Virginia is for Futility

[extramundane]

I figured I'd give the usual suspects a break and get this futile party started. An angry mother nature threw out some hellacious thunderstorms earlier that wrecked practice, but not before Hideki Mutoh managed to run over a crew member. Alas, it's been really hot this week, so the track apparently dried quick enough for qualifying.

1. Toucan Tony
2. Maaco
3. L'il Rahole
4. Dixon
5. 2004 Indianapolis 500 Mile Race Winner Buddy Rice
6. Danny Teef
7. Mutoh
8. Foytmania!
9. Blinky Coyne
10. Servia
[...]
13. Special Ed!
14. Princess TV Ratings Bonanza
15. Marty The One-Man Party!

Report on the local news showed an exclusive, invitation-only crowd in the stands for quallies and USUCK Silver Crowns.

High of 99 with a 50% chance of strong/severe t-storms tomorrow night. The 18 people who actually bought tickets might be disappointed. :gomer:

(Hello, Mr. Hunting Dog! Thanks for reading!)

[opinionated ow]

I figured I'd give the usual suspects a break and get this futile party started. An angry mother nature threw out some hellacious thunderstorms earlier that wrecked practice, but not before Hideki Mutoh managed to run over a crew member. Alas, it's been really hot this week, so the track apparently dried quick enough for qualifying.

1. Toucan Tony
2. Maaco
3. L'il Rahole
4. Dixon
5. 2004 Indianapolis 500 Mile Race Winner Buddy Rice
6. Danny Teef
7. Mutoh
8. Foytmania!
9. Blinky Coyne
10. Servia
[...]
13. Special Ed!
14. Princess TV Ratings Bonanza
15. Marty The One-Man Party!

Report on the local news showed an exclusive, invitation-only crowd in the stands for quallies and USUCK Silver Crowns.

High of 99 with a 50% chance of strong/severe t-storms tomorrow night. The 18 people who actually bought tickets might be disappointed. :gomer:

(Hello, Mr. Hunting Dog! Thanks for reading!)

The USAC races should have been ok...they got rid of the buttmobiles and went back to what worked.

[extramundane]

The USAC races should have been ok...they got rid of the buttmobiles and went back to what worked.

Did they get rid of USAC too?

Edit: Case in point: local paper said it was a 60 lap race split into 31 and 29-lap segments. That's pointless BS.

[Sean Malone]

Buddy Rice won the Indy 500? You've gotta be #$&*#$* me!!:confused:

[pchall]

Never forget the #14 car!



[...]
13. Special Ed!
14. Princess TV Ratings Bonanza
15. Marty The One-Man Party!
[...]
22. Tex Manning

[extramundane]

Never forget the #14 car!

D'oh! Rookie mistake.

[SurfaceUnits]

danica will soon hold a press conference where she will announce the impending replacement of her entire inept crew

[Insomniac]

danica will soon hold a press conference where she will announce the impending replacement of her entire inept crew

We must be weeks from an article on The Onion where Danica blames God.

[Methanolandbrats]

I got popcorn and I got beers................who needs fireworks on the fourth :thumbup:

[trish]

I've never seen so much aluminum.

[RusH]

pack`m in like a unopened Marlboros, smack, smack, smack.
Easier to light up, and burn. :D

[pchall]

Double Vision!

How much will the boss pay himself for 23rd and 24th place?

[trish]

This broadcast has everything to tick a viewer off. All Danica all the time, and a TG interview thrown in for good measure. I think I'll watch a movie instead.

[extramundane]

From the pitch of the mosquito swarms over the river, it sounds like they've been wrecking left and right already. :shakehead

[RusH]

What`s wrong with TG?

[SurfaceUnits]

I've never seen so much aluminum.

http://media3.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/photo/2008/06/27/PH2008062703417.jpg

[RusH]

just damn, a joke turns into a laugh factory :rofl:

[EDwardo]

just damn, a joke turns into a laugh factory :rofl:

Last Comic Standing on a Saturday night?



:rofl:

[extramundane]

13 cars left at halfway? :rofl:

Some strong t-storms coming in from the west. Dunno if they'll make it in time, but hopefully mother nature flushes this turd before it stinks up the place permanently.

[trish]

13 cars left at halfway? :rofl:

Some strong t-storms coming in from the west. Dunno if they'll make it in time, but hopefully mother nature flushes this turd before it stinks up the place permanently.

Maybe Danica will get win number two tonight.

[dando]

13 cars left at halfway? :rofl:

Some strong t-storms coming in from the west. Dunno if they'll make it in time, but hopefully mother nature flushes this turd before it stinks up the place permanently.

Dems the thorms that blew through here ~4pm today. The radar is clear around Richmondtucky, so I'll bet they get the race in tonight.

WTF, happened to Rahole Jr.? Another taste of the wall? Jeebus.

-Kevin

[Methanolandbrats]

Heartbrake........pride of Japan broke and the mexican camarini backed it in while in p3. :cry:

[trish]

They're claiming 60,000 in attendance.

[Methanolandbrats]

They're claiming 60,000 in attendance.
Wow, judging by how little room the crowd took up, that place must have more seats than Indy.

[extramundane]

Total BS. Capacity is 112K, and 1/2 of the stands (if not 2/3) weren't even open. 35K tops, and I'd bet 15-20k of that was freebies.

