Sato in Indycar

Waris · Post by **Waris** » 16 Mar 2010, 19:51

watka wrote:If only F1 cars had Indycar aerodynamics, those things could even make Valencia entertaining!

And deadly...

Stefangp · Post by **Stefangp** » 16 Mar 2010, 20:44

Badging a Dallara chassis as 'Lotus', okay, since Dallara are pretty much standard cars you could buy by the dozen at Wal-Mart metaphorically speaking, but how the bathplug can you badge a Honda engine as 'Cosworth'? That is completely retarded. I do hope this means Sato will go to Lotus F1 in the future, maybe bringing the Honda engines back with him...

LucaPacchiarini · Post by **LucaPacchiarini** » 17 Mar 2010, 13:09

best livery I've ever seen in Indycar

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 17 Mar 2010, 18:29

LucaPacchiarini wrote:best livery I've ever seen in Indycar

Are you sure about that?

Cynon · Post by **Cynon** » 17 Mar 2010, 18:51

Mister Fungus wrote:Exciting race, unlike deadbeat Bahrain. Sometimes I really don't understand why F1 is so much more popular than indycar.

Here here!

The IRL races on the larger oval tracks were actually quite good once the power to pass button was installed last season. That's what makes Indycar interesting, a combination of speedway racing, street racing, and road circuit racing. They're also able to have interesting racing on all three types of tracks. Indycar FTW.

thehemogoblin · Post by **thehemogoblin** » 17 Mar 2010, 20:50

kostas22 wrote:
LucaPacchiarini wrote:best livery I've ever seen in Indycar

Are you sure about that?

Poor Alex Lloyd...

P_Friesacher · Post by **P_Friesacher** » 17 Mar 2010, 21:22

thehemogoblin wrote:Poor Alex Lloyd...

Indeed.

Phoenix · Post by **Phoenix** » 17 Mar 2010, 21:42

You guys are really rooted on ancient prejudices...I quite like the looks of the car and the helmet. And before anyone can bring up the question,no, I'm not a woman.

thehemogoblin · Post by **thehemogoblin** » 17 Mar 2010, 22:04

Phoenix wrote:You guys are really rooted on ancient prejudices...I quite like the looks of the car and the helmet. And before anyone can bring up the question,no, I'm not a woman.

I don't like the color pink, regardless.

P_Friesacher · Post by **P_Friesacher** » 17 Mar 2010, 22:36

Phoenix wrote:You guys are really rooted on ancient prejudices...I quite like the looks of the car and the helmet.

Are you, by any chance, ... a woman?

thehemogoblin · Post by **thehemogoblin** » 17 Mar 2010, 22:46

P_Friesacher wrote:
Phoenix wrote:You guys are really rooted on ancient prejudices...I quite like the looks of the car and the helmet.

Are you, by any chance, ... a woman?

Nah, he's just Spanish.

bduddy · Post by **bduddy** » 18 Mar 2010, 03:48

kostas22 wrote:
LucaPacchiarini wrote:best livery I've ever seen in Indycar

Are you sure about that?

Not even close...

LucaPacchiarini · Post by **LucaPacchiarini** » 18 Mar 2010, 14:29

that's ugly.... a bit like the Ten Take team livery in World Superbikes, but ten times worse.

Klon · Post by **Klon** » 18 Mar 2010, 14:34

LucaPacchiarini wrote:that's ugly.... a bit like the Ten Take team livery in World Superbikes, but ten times worse.

I have to disagree, it ain't looking so bad and is the best one could have done with that sponsorship. But why do I have the mental image of the crowd shouting "You Fat Bastard" at whomever has to drive that car?

IdeFan · Post by **IdeFan** » 18 Mar 2010, 16:09

I really like the wii fit car, I never really liked the Ten-Kate bikes but what works on a single seater doesn't really have to work on a bike.

As for Alex Lloyd, its not just pink, its a pretty hideous shade of pink.....

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 18 Mar 2010, 16:44

The Wii Fit car was also driven by Alex Lloyd, wasn't it? The year before or after driving the 1992 Brabham-inspired livery?

Mister Fungus · Post by **Mister Fungus** » 22 Mar 2010, 22:12

http://www.indycar.com/news/show/55-izo ... -baguette/

Baguette joins Indycar, puns ahoy!

P_Friesacher · Post by **P_Friesacher** » 22 Mar 2010, 22:39

Mister Fungus wrote:Baguette joins Indycar, puns ahoy!

It has already started:

Paul Tracy wrote:bert baguette to indycars ... has anyone ever heard of him? other than being used to make a sandwich

and (even worse)

if he brings the bread , i will bring the meat for the sandwich , i got some big meatballs and sausage

Still: What a shame Tracy hasn't got a seat this season...

Jordan · Post by **Jordan** » 22 Mar 2010, 23:44

P_Friesacher wrote:
Mister Fungus wrote:Baguette joins Indycar, puns ahoy!

It has already started:

Paul Tracy wrote:bert baguette to indycars ... has anyone ever heard of him? other than being used to make a sandwich

and (even worse)
if he brings the bread , i will bring the meat for the sandwich , i got some big meatballs and sausage

Still: What a shame Tracy hasn't got a seat this season...

