Indy 500 - Page 3

fred cook · fred cook's Garage

2 1/2 hours of yawn with 30 minutes of good racing at the end! I figured that Montoya would win because of his past experiences there.

HardDrive · 05-25-2015, 06:36 PM

ZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzz.........

I'll stick to moto GP thanks.

HardDrive · 05-25-2015, 06:43 PM

This. Its called 'racing'.

afterburn 549 · 05-25-2015, 06:48 PM

Agreed !
(what is with fiat on the bikes? )

Ferraripete · Ferraripete's Garage

tremendous indy 500 this year. a big win for open wheel racing...thank goodness!!!

legion · 05-26-2015, 08:14 AM

After seeing JPM's forays into Formula 1 and NASCAR--moderately successful at both, but not able to dominate at either--I figured his return to IndyCar to be the start of his slow fade into obscurity. I expected to see him in sports cars (full time) in a year or two. Don't get me wrong, I like JPM, but I've seen a lot of promising, talented drivers not quite reach their full potential over the years.

Aragorn · 05-26-2015, 09:38 AM

Indy this year was great. Best race of the three big races this last weekend. Charlotte was ok and Monaco was a little bit of a freight train but Indy had multiple passes on each lap and suspense at each corner.

JPM winning with his passes on Will Power and Scott Dixon was the icing on the cake. He was hit at the start of the race and ended up in 30th place and turned that around for a win. He also made history with being the driver with most years between his first and last/current win.

herr_oberst · 05-26-2015, 09:48 AM

10 or 12 professional drivers, the rest a bunch of wealthy sportsmen and women. Interesting how the Penske/Ganassi/ drivers plus Andretti and Rahal pretty much ran in a freight train for most of the race.

I cannot even imagine how harrowing it must be to make pass after pass, lap after lap on drivers that "race" once a year. The slightest wrong move and you're just along for the wreck.

It's funny how I always find myself rooting for any of the Penske guys. Doesn't matter which one, just as long as it's not Ganassi! Even better when an ex Ganassi driver wins for Penske!

Aragorn · 05-26-2015, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by herr_oberst

10 or 12 professional drivers, the rest a bunch of wealthy sportsmen and women. Interesting how the Penske/Ganassi/ drivers plus Andretti and Rahal pretty much ran in a freight train for most of the race.

I cannot even imagine how harrowing it must be to make pass after pass, lap after lap on drivers that "race" once a year. The slightest wrong move and you're just along for the wreck.

It's funny how I always find myself rooting for any of the Penske guys. Doesn't matter which one, just as long as it's not Ganassi! Even better when an ex Ganassi driver wins for Penske!

I kind of think the freight train at the front had something to do with what engine/aero package the team was running. Seemed like Rahal was one of the only Honda's running at the front for most of the race. Chevy was the brand of choice this year.