The 2012 IndyCar Series thread

pasta_maldonado · Post by **pasta_maldonado** » 10 Sep 2012, 15:49

nome66 wrote:it's good for IndyCar. they need more ovals. it's a little street heavy i would say.

Yeah, they really need to get their heads out of their arses and cancel the crap tracks and go to the decent tracks. Tracks like Road America and Portland. I think that they should be adventurous and have a race using the Daytona road course

Wallio · Post by **Wallio** » 10 Sep 2012, 16:12

Hmmm Pocono claims there will be a "big announcement" before the month is out.......

nome66 · Post by **nome66** » 12 Sep 2012, 07:24

the speculation is heating up over the season closer in fontana.
i think Power will pull a Piquet jr. and we'll have another crashgate on our hands.(except it won't benefit Alonso this time)

pasta_maldonado · Post by **pasta_maldonado** » 12 Sep 2012, 16:58

nome66 wrote:the speculation is heating up over the season closer in fontana.
i think Power will pull a Piquet jr. and we'll have another crashgate on our hands.(except it won't benefit Alonso this time)

Or perhaps Penske will get Briscoe to ram into Hunter-Reay?

Aerospeed · Post by **Aerospeed** » 12 Sep 2012, 20:25

nome66 wrote:the speculation is heating up over the season closer in fontana.
i think Power will pull a Piquet jr. and we'll have another crashgate on our hands.(except it won't benefit Alonso this time)

That's what I was thinking, oddly enough...

F1000X · Post by **F1000X** » 15 Sep 2012, 05:03

After qualifying and final practice, it looks like a real tossup between Power and RHR, with the scale tipped slighty in Powers favor. 500 miles is a long race to run, and it's certainly going to be a show from flag to flag.

Dj_bereta · Post by **Dj_bereta** » 16 Sep 2012, 01:02

11 laps of 250 and Simona is a lap down. Another easily ROTR for lotus.

nome66 · Post by **nome66** » 16 Sep 2012, 01:04

AAANNDD THEY'RE OFF AAANNNNDDDDDD the lotus is out

let me just say, CART's last race in Fontana brought in more fans than IndyCar has this year.

RealRacingRoots · Post by **RealRacingRoots** » 16 Sep 2012, 01:25

AAAAAHHHHH CCRRRAAAAASSSSHHHUUUU!!!!!

POWAR IS OUTTAAA!!!!

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 16 Sep 2012, 01:26

Caution's out. Power lost it and backed it into a wall

EDIT: Yes, this is the first time all year I've been able to catch and IndyCar race and I must say it's not as good as the CART 500 milers used to be.

Hunter-Reay was lucky not to get collected in all that.

nome66 · Post by **nome66** » 16 Sep 2012, 01:26

POWER IS OUT IT JUST HAPPENED AHHHHHHHHHHHH

i don't know how i feel about this yet....give me five minutes

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 16 Sep 2012, 01:30

Rubinho in 3rd place after the stops and the Hondas look like the engine to have. Come on Barry! :mrgreen:

nome66 · Post by **nome66** » 16 Sep 2012, 01:33

Rubinho's in a chevy machine. podium finish rubens you can do this!

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 16 Sep 2012, 01:36

nome66 wrote:Rubinho's in a chevy machine. podium finish rubens you can do this!

Ah. I thought he was in a Honda :oops:

Sato's in a Honda though, isn't he?

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 16 Sep 2012, 01:37

And can someone please explain to Will Power he's still the championship leader? :lol:

RealRacingRoots · Post by **RealRacingRoots** » 16 Sep 2012, 01:40

Wizzie wrote:
nome66 wrote:Rubinho's in a chevy machine. podium finish rubens you can do this!

Ah. I thought he was in a Honda

Sato's in a Honda though, isn't he?

Why wouldn't Sato be in a Honda?

