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		Will Helio get his fourth? Will Andretti slow on the backstretch? How dusty will it get during the Dan Wheldon tributes? It's your official 96th Indianapolis 500 race thread (11am ET, ABC) (indystar.com)		1061
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WhoIsWillo		2012-05-27 02:10:59 AM

Should be an extremely competitive race this year. Looking forward to a great one.

mr_a		2012-05-27 05:20:45 AM

Dear Indycar,

Please spare me your "tributes" to Dan Wheldon. That race, with those cars, should never have been run on that track. A freshman engineering student could have predicted what was going to happen.

Vodka Zombie		2012-05-27 05:49:06 AM

It's so damn hot here, I feel sorry for anyone going to the race. Gonna be brutal.

ToddMU03		2012-05-27 10:02:05 AM

Wish I could make it to the track, BUT rather than sit in 100+ temperatures, I'll be sitting in the AC at home getting just as drunk.

Grables'Daughter		2012-05-27 10:06:19 AM

Hey guys, I don't have a tv antenna... only computers hooked to my TVs. Does anyone know of a site where I can watch the race streaming on the Internet?

funk_soul_bubby		2012-05-27 10:12:41 AM

~~Will Helio get his fourth? Will Andretti slow on the backstretch?~~ Will Power?

turbokat		2012-05-27 10:26:43 AM

WILL POWER!

rickythepenguin		2012-05-27 10:27:46 AM

i still remember how nutty last year's finish was. unfreakingbelievable. cat was what, 4 seconds from winning and GAME MOTHERfarkING OVER and Wheldon cruises to the bottle of milk.

RIP Dan.

WhoIsWillo		2012-05-27 10:37:29 AM

funk_soul_bubby: \Will Power?

turbokat: WILL POWER!

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StRalphTheLiar		2012-05-27 10:39:17 AM

Grables'Daughter: Hey guys, I don't have a tv antenna... only computers hooked to my TVs. Does anyone know of a site where I can watch the race streaming on the Internet?

ESPN3 is streaming the on-board cameras... so you could pick a driver and watch the whole race from his POV.

WhyteRaven74		2012-05-27 10:46:53 AM

So, Barichello qualified in tenth. And this is his first 500 mile race. Be awesome to see him do well.

turbokat		2012-05-27 10:47:05 AM

WhoIsWillo: funk_soul_bubby: \Will Power?

turbokat: WILL POWER!

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Well played.

WhyteRaven74		2012-05-27 10:49:02 AM

turbokat: WILL POWER!

www.dartmouth.edu

Someone ring? Oh Will Power, not will to power. Never mind....

kewlbeezer		2012-05-27 10:54:19 AM

Does anyone know when the race will actually start? Not the pre-race crap. The actual race.

catastrophe averted		2012-05-27 10:54:19 AM

Grables'Daughter: Hey guys, I don't have a tv antenna... only computers hooked to my TVs. Does anyone know of a site where I can watch the race streaming on the Internet?

http://www.firstrowsports.eu/sport/motosport.html

I stream all the races from here that I can't get on tv.

rickythepenguin		2012-05-27 10:54:53 AM

"Fans have been asked to wear white sunglasses in tribute to Wheldon on the Parade Lap, the 26th, and 98th laps, the numbers of his winning cars at Indy."

That's pretty damn cool.

WhyteRaven74		2012-05-27 10:56:26 AM

kewlbeezer: Does anyone know when the race will actually start? Not the pre-race crap. The actual race.

Actual race coverage starts at noon EST.

catastrophe averted		2012-05-27 10:57:07 AM

rickythepenguin: "Fans have been asked to wear white sunglasses in tribute to Wheldon on the Parade Lap, the 26th, and 98th laps, the numbers of his winning cars at Indy."

That's pretty damn cool.

The sunglasses industry is thrilled!

WhyteRaven74		2012-05-27 11:00:47 AM

You are looking live!

