Foyt Futility - Kentucky

[Wheel-Nut]

Since PC has left his post i will try to fill in and finish out the season.

PSA

Monday, August 6, 2007

Spectators can catch IndyCar Series and Indy Pro Series practice on Aug. 10 at Kentucky Speedway from the designated area at the fan center/gift shop (outside Turn 3) for free. The facility is on Kentucky Highway 35.

Gates open at 3 p.m. for practice and qualifying. The racing doubleheader is Aug. 11 on the 1.5-mile oval.

Desinated areas extend from Turn 1 to Turn 4. :D

http://www.kentuckyspeedway.com/tickets/seating/images/seatchart.jpg

[Wheel-Nut]

While browsing the local realty this morning I ran across this.

http://search.har.com/engine/dispSearch.cfm?mlnum=9315812&class=5&leadid=6&sTYPE=0&backButton=Y

[pchall]

While browsing the local realty this morning I ran across this.

http://search.har.com/engine/dispSearch.cfm?mlnum=9315812&class=5&leadid=6&sTYPE=0&backButton=Y

Oh, great. Now Tony will put her in a Dallara tomorrow night. :tony:

11 Darren Manning (14) 0.4728 25.0206 212.945 6 25.1008 212.264 7 D/H/F Pit

Trust in Foyt. Guaranteed 5 mph slower than the competition. Poor Tex Manning. :(

ps: I've now had four phone calls asking if I wanted tickets... would it be a bad thing to round up some NASCAR oriented friends and drink overpriced beer and laugh at that?

[Wheel-Nut]

Oh, great. Now Tony will put her in a Dallara tomorrow night. :tony:

:(

This was the interesting part, at least to me.

MAKE YOUR HOME ON THIS BEAUTIFUL 374+ ACRES. ALL THE WORK IS DONE FOR YOU, LAND IS CLEARED BUT HARDWOODS AND SOME PINES ARE LEFT. BUILD YOUR NEW HOME ON THE HILL OVERLOOKING THE PASTURES. PASTURES ARE FENCED AND CROSS FENCED. SMALL POND ON THE PROPERTY. HIGH AND DRY. THIS IS A.J. FOYT'S PROPERTY AND THE WORK DONE ON THE PROPERTY SHOWS. WON'T BE ON THE MARKET LONG!

[pchall]

16 Darren Manning (14) 0.4728 25.0206 212.945 6 42.0526 126.698 8 D/H/F Pit

:rofl:

[trauma1]

aj and earl using push to fly again this weekend:rofl:

[Cam]

I've now had four phone calls asking if I wanted tickets... would it be a bad thing to round up some NASCAR oriented friends and drink overpriced beer and laugh at that?

You need to ask? :D

[Wheel-Nut]

Practice 1

1 Dario Franchitti (27) ... 24.4584 217.839
2 Scott Dixon (9) 0.0175 24.4759 217.684
3 Danica Patrick (7) 0.0621 24.5205 217.288
4 Sam Hornish Jr (6) 0.0680 24.5264 217.235
5 Dan Wheldon (10) 0.0973 24.5557 216.976
6 Tony Kanaan (11) 0.1140 24.5724 216.829
7 Helio Castroneves (3) 0.1467 24.6051 216.540
8 Tomas Scheckter (2) 0.2304 24.6888 215.806
9 Vitor Meira (4) 0.2660 24.7244 215.496
10 AJ Foyt IV (22) 0.2672 24.7256 215.485
11 Ryan Hunter-Reay (17) 0.2688 24.7272 215.471
12 Kosuke Matsuura (55) 0.2808 24.7392 215.367
13 Scott Sharp (8) 0.3051 24.7635 215.155
14 Marco Andretti (26) 0.3399 24.7983 214.853
15 Ed Carpenter (20) 0.3451 24.8035 214.808
16 Buddy Rice (15) 0.3452 24.8036 214.808
17 Sarah Fisher (5) 0.4023 24.8607 214.314

18 Darren Manning (14) 0.5006 24.9590 213.470 getting beat by a girl!!

[Wabbit]

:D
Practice 1



18 Darren Manning (14) 0.5006 24.9590 213.470 getting beat by a girl!!

Or two!

[Chief]

HEY! .3 sec separates the top 13! OOOH baby, the big one awaits agian

[trauma1]

dashley" i believe i can fly, i believe i can touch the sky"

[Gnam]

"you are the wind beneath my wings"

"highway to the danger zone" :laugh:

[Wheel-Nut]

Practice 2

1. #11 Kanaan - 218.348 mph ::
2. #27 Franchitti - 218.195 mph ::
3. #9 Dixon - 217.405 mph ::
4. #6 Hornish Jr - 217.392 mph ::
5. #10 Wheldon - 217.376 mph ::
6. #22 Foyt IV - 216.790 mph ::
7. #3 Castroneves - 216.762 mph ::
8. #7 Patrick - 216.536 mph ::
9. #26 Andretti - 216.349 mph ::
10. #2 Scheckter - 216.273 mph ::
11. #4 Meira - 215.983 mph ::
12. #8 Sharp - 215.923 mph ::
13. #17 Hunter-Reay - 215.742 mph ::
14. #55 Matsuura - 215.667 mph ::
15. #20 Carpenter - 215.648 mph ::
16. #15 Rice - 214.653 mph ::
17. #5 Fisher - 214.346 mph ::

18. #14 Manning - 213.958 mph :gomer:

[Gnam]

The speed difference isn't that important when you're inverted.

