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re: 2022 IndyCar Season Thread - Last Race: Laguna Seca 9/11 3:00 PM ET (NBC)
Posted on 8/1/22 at 3:30 am to TouchedTheAxeIn82
Posted on 8/1/22 at 3:30 am to TouchedTheAxeIn82
This Sunday, IndyCar visits the Nashville street circuit for the 2nd time.
Last year I believe the event was considered a big success, but the race itself was a huge mess. It felt like there were as many laps under the yellow flag as there were laps under green.
Colton Herta dominated the day, until he didn't. Late in the race he just had to catch up to Marcus Ericsson and pass him for the win. Herta was the fastest car on track. But Herta made an unforced error and hit the wall, handing Ericsson the win.
Speaking of Ericsson, he had one of the most unlikely wins I've ever seen. In the picture below, Ericsson is seen flying through the air after he rear-ended and ended Sébastien Bourdais's race during a full-course yellow early in the race. He landed hard on the front suspension, but somehow it was undamaged. He had to pit to replace the front wing and was given a stop-and-go penalty (served separately, so it's like an extra pit stop), so he obviously ended up at the back of the field, and yet somehow still managed to win the race. That's how it goes when a race has a lot of full-course yellow periods, it can really jumble up the order.
Here's video of the crash: twitter.com/IndyCaronNBC/status/1424491053701378053
The organizers have announced a few minor improvements to the course this year, but the tight section across the bridge isn't getting any help:
racer.com/2022/04/18/nashville-to-make-track-changes-for-indycars-return/
Last year I believe the event was considered a big success, but the race itself was a huge mess. It felt like there were as many laps under the yellow flag as there were laps under green.
Colton Herta dominated the day, until he didn't. Late in the race he just had to catch up to Marcus Ericsson and pass him for the win. Herta was the fastest car on track. But Herta made an unforced error and hit the wall, handing Ericsson the win.
Speaking of Ericsson, he had one of the most unlikely wins I've ever seen. In the picture below, Ericsson is seen flying through the air after he rear-ended and ended Sébastien Bourdais's race during a full-course yellow early in the race. He landed hard on the front suspension, but somehow it was undamaged. He had to pit to replace the front wing and was given a stop-and-go penalty (served separately, so it's like an extra pit stop), so he obviously ended up at the back of the field, and yet somehow still managed to win the race. That's how it goes when a race has a lot of full-course yellow periods, it can really jumble up the order.
Here's video of the crash: twitter.com/IndyCaronNBC/status/1424491053701378053
The organizers have announced a few minor improvements to the course this year, but the tight section across the bridge isn't getting any help:
racer.com/2022/04/18/nashville-to-make-track-changes-for-indycars-return/
This post was edited on 8/1/22 at 3:40 am
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Posted on 8/6/22 at 5:33 pm to TouchedTheAxeIn82
Andretti... 
Only Romain into the Top 12...
Rahal had all three from 2nd group get into Top 12
Only Romain into the Top 12...
Rahal had all three from 2nd group get into Top 12
Posted on 8/6/22 at 5:52 pm to tccdc
Fast 6...
Will Power unlucky to get the penalty and drops to 8th
Palou
Mclaughlin
Romain
Lundgaard
Newgarden
Pato (in due to the Power penalty)
Will Power unlucky to get the penalty and drops to 8th
Palou
Mclaughlin
Romain
Lundgaard
Newgarden
Pato (in due to the Power penalty)
Posted on 8/7/22 at 10:32 am to tccdc
2pm CDT, 3pm EST today the Big Machine Music City Grand Prix from Nashville....
