Auto Racing Discussion Thread

[heywoodu 16,182]

Wait, did he just drive away while a police officer was trying to stop him?  

 

Also curious what the driver of that BMW was thinking. "I can keep up on WRC cars with my pimp car"?  

[heywoodu 16,182]

And about the license: obviously drivers like Ogier can master a car like barely anybody else on the planet. Sadly for him, driving in regular traffic is only for a very, very small part about mastering the car  

[Monzanator 4,830]

IndyCar has had 5 cautions in two races so far and Jimmie Johnson caused three of them   Thankfully he is skipping the Texas races this weekend.

[Monzanator 4,830]

Meanwhile in Texas...

 

[Monzanator 4,830]

Romain Grosjean takes pole for Indianapolis road course race.

 

V8s convert Scott McLaughlin in 5th to follow up on a great 2nd place at Texas two weeks ago.

[Monzanator 4,830]

10 laps to go and Rinus VeeKay leads Grosjean by 9 seconds.

 

@heywoodu Are U watching?

[Monzanator 4,830]

Rinus VeeKay wins his first IndyCar race!

[heywoodu 16,182]

48 minutes ago, Monzanator said:

10 laps to go and Rinus VeeKay leads Grosjean by 9 seconds.

 

@heywoodu Are U watching?

It's IndyCar mate, I'm basically always watching!  (with rare exceptions for races deep in the night)

 

And what a day to do it, exactly five years (15 May 2016) after Max Verstappen's first F1 win!

 

What a race. Smart pitting and very, very strong riding by Van Kalmthout, the only small mishap was the moment in the grass due to a little slippery conditions, but he kept his head cool after that.

[Monzanator 4,830]

17 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

It's IndyCar mate, I'm basically always watching!  (with rare exceptions for races deep in the night)

 

And what a day to do it, exactly five years (15 May 2016) after Max Verstappen's first F1 win!

 

What a race. Smart pitting and very, very strong riding by Van Kalmthout, the only small mishap was the moment in the grass due to a little slippery conditions, but he kept his head cool after that.

 

Starting the race on blacks and doing the rest on reds was the way to go. Grosjean also lost a lot of time rubbing paint with Sato at one point. He was much slower on blacks while VeeKay's initial stint on blacks didn't cost him anyting. He only did 8 green flag laps on blacks at the start.

[heywoodu 16,182]

1 hour ago, Monzanator said:

 

Starting the race on blacks and doing the rest on reds was the way to go. Grosjean also lost a lot of time rubbing paint with Sato at one point. He was much slower on blacks while VeeKay's initial stint on blacks didn't cost him anyting. He only did 8 green flag laps on blacks at the start.

Twice even  

 

Still a good weekend overall from Grosjean as well, one must say. Good to see he's starting to find his rhythm in something new.