The Foyt Futility Watch -- Crapwagons Down Under

[pchall]

Nikon Indy 300
Streets of Surfers Paradise - 2.795 mile(s)
October 24, 2008
Results of Combined Practice Sessions - IndyCar Series

Rank Car Driver Name C/E/T Session Time Speed Total Laps
1 8 Power, Will D/H/F Practice 2 01:34.8084 106.130 40
2 3 Castroneves, Helio D/H/F Practice 2 01:36.1609 104.637 37
3 10 Franchitti, Dario D/H/F Practice 2 01:36.1712 104.626 30
4 5 Servia, Oriol D/H/F Practice 2 01:36.4394 104.335 24
5 06 Rahal, Graham D/H/F Practice 2 01:36.4963 104.273 38
6 02 Wilson, Justin D/H/F Practice 2 01:36.5127 104.256 37
7 9 Dixon, Scott D/H/F Practice 2 01:36.5812 104.182 33
8 17 Hunter-Reay, Ryan D/H/F Practice 2 01:36.8863 103.854 33
9 36 Tagliani, Alex D/H/F Practice 1 01:37.0625 103.665 21
10 11 Kanaan, Tony D/H/F Practice 1 01:37.0650 103.662 33
11 18 Junqueira, Bruno D/H/F Practice 1 01:37.3127 103.399 34
12 6 Briscoe, Ryan D/H/F Practice 2 01:37.5183 103.181 39
13 33 Viso, EJ D/H/F Practice 1 01:38.3860 102.271 32
14 19 Moraes, Mario D/H/F Practice 2 01:38.6572 101.990 33
15 27 Mutoh, Hideki D/H/F Practice 2 01:38.8353 101.806 35
16 2 Foyt IV, AJ D/H/F Practice 2 01:39.0920 101.542 45
17 14 Meira, Vitor D/H/F Practice 2 01:39.1538 101.479 38
18 4 Wheldon, Dan D/H/F Practice 2 01:39.8513 100.770 33
19 26 Andretti, Marco D/H/F Practice 2 01:39.8582 100.763 36
20 7 Patrick, Danica D/H/F Practice 2 01:40.0527 100.567 39
21 34 Camara, Jaime D/H/F Practice 2 01:40.4821 100.137 38
22 15 Rice, Buddy D/H/F Practice 2 01:40.7196 99.901 38
23 20 Carpenter, Ed D/H/F Practice 2 01:41.4751 99.157 37
24 23 Bell, Townsend D/H/F Practice 2 01:41.5490 99.085 30

For what it's worth, in 2007 Will Power qualified P1 at 1:30.054/111.733 and David Martinez qualified slowest at 1:33.892/107.166.

Meanwhile, Danica Patrick replaces Marty Roth in the Futility Watch:


Patrick, who took her maiden IndyCar win earlier this year at Motegi, is set to one of the big draws of the weekend on the Gold Coast and said she hoped to make the most of her improving road course performances to fight for honours.

"I'm really looking forward to racing in Australia,” she said. “I have heard that it is a great road course. I have improved on my road course races over the past couple of years, so I hope to have a strong result.

“But most importantly, I plan to use this weekend as momentum for the first race of 2009 in St. Petersburg."


I'm really impressed with her "improvement". Aren't you? :laugh:

[emjaya]

Wouldn't know that she is 20th from the media attention she is getting. :rolleyes:

[Insomniac]

I just want to say it's sad that the IRL has 24 cars there and CC had 17 last year. Especially considering this is a non-points race and the end for USOWR at Surfers.

[Steve99]

Wouldn't know that she is 20th from the media attention she is getting. :rolleyes:

Did she manage to keep her top on?

[NismoZ]

Nuthin' to see anyway.

[SurfaceUnits]

I just want to say it's sad that the IRL has 24 cars there and CC had 17 last year. Especially considering this is a non-points race and the end for USOWR at Surfers.
IRL-CC=FTG

[Tony George]

Did Will Power get the Suzuka Special for the weekend? :tony: ;)

[coolhand]

First Dozen are CART drivers.

What network will broadcast the race?

[dando]

First Dozen are CART drivers.

What network will broadcast the race?

http://www.offcamber.net/forums/showpost.php?p=244251&postcount=17


10:30PM-12:30AM eastern

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IRL IndyCar Series Nikon Indy 300, Surfers Paradise, Australia, Oct 26/08, L

-Kevin

[shaggy_socal]

I guess since Surfers has a couple stationary chicanes, they didn't need to bring Milka down under to provide the rolling kind. :)
..Or Roth for that matter.

