FARK.com: (7140974) Will Scott Dixon ruin Chevy's homecoming, or will Will Power power his way to the front and win a fourth straight road race? It's your official IndyCar Series at Belle Isle thread

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		Will Scott Dixon ruin Chevy's homecoming, or will Will Power power his way to the front and win a fourth straight road race? It's your official IndyCar Series at Belle Isle thread (indycar.com)		281
		More: Cool, Scott Dixon, road racing, Dario Franchitti, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Will Power, IndyCar Series, Graham Rahal, Ryan Hunter-Reay

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WhoIsWillo		2012-06-03 06:51:34 PM

DanZero		2012-06-03 06:52:34 PM

nascarcasm @nascarcasm

Really, really, really, really hoping for sanity on this restart.

turbokat		2012-06-03 06:54:12 PM

60 laps? Oh LAWD!!!!

*Buckles up*

mikaloyd		2012-06-03 06:54:47 PM

WhyteRaven74		2012-06-03 06:55:04 PM

rickythepenguin: re the "red tire" vs "black tire" controversy....

At least it's better than the tire fun in F1.

Dumb-Ass-Monkey		2012-06-03 06:55:24 PM

this will absolutely, positively, NOT END WELL

Jensaarai		2012-06-03 06:56:20 PM

So 13 lap shootout? Should be fun.

Tough luck for Rahal. Isn't that Ganassi equipment he's in?

MaoTenDoo		2012-06-03 06:56:22 PM

Dumb-Ass-Monkey: this will absolutely, positively, NOT END WELL

Popcorn is a'popping!

ClavellBCMI		2012-06-03 06:57:04 PM

Raindrops keep falling on my head...

Dumb-Ass-Monkey		2012-06-03 06:57:20 PM

oh yeah. Rain on the nice, slick, fresh epoxy patches?
Dumb-Ass-Monkey: this will absolutely, positively, NOT END WELL

Jensaarai		2012-06-03 06:57:43 PM

New rain tire during shootout with patches on the track?

Cue the Benny Hill music.

Dumb-Ass-Monkey		2012-06-03 06:58:54 PM

called it

9beers		2012-06-03 06:59:11 PM

LOL this is such a clusterfark.

ClavellBCMI		2012-06-03 06:59:15 PM

Dumb-Ass-Monkey: oh yeah. Rain on the nice, slick, fresh epoxy patches?
Dumb-Ass-Monkey: this will absolutely, positively, NOT END WELL

And the shiat has begun...

rickythepenguin		2012-06-03 06:59:32 PM

ABC should just throw Yackety Sax on top of this

ClavellBCMI		2012-06-03 06:59:52 PM

Full-course caution... farkwits, call this shiat.

mikaloyd		2012-06-03 06:59:57 PM

Aww crap my strean died just as it was getting scary

donnielove		2012-06-03 07:00:18 PM

what a clusterfark.

WhyteRaven74		2012-06-03 07:00:38 PM

I remember when the reverse happened years ago at a race in Portland. It was raining and then stopped, Paul Tracy ducked into the pits to get slicks way before anyone thought it was a good idea and then somehow managed to not spin out and just run off with it as the track dried and everyone else ducked into the pits for slicks.

mikaloyd		2012-06-03 07:01:51 PM

The best thing about this kind of racuing is that Jimmy Johnson never wins

rickythepenguin		2012-06-03 07:02:00 PM

Jensaarai: New rain tire during shootout with patches on the track?

Cue the Benny Hill music.

rickythepenguin: ABC should just throw Yackety Sax on top of this

dammit

WhyteRaven74		2012-06-03 07:02:05 PM

ClavellBCMI: Full-course caution... farkwits, call this shiat.

Hardly the first time there's been a wreck when the track gets a bit damp in places.

9beers		2012-06-03 07:02:06 PM

There must be a sniper on that backstretch.

donnielove		2012-06-03 07:02:23 PM

We're are now getting reports of locusts in turns 7 & 8.