[B3RACER1a]

Is there a track where they dont run flat out (besides road courses)? Just wondering.

[Don Quixote]

The speed difference isn't that important when you're inverted.
Also, drag is significantly reduced when the wheels are not in contact with the racing surface.

[Wheel-Nut]

Qualifying

1 Tony Kanaan (11) ... 24.4307 218.086
2 Dario Franchitti (27) 0.1438 24.5745 216.810
3 Scott Sharp (8) 0.1611 24.5918 216.658
4 Scott Dixon (9) 0.1812 24.6119 216.481
5 Dan Wheldon (10) 0.1957 24.6264 216.353
6 Tomas Scheckter (2) 0.2001 24.6308 216.315
7 Sam Hornish Jr (6) 0.2334 24.6641 216.022
8 Ryan Hunter-Reay (17) 0.2616 24.6923 215.776
9 Ed Carpenter (20) 0.2641 24.6948 215.754
10 AJ Foyt IV (22) 0.2908 24.7215 215.521
11 Danica Patrick (7) 0.3190 24.7497 215.275
12 Vitor Meira (4) 0.3274 24.7581 215.202
13 Helio Castroneves (3) 0.3645 24.7952 214.880
14 Sarah Fisher (5) 0.3880 24.8187 214.677
15 Marco Andretti (26) 0.4344 24.8651 214.276
16 Buddy Rice (15) 0.5032 24.9339 213.685
17 Kosuke Matsuura (55) 0.5227 24.9534 213.518
18 Darren Manning (14) 0.5741 25.0048 213.079 :laugh:

[TKGAngel]

They just mentioned on the broadcast how it was a GOOD thing that Dario's roll hoop collapsed during his wreck last week. They seemed especially proud of that fact. How does that even make sense? Isn't a roll hoop designed to not fracture under pressure like a wreck? :confused:

[Chief]

The IRL is nothing but a bunch of hypocrites.....they patted themselves on the back for Dario not being maimed but refuse to address the major problem: the car is a POS designed to kill.

Of course the effect of banishing the cars would kill the league. They'd rather sacrifice their drivers though....

[Chief]

The place is 1/3 full of 66K capacity.

[Wheel-Nut]

Hornish into the wall and collects Weldon. NASCAR rules: both crews trying to get them back out to run for points.

[devilmaster]

The place is 1/3 full of 66K capacity.

Hmmm, so lets see, 2x2, carry the eight, subtract belts and shoes, add the alaskan fish quota, and voila!

183,294. A sellout! That's like a racetrack record right there, I'll tell you whut.

[Chief]

:laugh: That was the greatest caution flag lap in the history of the IRL.....

DanicLE spins on outlap of pitstop.....she gets tow restarted and then wrecks hard almost collecting the safety car in front of her.

Best total collapse ever in IRL history. All in about 500 feet.:rofl:

NOW AJIV leads......oh my....

[Wheel-Nut]

The girls spins out, gets restarted and cracks the wall. 13 laps to go and IV is P1 . . . .

[Chief]

WOW, MASSIVE Franchitti crash, got airborne again!

Catches nose on the matsura rear tire and does full gainer and 1/2 pike and stuck the landing into the wall, just missing the fence by about 3 feet!! Great stuff IRL....you almost bit it abgain Franschetti.

[TKGAngel]

Matsura slowed, Dario didn't whoa up in time and went airborne. He was lucky that his impact with the wall after that wasn't worse.

Its kind of scary how easily these cars get airborne. :saywhat:

[EDwardo]

Indyplane!!!!!!!

:rofl:

[Wheel-Nut]

He never slowed after the checkered flag. Very lucky, he could have got into the chainlink.

[Wheel-Nut]

and our boy IV makes the podium in 3rd.

[cart7]

Those magnificent men in their flying machines! W00t!!

Raise and strengthen the catch fencing, have one or two of those a week and you've got quite a show!! :tony:

[Methanolandbrats]

The IRL keeps tweaking the vision. They might have found the key to growth by combining the best of a local demolition derby with high speed. :thumbup:

[DagoFast]

Damn, I'm almost ready to buy season tickets! :thumbup: :D

[devilmaster]

sheesh. now he's just showing off. :gomer:

[Sean O'Gorman]

Can I ask what the hell happened now that enticed you gomers to watch? :laugh: :confused:

[Chief]

The usual stuff....revisionist history, lies, hypocrisy, bone headed moves, "our cars don't fly", "the big one, again", attendance woes, etc. Oh, and the ultimate in ow comedy.

DanIcLe spinning, then wrecking within several hundred feet under caution and then hearing her apologetic whine is precious. :laugh:

Stupid Dario....that too goes w/o question.

[Insomniac]

You read theses threads and think it's all made up.

[Jervis Tetch 1]

and our boy IV makes the podium in 3rd.Hey, even a blind squirrel finds a nut every now and then. :\

[Accipiter]

Why don't they just hold their races at Reno already?

[stroker]

Why don't they just hold their races at Reno already?

And get outrun by air-cooled pushrod flat fours?