[pchall]

I think a little IRL apologia is due here. The 2003 based Dallara Honda package running at Surfers' this year is a lot older than the 2007 Panoz Cosworth, after all. :tony:

[pchall]

I just want to say it's sad that the IRL has 24 cars there and CC had 17 last year. Especially considering this is a non-points race and the end for USOWR at Surfers.

24 cars and all of them slower than 2007 after the first day's practice... I suppose for some, more crap is better...

[Gnam]

:gomer:

Forward the Foytility!

[NismoZ]

How's this for futility? Danica couldn't even complete ONE lap at the start of qualifying. Tore the nose off, it's raining.

[NismoZ]

Huh, now she spun and stuffed the rear end this time. I don't think she's very happy.

[opinionated ow]

this is awful...the cars are fugly, they sound bloody awful! the field is full of inept drivers like Carpenter, Danican't and Townsend Bell, and its a street circuit!

Plus how the f&%^ does this qualifying setup work anyway? Can't get my head around it at all....

The commentators are AWFUL too...the pit chick keeps saying Surfeers Pearadice, the Australian whoever he is keeps saying Griyem Reehill...

[NismoZ]

Geez, AJ4 has spun at least 3 times in this session. Twice in one lap, I think. He is who we thought he was!

[NismoZ]

Nah, not awful at all and Power gets P-1. Sure the cars are ugly and they ain't turbos but the qualifying format I actually liked and all the right people are at the back. Pretty good show. Hope Will wins it.

[opinionated ow]

Nah, not awful at all and Power gets P-1. Sure the cars are ugly and they ain't turbos but the qualifying format I actually liked and all the right people are at the back. Pretty good show. Hope Will wins it.

Thought it was bloody awful! The cars are so unsettled. Power's car is settled but everyone else's seems to jiggle around like a bugger. Danican't was garbage as usual and quattro was awful!

[High Sided]

Helio Castroneves Pos. 6
Car # 3 Speed/Time: 104.008/1:36.7425

Alex Tagliani Pos. 7
Car # 36 Speed/Time: 99.317/1:41.3122

nearly a 5 second drop from 6th - 7th? :confused:

[opinionated ow]

Helio Castroneves Pos. 6
Car # 3 Speed/Time: 104.008/1:36.7425

Alex Tagliani Pos. 7
Car # 36 Speed/Time: 99.317/1:41.3122

nearly a 5 second drop from 6th - 7th? :confused:

the top 6 section was dry and with slicks.

[Andrew Longman]

I'll vist here several times a day, but for the last week I've caught myself almost every times with, "Oh yeah, I forgot Surfers is this weekend". I'm in serious WGAF mode.

[pchall]

1. Will Power KVRT/Team Australia 1m 34.9451s 105.977mph
2. Scott Dixon Ganassi 1m 35.7672s 105.067mph
3. Ryan Briscoe Penske 1m 35.8007s 105.031mph
4. Dario Franchitti Ganassi 1m 35.9336s 104.885mph
5. Ryan Hunter-Reay Rahal Letterman 1m 36.4030s 104.374mph
6. Helio Castroneves Penske 1m 36.7425s 104.008mph

7. Alex Tagliani Conquest 1m 41.3122s 99.317mph
8. Tony Kanaan AGR 1m 41.4023s 99.229mph
9. Justin Wilson NHLR 1m 42.0429s 98.606mph
10. Ernesto Viso HVM 1m 42.9185s 97.767mph
11. Vitor Meira AJ Foyt Enterprises 1m 44.3348s 96.440mph
12. Mario Moraes Coyne 1m 51.5054s 90.238mph

13. Graham Rahal NHLR 1m 55.6155s 87.030mph
14. Marco Andretti AGR 1m 52.2084s 89.672mph
15. Oriol Servia KVRT 1m 55.6628s 86.994mph
16. Hideki Mutoh AGR 1m 53.3353s 88.781mph
17. Bruno Junqueira Coyne 1m 58.0183s 85.258mph
18. Dan Wheldon Panther 1m 53.9160s 88.328mph
19. Ed Carpenter Vision 1m 58.7664s 84.721mph
20. Jaime Camara Conquest 1m 54.0514s 88.223mph
21. Townsend Bell Dreyer & Reinbold 1m 58.9264s 84.607mph
22. Buddy Rice Dreyer & Reinbold 1m 54.3489s 87.994mph
23. Danica Patrick AGR Time disallowed
24. AJ Foyt IV Vision Time disallowed

It must have rained or something.

crash.net:


Qualifying was held in challenging conditions for the 24 drivers after a storm hit the circuit barely half an hour before the session was due to begin. It meant the opening phase of qualifying was held on a wet track, and meant a number of fancied runners failed to make it past the first part of the session.

