IndyCar 2023

[Fat Point Ja]

One of my regrets in life is when I was at Indiana State University in Terre Haute, I didn't make the short trip to Indy for qualifying 1972 or 3

 

[Binkman]

The 85 lap Indy road course is bit more of a tire pit timing challenge from other race strategies where the Red wall primary tires are the choice but the race rules are you must run the alternate (black wall) tires at least once and this is where you'd lose pit time grid position but also race pace interval. Plus there was only one early lap yellow incident making strategy more critical.

Palou wins keeping a 30 laps to go lead and finishes with a 15 sec. interval over O'ward.

 

[Binkman]

Indianapolis 500 Practice and Qualifying this weekend. Schedule http://tvracer.com/ Sat. and Sun. Qualifying listed.
Watching "Fast Friday" in progress (Fastest lap out 4)

Initial benchmarks so far. SATO tops out with a 234.753 on Alternate white stripe, Qualifying will likely be on Primary red so speeds will be faster.


with 3.5 hours to go: Fastest 4 lap Avg. (qualifying format) Sato still holds fastest lap.

 

[Binkman]

Qualifying day 1 Top 12: With about 45 min. to go Rosenquist pulls an outstanding fastest lap while Tony Kanaan (Tony's last race and Qualifying this year) also comes back into the 12 pack taking 6th. As you can see this top 12 was within 100ths and 10ths.

 

[slow_jazz]

Been watching 100 Days to Indy on TV.

Pumped up to watch it.

 

[Binkman]

ALEX PALOU takes the pole after setting the fastest pole time in Indy500 History!.. not to mention $100k pole prize. Team mate Veekay takes second by only 6/1000ths of a second! I thought Rosenquist who was the strongest in practices and took the "Fast 12" would take "Fast 6" pole but slipped a corner on lap 3 but did grab front row position.

 

[SoCal Sam]

I don't like the new format. Should be Pole Day and Bump Day like it was before.

 

[Binkman]

British Indy 500 racers Katherine Legge and Stefan Wilson collided in the first big crash in practice for the Indianapolis 500 on Monday.
Coming out of turn 1-2 Legge makes tire contact with Wilson who in the replay appeared to be slowing and sends him near dead on into the wall. Legge got out of her car but Wilson required assistance and stretcher and gave a thumbs up as he was put into the ambulance.


POWER LEADS PRACTICE WITH FASTEST LAP SPEED

I don't like the new format. Should be Pole Day and Bump Day like it was before.

Technically it still is. Sat. Qualifying/ 30 Grid spots. Sunday final qualifying with fast 12 and Fast 6 plus P30,31 and 32 with 4 cars battling it out to make the grid. Another change is if a car goes out again to improve Q position their previous time is deleted. i.e. Tony Kanaan got bumped out of the Fast 12 but made another run to get back into 6th place but qualified 9th in the Fast 12.

 

[Binkman]

Graham Rahal will drive in place of Stephan Wilson after he suffered a cracked vertabra. Wilson edged out Rahal in the last chance qualifying by 0.01 seconds. Interesting that Rahal's team is Honda powered and Wilson is chevrolet, however and agreement was reached Tuesday for the go ahead driver change.

Video of Monday crash
https://motorsport.tv/embed/viLHxli...egge-and-stefan-wilson-s-scary-crash?t=00m00s

 

[Fat Point Ja]

Michael Jordan down 2 points with 15 seconds to go.

Tom Brady and the 2 minute offense.

The Penske Team in a 1 lap shootout.

 

[Binkman]

Newgarden pulls off a one lap shoot out after 3 Red Flags in the last 20 laps to go. Throw in green flag pit lane collisions and drivers seemly ignoring gas conservation and going to the limit the majority of the race. replay is up on Full Race Replays...
I'll give it a watch and post up some pics for the highlights.

 

[Binkman]

Detroit GP this weekend:

100 LAPS | 170 Miles
A new era of the Detroit Grand Prix will begin in 2023 when the event returns to its original home on the streets of Downtown Detroit. The new Grand Prix will feature three full days of activities and celebration on some of Detroit’s most popular and active Downtown areas, including racing on a new 1.7-mile, 9-turn street circuit along Jefferson Avenue, Bates Street, Atwater Street, St. Antoine, Franklin Street and Rivard.

 

[grinx76]

what a rollercoaster for Graham

 

[Binkman]

Detroit GP this weekend:

100 LAPS | 170 Miles
A new era of the Detroit Grand Prix will begin in 2023 when the event returns to its original home on the streets of Downtown Detroit. The new Grand Prix will feature three full days of activities and celebration on some of Detroit’s most popular and active Downtown areas, including racing on a new 1.7-mile, 9-turn street circuit along Jefferson Avenue, Bates Street, Atwater Street, St. Antoine, Franklin Street and Rivard.

 

[Binkman]

Qualifying Fast 6: Palau gains his 3rd career pole.

 

[Blue Shadow]

Grojeans up to his old self, wrecking cars.

 

[fredgarvin]

Palau really had the stuff. He, Power and maybe Kirkwood seemed to be the fastest.
Pato O'Ward with another iffy move that crashed him out.

 

[Binkman]

Grojeans up to his old self, wrecking cars.

Pato O'Ward with another iffy move that crashed him out.

I watched the race and both NXT races.. that BUMPY street course is mostly one car narrow and the only favorable sector to offer a pass was the main straight and turn1 many over shot out of position into the run off. It took no time for spent rubber and 'marbles' to build up and both those drivers lost front wheel traction with nowhere to go but the wall and they were not the only crashes either. Drivers were fighting the steering wheel as much as each other!

 

[SoCal Sam]

I watched the race and both NXT races.. the street course is mostly one car narrow and the only favorable sector to offer a pass was the main straight and turn1 many over shot out of position into the run off. It took no time for spent rubber and 'marbles' to build up and both those drivers lost front wheel traction with nowhere to go but the wall and they were not the only crashes either.

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Belle Isle was much better venue.

 

[Binkman]

Belle Isle was much better venue.

Sure was! I guess all those local conservatory committee's to revamp the Isle won out. I've never seen indy drivers fight the wheel like they did and lay down that much rubber.