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Post by HDT05 on May 19, 2012 0:06:57 GMT 10
It was hard to watch the race LIVE, as you knew something was wrong, but hoped nothing too bad happened...when they took so long that was when it sunk in it was seriously bad, and everyone like Dario and Tony etc.. Was all crying after they called the drivers in then they were allowed to leave after they were given the message, I just couldn't bear watching and I couldn't stop get emotional...it was a sad day for sure, aswell as the first race this year. Did you guys watch that, It was pretty emotional.  |
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Post by djrford on May 19, 2012 0:13:40 GMT 10
I watched the first race of this year online about a week after it was on and it was very emotional by memory.
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Post by HDT05 on May 20, 2012 10:31:15 GMT 10
Great to see Chevrolet dominate 8 out of the top nine are Chevrolet that makes me happy !  And Briscoe is on pole nothing better then that baby! |
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Post by djrford on May 21, 2012 21:54:40 GMT 10
Penske has all five poles this year don't they? Two for Power, two for Briscoe and one for Castroneves?
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Post by HDT05 on May 22, 2012 0:37:47 GMT 10
Yep all poles..and all wins!  Let's hope Briscoe wins the Indy 500 for Aussies sake... but remember that pole at Long Beach I think it was, they were *Chevrolet* got Penalized ALL the Chevrolet teams did due to engine changes (ten place grid penalty to all and Honda still got flogged!) it's great to see Chevrolet dominating..and of course Penske! |
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Post by Bundy on May 22, 2012 11:52:25 GMT 10
Yep all poles..and all wins! Let's hope Briscoe wins the Indy 500 for Aussies sake... but remember that pole at Long Beach I think it was, they were *Chevrolet* got Penalized ALL the Chevrolet teams did due to engine changes (ten place grid penalty to all and Honda still got flogged!) it's great to see Chevrolet dominating..and of course Penske! Can't agree with you there HDT...for once my loyalties don't lie with Chevy...go Sato and Honda!! Although they are struggling atm if we go by qualifying  |
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Post by HDT05 on May 22, 2012 12:00:03 GMT 10
Haha, good luck with Sato winning...although Chevrolet are convinced Honda will still be good here, as the draft is excellent and if out front your essentially a sitting duck...only way to find out is watch the race, something YOU can't do!!! ;D   |
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Post by Bundy on May 22, 2012 17:44:49 GMT 10
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Post by HDT05 on May 22, 2012 17:51:10 GMT 10
Keep faith mate, Never know it could happen.  Bordais has a new engine deal mate, he's no longer with Lotus, Chevrolet is who he is with now, give him a race or two and he'll be better! |
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Post by djrford on May 22, 2012 18:57:47 GMT 10
I'd love to go to the Indy 500 one year. It's one of those I believe all race fans should want to see.
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Post by Bundy on May 22, 2012 20:29:59 GMT 10
Bordais has a new engine deal mate, he's no longer with Lotus, Chevrolet is who he is with now, give him a race or two and he'll be better! Awesome. 2nd Favourite driver Watch him climb up the standings |
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Post by HDT05 on May 26, 2012 0:10:38 GMT 10
It's Carb day today, coverage starts at 1:00 am AEST LIVE on SPEED.
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Post by Bundy on May 26, 2012 11:55:03 GMT 10
This is how the field will line up for Monday morning's race:
Pos Driver Average MPH
1 Ryan Briscoe 226.484
2 James Hinchcliffe 226.481
3 Ryan Hunter-Reay 226.240
4 Marco Andretti 225.456
5 Will Power 225.422
6 Helio Castroneves 225.172
7 Josef Newgarden 224.037
8 Tony Kanaan 224.751
9 EJ Viso 224.422
10 Rubens Barrichello 224.264
11 Alex Tagliani 224.000
12 Graham Rahal 223.959
13 Ana Beatriz 223.920
14 Charlie Kimball 223.868
15 Scott Dixon 223.684
16 Dario Franchitti 223.582
17 James Jakes 223.482
18 JR Hildebrand 223.422
19 Takuma Sato 223.392
20 Townsend Bell 223.134
21 Justin Wilson 222.929
22 Michel Jourdain 222.893
23 Simon Pagenaud 222.891
24 Sebastian Saavedra 222.811
Three thousandths of a second between Briscoe and Hinchcliffe for pole while Power is a watching brief in 5th.