As ridiculously terrible as those puns are, I miss Tracy in Indycar/Champcar. Racing needs personality like that. Hell, 99% of racing just needs personality.

RejectSteve · Post by **RejectSteve** » 23 Mar 2010, 04:05

Jordan wrote:As ridiculously terrible as those puns are, I miss Tracy in Indycar/Champcar. Racing needs personality like that. Hell, 99% of racing just needs personality.

Let PT drive in whatever series Bourdais will race in. The fantastic possibilities!

Cynon · Post by **Cynon** » 23 Mar 2010, 04:21

Paul Tracy. Sebastien Bourdais. In IndyCar. Please?!?

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 23 Mar 2010, 11:38

P_Friesacher wrote:
if he brings the bread , i will bring the meat for the sandwich , i got some big meatballs and sausage

Still: What a shame Tracy hasn't got a seat this season...

Tracy to Virgin with quotes like that...???

DonTirri · Post by **DonTirri** » 24 Mar 2010, 04:53

thehemogoblin wrote:
P_Friesacher wrote:
Phoenix wrote:You guys are really rooted on ancient prejudices...I quite like the looks of the car and the helmet.

Are you, by any chance, ... a woman?

Nah, he's just Spanish.

Same difference really, majority of the Spaniards I know/who are famous, act like whiny girls anyway

Phoenix · Post by **Phoenix** » 24 Mar 2010, 17:20

Are you f*cking comparing me with a whiny spoilt girl?

DonTirri · Post by **DonTirri** » 24 Mar 2010, 17:27

Phoenix wrote:Are you f*cking comparing me with a whiny spoilt girl?

Nope. Just the majority famous spaniards/Spaniards I know.

Phoenix · Post by **Phoenix** » 24 Mar 2010, 17:33

DonTirri wrote:
Phoenix wrote:Are you f*cking comparing me with a whiny spoilt girl?

Nope. Just the majority famous spaniards/Spaniards I know.

The better for you then...

Waris · Post by **Waris** » 28 Mar 2010, 18:33

I think Alex Lloyd looks just fabulous in that suit. (And I like the car, though I would've preferred a different, darker shade of pink.) Also, Phoenix, this isn't the first time you've said things that made us question your gender... <__<

*clears throat*
But we're drifting horrendously off topic. To the person who posted a pic of Sato's "Lotus" livery, if it says Honda on the car, then what was that "Lotus-Cosworth" stuff all about? I don't get it.

Mister Fungus · Post by **Mister Fungus** » 29 Mar 2010, 16:06

Sato bins it again, great race - still more fun than F1.

Dj_bereta · Post by **Dj_bereta** » 29 Mar 2010, 16:53

Reject of the Race = Takuma Sato

Two races, two crashes :lol:

Henrique · Post by **Henrique** » 29 Mar 2010, 23:19

Oh, why can't he get it right?

rffp · Post by **rffp** » 30 Mar 2010, 10:55

Mister Fungus wrote:Sato bins it again, great race - still more fun than F1.

I watched both the Melbourne and St.Petersburg races and I will disagree with that opinion. I hear a lot that Indycar has more action than F-1, specifically for the Indy fans and media, but in truth the Indy races may be fun, but they are quite random. In IndyCar, drivers are catapulted to the front or relegated to the end many times on pure luck due to many yellow flags in the races, and there are those that actually think this is good and F-1 should incorporate this system.

When Nelsinho took the lead in the 2008 German GP, there was a lot of criticism that it was a fluke, an aberration, basically saying he didn't deserve it. In the Brazilian Indy race, a similar thing happened to Simona de Silvestro and there was a lot of praise for the girl that was a fortuitous leader. Just for the record, I do think that Nelsinho is a disgrace and that Simona has indeed potential.

There is a lot of requests for rule changes in F-1, to increase the number of pitstops, but is that really what F-1 viewers want? Are increases in pitstops and yellow flags the path for F-1 to pursuit? IMHO, no. I frequently watch IndyCar, but I sometimes tune the TV to IndyCar just to snooze in the afternoon. Races in 1-mile ovals are for me a sure remedy for insomnia.

And let us remember that while in 2009, F-1 had 4 winning teams, IndyCar in this same season had only 3.

danardif1 · Post by **danardif1** » 30 Mar 2010, 12:43

Henrique wrote:Oh, why can't he get it right?

He is a bit rusty, ala Schumi, and having only driven Soopah Aguri's and the odd Toro Rosso, he needs time to get back his Kobayashi-bashing skills!!

P_Friesacher · Post by **P_Friesacher** » 10 Apr 2010, 16:35

Taku did a lot better today and managed to qualify in 6th position in Barber Motorsports Park (nice track, by the way) in Alabama. Looking forward to seeing what he can make of it tomorrow!

