Posts by neonfox65

Drew Bennett68 said:I'm not entirely sure, but we'll find out pretty soon. Both manufacturers had quite a few breakdowns during testing, so I wouldn't rule out any surprises.
The Lotus is weaker—they say it's down by about 50 HP—but it is also lighter than the others by roughly 20 kilos.
Since they were the last ones to jump in, they're running a few months behind the curve.
Up until very recently, there was all this drama over whether Bourdais would even be able to find a Lotus engine, but it looks like that's finally sorted out now.

Ever since IndyCar unified back in 2008, it's been exclusively Honda. Before that:
-In the Indy Racing League, it was Toyota and Honda, then eventually just Honda.
-In Champ Car, it was just Ford.
Way before that, in the CART days, things were much more varied... you had Mercedes, Ford, Toyota, Honda, two tire brands, and four different chassis.😎

Points breakdown:

1st = 50
2nd = 40
3rd = 35
4th = 32
5th = 30
...

and so on...

We’ve actually seen everything from Chevrolet and Infiniti to Toyota and Honda out there.

100 laps—how long is that gonna take us...?

Raymond Palmer8 said:Yeah, one person leaves and another steps in—pretty much the same deal to me... 😁

Anyway, after a long break, I finally decided to get back into following IndyCar.
My pick for who I'm rooting for is—just like way back when—a rookie. This time it’s Josef Newgarden... why? Honestly, no clue.
When I first started following Indy seriously, I also went with a rookie: Greg Moore. I had such a blast watching him for a few years; the guy made a name for himself fast. After he passed away a few years later, I actually stopped following the series—it just felt empty without him.

The fact that they've cut down on the number of ovals really bugs me personally. I loved oval racing—which is totally subjective, I guess, since Moore was such a beast on them.
The smoke, the strategy, the endless overtaking, the insane speed, the crashes, and all those safety car periods before everything resets... man, ovals are just the best.

I'm just hoping the streaming quality is decent this year, because the days when you could just catch IndyCar on ESPN are long gone...

Do you even like NASCAR? Almost everything they do is on an oval—except for two races.

Since we already have an Indy thread going, it’s only right to start one for America's favorite motorsport—NASCAR. We've got four big manufacturers in the mix this season: Chevrolet, Ford, Dodge, and Toyota. Four races down, and Biff is currently sitting pretty at the top of the standings...

Current Standings:
http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2012...standings.html

And here is the schedule
http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/

Time difference is +6 (EST)

Indy is getting started—love it! I'll be rooting for Barrichello.

I’d really appreciate it if you could list the average pit stop times for each race...

The difference is +6

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_IndyCar_Series_season