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 16 Sep 2012, 01:44

Hunter-Reay up to 9th and, more importantly, Sato's just passed Barrichello for 3rd

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 16 Sep 2012, 01:47

Second yellow of the day. This time Hildebrand got in the wall :cry:

Dj_bereta · Post by **Dj_bereta** » 16 Sep 2012, 01:49

But at least, Reject James Jakes is the new leader :mrgreen:

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 16 Sep 2012, 01:53

Oh dear, Legge drilled Wilson just before the restart :lol:

RealRacingRoots · Post by **RealRacingRoots** » 16 Sep 2012, 01:59

Hunter-Rhey almost punted himself and Sato out at the restart. These guys want to get to the front.

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 16 Sep 2012, 02:02

RealRacingRoots wrote:Hunter-Rhey almost punted himself and Sato out at the restart. These guys want to get to the front.

Well, it wasn't helped by the fact Marco checked up to stop himself drilling the back of Barrichello.

RealRacingRoots · Post by **RealRacingRoots** » 16 Sep 2012, 02:08

R-Rear broken Shock for Hunter-Rhey? Oh dear.

nome66 · Post by **nome66** » 16 Sep 2012, 02:11

SON OF A B*TCH RUBENS BLEW OUT A MOTOR

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 16 Sep 2012, 02:12

RealRacingRoots wrote:R-Rear broken Shock for Hunter-Rhey? Oh dear.

And his night might go from bad to worse if Penske manage to finish piecing Power's car back together.

Caution's out again. Barrichello's blown an engine.

RealRacingRoots · Post by **RealRacingRoots** » 16 Sep 2012, 02:13

This race just got mighty interesting...

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 16 Sep 2012, 02:53

As impressive as Penske's effort to turn Power's car around was, DJR and T8 did a better job in Sydney a few years ago after the massive pileup late in the race.

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 16 Sep 2012, 02:59

Briscoe in the wall and the caution's out again.

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 16 Sep 2012, 03:15

50 to go and it looks like the battle for the win's between the leading quintet of Carpenter, Tags, Sato and the two Ganassi guys. This ain't over yet.

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 16 Sep 2012, 03:31

Man, they're fighting for sheepstations in the top three and if those three hit each other, it puts Hunter-Reay in the championship lead. This is incredible.

RealRacingRoots · Post by **RealRacingRoots** » 16 Sep 2012, 03:32

Tags motor went Pop! OOOHHH MAH GOOODNESS.

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 16 Sep 2012, 03:32

RealRacingRoots wrote:Tags motor went Pop! OOOHHH MAH GOOODNESS.

And now Hunter's in the 5th place he needs to win the title

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 16 Sep 2012, 03:43

Kanaan in the wall. This could be all as far as the race is concerned

RealRacingRoots · Post by **RealRacingRoots** » 16 Sep 2012, 03:45

Wizzie wrote:Kanaan in the wall. This could be all as far as the race is concerned

Beaux puts the fate of the race in the driver's hands, Red Flag. There will probably be 7 or 6 laps to go when they restart.

TomWazzleshaw · Post by **TomWazzleshaw** » 16 Sep 2012, 03:55

Sato in the wall. Hunter-Reay wins the title

tkcom · Post by **tkcom** » 16 Sep 2012, 03:56

Sato...

Just being Sato.

RealRacingRoots · Post by **RealRacingRoots** » 16 Sep 2012, 03:58

Wizzie wrote:Sato in the wall. Hunter-Reay wins the title

I'm nicknaming Sato "The Heartbreak Kid".

RonDenisDeletraz · Post by **RonDenisDeletraz** » 16 Sep 2012, 03:59

Bathplug

F1000X · Post by **F1000X** » 16 Sep 2012, 04:51

I would like to extend a bathplug you to Will Power and Takuma Sato for ruining my Saturday night, and my Indycar season. STOP bathplug CRASHING YOU bathplug IDIOTS.

Son of a bitch. I never thought I'd be so unhappy to see an American champion.

bathplug

I'm going to bed.

DOSBoot · Post by **DOSBoot** » 16 Sep 2012, 04:56

So Power pulled a Carlos Ruetteman huh? Figures. I guess Mark Webber will be a champion before Will Power would ever get it.