DanZero		2012-06-03 07:02:50 PM

mikaloyd: The best thing about this kind of racuing is that Jimmy Johnson never wins

Thisthisthisthisthis

Jensaarai		2012-06-03 07:03:00 PM

Cameraman reports no rain in corner. Briscoe just Briscoed it?

donnielove		2012-06-03 07:03:01 PM

mikaloyd: The best thing about this kind of racuing is that Jimmy Johnson never wins

Jensaarai		2012-06-03 07:04:13 PM

WhyteRaven74: ClavellBCMI: Full-course caution... farkwits, call this shiat.

Hardly the first time there's been a wreck when the track gets a bit damp in places.

This.

mikaloyd: The best thing about this kind of racuing is that Jimmy Johnson never wins

And this.

DanZero		2012-06-03 07:05:31 PM

nascarcasm @nascarcasm

Biggest cluster in Detroit since the 2008 Lions.

WhyteRaven74		2012-06-03 07:06:23 PM

Jensaarai: This.

I can remember races where a downpour hits and they stay green unless someone spins out in a bad place on the track.

DanZero		2012-06-03 07:06:33 PM

Rest of race

1 green lap

5 yellow laps

repeat

mikaloyd		2012-06-03 07:07:27 PM

True FAKT

3 out of every 4 carneys in charge of the bumper cars at county fairs do a better job of staging an event.

Dumb-Ass-Monkey		2012-06-03 07:07:47 PM

This is ugly.

And I don't just mean going from HD to SD coverage.

WhyteRaven74		2012-06-03 07:08:34 PM

Dumb-Ass-Monkey: And I don't just mean going from HD to SD coverage.

I'm still watching in HD.

Jensaarai		2012-06-03 07:09:47 PM

Stream 4 at Firstrowsports dot eu is working, for anyone without the proper channel.

Sucks for Viso. Didn't look like his fault. (Never thought I'd say that.)

WhyteRaven74		2012-06-03 07:10:08 PM

Right now Barichello must really be bummed.

davidphogan		2012-06-03 07:10:35 PM

And KATU in Portland cut to a paid program right after the crash... What the fark?

Dumb-Ass-Monkey		2012-06-03 07:10:42 PM

WhyteRaven74: Dumb-Ass-Monkey: And I don't just mean going from HD to SD coverage.

I'm still watching in HD.

ESPNews is only SD on Dish.

WhyteRaven74		2012-06-03 07:12:02 PM

Dumb-Ass-Monkey: ESPNews is only SD on Dish.

That sucks.

mikaloyd		2012-06-03 07:12:22 PM

What do you reckon it costs to be a main sponsor of a car so you can have your corporate image associated with this?

WhyteRaven74		2012-06-03 07:14:01 PM

mikaloyd: What do you reckon it costs to be a main sponsor of a car so you can have your corporate image associated with this?

For an Indy car team? It's a few million.

Dumb-Ass-Monkey		2012-06-03 07:14:15 PM

It sucks that Newgarden lost a lap with that spin, because he's driving his ass off right now.

WhyteRaven74		2012-06-03 07:15:29 PM

Can I just say I love hearing the sound of turbo motors again?

Jensaarai		2012-06-03 07:16:05 PM

WhyteRaven74: mikaloyd: What do you reckon it costs to be a main sponsor of a car so you can have your corporate image associated with this?

For an Indy car team? It's a few million.

IIRC, during the whole Barichello rumor-time, they said he needed to round up about 3 million in sponsorship to run the full season.

Warchild		2012-06-03 07:16:40 PM

Is there a feed for this somewhere?

Dumb-Ass-Monkey		2012-06-03 07:16:42 PM

Jensaarai: WhyteRaven74: mikaloyd: What do you reckon it costs to be a main sponsor of a car so you can have your corporate image associated with this?

For an Indy car team? It's a few million.

IIRC, during the whole Barichello rumor-time, they said he needed to round up about 3 million in sponsorship to run the full season.

if I ever win the lottery, I'mma sponsor a car.

WhyteRaven74		2012-06-03 07:17:10 PM

Jensaarai: they said he needed to round up about 3 million in sponsorship to run the full season.

What's funny is he probably has that much in the cushions of his couch. Even if he was the number 2 driver at Ferrari, he did not come cheap.