[devilmaster]

Huh, now she spun and stuffed the rear end this time. I don't think she's very happy.

umm.... hmmm.....


nah. family forum and all. :D

[Methanolandbrats]

I'll vist here several times a day, but for the last week I've caught myself almost every times with, "Oh yeah, I forgot Surfers is this weekend". I'm in serious WGAF mode.
I thought it was cancelled until I read this. Only good part would be watching the field try to go through the chicane :D

[NismoZ]

What!...no bets on how fast 4 and the girl drop to the rear after the green drops? (Wilson is already predicting a T-1 screw-up for the good drivers up front)

[pchall]

1. Ryan Briscoe Penske 60 laps
2. Scott Dixon Ganassi +00.5019s
3. Ryan Hunter-Reay Rahal Letterman +09.1179s
4. Alex Tagliani Conquest +19.9844s
5. Oriol Servia KVRT +20.4378s
6. Ernesto Viso HVM +33.7249s
7. Helio Castroneves Penske +34.4931s
8. Hideki Mutoh AGR +55.7467s
9. Graham Rahal NHLR +80.0592s
10. Buddy Rice Dreyer & Reinbold +91.9001s
11. Dan Wheldon Panther +91.9002s
12. Justin Wilson NHLR +91.9353s
13. Marco Andretti AGR +93.3970s
14. Vitor Meira Foyt +1 lap
15. Bruno Junqueira Coyne +1 lap
16. Dario Franchitti Ganassi +1 lap
17. AJ Foyt IV Vision +2 laps
18. Danica Patrick AGR +2 laps
19. Jaime Camara Conquest +2 laps

Rtd Ed Carpenter Vision 57 laps completed contact
Rtd Tony Kanaan AGR 34 laps completed mechanical
Rtd Will Power KVRT/Team Australia 16 laps completed contact
Rtd Townsend Bell Dreyer & Reinbold 8 laps completed contact
Rtd Mario Moraes Coyne 7 laps completed contact

[Andrew Longman]

What!...no bets on how fast 4 and the girl drop to the rear after the green drops? (Wilson is already predicting a T-1 screw-up for the good drivers up front)

I didn't watch much of the race but I did see Danica stall the car passing a wreck under caution and completely lose her **** because they didn't run to her aud to restart her.

[emjaya]

The commentators are AWFUL too...the pit chick keeps saying Surfeers Pearadice, the Australian whoever he is keeps saying Griyem Reehill...

Scott Pruett and Aaron Noonan, I didn't catch the girls name.

[Rogue Leader]

I didn't watch much of the race but I did see Danica stall the car passing a wreck under caution and completely lose her **** because they didn't run to her aud to restart her.

I watched it in the background while doing other stuff... However I almost pissed my self laughing at the absolute ridiculousness of her reaction like it was the safety teams fault that she stalled her engine and then she has the audacity to expect them to drop everything they are doing to get her moving (by waving her arms and pounding her steeringwheel, and no doubt cursing out her crew like usual, how they haven't shot her I will never know) as if she was placed on the track by God himself. I really hope someone punches her in the teeth some day, shes a glorified backmarker taking away a seat and sponsors from drivers who actually deserve it!

[cameraman]

Aw dang, I missed it.

[Methanolandbrats]

I watched it in the background while doing other stuff... However I almost pissed my self laughing at the absolute ridiculousness of her reaction like it was the safety teams fault that she stalled her engine and then she has the audacity to expect them to drop everything they are doing to get her moving (by waving her arms and pounding her steeringwheel, and no doubt cursing out her crew like usual, how they haven't shot her I will never know) as if she was placed on the track by God himself. I really hope someone punches her in the teeth some day, shes a glorified backmarker taking away a seat and sponsors from drivers who actually deserve it! Windbag began last nights show with the rollhoop footage of her tantrum and a soundtrack of a baby crying :rofl:

[Cam]

Scott Pruett and Aaron Noonan, I didn't catch the girls name.

Brienne Pedigo.

