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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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expobill		2012-05-27 02:19:45 PM

the most interesting pit stop today with andretti

rickythepenguin		2012-05-27 02:20:11 PM

Donnchadha: Ryan Hunter-Reay -- DNF (SIDS)

Marco Andretti - DNF (Curse)

Tsrwedge		2012-05-27 02:20:14 PM

Watching Hinchcliffe's onboard, he's had a fairly bad vibration for some time now.

FiendishFellow05		2012-05-27 02:20:29 PM

Marco Andretti with issues, "vibration". Could be similar to Hunter-Reay's failure. The curse strikes again?

And Sebastian Saavedra is out of gas. Caution is out.

WhyteRaven74		2012-05-27 02:20:35 PM

Marco's car is vibrating something fierce.

FiendishFellow05: Al Unser III

I remember him. You'd think with as many second generation Unsers as there are, there'd be at least one third generation Unser who could make it to the Indy 500.

thebigtymer		2012-05-27 02:20:40 PM

Dumb-Ass-Monkey: WhyteRaven74: Was just thinking, there's a second generation Rahal, third generation Andretti, where's a third generation Unser?

What would they call him? "Really Little Al?" That's probably why there is no Al Unser 3.0 driving

I think they called him "Just Al". And as mentioned above, he was horrible. No surprise, you'd be horrible with a lame nickname like that.

Adolf Oliver Nipples		2012-05-27 02:21:07 PM

Donnchadha: Yeah, I guess I'm overestimating their quality control capabilities.

No, you're overestimating the ability of humans or machines to make something indestructible.

Foaming		2012-05-27 02:21:32 PM

Did someone forget to put up the NO PARKING signs again?

WhyteRaven74		2012-05-27 02:21:41 PM

Dumb-Ass-Monkey: "Really Little Al?"

*Snort*

ObeliskToucher		2012-05-27 02:22:48 PM

Getting tired of "... the Sunoco fuel..." plugs...

catastrophe averted		2012-05-27 02:22:53 PM

Wow. Everybody to pit lane! NOW!

WhyteRaven74		2012-05-27 02:23:16 PM

People think F1 crews doing 3.5 second tire changes are insane, Sato just got four tires and some fuel in 5.4 seconds. And that's with fewer people over the wall than what F1 allows.

FiendishFellow05		2012-05-27 02:23:24 PM

WhyteRaven74: Marco's car is vibrating something fierce.

FiendishFellow05: Al Unser III

I remember him. You'd think with as many second generation Unsers as there are, there'd be at least one third generation Unser who could make it to the Indy 500.

I think the racing bug petered out with the third generation. Al III was apparently the only third-generation Unser with any significant career.

expobill		2012-05-27 02:23:38 PM

ObeliskToucher: Getting tired of "... the Sunoco fuel..." plugs...

tiredstones tires

expobill		2012-05-27 02:24:27 PM

WhyteRaven74: People think F1 crews doing 3.5 second tire changes are insane, Sato just got four tires and some fuel in 5.4 seconds. And that's with fewer people over the wall than what F1 allows.

it takes me 5.4 minutes to fuel my motorcycle

DanZero		2012-05-27 02:24:42 PM

ObeliskToucher: Getting tired of "... the Sunoco fuel..." plugs...

Happens in NASCAR too. It's all the pit chick for which ever race series is trained and asked to say as often as possible.

Jensaarai		2012-05-27 02:25:02 PM

Looks like Andretti overworked the suspensions.

You'd think Michael would no better.

Jensaarai		2012-05-27 02:25:45 PM

*know

WhyteRaven74		2012-05-27 02:26:19 PM

Anyone notice that so far not one flashback or ad with old Indy stuff has made any reference to Emerson Fittipaldi? Yet as a two time winner he's in pretty rare company.

soopey		2012-05-27 02:26:27 PM

expobill: WhyteRaven74: People think F1 crews doing 3.5 second tire changes are insane, Sato just got four tires and some fuel in 5.4 seconds. And that's with fewer people over the wall than what F1 allows.

it takes me 5.4 minutes to fuel my motorcycle

Must be the Honda mobile home known as the Goldwing

jwrw		2012-05-27 02:26:29 PM

What's Takuma Sato doing leading anything?

/ Puzzled F1 fan

DanZero		2012-05-27 02:26:56 PM

No fuel economy cuz you gotta cut the RC to gas mixture

good_2_go		2012-05-27 02:27:21 PM

@JennaFryer
Marco "I wouldn't pit because I'm bored." He's quite entertaining.

@brantjames
Marco Andretti's possibly losing the mental game today.

knbber2		2012-05-27 02:28:17 PM

Watch out white parents, there's a black kid hiding in the back of your van, AND HE HAS A GUN!

WhyteRaven74		2012-05-27 02:28:28 PM

jwrw: / Puzzled F1 fan

Apparently when he has a good car he's a good driver.

good_2_go		2012-05-27 02:28:40 PM

WhyteRaven74: Anyone notice that so far not one flashback or ad with old Indy stuff has made any reference to Emerson Fittipaldi? Yet as a two time winner he's in pretty rare company.

Big Milk has paid good money to make those memories go away.

