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Posted on 3/2/25 at 11:28 am to
Posted by TouchedTheAxeIn82
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Posted on 3/2/25 at 11:28 am to
The Fox pre-race presentation was pretty good.

They need to get some better stars though. Never heard of the band that said drivers start your engines.
Posted by Roll Tide Ravens
Birmingham, AL
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Posted on 3/2/25 at 11:34 am to
I didn’t realize until yesterday that Tony K is the team principal for Arrow-McLaren.
Posted by TouchedTheAxeIn82
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Posted on 3/2/25 at 11:36 am to
I think he was named team principal in just the last week. It's very new.
Posted by Roll Tide Ravens
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Posted on 3/2/25 at 12:11 pm to
I like Will Buxton as a play-by-play guy
Posted by TouchedTheAxeIn82
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Posted on 3/2/25 at 1:23 pm to
The usual suspects up front. Dixon still has it.

The recently hyped as potential future F1 drivers, O'Ward and Herta, nowhere to be seen.

The best candidate for F1 might be Palou, but he doesn't have any connections.
Posted by MississippiLebowski
Member since Jul 2022
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Posted on 3/2/25 at 1:25 pm to
Alex Palou is a good driver and seems like a decent person but I am not a fan. Cant quite put my finger on the reason why, he’s almost boring. Has 3 championships and only 12 race wins.
Posted by XenScott
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Posted on 3/2/25 at 1:26 pm to
Gamassi is best on the road and streets. Penske will dominate the ovals. Looks like an interesting year, especially with FOX.
Posted by TouchedTheAxeIn82
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Posted on 3/2/25 at 1:38 pm to
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Alex Palou is a good driver and seems like a decent person but I am not a fan. Cant quite put my finger on the reason why, he’s almost boring. Has 3 championships and only 12 race wins.

Alex is very Dixon-like as a relentless points scorer with minimal drama. Dixon is boring too! Except when he pulls wins out of his arse out of nowhere.

Back in the ancient past, some F1 drivers would win championships with just three or four wins on the season. I much prefer for the wins to be distributed among numerous drivers with a very tense, competitive championship, which is what we get with IndyCar. If all of the 2025 F1 season can resemble the 2nd half of 2024, it's gonna be amazing.
Posted by SkiUtah420
Member since Jul 2023
1139 posts
Posted on 3/2/25 at 6:46 pm to
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The usual suspects up front. Dixon still has it. The recently hyped as potential future F1 drivers, O'Ward and Herta, nowhere to be seen. The best candidate for F1 might be Palou, but he doesn't have any connections.



Palou is basically the 2nd coming of Dixon.

I’m not a huge fan but he is arguably one of the top 5 drivers in the world

I think he could Verstappen , lando and leclerc a run for their money in a competitive f1 seat

He has nuked his bridge into F1 so we might as well enjoy him and see how good he can be in Indycar
Posted by SkiUtah420
Member since Jul 2023
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Posted on 3/2/25 at 6:46 pm to
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The Fox pre-race presentation was pretty good. They need to get some better stars though. Never heard of the band that said drivers start your engines.


Apparently it some kind on Walmart Rock metal band

Still holding out hope for Widespead Panic to headline Carb Day
Posted by FightinTigersDammit
Louisiana North
Member since Mar 2006
46425 posts
Posted on 3/2/25 at 9:00 pm to
Keke Rosberg won an F1 title with one win.
This post was edited on 3/3/25 at 11:37 am
Posted by Twenty 49
Shreveport
Member since Jun 2014
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Posted on 3/2/25 at 9:02 pm to
Fox did a good job on their first IndyCar race. Having several veteran reporters in the booth and pits helped. Their new graphics like the heads up display were okay. Maybe not world changing, but interesting in short doses.

I was half expecting that if Newgarden got to Palou, they would tangle and hand the win to Dixon. That would’ve been so Dixon.
Posted by SkiUtah420
Member since Jul 2023
1139 posts
Posted on 3/2/25 at 9:43 pm to
The Fox Broadcast was lightyears ahead of NBC... Outside of commercials, its the best broadcast package in racing IMO...the drone shots were sick too
Posted by SkiUtah420
Member since Jul 2023
1139 posts
Posted on 3/2/25 at 9:44 pm to
quote:

Gamassi is best on the road and streets. Penske will dominate the ovals. Looks like an interesting year, especially with FOX.



Pato or Ferrucci will win the 500


Mclaughlin gets the championship
Posted by olemc999
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Posted on 3/2/25 at 9:52 pm to
That shite must of been shot 12k. That was the most chrystal clear broadcast I’ve ever seen.
Posted by XenScott
Pensacola
Member since Oct 2016
4152 posts
Posted on 3/3/25 at 7:17 am to
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That shite must of been shot 12k. That was the most chrystal clear broadcast I’ve ever seen.


I was thinking the same thing. I want to see the ratings.
Posted by Tornado Alley
Member since Mar 2012
28522 posts
Posted on 3/3/25 at 7:45 am to
So did Herta’s fuel man simply not fill up the car on his second stop ? WTF?
Posted by MississippiLebowski
Member since Jul 2022
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Posted on 3/3/25 at 8:32 am to
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He just pitted when his low fuel light came on. Hard to believe he salavaged a second place finish under those circumstances.
Posted by FightinTigersDammit
Louisiana North
Member since Mar 2006
46425 posts
Posted on 3/3/25 at 10:52 am to
Also, zero help from his spotter. Impressive.
Posted by SkiUtah420
Member since Jul 2023
1139 posts
Posted on 3/3/25 at 1:51 pm to
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I was thinking the same thing. I want to see the ratings.


Anything less than 1.3M viewers will be a disappointment imo

Indycar needs to figure out how to get 1.3-2m viewers for all non Indy 500 races
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