[Insomniac]

Who won? On the ESPN.com front page there's only an article about Gossage wanting the IRL at all his tracks.

[extramundane]

Who won? On the ESPN.com front page there's only an article about Gossage wanting the IRL at all his tracks.

Danica, of course.

[SurfaceUnits]

Who won? On the ESPN.com front page there's only an article about Gossage wanting the IRL at all his tracks.

no winners, just a bunch of loosers:gomer:

[FCYTravis]

Dallara won.

I think 16 out of the 26 starters hit the wall or other cars at some point in the race. It got so bad, teams were doing NASCAR-style "patch 'em up and get them val-yoo-able championship points" runs.

[Jag_Warrior]

Is this Hideki Mutoh fellow as talented as Shiggy? If he is, I might have to start watching. Mr. Bombastic, Simply Fantastic... SHIGGY! was my heeeero. If Hideki is half as good as Shigeaki, and manages to get a cool nickname, consider me a fan. :tony:

[Insomniac]

Danica, of course.

There's no way I could miss that on the front page of ESPN.com. :D

[oddlycalm]

Didn't see it, but if 16 out of 26 cars crash out, most before the halfway point and run more than 1/3 of the race under yellow they have a serious problem with officiating as well as their car specifications. If journeyman drivers put them in the wall with regularity that's a spec problem. If drivers are smacking into other cars with regularity that's an officiating problem. Probably some of both.

oc

[DagoFast]

Didn't see it, but if 16 out of 26 cars crash out, most before the halfway point and run more than 1/3 of the race under yellow they have a serious problem with officiating as well as their car specifications. If journeyman drivers put them in the wall with regularity that's a spec problem. If drivers are smacking into other cars with regularity that's an officiating problem. Probably some of both.

oc

There's no problem. Danica is the bestest most famous driver in history. The cars don't fly, the officiating is fair and balanced and everybody is one big happy family.:gomer::gomer::gomer:












:p

[TravelGal]

Dallara won.

I think 16 out of the 26 starters hit the wall or other cars at some point in the race. It got so bad, teams were doing NASCAR-style "patch 'em up and get them val-yoo-able championship points" runs.

What's up with that? I thought you couldn't stay out there if you were off pace. Or did I miss that rule change. <yawn>

[SurfaceUnits]

unfortunately for the gomers, the IRl has made the cars and tracks so safe that wrecks aren't exciting anymore because you know the drivers aren't going to be injured :gomer:

[Wheel-Nut]

Marty Roth was spectacular in his roll as "Blocker". :thumbup:

and lets hear it for the spectacular Attenuator. AJIV hits the wall, Attenuator bounces back on the track and Stepson Carpenter collects it with his right front . . . Nice play all around!

[pchall]

It seems that favored teams get to run bailing wire specials as long as they need to earn valuable boxtop points towards the "champeenship" while wankers like Marty Roth are ordered to retire with "handling" trouble so they can live to fill the field another day.


What's up with that? I thought you couldn't stay out there if you were off pace. Or did I miss that rule change. <yawn>

[extramundane]

and lets hear it for the spectacular Attenuator. AJIV hits the wall, Attenuator bounces back on the track and Stepson Carpenter collects it with his right front . . . Nice play all around!

Damn, I wish I'd seen that. Vision Double Play!

[Methanolandbrats]

Marty Roth was spectacular in his roll as "Blocker". :thumbup:

and lets hear it for the spectacular Attenuator. AJIV hits the wall, Attenuator bounces back on the track and Stepson Carpenter collects it with his right front . . . Nice play all around!:laugh:

[TKGAngel]

Marty Roth was spectacular in his roll as "Blocker". :thumbup:

Marty Roth...the new 'King Hiro. Is it too much to hope that he steps out of his car for Edmonton and allows PT to drive?

The officiating during the race was a bit of a joke. RHR spins on the first lap, doesn't hit anything, and we then have a multi-lap caution? What the hell for?

Judging from the post-race stuff I've read, it sounds like Jeemy is ready to start doing back handsprings down pit road. Oriol finished 5th in the race and is 9th in points. That's not too shabby.

[extramundane]

Marty Roth...the new 'King Hiro.

That's insulting to Hiro--at least he managed to win a championship along the way.

[SurfaceUnits]

Richmond will have to add more aluminum for next year

http://www.indybooks.net/images/richmond.jpg

[Wheel-Nut]

The "walk up" crowd hadn't walked up yet.

[Wheel-Nut]

Cliff notes of the car-nage!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsMEHw_BHSU

[indyfan31]

I think the french commentary actually made it more interesting.

[Jag_Warrior]

The "walk up" crowd hadn't walked up yet.

Maybe they walked up, took a sniff and decided to keep on steppin'.

[SurfaceUnits]

I can't only amagione how exciting 102 laps under yellow must have been

[pchall]

The 4 min. frog résumé of the race was excruciating. Imagine watching all of it while sitting in the grandstands in 80+F humid evening heat.

[miatanut]

Cliff notes of the car-nage!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsMEHw_BHSU

Looks like the :gomer:s got a perfect race! IRL is probably pretty happy too.

Only folks that are bummed are the teams with crash damage and true fans of racing.

Neither of them count, right?