The Foyt Futility Watch -- 4/1 thru 4/3

[pchall]

Practice 1 Notes

AJ4 makes five laps and stuffs it into the tires. :laugh:
Hornish makes four laps before losing it and requiring a tow-in. :rofl:

[Wheel-Nut]

Fri, 1 Apr 2005 10:31:34 -0500
3 minutes or less until Green.

Fri, 1 Apr 2005 10:32:04 -0500
Track is Green.

Fri, 1 Apr 2005 10:44:54 -0500
Full Course Yellow - #14 Foyt IV in the tire barrier.

Fri, 1 Apr 2005 10:48:03 -0500
Track is Green.

Fri, 1 Apr 2005 10:54:40 -0500
Full Course Yellow - Tow-in #6 Hornish Jr in T12.

Fri, 1 Apr 2005 10:47:51 -0500
3 minutes or less until Green.

Fri, 1 Apr 2005 11:00:42 -0500
3 minutes or less until Green.

Fri, 1 Apr 2005 11:01:37 -0500
1 minute or less until Green.

[JT265]

thERe's sOEM coiled snaKEs at THe frrONT. :gomer:

They are getting better. At this rate, a Champ Car will lap the field every 11 laps. :rofl:

[JLMannin]

Well, with having to actually articulate the right ankle and shift, brake, and steer at the same time, it's no wonder they are having trouble trying to figure out when to hit the nitrous bottle.

[racer2c]

thERe's sOEM coiled snaKEs at THe frrONT. :gomer:




:D :thumbup:

[pchall]

FCY for Jaques DeBris

Meanwhile, all is well at the back of the pack:

20 Ed Carpenter (20) 5.8758 1:9.7066 92.961 20 D/T/F
21 A.J. Foyt IV (14) 8.5279 1:12.3587 89.554 17 D/T/F

[DaveL]

:laugh:

5 laps? I'm surprised he lasted that long.

[pchall]

:laugh:

5 laps? I'm surprised he lasted that long.

Optimistic, aren't you? ;)

Sam the Sham is still have trouble getting within five seconds of a two year old pole time.

Meanwhile, FCY for Roger Yesisucka, who's in the barriers.

[pchall]

FCY for Tomas Wrechter.

Too bad they aren't going fast enough to do major damage to the tubs. ;)

[pchall]

FCY for Tomas Wreckter.

Too bad they aren't going fast enough to do major damage to the tubs. ;)


20 A.J. Foyt IV (14) 4.6492 1:8.4800 94.626 35 D/T/F
21 Ed Carpenter (20) 5.2765 1:9.1073 93.767 31 D/T/F

Still nobody up top close to a two year old pole time.

1 Heliwho? Castroneves (3) 1:3.8308 101.518 17 D/T/F


BTW, WTF with the missing zero before the seconds?

[trauma1]

and remember the course is shortened and a few corners are not as tight as before still it = a sham

[pchall]

and remember the course is shortened and a few corners are not as tight as before still it = a sham

Bing! Bing! Bing!

[Wheel-Nut]

anyone have a side by side map for comparison?

[noquarter]

20 A.J. Foyt IV (14) 4.6492 1:8.4800 94.626 35 D/T/F
21 Ed Carpenter (20) 5.2765 1:9.1073 93.767 31 D/T/F

Still nobody up top close to a two year old pole time.

1 Heliwho? Castroneves (3) 1:3.8308 101.518 17 D/T/F


BTW, WTF with the missing zero before the seconds?


...because it may (probably) confuse the true .1RL fans...........

[FCYTravis]

RED LIGHT!

GREEN LIGHT!

RED LIGHT!

GREEN LIGHT!

:rofl: :shakehead

[Steve99]

Zero is just a number.

[Jervis Tetch 1]

And I thought the Keystone Cops were once funny. This just beats all! :rofl:

[cart7]

I don't think I'd want to be a course worker for this one. :laugh: Imagine whats going to happen when these guys actually try racing one another. :rofl:

[Winston Wolfe]

Well, with having to actually articulate the right ankle and shift, brake, and steer at the same time, it's no wonder they are having trouble trying to figure out when to hit the nitrous bottle.


(Overheard on the radio from the spotters)
Shift.
Brake.
Gas.
Turn.
Brake.
Crash in T(take your pick)
Yellow flag.

Repeat(ad naseum, infinitum)

[JT265]

BTW, WTF with the missing zero before the seconds?


Easy. The "zero's" need to pony up for a seben/eleben sammich before they trade their ducats for a front row seat to watch this debacle.

[DaveL]

Quattro didn't let us down today. He was a lap down after only 14 laps (ooh, the karma) yutzing around 5 seconds off the pace, and then he took Helium out of the race in a blaze of Foytility.

:laugh: :laugh:

[Eagle104]

I was long tuned-out by then. If I want to watch cars that slow, I'd rather watch GA..and am. Pitiful.

[DaveL]

And Vision Boy loops it on a caution lap. Gotta give the wankers credit, they lived up to their billing today. :laugh:

[Rogue Leader]

and he loops it again in the same spot...