Starting out:
SP Car Driver Name C/E/T Tire
1 3 McLaughlin, Scott D/C/F Alternate
2 28 Grosjean, Romain D/H/F Alternate
3 30 Lundgaard, Christian (R) D/H/F Alternate
4 10 Palou, Alex D/H/F Alternate
5 5 O'Ward, Pato D/C/F Alternate
6 2 Newgarden, Josef D/C/F Primary
7 18 Malukas, David (R) D/H/F Alternate
8 12 Power, Will D/C/F Primary
9 15 Rahal, Graham D/H/F Primary
10 21 VeeKay, Rinus D/C/F Primary
11 45 Harvey, Jack D/H/F Primary
12 4 Kellett, Dalton D/C/F Alternate
13 60 Pagenaud, Simon D/H/F Alternate
14 9 Dixon, Scott D/H/F Primary
15 7 Rosenqvist, Felix D/C/F Primary
16 14 Kirkwood, Kyle (R) D/C/F Alternate
17 27 Rossi, Alexander D/H/F Alternate
18 8 Ericsson, Marcus D/H/F Primary
19 77 Ilott, Callum (R) D/C/F Alternate
20 51 Sato, Takuma D/H/F Primary
21 16 De Silvestro, Simona D/C/F Alternate
22 20 Daly, Conor D/C/F Alternate
23 26 Herta, Colton D/H/F Alternate
24 29 DeFrancesco, Devlin (R) D/H/F Alternate
25 48 Johnson, Jimmie D/H/F Alternate
26 06 Castroneves, Helio D/H/F Alternate
Starting out:
SP Car Driver Name C/E/T Tire
1 3 McLaughlin, Scott D/C/F Alternate
2 28 Grosjean, Romain D/H/F Alternate
3 30 Lundgaard, Christian (R) D/H/F Alternate
4 10 Palou, Alex D/H/F Alternate
5 5 O'Ward, Pato D/C/F Alternate
6 2 Newgarden, Josef D/C/F Primary
7 18 Malukas, David (R) D/H/F Alternate
8 12 Power, Will D/C/F Primary
9 15 Rahal, Graham D/H/F Primary
10 21 VeeKay, Rinus D/C/F Primary
11 45 Harvey, Jack D/H/F Primary
12 4 Kellett, Dalton D/C/F Alternate
13 60 Pagenaud, Simon D/H/F Alternate
14 9 Dixon, Scott D/H/F Primary
15 7 Rosenqvist, Felix D/C/F Primary
16 14 Kirkwood, Kyle (R) D/C/F Alternate
17 27 Rossi, Alexander D/H/F Alternate
18 8 Ericsson, Marcus D/H/F Primary
19 77 Ilott, Callum (R) D/C/F Alternate
20 51 Sato, Takuma D/H/F Primary
21 16 De Silvestro, Simona D/C/F Alternate
22 20 Daly, Conor D/C/F Alternate
23 26 Herta, Colton D/H/F Alternate
24 29 DeFrancesco, Devlin (R) D/H/F Alternate
25 48 Johnson, Jimmie D/H/F Alternate
26 06 Castroneves, Helio D/H/F Alternate
Posted on 8/7/22 at 2:03 pm to tccdc
Rain delay
Posted on 8/7/22 at 2:10 pm to tccdc
The weather delay yesterday caused me to miss qualifying, but I heard Herta brought out a red flag and screwed Rossi's lap. 
Two rookies are really coming on strong in the latter half of the season. Lundgaard and Malukas look like future stars. Ilott is doing well too. DeFrancesco might be out of a job next year. Kirkwood is getting promoted to Andretti and is considered a future star but he has not shown that much compared to Lundgaard and Malukas.
The two big talking points from yesterday were (1) the drivers being pissed that they don't get a guaranteed 10 minutes of green flag running time in qualy, and (2) the drivers were saying yesterday that this was the hottest they've ever been.
The windscreen add-on has cut off air circulation in the cockpit. Several drivers have said that they don't want to wear the coolshirt because they've had failures in the past and that makes things worse than not wearing it at all. Graham Rahal said this morning that he is going to wear the coolshirt (reluctantly) because it's just too hot. Multiple drivers tweeted that it was unbearable yesterday.
However, with the storm they're having now, the temperature is only 74° now, so that should take care of those complaints.
