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[Tyrone B]

It's on racer.com
http://www.racer.com/indycar/item/139542-mclaren-confirms-alonso-indy-500-deal

EDIT: What a time to be alive indeed.

 

[mwoodski]

 

[Panoz]

I never thought this will ever happen again.

A top F1 driver skipping Monaco to race in the Indy 500 instead. Alonso just gotten himself a ton of American fans by doing this.

 

[Fryto]

Fernando Alonso will race at the Indy 500 with a McLaren branded Andretti Autosport.

Source

Seriously, if it had been April 1st, I would have never believed it

 

[Eva]

I'm just hoping the car isn't repulsive orange peel color.

 

[mwoodski]

Papaya Orange pls.

 

[Eva]

Papaya Orange pls.

Eww no. I hate you. No please no. Not the papaya

 

[mwoodski]

ITS THE HISTORIC MCLAREN COLOR GOSH.

The one this year is awful.

 

[Eva]

ITS THE HISTORIC MCLAREN COLOR GOSH.

The one this year is awful.

Yes, I know it's the original McLaren color. It's still awful.

 

[IforceV8]

https://twitter.com/McLarenIndy

 

[Dotini]

Yes, I know it's the original McLaren color. It's still awful.

I believe the original McLaren color was black. By the time it was campaigned on the US west coast in 1965, it was red.


M1A

M1A - 1964-65
The original McLaren-built Group 7 sports racing car was a simple spaceframe design with a light and compact Oldsmobile V8 engine; Cooper wheels, uprights and steering arms, and a Hewland Gearbox. Fitted with the engine effort the Zerex, the McLaren M1 lowered the Zerex's records at Goodwood by a clear three seconds.

 

[IforceV8]

McLaren Indy history. http://www.bruce-mclaren.com/info_pages.php/pages_id/14

 

[IforceV8]

Michael Shank racing to Indy 500 too. People need to spread these things out.

 

[Eva]

This means Indy this year is already at 32 entries.

 

[mwoodski]

Yes, I know it's the original McLaren color. It's still awful.

Fightin' words.

 

[Eva]

Fightin' words.

Come at me bro lol

 

[mwoodski]

You're from Cincy, you're used to taking losses, another one won't seem so bad.

 

[Eva]

You're from Cincy, you're used to taking losses, another one won't seem so bad.

Fair play. I know Cincy teams suck. But at least we have pro teams here unlike in Connecticut.

 

[IforceV8]

Texas test begins in a few minutes with timing and stream. http://racecontrol.indycar.com/

 

[Eva]

Texas test begins in a few minutes with timing and stream. http://racecontrol.indycar.com/

Damn it. Taking another L.

 

[Silver Arrows]

Damn it. Taking another L.

Excuse me for a moment....

 

[mwoodski]

ahahahahaahahahaha

 

[IforceV8]

 

[ukfan758]

Montoya vs. Alonso .

 

[Hun200kmh]

Montoya vs. Alonso .

Nice!

 

[IforceV8]

Thats not bad. It will be interesting to see if the real one is close to this.

 

[Dylan]

 

[twitcher]

So there will be 5 ex or current F1 drivers at the 500 this year: Bourdais, Montoya, Rossi, Sato, Alonso. When was the last time there was that many guys with F1 experience in the field?

Edit: maybe last year? I forgot about Chilton. