Toronto '11

[racer2c]

Tracy and Bourdais back.

practice 1.

Rank, Driver, Gap, Best Lap
1 Dario Franchitti --.---- 1:01.568
2 Helio Castroneves 0.0640 1:01.632
3 Ryan Hunter-Reay 0.0968 1:01.664
4 Justin Wilson 0.1648 1:01.732
5 Will Power 0.2236 1:01.791
6 Scott Dixon 0.2283 1:01.796
7 Alex Tagliani 0.2399 1:01.807
8 Takuma Sato 0.3112 1:01.879
9 Tony Kanaan 0.3232 1:01.891
10 Mike Conway 0.3561 1:01.924
11 James Hinchcliffe 0.4039 1:01.971
12 Paul Tracy 0.4798 1:02.047
13 Oriol Servia 0.5028 1:02.070
14 JR Hildebrand 0.7537 1:02.321
15 Charlie Kimball 0.7754 1:02.343
16 Ryan Briscoe 0.7833 1:02.351
17 Graham Rahal 0.9770 1:02.544
18 Sebastien Bourdais 1.1940 1:02.761
19 EJ Viso 1.2100 1:02.778
20 Marco Andretti 1.5850 1:03.153
21 Danica Patrick 1.6523 1:03.220
22 Vitor Meira 1.8260 1:03.393
23 Simona de Silvestro 1.9940 1:03.562
24 James Jakes 2.0210 1:03.589
25 Ana Beatriz 2.1567 1:03.724
26 Sebastian Saavedra 2.7860 1:04.354

[pchall]

I can[t even remember who drives for Foyt this season.

[racer2c]

I can[t even remember who drives for Foyt this season.

Hell, I don't know if Foyt is even still in it.

[cameraman]

Vitor Meira is driving for Foyt, he has been driving for him for three years now.

[Chief]

Hundreds of race car fans were in the stands at Exhibition Place, cheering on their favourite drivers as they zip past them at Honda Indy’s “Free Friday” event — where everyone was welcome to come down and watch practice runs.

100 x FREE = $0, must see video, click this link (http://www.torontosun.com/2011/07/08/free-friday-draws-fans-to-the-honda-indy) :rofl:

[Insomniac]

Seeing all those names, if they weren't driving crapwagons, I would likely be watching. Some ChampCar nostalgia for sure.

[SteveH]

100 x FREE = $0, must see video, click this link (http://www.torontosun.com/2011/07/08/free-friday-draws-fans-to-the-honda-indy) :rofl:

:laugh: :thumbup:

[cameraman]

100 x FREE = $0, must see video, click this link (http://www.torontosun.com/2011/07/08/free-friday-draws-fans-to-the-honda-indy) :rofl:

She must have spent almost a half hour at the track putting that piece together. I wonder if she realizes that those were not Indy cars:rolleyes:

[Gnam]

Ridiculous. So much has been wasted for nothing. :shakehead

[SurfaceUnits]

Literally hundreds of people showed up for Free Friday,,,only 149,000 to go for that promised 150,000

[SurfaceUnits]

Originally Posted by CP24 reporter, live at the track, 12:04PM Saturday

"Now's a good time to come out, because there's not really many people here"

[SurfaceUnits]

here's something the IRL will never have to contend with

http://www.scenedaily.com/blogs/bobpockrass/Traffic-woes-overshadow-electric-night-at-Kentucky-Speedway.html

[trish]

Well, I got back in time to watch this demo derby.

[trish]

Sebastien finished 6th. Not bad.

[NismoZ]

So, did PT drill anybody? Guess it wasn't Bourdais, if he did. :D Listen to me..."IF":rofl:

[TrueBrit]

Simona top ten finish, Princess $parklepony not so much...all in all a good day...p.s. Why does mini-Andretti insist on wearing his girlfriends sunglasses everytime he's interviewed?

[dando]

They might as well have run a figure-8 race today. What a fuster cluck. :shakehead They may not have enough spare parts to finish the season if this keeps up. :saywhat: Oh, and Sparkle Pony gets out of her car to piss and moan after she gets wrecked, and they call her back into the car 2 laps down in 22nd. :laugh: Mr. Judd gets a drive-through penalty for spinning Power, which is later overturned. :shakehead

-Kevin

[Ed_Severson]

There was never a penalty on Dario. There probably should have been, but there wasn't.

[TKGAngel]

Oh, and Sparkle Pony gets out of her car to piss and moan after she gets wrecked, and they call her back into the car 2 laps down in 22nd. :laugh:
-Kevin

JMO, but I don't think that Sparklepony wanted to be in the car anymore and she was passively aggressively was showing that to her team by hopping out while they were trying to re-wing the car.

And from what is being said on Twitter, during the post-race presser, Dixon didn't realize he had a hot mic and called Graham Rahal a d****head and a tool.

ETA: Power also called Tags a wanker during the post-race. At this rate, it might be easier to keep track of who is actually speaking to one another versus who is pissed at who.

[Elmo T]

Seemed like an effort to hold off on going to the full course cautions. I will give them credit for that.

[Racing Truth]

There was never a penalty on Dario. There probably should have been, but there wasn't.

Dixon said otherwise before the post-race presser. Said it (and other things- Rahal's a "Richard Head," apparently b/c he had the temerity not to get out of the way) to a "hot mic" to a reporter. The video is now pulled (at Chip's "urging?").:shakehead

The entire Race Control needs to be fired, Cotman too. Disgraceful all day.

[SurfaceUnits]

Breaking: Society of Confirmed Wankers decry being associated with IndyCar event. "We at least know how to drive," president says.

