Indianapolis 500

[RallyEX]

Good god almighty, what a finish!

Anybody else see that?

I really feel bad for the Andretti family... Son and Father 2nd and 3rd on the podium, but I'd rather have seen them 1st / 2nd.. but then again, 19 years old and a 2nd place trophy in your first run at the Indy 500 is a heck of a start to a career, even for a 3rd generation racecar driver.

At least our winner was a Buckeye.

[daveb91]

watched parts of it during the F1 race. Schumacher coming from the back was more exciting than the 500. Race isnt the same as it used to be. that race was definately split into to classes. Race teams with money and teams without. Way too many back markers for a small field. Bring on the Cart teams! Basically two spec car sanctions cant they find some common ground? Bump day should mean something. And the IRL has problems if they think giving 80% of the air time to Danica is going to save them.

The finish was good though! Liked Sam better when he was with Panther and before he sold out to Penske. He should have won a couple of these already.

[RobbieNelson]

....Race teams with money and teams without.

You don't think Toyota and Honda are pouring money into it?

[daveb91]

Toyota who? They went nascar racing.

[jde]

Race teams with money and teams without.

When isn't that the case at any level of motorsport? :lol:

The current set-up isn't much different than the mid '80's when you bought a Lola or March, and stuffed a Cosworth DFX in the back (barring Penske continuing to do his own thing, and other one-offs like Doug Shierson's chassis).

I did enjoy the irony of Marco passing Michael on the outside entering T1. Looked like Mears response to Michael in '91. Then again, I've always thought Michael to be a smug whiner who could learn some class from Mario. :wink:

-jde

[daveb91]

The current set-up isn't much different than the mid '80's when you bought a Lola or March, and stuffed a Cosworth DFX in the back (barring Penske continuing to do his own thing, and other one-offs like Doug Shierson's chassis).


One motor two chassis. Yee Haw.