The Foyt Futility Watch -- Month of May Edition

[JohnHKart]

How can you watch that crap? 60 seconds of Scott Goodyear is more torture than most humans can endure.


Hmm yeah, I recorded first day of the pole farce but never watched it I think I'm going to hit delete, I mean, that was two weeks ago already.

John

[pchall]

Miller sets the odds:

ED CARPENTER (35-1): Matured along with his team and has had a couple strong runs on the ovals this year.

DARREN MANNING (50-1): It's A.J.'s 50th year at IMS and Manning has given team a shot of enthusiasm but this is too much to ask.

FORMER WINNERS (60-1): Buddy Rice starts 16th, Buddy Lazier 22nd and Al Unser Jr. 25th. It would take a minor miracle.

THE FIELD (1000-1): Field of dreams was a movie, Indy is reality. (AJ IV)

MILKA-MARTY EXACTA (1,000,000,000,000,000-1): This will be a race to see who gets lapped first or black flagged first for running too slow, Ms Duno or Mr. Roth.

[dando]

MILKA-MARTY EXACTA (1,000,000,000,000,000-1): This will be a race to see who gets lapped first or black flagged first for running too slow, Ms Duno or Mr. Roth.

Let's just hope it's just that and not who gets taken off in an ambulance first. :saywhat:

-Kevin

[Chief]

Hmm yeah, I recorded first day of the pole farce but never watched it I think I'm going to hit delete, I mean, that was two weeks ago already.
How could you miss "methanol-gate"? Delete as soon as humanly possible...very forgetable.

[dando]

The girls are taking a nap, so I flipped it on for a few laffs....

#1 Observation: Goodyear, Reid, and Wallace are hopelessly pathetic. I suggest euthanasia. :saywhat:

#2 That start ws a mess.

#3 Al Jr. does not belong on the track. :shakehead

#4 Wallace comments on Milka Dunno keeping it clean through lap 50 or so (he was really concerned about that)...Reid follows up with a comment on the position he's in. :laugh:

What good comedy!

Waiting for the rain....

-Kevin

[pchall]

At the Red Flag on Lap 113

Duno stuffed it in the wall on Lap 65.

A total of five one car accidents so far.

Drunkels Unser is DFL among the runners three laps down.

Our Futility Favorites:

9 Ed Carpenter (20) 113 D/H/F Pit

17 Darren Manning (14) 113 D/H/F Pit

26 AJ Foyt IV (22) 112 D/H/F Pit
27 Marty Roth (25) 112 D/H/F Pit
28 Al Unser Jr (50) 110 D/H/F Pit

31 Milka Duno (23) 65 D/H/F Accident

[cameraman]

It isn't over yet?

[pchall]

Green again at 6:03 Gomer Standard Time

Mom Cam has replaced Wife Cam as the mainstay of ABC race coverage. Bev is chewing her cud like a Guernsey at milking time.

[JLMannin]

Man, I hope Morticia doesn't win

[pchall]

Marty Roth walls it coming out of T1 on Lap 150. Another one bites the Safer.

Five out of the six accidents have been classic understeer into that wall hits exiting T1.
Duno is the only one to swap ends and she was lapping so slow (210 or so) she didn't get hurt.

[JLMannin]

PC,

You and I could just move over to the chat

[Methanolandbrats]

Damn, it's getting late in the day. Al Jr. is probably thinking about clutching his sled and heading to happy hour. Goin' green.........oops.....it's yellow again.

[pchall]

Jack Lazerbeam and Tony Kanose come together in T4 on Lap 156 on the restart.

Rain in the west. Davidson on radio, "Probably a mile and a half at most."

[JLMannin]

Rain looks to be 15 minutes out.

[JLMannin]

Marco and Rice crashed, Marco went upside down

[pchall]

Mini Amvetti upside down on the lap 163 restart. Another car in the wall. Wheldon?

[Methanolandbrats]

WHere did Mrs. Dashley get that dress, the wardrobe room for Little House on the Praire? OH, Oh Buddy the Tard and Mikey's Spawn got together. Gonna rain.

[pchall]

Rain on the front stretch. Franchitti P1.

[Methanolandbrats]

AArrrrghhh.................flashback from hell..............Sandy Andretti and one of her f'n hats........:yuck: The replay shows that lil Andretti caued the wreck. Rain is putting this crap race out of it's misery. Mr. Judd get's milk........his wife is talking like Ross Brawn.....she's way into car setup. :rofl:

[pchall]

Mr. Judd get's milk........his wife is talking like Ross Brawn.....she's way into car setup. :rofl:

I guess she's run out of special tricks for Mr. Judd's crank.

[formulaben]

AArrrrghhh.................flashback from hell..............Sandy Andretti and one of her f'n hats........:yuck:

:rofl:

[pchall]

Unofficial Futility Wrap Up

IRL T&S quit on 150 -- notes gleaned from IMS Radio.

14 AJ IV

17 Special Ed

20 Tex Manning

26 Al Unser, Jr. (DFL among the runners at least 6 laps down)

28 Marty Roth (ate the Safer Barrier)

31 Milka Duno (ate the Safer Barrier)

[pchall]

The Gong Show Summary

No. Duration Total Reason for Caution

1 11 to 15 5 Debris: Turn 1

2 38 to 43 6 Contact: Car 77 in Turn 1

3 52 to 59 8 Contact: Car 19 in Turn 2

4 66 to 70 5 Contact: Car 23 in Turn 1

5 99 to 106 8 Contact: Car 33 in Turn 2

6 108 to 111 4 Contact: Car 31 in Turn 1

7 112 to 113 2 Moisture/Red Flag

8 114 to 115 2 Red Flag Restart

9 151 to 156 6 Contact: Car 25 in Turn 1

10 157 to 161 5 Contact: Cars 11 and 21 in Turn 4

11 163 to 166 4 Contact: Cars 10, 15, 20, and 26

:gomer:

[pchall]

The Girlie Stuff Report

8 8 7 Patrick, Danica D/H/F 166 151.587 Running

18 21 5 Fisher, Sarah D/H/F 164 -2 laps 149.894 Running

31 29 23 Duno, Milka D/H/F 65 - 101 laps 160.267 Accident

:gomer:

[extramundane]

The Girlie Stuff Report

8 8 7 Patrick, Danica D/H/F 166 151.587 Running


So if 4th was a win, 8th must be 2 wins. Another 8th next year, and she can personally scratch Mears, Foyt & co out of the record books. :gomer:

[pchall]

So if 4th was a win, 8th must be 2 wins. Another 8th next year, and she can personally scratch Mears, Foyt & co out of the record books. :gomer:

A 16th or a 32nd and she'd obliterate them and have her face replace 91 others on the Borg-Warner.

:tony:

[Indy]

Can we have an Al Unser, Jr. futility watch next year?

[opinionated ow]

now onto the wonders of earl at milwaukee....cant wait to see that FLOP

[dando]

Can we have an Al Unser, Jr. futility watch next year?

If he has any shred of self-respect left, there won't be a next year for Al Jr. :shakehead :saywhat:

-Kevin

[pchall]

If he has any shred of self-respect left, there won't be a next year for Al Jr. :shakehead :saywhat:

-Kevin

Remember, this is the "man" who wore a Dracula outfit at IRL signings in 2000.