The Foyt Futility Watch -- 8/21 - 8/22

[pchall]

Here beginnith the Futility Lesson.

End of his session in Practice 1 -- DFL and 5+mph off the pace. It can only get worse since there are clearly faster cars left in the second session for this practice. On the otherhand, Slowa Takagi and Jakes Lazier are just starting to run.

[cart7]

Pos Driver Diff Time Speed Lap C/E/T Status
1 Tony Kanaan (11) 21.0139 171.315 6 D/H/F Pit
2 Bryan Herta (7) 0.1268 21.1407 170.288 13 D/H/F Pit
3 Helio Castroneves (3) 0.2244 21.2383 169.505 7 D/T/F
4 Vitor Meira (17) 0.3568 21.3707 168.455 6 G/H/F Pit
5 Adrian Fernandez (5) 0.3765 21.3904 168.300 9 G/H/F Pit
6 Felipe Giaffone (24) 0.5266 21.5405 167.127 8 D/C/F
7 Mark Taylor (13) 0.5697 21.5836 166.793 12 G/H/F
8 Tora Takagi (12) 0.5988 21.6127 166.569 8 D/T/F
9 Tomas Scheckter (4) 0.6676 21.6815 166.040 11 D/C/F Pit
10 Jaques Lazier (20) 0.7555 21.7694 165.370 11 D/C/F
11 A.J. Foyt IV (14) 0.8159 21.8298 164.912 21 D/T/F Pit

So far, AJ tails the group.

[pchall]

Damn. It didn't take long for Slowa Takagi and Jakes Lazier to surpass Our Hero.

Small redeeming note: Mr. Ed is now DFL.

[pchall]

Jacques DeBris has arrived at PPIR and is on the track!

[Lizzerd]

Fore, obviously inspired by the numerous team owners lined up to sign him for '05, makes a dramatic charge to the rear of the field.

[Kiwifan]

:D

Rusty.

[pchall]

Futility is irresitable. Practice 2:


20 Ed Carpenter (52) 167.230 33 D/C/F Pit
21 A.J. Foyt IV (14) 165.688 8 D/T/F Pit
22 Kosuke Matsuura (55) 164.038 4 G/H/F Pit

6+ MPH down on the leader in practice. More updates from quals to follow.

Must suck to be them. :shakehead

[pchall]

Qualifying delayed due to rain. That might save a couple of tubs.
:cry:

[Nosuchsoul]

The good Lord has blessed CART with the only A.J.'s worthy of a ride.

[pchall]

Ahhh! I love the smell of Futility in the morning! It smells like crap!

1 Dario Franchitti (27) 171.017 21 D/H/F Pit
18 Ed Carpenter (52) 165.564 34 D/C/F Pit
19 Scott Sharp (8) 165.382 28 D/T/F Pit
20 Tora Takagi (12) 164.828 43 D/T/F Pit
21 A.J. Foyt IV (14) 164.582 17 D/T/F Pit
22 Kosuke Matsuura (55) 158.117 15 G/H/F Pit


Morning practice times.

[pchall]

Buddy Rice gives Porky his first four wide Whoah! and bounces off both walls.

[Methanolandbrats]

Buddy Rice gives Porky his first four wide Whoah! and bounces off both walls. How can you guys watch that *****. WGAF. I accidently switched to ABC when the ALMS race was over and the first thing I heard was "the flying Scottsman". It was that retard Porky Page referring to Mr. Judd. Mentioning Mr. Judd and Jimmy Clark in the same sentence makes me wanna puke.

[pchall]

How can you guys watch that *****. WGAF. I accidently switched to ABC when the ALMS race was over and the first thing I heard was "the flying Scottsman". It was that retard Porky Page referring to Mr. Judd. Mentioning Mr. Judd and Jimmy Clark in the same sentence makes me wanna puke.

Hey, you caught a prime moment. I'm sorry I missed it! :p

[spinner26]

I heard one piece where Porkey and Goodluck were chattering about how the wagons were only running mid to high 160 mph. and the drivers needed to adjust to the slower speeds, cause they have been avg. 200+ mph. Excuse me but caution laps excluded don't they avg. like 175, 180 in race mode? Thats not 200 soI'd bet they were not knocking down 160's either.

[pchall]

Here endeth the Futility Lesson:

21 A.J. Foyt IV 147.797 53 D/T/F Handling
22 Buddy Rice 96.542 0 G/H/F Accident

Isn't AJ4 a bit old to still be having handing problems?

ps: Mr. Ed finished 11th a lap down. He's almost mediocre now.

[mexican]

the only handling problem fore seems to have is gramps handling his "career".

[Rogue Leader]

I found when Tora Takagi came into the pits and screamed and yelled for 3 minutes in Japanese while his team stood around the car with their thumbs up their asses like "WTF??" comepletely hilarious!

[Ziggy]

That Mo Nunn outfit is the pits. I laughed so hard, why did they even bother listening in on Tora when the dude speaks total jibrish??? Like anybody gives a crap.

Foit Junior Junior coming in next to last, big surprise eh? How about SlowBuds brother, chalking one up for RentaRacers everywhere. Mr Ed and Taylor rounded out the charge from the IPS series, where do they find such deep talent???

Im sure glad Tony kicked all those big money guys out. Made it easier for Darland and Elliott to run at Springfield YESTERDAY

idiots

[Jervis Tetch 1]

How can you guys watch that *****. WGAF. I accidently switched to ABC when the ALMS race was over and the first thing I heard was "the flying Scottsman". It was that retard Porky Page referring to Mr. Judd. Mentioning Mr. Judd and Jimmy Clark in the same sentence makes me wanna puke.What next? Tony Kanaan is the new Ayrton Senna? Dan Wheldon better than Nigel Mansell?

What a load of crap :rofl: :mad:

I wonder what Jackie Stewart would have to say about that crack of Dashley being compared to Jim Clark?

[Lizzerd]

What are you talking about, Jervis? They are all F1 bound. Jeez... you don't get it yet? :D

[DjDrOmusic]

What are you talking about, Jervis? They are all F1 bound. Jeez... you don't get it yet? :D

If I were Mchael Schumacher, I'd be a nervous wreck looking behind my back and waiting for the invasion of the earlites in F1. You know the only reason Montoya got the McLaren ride was because DNF and the team couldn't reach an agreement about the firesuit. McLaren wanted her to use a new fireproof mini skirt at the press conference and pose for a "major" mens magazine, but Sarah refused because she didn't want to be just a gimic!! ;) :thumbup: :D

[JT265]

What next? Tony Kanaan is the new Ayrton Senna? Dan Wheldon better than Nigel Mansell?

What a load of crap :rofl: :mad:

I wonder what Jackie Stewart would have to say about that crack of Dashley being compared to Jim Clark?


Didn't watch, didn't GAF, BUT, if the elephant man invoked Jimmy's name regarding the unibrow, I'm thinking there's lots of pissed offf people today besides JYS.

Dan Gurney and me for a couple more.

Oh, and you guys too.

[pchall]

Didn't watch, didn't GAF, BUT, if the elephant man invoked Jimmy's name regarding the unibrow, I'm thinking there's lots of pissed offf people today besides JYS.

Dan Gurney and me for a couple more.

Oh, and you guys too.

I caught that one as I surfed through between Olympics and golf. Pissed me off, too. Whatever happened to "Dario Speedwagon"? Or did being Mr. Judd kill that nickname?

[Madmaxfan2]

Isn't futility being mercyfully being brought to an end?