Indy Car

[Speed Badger]

Unpopular opinion, but I like Will Power. I think it's because he's such an odd guy.

[itsallyellow]

Dixon was very impressive….. going to be an interesting 6

[Muzzer79]

Dixon looking good

Jimmie finding out that the colour of adrenaline is brown

Interesting that half of the fast 6 are over 40 years old

[itsallyellow]

WOW!

[Speed Badger]

How can Dixon be that fast while dragging his beachball sized gentleman's vegetables around with him?!

[anonymous-user]

Been on the cards all May, great job by Dixon and the whole CG team.

[Muzzer79]

Dixon blew them all away, great stuff.

[CedricN]

I read that during practice Ericsson reached the highest top speed ever reached in any formula car race in history, at 392,47 km/h..

[FourWheelDrift]

CedricN said:

I read that during practice Ericsson reached the highest top speed ever reached in any formula car race in history, at 392,47 km/h..

That's 243.8 mph so it's not the fastest, Paul Tracy hit 256.948mph at the Michigan International Speedway in 1996.

There was even a 250mph club - https://racer.com/2014/05/24/indy-500-the-250mph-c...

[Daston]

Caught up on this last night, what a run from Dixon! I also love how into the sport his wife is! The atmospher over there feels a lot more club sport than the likes of F1 with family in the pit lane and drivers casually talking to each other whilst watching the runs.

[Muzzer79]

My overriding impression from watching the wives and girlfriends is one of them thinking

"Please don't crash"

Rather than

"Please go fast"


Grosjean looked scared and said he was scared after his run. I know it's his first go, but still.....

[JonChalk]

Colton Herta walks away from a nasty-looking practice crash, with air getting under the car and flipping it:

https://twitter.com/IndyCar/status/153025442012185...

[Muzzer79]

Yeah, that was a big one >wince<

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

Wow. Scary biscuits

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

Hearing Brian Herta's instructions reminded me of a crash course I went on. Apparently in a road crash where the car finishes upside down the most common serious injury is after the car comes to rest. People tend to undo the seatbelt then fall & break their neck.

It was scary even though just a simulation. They put me in an A3 on a spit type device. They then rotated the car so I was upside down & taught me how to get out without undoing the belt.

[Sandpit Steve]

JonChalk said:

Colton Herta walks away from a nasty-looking practice crash, with air getting under the car and flipping it:

https://twitter.com/IndyCar/status/153025442012185...

He says he’s okay, and that they’ll be ready tomorrow with the spare car.

Well done to the modern safety standards and the first responders. You don’t ever have a small accident at Indy.

[J6542]

Anyone watching?
America in a nutshell.
Vicar says a prayer then a load of guys come on firing guns lol.
Crazy country.

[FourWheelDrift]

Watching, sound off till 5:40pm

[Speed Badger]

Decent national anthem singer for once. I love all the Indy 500 ceremonial bks, I can allow it just for this one race!

[Clockwork Cupcake]

Still can't get over these aero screens. They look like Le Mans cars that have been fitted with a sunroof.