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Saw the Iowa race live on Sky today đź‘Ť First time I've seen an ICS race live on TV in a long time.

As for the race itself, there was an aura of inevitability about it with Sato on pole and everything... let's just say I made a prediction on lap 1 and it came true near the end :lol: Very impressive run by Dixon from 23rd, was cheering him on all race :D
 
According to Speed Tv's Robin Miller, Fontana will return to the Indycar series calender next year. Of all the tracks, why? Seems like no matter was series goes there, they don't get massive crowds so whats the point?
 
Fastest drivers in the world?
Only because the circuit designers didn't realise that cars have brakes.
 
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According to Speed Tv's Robin Miller, Fontana will return to the Indycar series calender next year. Of all the tracks, why? Seems like no matter was series goes there, they don't get massive crowds so whats the point?
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Why Fontana, of ALL tracks?!

WHen I used to watch NASCAR a lot, I always skipped the Fontana races.

Why? They were usually more tedious than watching paint dry on the world's most boring man's fence.

No racing, no excitement, no skill it seems. The track's too wide, for me. Any mistakes you can correct, any wide racing is moot because the track's so wide you can do 3-4 wide racing without any consequence, and the field just stretches away, without ever a caution flag (bar mechanical failures) to bunch the field together. No wonder the crowds are falling.

There's so many potential tracks the Indycars could go to. If we're talking ovals, then why not Pocono? It's long, but at least it has some skill in taking the corners, and quite an interesting layout for an oval. What about road courses - I've been a little out of the loop this year, where's Watkins Glen gone? Has anyone mooted Sebring, or Laguna Seca, or maybe the Indy road course? Would be interesting seeing open-wheelers at Indy NOT running left on the oval...although I'd understand the nostalgia value in keeping the IRL visits to Indy for just the 500.
 
This is why IndyCar needs to return to California Speedway.


It's an amazing track for IndyCars. When Gil de Ferran set that record, IndyCars were hitting speeds of over 250 MPH on the backstretch of Michigan International Speedway and California Speedway. What better way to celebrate the return of turbocharged engines and manufacturer competition than with a return to one of the fastest ovals in the world? I can't wait to watch Chevy, Honda, and Lotus push their new engines to the limit.
 
IndyCar races at California Speedway were boring.

The reason they should go back shouldn't be because of a few CART races that had some good moments.
 
If the brought the walls in about 30ft at ACS, you could have a decent track that would put on racing much like Texas except with a little more room to run side by side.
 
All I have to say about the Honda Indy Toronto (I was actually there seeing it live) was that it had more crashes in that race than an old Windows computer. It was still an awesome race to go and see.
 
According to a tweet I read on Twitter, I read that Travis Pastrana will try out the Las Vegas "World Championships" later this year. Of course, if a driver other than an IndyCar regular wins the race, he/she will be $5M USD richer. There's another fish that took the lucrative bait of the Las Vegas race.
 
Yay Sato on pole again. Once again, I hope he wins but I know he will inevitably crash. :lol:
 
Some of these incidents should have penalties handed out, other than "self-imposed" penalties because the driver at fault had to pit due to damage. Too many drivers taking too big a risk going into turn 5.

Edit: Hunter-Reay given a drive-thru for that incident.
 
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And at the same time Dan Wheldon doesn't have a ride. :yuck:
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I will never understand this about motorsport as of late. A great winning driver gets no ride for more then one race or at all while some talentless moron gets one for a full season.
 
Boils down to sponsorship most of the time. Indycar is particularly bad for it. Even the stars need to have good sponsorship.
 
The problem is Venezuelan drivers get loads of cash and sponsorship to go into racing, whether they are talented or not.

It's the same with Milka Duno, but at least she is finally out of Indycar.
 
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The problem is Venezuelan drivers get loads of cash and sponsorship to go into racing, whether they are talented or not.

It's the same with Milka Duno, but at least she is finally out of Indycar.
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Bit of a sweeping generalisation there eh? I'm sure there are Venezuelan drivers who aren't pay drivers...just as there are plenty of Brazilian/Japanese/British/American pay drivers.

Boohoo there are drivers who are taking seats because they have money. This is not a situation unique to Indycars or Venezuelans.
 
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Bit of a sweeping generalisation there eh? I'm sure there are Venezuelan drivers who aren't pay drivers...just as there are plenty of Brazilian/Japanese/British/American pay drivers.

Boohoo there are drivers who are taking seats because they have money. This is not a situation unique to Indycars or Venezuelans.
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I'm talking about Indycar, and as far as I know, EJ Viso and Milka Duno are the only Venezuelan drivers to compete in the series. Neither have/had performed well over the course of their Indycar career.

Sure, there are other drivers from the country out there that have talent. Pastor Maldonado is a good example of that.
 
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I'm talking about Indycar, and as far as I know, EJ Viso and Milka Duno are the only Venezuelan drivers to compete in the series. Neither have/had performed well over the course of their Indycar career.

Sure, there are other drivers from the country out there that have talent. Pastor Maldonado is a good example of that.
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Pastor Maldonado has been a frustrating mix of fast and amateurish. He does seem like a nice guy however and has been very impressive on occasion. Monaco springs to mind. As for Ernesto "E J" Viso, he's had some decent results. Milka was just appalling though.

EDIT: As far as I'm aware, Milka's career has depended more on her husband's money rather than the fact that she's Venezuelan. I could be wrong though.
 
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Pastor Maldonado has been a frustrating mix of fast and amateurish. He does seem like a nice guy however and has been very impressive on occasion. Monaco springs to mind. As for Ernesto "E J" Viso, he's had some decent results. Milka was just appalling though.

EDIT: As far as I'm aware, Milka's career has depended more on her husband's money rather than the fact that she's Venezuelan. I could be wrong though.
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It might be her husband's money, as I'm not sure either. I do know she has had sponsorship from CITGO for most of her career.
 
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I'm talking about Indycar, and as far as I know, EJ Viso and Milka Duno are the only Venezuelan drivers to compete in the series. Neither have/had performed well over the course of their Indycar career.

Sure, there are other drivers from the country out there that have talent. Pastor Maldonado is a good example of that.
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I don't know if you've noticed, but pretty much all Indycar drivers are "pay drivers", even the top seats at Penske, Andretti and Ganassi require the drivers to bring significant sponsorship deals.

Its not a "problem" just to do with Venezuelan drivers.
 
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All systems go for initial on-track test
Airboxes are out and roll hoops are back on IndyCars! IndyCar.com will unveil the updated 2012 Dallara-Honda IndyCar after its first test. :D
 
Just realized last night that the Baltimore Grand Prix is Labor Day Weekend. Would be awesome to go but I have no chance of being able to.
 
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