[Racing Truth]

Breaking: Society of Confirmed Wankers decry being associated with IndyCar event. "We at least know how to drive," president says.

Should credit p-dog for that (where I first saw it anyhow).;)

[dando]

There was never a penalty on Dario. There probably should have been, but there wasn't.

OK. Al Jr. explained that post-race, but I'm not sure how coherent he was. The commentators all mentioned (if it was was just Boob Jenkins I'd write it off), but Beeker gave a full explanation about the call, which included the drive through. :confused: :saywhat:

-Kevin

[Ed_Severson]

When it was first reported on the broadcast, Kevin Lee went to ask Chip Ganassi what he thought about the penalty and Chip sort of had this look on his face like he didn't know what the hell Kevin was talking about. Right after that I peeked at Twitter and there were several people who had access to the race control audio that immediately said the reports of a penalty were erroneous.

My guess is that a penalty was discussed and maybe something was said that was misunderstood ... who the hell knows for sure? I don't think anybody in race control would have been talked out of it that easily if in fact they had decided to issue a penalty initially. Based on some of the previous calls this year, clearly nobody up there gives a **** what the teams have to say about any of these incidents.

I would agree that the officiating has been fairly inconsistent, but I don't think you can blame everyone involved. Ultimately Barnhart makes the decisions, and he's never proven himself to possess the ability to make consistent and rational decisions, IMO.

[Hard Driver]

So, did PT drill anybody? Guess it wasn't Bourdais, if he did. :D Listen to me..."IF":rofl:

Actually, I think he did hit Bourdais.

[Rogue Leader]

Actually, I think he did hit Bourdais.

Well Bourdais actually kinda hit him, but in his defense, PT had already hit someone and was completely sideways by the time Sebass showed up.



As for today's race, what a pile of crap. Between the officiating, and the poor excuse for driving from these clowns. Very angry for Will Power, angry about what happened to Rahal, and overall wondering how half these morons have a competition license when talented drivers can't get a shot at anything.

[cameraman]

I guess I missed an epic race. The only think I saw was a biting stream of mockery tweeted by the F1 press who were watching the race while trapped in Silverstone. I've never seen so much twitter traffic about any IRL race and none of it was good...

[Chief]

IRL is a joke of epic proportions, and frankly I'm embarrassed for all the transition drivers....how can any of them not hear the laughing? :rofl:

[SurfaceUnits]

THIS wankerfest is what the FIA was threatened with only a fortnight ago :rofl:

[Corner5]

All the crashes are on YT-

Here TK gets burned by a Penske driver and Danica gives Sato the "finger salute"

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hilarious!

[NismoZ]

Oooo... "Sato just get's into the back of her!" I always KNEW it would come to this! Where's THAT tape!?:irked:

[JohnHKart]

They might as well have run a figure-8 race today. What a fuster cluck. :shakehead They may not have enough spare parts to finish the season if this keeps up. :saywhat: Oh, and Sparkle Pony gets out of her car to piss and moan after she gets wrecked, and they call her back into the car 2 laps down in 22nd. :laugh: Mr. Judd gets a drive-through penalty for spinning Power, which is later overturned. :shakehead

-Kevin


Some of the worst driving I've ever seen in a professional race. The indoor aces I race with in karts at Cal Speed are great, but this race made them look like the greatest drivers in the history of the world. That just should not be. Jesus. :thumdown:

[TravelGal]

The thing that can be said is that the officiating was on a par with the driving. :yuck:

[SteveH]

nice recap video, suggest you watch it

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[indyfan31]

Excellent stuff, the music just fits nicely. :thumbup:

[Don Quixote]

I love the way they show the many many many restarts with less and less cars. :rofl:

[TKGAngel]

That video is amazing. The world needs more Yakety Sax.

PT's blog: A Bunch of Haboobs Out There (http://www.racer.com/paul-tracys-toronto-diary-a-bunch-of-haboobs/article/207245/).

This entry is a nice piece of writing where he calls out his fellow drivers & the IRL officiating for the what the race turned into. Also, I am impressed that his drive raised $75,000 CAD for Make-A-Wish. At least some good came out of that fiasco. :thumbup:

[Elmo T]

PT's blog.




I was speaking to Justin afterward – obviously he was upset with what happened to him – and he said he was going to see Race Control. I said, “Why? You might as well take your hand and slam it in the door. You'll get more satisfaction out of it. And if you go down there you'll leave more upset than you already are.”

:laugh:

[Andrew Longman]

:laugh:What? No circus clown comment this year from PT?

[dando]

What? No circus clown comment this year from PT?

Why re-state the obvious? That race was a fuster cluck on all levels...from race control to driving to commentary (from Boob Jenkins calling the race to the fact that no one in the booth could get the 'penalty' call straight). :shakehead :saywhat:

-Kevin

[Mary]

Was that video a joke? Were there really that many yellows? I don't watch the races. I knew the cars were still ugly, but I had no idea the racing was still this bad. Gosh. :shakehead I'm really not being sarcastic; I guess part of me was hoping it was better now (even though I still can't bring myself to actually watch it). Except when I indulge in a little nostalgia-fest over on YouTube, I'm not even that mad about all this anymore. Sad, sad, sad.

Mary

[cameraman]

There may have been more yellows than that video showed.

[NismoZ]

C'mon...some of them were the same incident from different cameras. But great stuff for advertising the EXCITEMENT to come.:yuck:

[TravelGal]

OK, I just made myself watch it. Observed objectively, the driving was pretty amazing. I mean--it's a wonder any of them got to the finish line the way they had to thread the needle so many times.

Loved the "double file" restarts. :shakehead