Grables'Daughter		2012-05-27 11:02:05 AM

catastrophe averted: Grables'Daughter: Hey guys, I don't have a tv antenna... only computers hooked to my TVs. Does anyone know of a site where I can watch the race streaming on the Internet?

http://www.firstrowsports.eu/sport/motosport.html

I stream all the races from here that I can't get on tv.

THANK YOU SO MUCH!

Dumb-Ass-Monkey		2012-05-27 11:02:37 AM

Grables'Daughter: Hey guys, I don't have a tv antenna... only computers hooked to my TVs. Does anyone know of a site where I can watch the race streaming on the Internet?

here ya go

Skiffy		2012-05-27 11:03:33 AM

kewlbeezer: Does anyone know when the race will actually start? Not the pre-race crap. The actual race.

Green flag is (apparently) scheduled for 1:11 Eastern.

Threadjack: No Ultimate Race Day thread, huh? I really thought the rain on the last few laps at Monaco were going to make things interesting.

fatalvenom		2012-05-27 11:04:11 AM

Time for the DW drinking game.

/I'll be wasted by 12:30

WhyteRaven74		2012-05-27 11:04:24 AM

Skiffy: No Ultimate Race Day thread, huh? I

It would get a bit unwieldy after a while. I mean the Indy 500 itself is gonna probably peg 2000 comments.

Dumb-Ass-Monkey		2012-05-27 11:04:39 AM

This is gonna be one hell of a day. 1100 miles of races, and I guarantee there will be some tears when they get to the Dan Wheldon tributes.

WhyteRaven74		2012-05-27 11:05:42 AM

fatalvenom: Time for the DW drinking game.

What are you gonna do when DW is actually on the air tonight?

Dumb-Ass-Monkey: This is gonna be one hell of a day. 1100 miles of races, and I guarantee there will be some tears when they get to the Dan Wheldon tributes.

1220 for me, I watched the GP of Monaco earlier.

rickythepenguin		2012-05-27 11:05:58 AM

WhyteRaven74: You are looking live!

i read than in Brent Musburger's voice.

*pulls eyes down a la Kevin Nealon*

"you are looking liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiive at the Brickyard in Indianapolis, INNNNDEEEEEEE-AANNNAAAAA, racing's greatest spectacle, the great american race, hello, i'm brent musburger....."

WhyteRaven74		2012-05-27 11:07:07 AM

rickythepenguin: i read than in Brent Musburger's voice.

Well given that it was Musberger who said it just a few minutes, you're doing it right.

Grables'Daughter		2012-05-27 11:07:35 AM

catastrophe averted: rickythepenguin: "Fans have been asked to wear white sunglasses in tribute to Wheldon on the Parade Lap, the 26th, and 98th laps, the numbers of his winning cars at Indy."

That's pretty damn cool.

The sunglasses industry is thrilled!

This. Who owns white sunglasses? Why couldn't they just have said ANY sunglasses?

rickythepenguin		2012-05-27 11:08:50 AM

WhyteRaven74: Well given that it was Musberger who said it just a few minutes, you're doing it right.

ha. i didn't know he was covering it ubt i recognized his catchphrase.

funk_soul_bubby		2012-05-27 11:09:01 AM

Love that Hinchtown spot.

WhyteRaven74		2012-05-27 11:09:10 AM

rickythepenguin: ha. i didn't know he was covering it ubt i recognized his catchphrase.

Yep he's covering it.

fatalvenom		2012-05-27 11:09:22 AM

WhyteRaven74: fatalvenom: Time for the DW drinking game.

What are you gonna do when DW is actually on the air tonight?

Dumb-Ass-Monkey: This is gonna be one hell of a day. 1100 miles of races, and I guarantee there will be some tears when they get to the Dan Wheldon tributes.

1220 for me, I watched the GP of Monaco earlier.

Luckily, I'll be at the bar by the time the NASCAR race starts. No volume = no Waltrip.