Seems like they'll be able to get the race started? Forecast is improving weather and I just realized Nashville is CT not ET.
Two rookies are really coming on strong in the latter half of the season. Lundgaard and Malukas look like future stars. Ilott is doing well too. DeFrancesco might be out of a job next year. Kirkwood is getting promoted to Andretti and is considered a future star but he has not shown that much compared to Lundgaard and Malukas.
The two big talking points from yesterday were (1) the drivers being pissed that they don't get a guaranteed 10 minutes of green flag running time in qualy, and (2) the drivers were saying yesterday that this was the hottest they've ever been.
The windscreen add-on has cut off air circulation in the cockpit. Several drivers have said that they don't want to wear the coolshirt because they've had failures in the past and that makes things worse than not wearing it at all. Graham Rahal said this morning that he is going to wear the coolshirt (reluctantly) because it's just too hot. Multiple drivers tweeted that it was unbearable yesterday.
However, with the storm they're having now, the temperature is only 74° now, so that should take care of those complaints.
Seems like they'll be able to get the race started? Forecast is improving weather and I just realized Nashville is CT not ET.
This post was edited on 8/7/22 at 2:25 pm
Posted on 8/7/22 at 2:49 pm to TouchedTheAxeIn82
I was out there yesterday, and it was a hot as hell. I really felt for the drivers.
Posted on 8/7/22 at 3:39 pm to BottomlandBrew
Anybody heard how long until they are able to start. Looks like rain is done.
Posted on 8/7/22 at 3:49 pm to Tvilletiger
On TV now doesnt look too bad
Posted on 8/7/22 at 3:57 pm to fightin tigers
I don't know IndyCar's specific standards, but it will be something like this:
quote:
Numerous lightning safety protocols have been developed for various other outdoor sporting events
and activities such as golf, mining, large venue events, etc. Many of these protocols can be found on the
National Lightning Safety Institute website at lightningsafety.com. Almost all pre-existing policies for
outdoor sports or industries mandate a minimum of 30 minutes after all lightning is out of a defined
area before resuming activities. Those that specify a safety radius establish a range of 6 to 15 miles
lightning clearance depending on the layout of the facility, industry-specific hazards, and time needed to
adequately move participants to safety.
Posted on 8/7/22 at 4:07 pm to TouchedTheAxeIn82
Strange how they require a start on slicks.
They only have full wets? No intermediate?
They only have full wets? No intermediate?
Posted on 8/7/22 at 4:24 pm to fightin tigers
Three of the Andretti guys are a disaster. P23, P25, P26.
At least Grosjean is running P2.
At least Grosjean is running P2.
This post was edited on 8/7/22 at 4:25 pm
Posted on 8/7/22 at 4:52 pm to TouchedTheAxeIn82
Yellows breed more yellows. Now it's resembling last year's race.
Posted on 8/7/22 at 4:53 pm to TouchedTheAxeIn82
That section the track forces those situations. Pretty much guarantees a traffic jam.
Posted on 8/7/22 at 5:05 pm to fightin tigers
another caution...4th so far
Posted on 8/7/22 at 5:20 pm to tccdc
great driving by McLaghlin right there to move up on the start....almost like Nascar..
Posted on 8/7/22 at 5:34 pm to tccdc
Jesus
Graham Rahal is an absolute mess today
Graham Rahal is an absolute mess today
Posted on 8/7/22 at 5:36 pm to Caraway Rye
They gotta make major changes to the layout, or stop coming to Nashville. They're gonna lose casual viewers with this crap.
Posted on 8/7/22 at 5:38 pm to TouchedTheAxeIn82
quote:
They gotta make major changes to the layout, or stop coming to Nashville. They're gonna lose casual viewers with this crap.
At least there is more passing and actual racing than almost the entire Formula 1 schedule
Posted on 8/7/22 at 5:39 pm to TouchedTheAxeIn82
It's a pretty terrible track. They'll have to make major changes if/when they start construction tion on the new stadium. It's going right where the paddock area is.
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