I wish Helio wasnt such a ***** and actually told the world what a waste of oxygen quattro is because he cant drive or realize when faster cars are passing

AJ MovinChicane Foyt IV

[DaveL]

and he loops it again in the same spot...

I wish Helio wasnt such a ***** and actually told the world what a waste of oxygen quattro is because he cant drive or realize when faster cars are passing

AJ MovinChicane Foyt IV

Quiz time: What's the difference between King Hiro and the IV/Carpenter duo?

Hiro drove faster and knew how to get lapped without causing a wreck.

[dando]

And Vision Boy loops it on a caution lap. Gotta give the wankers credit, they lived up to their billing today. :laugh:
Then Enge and Yasakawa get hung up behind the team charity car, they get Enge started again, and a safety worker had to jump and grab onto the fence to get out of the way. :shakehead

Unfortunately the main grandstand looks pretty full, so there must be a bunch of folks wearing red caps in St. Pete. :gomer:

-Kevin

[DaveL]

Sam The Sham managed to live down to expectations today. He was running 9th (no great accomplishment) and never at the leader's pace before he got taken out by that Enge thing.

[Jervis Tetch 1]

Sam The Sham managed to live down to expectations today. He was running 9th (no great accomplishment) and never at the leader's pace before he got taken out by that Enge thing.
Dave, I missed that as I had to (believe it or not) be at work today, but I listened on the radio and heard that it was Sham's fault, not Enge.

Regardless, Sham made his charge to the rear nearly complete. He lost one position by trying to go OUTSIDE on the first turn (evidently he thought this was a right-turning oval), and he lost another position by the 10th lap. At times he was running either 14th, 15th or 16th, he didn't even set up his car (that was Helio and his crew) and he never (I only watched half the race) to my knowledge passed a single car.

And at Crack Forum, all the Gomers where pounding their chests saying "Where are all the Sam haters now?"

Well for one, not all of them read or smoke Crack. Second, careful junior, you might get what you wished for.

Quatro and Special Ed? No comment necessary but instead a Smilie. :rofl:

[DaveL]

Not being very smart, I need things explained to me. So someone explain why the .1RL has that silly rookie test to prove that any schmoe can floor it an steer, but has no test to prove that a driver can stay within, oh I dunno, 5 seconds of a competitve race pace and not spin every 3 laps.

[cart7]

Did ya hear AJ talking about the wreck to the announcer? Is that how he sounds all the time now, voice cracking like he's about to cry, or does he just get that way when he has to do a road or street race?

[Jervis Tetch 1]

Did ya hear AJ talking about the wreck to the announcer? Is that how he sounds all the time now, voice cracking like he's about to cry, or does he just get that way when he has to do a road or street race?
I noticed that too :cry: :rofl:

BTW, some people actually think it was Helio's fault he crashed. From what I saw Quatro turned into him. Further proof that that no-talent wanker has no business being out there.

I mean he didn't take part in the off-season road testing, why the fluck should he have even been allowed to take part.

Ditto Special Ed. The guy sucks. :laugh:

[DaveL]

My only regret is that we never got the chance to Sarah compete today.

Regarding AJ's near tears, now that we know the story it's easily explained. See, according to my sources, AJ wasn't able to finish all of his sammich before IV wrecked and they had to pack up. AJ was expecting another 2 laps out of IV before he stuffed it into wall or another car. So all of the careful planning went down the drain.

Poor ol' AJ :cry:

[JohnnyQ]

I hate to defend AJ4...but Helio was already launching off the curb before hitting AJ. Kanaan drove like the normal ass he is. That little oompa should have been parked.

Also glad to see Scheckter can stuff it on a road course as well. At least he's consistant. All in all it looked like a CART race with different engine noise.

[racer2c]

I hate to defend AJ4...but Helio was already launching off the curb before hitting AJ. Kanaan drove like the normal ass he is. That little oompa should have been parked.

Also glad to see Scheckter can stuff it on a road course as well. At least he's consistant. All in all it looked like a CART race with different engine noise.

and slower.

[Newtpal]

Isn't the visual of a Tony George owned car with "vision" on the sidepods, carrying a leased Toyota engine, driven by his ride-buying stepson, turned sideways on a temporary street course just the perfect commentary on the IRL. I think that picture with the headline "The vision takes another turn" says it all.

[RichK]

Isn't the visual of a Tony George owned car with "vision" on the sidepods, carrying a leased Toyota engine, driven by his ride-buying stepson, turned sideways on a temporary street course just the perfect commentary on the IRL. I think that picture with the headline "The vision takes another turn" says it all.

:thumbup:

[Racing Truth]

I hate to defend AJ4...but Helio was already launching off the curb before hitting AJ. Kanaan drove like the normal ass he is. That little oompa should have been parked.

Also glad to see Scheckter can stuff it on a road course as well. At least he's consistant. All in all it looked like a CART race with different engine noise.

:thumbup: :rofl:

Even Helio didn't really blame 4 for it.

That said, why was he out there.