Dumb-Ass-Monkey		2012-05-27 11:09:29 AM

WhyteRaven74: 1220 for me, I watched the GP of Monaco earlier.

problem with F1 and being on the west coast is the timing. It's too late to stay up and watch, too early to wake up and watch. I dragged my carcass out of bed at 7:30 so I could be alive for the 8am start of the pre-race stuff.

catastrophe averted		2012-05-27 11:10:27 AM

What are today's rules for the Fark drinking game? Keeping in mind that we still have 1100 miles of racing to go and I want to see all of them...... I think we have to leave Dan Weldon and Danica out of the list today.

fatalvenom		2012-05-27 11:10:32 AM

Grables'Daughter: catastrophe averted: rickythepenguin: "Fans have been asked to wear white sunglasses in tribute to Wheldon on the Parade Lap, the 26th, and 98th laps, the numbers of his winning cars at Indy."

That's pretty damn cool.

The sunglasses industry is thrilled!

This. Who owns white sunglasses? Why couldn't they just have said ANY sunglasses?

Douchebags own white sunglasses.

WhyteRaven74		2012-05-27 11:10:43 AM

fatalvenom: No volume = no Waltrip.

Ahhhhhhh

Dumb-Ass-Monkey: It's too late to stay up and watch, too early to wake up and watc

Central time works out pretty well. The first races in Australia and eastern Asia aren't on too late. The races in Europe aren't on too early. Well not too too early.

Tsrwedge		2012-05-27 11:11:03 AM

I failed as a race fan this morning -- went for an hour-long snooze and wound up sleeping through the F1 race. Up for this one though, how's everyone doing?

/Looks like Schumi got it all wrong in F1 yet again? Bad luck or driving like an idiot?

Dumb-Ass-Monkey		2012-05-27 11:11:50 AM

catastrophe averted: What are today's rules for the Fark drinking game? Keeping in mind that we still have 1100 miles of racing to go and I want to see all of them.

with 1100 miles, any drinking games will lead to alcohol poisoning.

WhyteRaven74		2012-05-27 11:12:53 AM

fatalvenom: Douchebags own white sunglasses.

Well I do recall a picture of Nigel Mansell wearing white sunglasses...

WhyteRaven74		2012-05-27 11:13:36 AM

Tsrwedge: /Looks like Schumi got it all wrong in F1 yet again? Bad luck or driving like an idiot?

Bad luck, his transmission started failing.

foo monkey		2012-05-27 11:14:06 AM

Where did Danica qualify?

rickythepenguin		2012-05-27 11:15:19 AM

foo monkey: Where did Danica qualify?

0/10

catastrophe averted		2012-05-27 11:15:32 AM

Tsrwedge: I failed as a race fan this morning -- went for an hour-long snooze and wound up sleeping through the F1 race. Up for this one though, how's everyone doing?

/Looks like Schumi got it all wrong in F1 yet again? Bad luck or driving like an idiot?

Bad luck, I think he retired with a mechanical problem. It was a great race for Webber though.

WhyteRaven74		2012-05-27 11:16:28 AM

foo monkey: Where did Danica qualify?

third in the Nationwide race.

WhoIsWillo		2012-05-27 11:16:45 AM

I'm glad that they started with good Dan Wheldon memories. But Jesus, it's really dusty in here.

Dumb-Ass-Monkey		2012-05-27 11:17:34 AM

yeah, tears. jeeeez...

turbokat		2012-05-27 11:20:19 AM

WhyteRaven74: fatalvenom: Douchebags own white sunglasses.

Well I do recall a picture of Nigel Mansell wearing white sunglasses...

But no moustache these days.

Shadow Blasko		2012-05-27 11:20:52 AM

WhyteRaven74: So, Barichello qualified in tenth. And this is his first 500 mile race. Be awesome to see him do well.

Say that name again ... I dare you.

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