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I think Will Power might win the championship this year. The ovals were keeping him back from winning it the last 3 seasons. He doesn't have to worry about that as much this year.
 
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Christ, these cars are ugly. Tagliani's Barracuda car isn't bad, and I do like the Fuzzy's livery, but the actual cars themselves are hideous. 2013 and the customer aero packages can't come soon enough.
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What's so disappointing is that they're ugly for the sake of making them better billboards for sponsors. The fat nose, fat sidepods, oversized rear wing is all there to give the sponsors larger space for logos. In fact, thats one of the biggest reasons the design was chosen.

I can understand and get over the rear wheel covers being ugly because they're there to help safety, but when cars are ugly to make them more sponsor friendly...no.

So far the field is looking very tight and competitive. I'm very much looking forward to seeing how these cars race.

Graham Rahal is my dark horse, he's good at this track and has good equipment.
 
I'm definitely in the minority, but I actually like the looks of the car for the most part. Sidepods could be a lot smaller, but it beats a platypus nose every day of the week.
 
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if anybody has seen the cover of this weekend USA Today i think it tell the whole story about this race but Go Will Power. i think this is finally his year but i have been saying that for the past two years now
 
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I'm definitely in the minority, but I actually like the looks of the car for the most part. Sidepods could be a lot smaller, but it beats a platypus nose every day of the week.
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I like the looks as well, at first it was ugly but once painted and in motion it looks decent. I think some may have their hopes to high for '13 though, even if there are customer kits I doubt they will vary much from the current kit.

I'm also happy with the fact ABC seems to actually be advertising their races outside of the 500.👍
 
1. Will Power Penske DW12-Chevrolet 1m01.3721s
2. Ryan Briscoe Penske DW12-Chevrolet 1m01.5357s + 0.1636s
3. Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti DW12-Chevrolet 1m01.9321s + 0.5600s
4. James Hinchcliffe Andretti DW12-Chevrolet 1m01.9701s + 0.5980s
5. Helio Castroneves Penske DW12-Chevrolet 1m01.9987s + 0.6266s
6. Simon Pagenaud Schmidt-Hamilton DW12-Honda 1m02.1095s + 0.7374s
7. Scott Dixon Ganassi DW12-Honda 1m01.7636s Top 12
8. Marco Andretti Andretti DW12-Chevrolet 1m01.7895s Top 12
9. Tony Kanaan KV DW12-Chevrolet 1m01.8699s Top 12
10. Dario Franchitti Ganassi DW12-Honda 1m01.9570s Top 12
11. Graham Rahal Ganassi DW12-Honda 1m02.0233s Top 12
12. Mike Conway Foyt DW12-Honda 1m02.5084s Top 12
13. EJ Viso KV DW12-Chevrolet 1m02.5146s Group 1
14. Rubens Barrichello KV DW12-Chevrolet 1m02.2009s Group 2
15. Takuma Sato Rahal DW12-Honda 1m02.6015s Group 1
16. Justin Wilson Dale Coyne DW12-Honda 1m02.2538s Group 2
17. Alex Tagliani Herta DW12-Lotus 1m02.6506s Group 1
18. JR Hildebrand Panther DW12-Chevrolet 1m02.4426s Group 2
19. Josef Newgarden Fisher Hartman DW12-Honda 1m02.7155s Group 1
20. James Jakes Dale Coyne DW12-Honda 1m02.5271s Group 2
21. Simona de Silvestro HVM DW12-Lotus 1m02.8218s Group 1
22. Charlie Kimball Ganassi DW12-Honda 1m03.0437s Group 2
23. Oriol Servia Dreyer & Reinbold DW12-Lotus 1m02.8771s Group 1
24. Ed Carpenter Carpenter DW12-Chevrolet 1m03.3591s Group 2
25. Katherine Legge Dragon DW12-Lotus 1m03.6048s Group 1
26. Sebastien Bourdais Dragon DW12-Lotus 1m05.6858s Group 2
 
Barrichello fastest of the drivers who didn't get through the first round if qualifying. Will be interested to see if he makes his way to the top 10 tomorrow
 
Barrichello was one of the better overtakers in Formula 1, so I think that will transfer over here

With more development I'd like to see these cars go even faster. Half a second faster then the old Dallara isn't quite good enough, even though this is a 60 second lap.
 
To bad Lotus didn't show well. Reminds me of when they reentered F1 in 2009. Maybe they'll pull their act together for 2013 when team areo kits are introduced.
 
True, but given the fact that it's currently a spec sires (For the most part), I'd expect the field to be slightly more mixed.
 
I guess what I'm wondering then is what would happen if Penske used Lotus. Would they still be on top?
 
Seb ran a 1'02.4 in final practice and was only .5 behind so the engine isnt terrible.The drivers have been complaining that the new curbing is too high so that has to be affecting the times.

BTW the pole in the CCWS race here in 2003 was 1'00.928
 
They only say that Houston is in negotiations to rejoin the calendar. They don't say where the race might be held. A quick check of the city in Google Maps shows there is plent of potential for a decent circuit - mostly because Houston is not built exclusively on a grid pattern - like this:

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=5367428

Although it's probably a bit long for Indycar.
 
Because I don't get NBC Sports Network, I'll have to enjoy IndyCar Series highlights or coverage on the ESPN/ABC networks. I'm ready for the new season... are you? It is still surreal to not have the amazing Dan Wheldon as part of the IndyCar grid. I miss Danica as well, but Dan Wheldon... heck of a driver. He always was.

I actually like the newer Indy car designs. It will be great to actually see these machines in action and driven in anger. And can you believe this will be the ninth time St. Petersburg has been raced on? Time passes so fast, I tell you!


* Fans- enjoy the race!
* Drivers and teams - best wishes and luck to all of you. Put on a great show for all of us!
 
JohnBM01
I actually like the newer Indy car designs. It will be great to actually see these machines in action and driven in anger.
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You know what those back ends remind me of?
The back end of a Lamborghini.

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Does anybody else see it.?
 
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