Todays Mid-Ohio IZOD Indy car race

[Chris]

I completely enjoyed todays race, for the first part I actually thought we would see a LOTUS in the winners circle but alas it was not to be, they are getting stronger at every race though. There was no chicken stuff calls today and there was even some real honest racing going on..I was very pleased to see Dario win, even if it was a Gannassi car. The nice thing at my house is my wife loves Ashley Judd so there is no way in Hell anyone is changing the channel if Dario might win, because she wants to see Ashley in the winners circle.. Overall Great Race, Great Result at a beautiful track.. Congrats to Gannassi for the Triple win, Grand Am, NASCAR and Indy Car a legacy that may never be matched... Chris

[2lapsdown]

If Roger Penske is The Captain, what does that make The Chipster? The guy really has it going on!!

[indydog]

The Tripster? ;D

(Daytona, Indy 500, Brickyard 400)

(Grand-Am, Nascar, Indycar)

[clm1545]

I'm glad you guys enjoyed it. The IRL better hope that there are a lot more fans like you, than like me or they will not be around to see the new car.
Take Care
Craig

[Chris]

Ganassi is the 'Brewmiester" remember what his family's business is/was !!!!

[stuboyle]

I still think Tracy would crash less than Sato

[indy]

Zanardi always called him Cheap I think he blamed the accent though - lol

Jordan

[2lapsdown]

The Tripster, that's awesome, I love it!!

John

[Deleted]

Aug 8, 2010 22:49:25 GMT -5 clm1545 said:

I'm glad you guys enjoyed it. The IRL better hope that there are a lot more fans like you, than like me or they will not be around to see the new car.
Take Care
Craig

I take it Craig your not a fan

[clm1545]

Well Gooch, I guess it depends on what you call " A Fan".
I AM a fan of
side by side racing
open wheel racing
drivers deciding the outcome
American drivers having a chance
sportsmanship
multiple engine, chassis combinations
TV people knowing what they are talking about
I am NOT a fan of
cookie cutter cars
push to pass
red and black tires
only 2 teams having a shot at winning
3 or 4 Americans in the field
pit crews deciding the race outcome
street racing
buy a ride
stupid rules
TV people who don't have a clue
When I think about what Indy Car racing could be, compared to what it has become, it just makes me sick.
Take Care
Craig

[Deleted]

We are very much a like then I could have said it better.

[robh]

Major racing series across the board have been kind of disappointing this year. Smaller fields, dominance by one or two teams, bad officiating, etc. F1 is the lone exception. Mark Webber is doing his best to make it interesting.

[trevor83]

Aug 10, 2010 19:12:50 GMT -5 robh said:

Major racing series across the board have been kind of disappointing this year. Smaller fields, dominance by one or two teams, bad officiating, etc. F1 is the lone exception. Mark Webber is doing his best to make it interesting.

Actually for Indycar the highest car count outside of Indy was 24 in 2009. The lowest car count for 2010 has been 24 (twice) with 29 cars entered for Chicago.

[robh]

I should have clarified. The fields for Grand Am and American Le Mans both look smaller than they were in previous years. American Le Mans has eliminated entire classes and replaced them with amateur classes.

[clm1545]

Aug 11, 2010 14:41:50 GMT -5 robh said:

I should have clarified. The fields for Grand Am and American Le Mans both look smaller than they were in previous years. American Le Mans has eliminated entire classes and replaced them with amateur classes.

I think that sportscar racing is suffering from 2 competing series ( like Indycar a few years ago). My guess is that ALMS will go away, but either way, one has to go.
Take Care
Craig

[robh]

It looks like I am mistaken (again). The ALMS classes of LMPC and GTC are NOT amateur classes.