf said:
The way they put those trucks on track give me the creeps.
Trucks going the wrong way should always be a no-no.

At the first yellow, the truck deliberately put itself between the racing line and the crashed car, so another car going off at the same corner would hit something heavy.
They do the same on the ovals. Quite happy to park the trucks on the racing line under yellows.

It’s a different world.

Not better or worse, just different.

I’ve always marvelled at no blue flags - back markers are allowed to defend to maintain lead lap position- bonkers.

FourWheelDrift

88,486 posts

284 months

Sunday 10th April 2022
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fking Ericsson.

Sandpit Steve

9,972 posts

74 months

Sunday 10th April 2022
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JonChalk said:
They do the same on the ovals. Quite happy to park the trucks on the racing line under yellows.

It’s a different world.

Not better or worse, just different.

I’ve always marvelled at no blue flags - back markers are allowed to defend to maintain lead lap position- bonkers.
Yes, they don’t use blue flags for the first lap down in Indy, only if you’re two laps down do you see them.

18 lap sprint coming here, two ex-F1 drivers with a great opportunity.

Edit: then Ericsson bins it!

Sandpit Steve

9,972 posts

74 months

Sunday 10th April 2022
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0.7 covering three cars.

anonymous-user

54 months

Sunday 10th April 2022
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That track is a mess now. biggrin

Jimmy is a super nice guy, but not sure Indycars are for him on the street and circuit courses. He did well on the Oval though.

anonymous-user

54 months

Sunday 10th April 2022
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FourWheelDrift said:
fking Ericsson.
biggrinlaughbiggrin

Speed Badger

2,688 posts

117 months

Sunday 10th April 2022
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Come on Romain, win or crash!

anonymous-user

54 months

Sunday 10th April 2022
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What, a race can finish under yellow? wink

Speed Badger

2,688 posts

117 months

Sunday 10th April 2022
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Speed Badger said:
Come on Romain, win or crash!
Don't listen to me, solid 2nd place.

Sandpit Steve

9,972 posts

74 months

Sunday 10th April 2022
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Anticlimax, but a great race.

Bedtime.

Adrian W

13,857 posts

228 months

Monday 11th April 2022
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Great race, and showed how dull Formula one has become. at first I thought it was going to be a precession but then things got interesting after the pit stops.

and of course as the FIA are not involved it sensibly finished under Yellow.

Muzzer79

9,898 posts

187 months

Monday 11th April 2022
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jsf said:
That track is a mess now. biggrin

Jimmy is a super nice guy, but not sure Indycars are for him on the street and circuit courses. He did well on the Oval though.
I desperately want Jimmie to do well and at least get some respectability.

But, in the same way that Dario Franchitti couldn't crack NASCAR, I really think Jimmie can't crack Indycar.....

FourWheelDrift

88,486 posts

284 months

Monday 11th April 2022
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He did well at the Race of Champions, but Indycar....no.

entropy

5,431 posts

203 months

Monday 11th April 2022
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Sandpit Steve said:
Surely one of the F1 teams signs Herta for the Vegas GP next year?
Zak Brown organised a test for Colton in an old McLaren.

df76

3,627 posts

278 months

Sunday 1st May 2022
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Decent race this evening.. should be a good finish.

FourWheelDrift

88,486 posts

284 months

Sunday 1st May 2022
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Circuit helps.