Tsrwedge		2012-05-27 02:29:26 PM

jwrw: What's Takuma Sato doing leading anything?

/ Puzzled F1 fan

To be fair, he showed flashes of brilliance in the BAR-Honda. Not saying he was MSC, but I don't think he was a bit better than you're giving him credit for.

Dumb-Ass-Monkey		2012-05-27 02:29:33 PM

Marco sounds like Kurt Busch, the way he's getting beeped.

Jensaarai		2012-05-27 02:29:52 PM

jwrw: What's Takuma Sato doing leading anything?

/ Puzzled F1 fan

He was a better driver than his equipment showed in F1. Also, aggression can be rewarded in Indycar more than F1, because it is expected.

See: The massive trantrum F1 drivers threw about Juan Pablo Montoya.

More importantly, the guy has continued to grow as a driver during his stint in Indycar.

DanZero		2012-05-27 02:29:56 PM

I don't know what's worse, the Honda Crazy Train ad or the WATCH OUT FOR MY ROOOOOOTS kid for AT&T. Can't wait to see *that* one later.

WhyteRaven74		2012-05-27 02:29:59 PM

good_2_go: Big Milk has paid good money to make those memories go away.

*snort*

rickythepenguin		2012-05-27 02:30:35 PM

sato's been sitting #1 for quite awhile now. has to be the lap leader right.

expobill		2012-05-27 02:30:35 PM

I just hope marco's car is safe for everyone and his sake!
this is why i don twitch racing that much the risk

Dumb-Ass-Monkey		2012-05-27 02:31:00 PM

yeesh, I honestly don't know how we've avoided the Big One. Indy cars shouldn't be 4 or 5 wide!

rickythepenguin		2012-05-27 02:31:14 PM

rickythepenguin: sato's been sitting #1 for quite awhile now. has to be the lap leader right.

or not!

expobill		2012-05-27 02:31:25 PM

soopey: expobill: WhyteRaven74: People think F1 crews doing 3.5 second tire changes are insane, Sato just got four tires and some fuel in 5.4 seconds. And that's with fewer people over the wall than what F1 allows.

it takes me 5.4 minutes to fuel my motorcycle

Must be the Honda mobile home known as the Goldwing

kawasaki vulcan, i check everything!

Tsrwedge		2012-05-27 02:31:47 PM

DanZero: I don't know what's worse, the Honda Crazy Train ad or the WATCH OUT FOR MY ROOOOOOTS kid for AT&T. Can't wait to see *that* one later.

You know what we haven't seen for a while? Flash mob.

rickythepenguin		2012-05-27 02:32:15 PM

Dumb-Ass-Monkey: yeesh, I honestly don't know how we've avoided the Big One. Indy cars shouldn't be 4 or 5 wide!

there's lots of race left but this one seems waaaaaay cleaner than most. only what, 2 incidents on track? couple hiccups on pit road but pretty clean otherwise.

good_2_go		2012-05-27 02:32:35 PM

@brantjames
Marco Andretti just said they forgot the ketchup in his drive-thru order. Irate, coming around again.

Jensaarai		2012-05-27 02:33:10 PM

More like Charlie Pinball, AMIRITE?

WhyteRaven74		2012-05-27 02:33:30 PM

Was just thinking Fittipaldi's first Indy 500 was the most recent of the blow out wins, he won by 2 laps. And third place was a couple more laps down.

jwrw		2012-05-27 02:33:58 PM

Jensaarai: Also, aggression can be rewarded in Indycar more than F1, because it is expected.

That might explain it then. He was entertaining in F1 - usually flashes of brilliance with some mad overtakes, but not really consistent. Kobyashi has taken over as the current F1 Japanese banzai driver.

DanZero		2012-05-27 02:34:33 PM

Tsrwedge: DanZero: I don't know what's worse, the Honda Crazy Train ad or the WATCH OUT FOR MY ROOOOOOTS kid for AT&T. Can't wait to see *that* one later.

You know what we haven't seen for a while? Flash mob.

That's how I got my start on these threads!

WE ARE!

img.photobucket.com

expobill		2012-05-27 02:35:41 PM

WhyteRaven74: Was just thinking Fittipaldi's first Indy 500 was the most recent of the blow out wins, he won by 2 laps. And third place was a couple more laps down.

emo!

FiendishFellow05		2012-05-27 02:35:41 PM

Does someone have an anti-Franchitti idol? Ugh...

Donnchadha		2012-05-27 02:36:31 PM

good_2_go: @brantjames
Marco Andretti just said they forgot the ketchup in his drive-thru order. Irate, coming around again.

Not now. The pit crew is busy. They're having ice cream.

WhyteRaven74		2012-05-27 02:36:36 PM

expobill: emo!

that was him.

expobill		2012-05-27 02:36:51 PM

AYE the scot took the lead!!
/nonolin™ filled with Glenlevit

nyrkah1		2012-05-27 02:37:17 PM

FiendishFellow05: Does someone have an anti-Franchitti idol? Ugh...

Good news: I do.

Bad news: It's Scott Dixon.

WhyteRaven74		2012-05-27 02:37:34 PM

I remember when the aired races without 5 second delays, after one race Fittipaldi gets out of the car and says "Beeel, all day long, my Good year tires is shiat".

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