[Cam]

Windbag began last nights show with the rollhoop footage of her tantrum and a soundtrack of a baby crying :rofl:

Despain aint that bad. He knows when to get an uppercut in. ;)

[emjaya]

Windbag began last nights show with the rollhoop footage of her tantrum and a soundtrack of a baby crying :rofl:

:irked: I missed it.

I was so bored with the coverage that I started channel surfing and got caught up watching Red Dwarf on another channel and missed the first twenty laps. :gomer:

Is there a clip on Youtube, yet?

[JohnHKart]

Brienne Pedigo.


I knew something was missing from the US broadcast. God what a refreshing change having Jon in the pits again instead of this idiotic mallrat who can't speak english. She's as incomprehensible as they come. I like to call Ashley Force the gibberish queen because of her valley girl accent but she's no gibberisher compared to Brianne.

John

[dando]

njvm1K64ZsE

~1:20ish in. :rofl: :shakehead :thumdown:

-Kevin

[TKGAngel]

I knew something was missing from the US broadcast. God what a refreshing change having Jon in the pits again instead of this idiotic mallrat who can't speak english. She's as incomprehensible as they come. I like to call Ashley Force the gibberish queen because of her valley girl accent but she's no gibberisher compared to Brianne.

John

And yet despite the gibberish-ness she managed to get engaged to (and now maybe even married to) one of the stars of General Hospital.

I didn't watch the race since there was a Very Important Hockey Game on. I take it other than Danica's meltdown, I'm not missing much and can erase it from the DVR?

[Methanolandbrats]

And yet despite the gibberish-ness she managed to get engaged to (and now maybe even married to) one of the stars of General Hospital.

I didn't watch the race since there was a Very Important Hockey Game on. I take it other than Danica's meltdown, I'm not missing much and can erase it from the DVR?
Typical street race, only worse because it was an IRL fart and park. Hit erase unless you enjoy evidence of how bad motor sport has become. :yuck: It's easy to understand why nobody in either hemisphere GAF anymore.

[Insomniac]

njvm1K64ZsE

~1:20ish in. :rofl: :shakehead :thumdown:

-Kevin

:cry: ME! ME! ME! :cry: ME! ME! ME! :cry:

[dando]

:cry: ME! ME! ME! :cry: ME! ME! ME! :cry:

That's the kind of reaction I get from our 5 year-old daughter. :saywhat:

-Kevin

[Gnam]

This kid will give her a cookie if she stops crying. :cry:

http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/4281/cookiebearik2.jpg

[Indy]

Oh ****, that video is hilarious.

It sure looks to me that they reeeeeaaaaallly took their time getting her started. :laugh:

[devilmaster]

It sure looks to me that they reeeeeaaaaallly took their time getting her started. :laugh:

I would have too if I was the safety team....

What you don't see in that video, and what I caught on a news replay, was that when she came up to the accident, the workers pointed at her to take the inside line to avoid the mess. She started going that way and then stopped cause she apparently didn't trust them.

Once she saw around the corner and saw the way was clear, she called on her deft talent, years of experience, popped the clutch and stalled it. :rofl: :laugh:

[pchall]

And I thought there would never be anything better than the Danistomp clip! :laugh:

Too bad for the Princess Entitlement Danican't. Just think of the beer drinking time I wasted watching her be unwilling to actually race anybody in BDPS and Atlantics. There was much better stuff to be done overlooking Madness.

[Insomniac]

And I thought there would never be anything better than the Danistomp clip! :laugh:

I don't think that tops the stomping.

[Methanolandbrats]

She is such a baby. Someone should pull down her pants, bend her over the pit wall and spank her bottom. :)

[JohnHKart]

And yet despite the gibberish-ness she managed to get engaged to (and now maybe even married to) one of the stars of General Hospital.

I didn't watch the race since there was a Very Important Hockey Game on. I take it other than Danica's meltdown, I'm not missing much and can erase it from the DVR?

I got on the Tom Leykis show yesterday as he had a topic about the bimbo invasion of sports broadcasting events. Was happy to blast brianne and the other valley girls and their irritatingness.. (without naming names). Said thank god for F1 and NHRA which are still all male broadcasting. Even women were calling in agreeing, saying they wouldn't want a man showing them lingerie or shoes so why are women broadcasting on (mostly) male sports? (This isn't about hot ness as that has it's place...just not while I'm being told about what the driver is doing in 12th place.)

John

[High Sided]

don't be surprised if marlo klain shows up on verus next season, i always liked her back in the rpm2night days and she did the 2007 dakar on versus (oln).