Dj_bereta · Post by **Dj_bereta** » 10 Apr 2010, 19:24

1º Will Power Penske 1min10s1355
2º Mike Conway Dreyer & Reinbold 1min10s6500
3º Hélio Castroneves Penske 1min10s6568
4º Marco Andretti Andretti Autosport 1min11s0700
5º Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi 1min11s3556
6º Takuma Sato KV Racing Technology 1min11s4386
7º Dario Franchitti Chip Ganassi 1min10s6307
8º Tony Kanaan Andretti Autosport 1min10s6902
9º Ryan Briscoe Penske 1min10s7601
10º Ernesto José Viso KV Racing Technology 1min10s7757
11º Justin Wilson Dreyer & Reinbold 1min10s7759
12º Mario Moraes KV Racing Technology 1min12s7143
13º Simona de Silvestro HVM Racing 1min11s0262
14º Ryan Hunter Reay Andretti Autosport 1min10s7449
15º Graham Rahal Sarah Fisher Racing 1min11s1495
16º Alex Lloyd Dale Coyne Racing 1min10s9524
17º Hideki Mutoh Newman Haas Lanigan 1min11s2865
18º Raphael Matos deFerran/Luczo Dragon 1min11s0507
19º Danica Patrick Andretti Autosport 1min11s5340
20º Vitor Meira A. J. Foyt Enterprises 1min11s1348
21º Alex Tagliani FAZZT Race Team 1min11s5669
22º Mario Romancini Conquest Racing 1min11s6020
23º Dan Wheldon Panther Racing 1min11s6094
24º Milka Duno Dale Coyne Racing 1min15s1422
25º Bertrand Baguette Conquest Racing 1min11s9800

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 10 Apr 2010, 20:20

Dj_bereta wrote:
1º Will Power Penske 1min10s1355
2º Mike Conway Dreyer & Reinbold 1min10s6500
3º Hélio Castroneves Penske 1min10s6568
4º Marco Andretti Andretti Autosport 1min11s0700
5º Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi 1min11s3556
6º Takuma Sato KV Racing Technology 1min11s4386
7º Dario Franchitti Chip Ganassi 1min10s6307
8º Tony Kanaan Andretti Autosport 1min10s6902
9º Ryan Briscoe Penske 1min10s7601
10º Ernesto José Viso KV Racing Technology 1min10s7757
11º Justin Wilson Dreyer & Reinbold 1min10s7759
12º Mario Moraes KV Racing Technology 1min12s7143
13º Simona de Silvestro HVM Racing 1min11s0262
14º Ryan Hunter Reay Andretti Autosport 1min10s7449
15º Graham Rahal Sarah Fisher Racing 1min11s1495
16º Alex Lloyd Dale Coyne Racing 1min10s9524
17º Hideki Mutoh Newman Haas Lanigan 1min11s2865
18º Raphael Matos deFerran/Luczo Dragon 1min11s0507
19º Danica Patrick Andretti Autosport 1min11s5340
20º Vitor Meira A. J. Foyt Enterprises 1min11s1348
21º Alex Tagliani FAZZT Race Team 1min11s5669
22º Mario Romancini Conquest Racing 1min11s6020
23º Dan Wheldon Panther Racing 1min11s6094
24º Milka Duno Dale Coyne Racing 1min15s1422
25º Bertrand Baguette Conquest Racing 1min11s9800

I briefly flicked through that list, having already read about the session on Autosport, when I noticed the last-listed name, a name that lots of us wanted to see in F1 this year... How come I didn't realise he was an IndyCar racer? Can someone bring me up to speed with his progress for this year so far?

Nessafox · Post by **Nessafox** » 10 Apr 2010, 21:10

because the deal for racing in indy is only recently done, he still holds hopes to be racing F1 from spa on he says...
as conquest racing is a half-belgian team, it's a logical choiche, though it's an underfinanced team...

P_Friesacher · Post by **P_Friesacher** » 10 Apr 2010, 21:57

And regarding his progress in Indycar this season: There is none, as this is his first race in the series.

captainhappy · Post by **captainhappy** » 11 Apr 2010, 07:06

rffp wrote:
Mister Fungus wrote:Sato bins it again, great race - still more fun than F1.

I watched both the Melbourne and St.Petersburg races and I will disagree with that opinion. I hear a lot that Indycar has more action than F-1, specifically for the Indy fans and media, but in truth the Indy races may be fun, but they are quite random. In IndyCar, drivers are catapulted to the front or relegated to the end many times on pure luck due to many yellow flags in the races, and there are those that actually think this is good and F-1 should incorporate this system.

Not much in an INDYCAR race that happens before the last full course caution, amounts to a hill of beans. However, I enjoy a race that is rarely ever decided before the checkers fly.

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 11 Apr 2010, 12:13

This wrote:because the deal for racing in indy is only recently done, he still holds hopes to be racing F1 from spa on he says...
as conquest racing is a half-belgian team, it's a logical choiche, though it's an underfinanced team...

P_Friesacher wrote:And regarding his progress in Indycar this season: There is none, as this is his first race in the series.

Thanks. I can't believe I missed out on this news before reading this forum thread. Be interesting to see how well he goes and what this could lead onto for him. Starting last won't help, though, unless he goes on to win...

midgrid · Post by **midgrid** » 11 Apr 2010, 20:55

Sato was quick this weekend and didn't crash - his throttle cable snapped in the early stages instead.