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Post by djrford on May 26, 2012 14:57:56 GMT 10
I hope that by Monday we can say an Aussie won in the Indy 500, Monaco GP and Coca-Cola 600!
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Post by HDT05 on May 26, 2012 19:44:57 GMT 10
I hope by Monday we can say Scuderia Ferrari and Alonso won...Chevrolet and Briscoe won, Chevrolet and Jimmie Johnson won, that's what would be nice! Go Briscoe! Go Power! |
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Post by HDT05 on May 26, 2012 19:46:49 GMT 10
Hey is anyone watching? Oh sorry forgot you don't have SPEED haha!  |
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Post by djrford on May 26, 2012 20:35:39 GMT 10
Hey is anyone watching? Oh sorry forgot you don't have SPEED haha! Haha don't rub it in mate. |
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Post by HDT05 on May 28, 2012 0:23:38 GMT 10
Not long now!!!
Can't wait! Go Briscoe and Power!
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Post by Bundy on May 28, 2012 20:24:56 GMT 10
Well I was about to say Well done to Franchitti for taking his third Indy 500 without seeing the race and just looking at the results but seeing this replay below: Hey HDT, how well did Sato go? ;D Franchitti just gave him no room on the inside and I can sort of understand given that there was only one lap to go but he was nearly on the grass and definately on the white lines and just lost it really....he could have won!! Good job Briscoe in charging through the field to get back up to 5th after dropping back a bit. Solid effort from Rubens Barrichello in his first 500 I would suspect to get a top 10. Looks as though Will Power was taken out. Here are longer highlights: Here are the results:- Pos Driver Gap Start Comment 1 Dario Franchitti 0 16 Running 2 Scott Dixon 0.0295 15 Running 3 Tony Kanaan 0.0677 8 Running 4 Oriol Servia 2.9166 27 Running 5 Ryan Briscoe 3.6721 1 Running 6 James Hinchcliffe 4.0962 2 Running 7 Justin Wilson 4.2430 21 Running 8 Charlie Kimball 4.6056 14 Running 9 Townsend Bell 5.6168 20 Running 10 Helio Castroneves 7.6352 6 Running 11 Rubens Barrichello 7.9240 10 Running 12 Alex Tagliani 8.2543 11 Running 13 Graham Rahal 8.7539 12 Running 14 JR Hildebrand 11.3423 18 Running 15 James Jakes 13.4494 17 Running 16 Simon Pagenaud 14.1382 23 Running 17 Takuma Sato -1 lap 19 Contact 18 EJ Viso -1 lap 9 Running 19 Michel Jourdain -1 laps 22 Running 20 Sebastien Bourdais -1 lap 25 Running 21 Ed Carpenter -1 lap 28 Running 22 Katherine Legge -1 lap 30 Running 23 Ana Beatriz -10 laps 13 Running 24 Marco Andretti -13 laps 4 Contact 25 Josef Newgarden -39 laps 7 Mechanical 26 Sebastian Saavedra -57 laps 24 Electrical 27 Ryan Hunter-Reay -77 laps 3 Suspension 28 Will Power -121 laps 5 Contact 29 Mike Conway -122 laps 29 Contact 30 Bryan Clauson -154 laps 31 Mechanical 31 Wade Cunningham -158 laps 26 Electrical 32 Simona de Silvestro -190 laps 32 105 Percent Rule 33 Jean Alesi -191 laps 33 105 Percent Rule www.speedcafe.com/2012/05/28/dario-franchitti-wins-his-third-indy-500/ |
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Post by djrford on May 29, 2012 17:28:10 GMT 10
Hopefully next year we finally get that Aussie win.
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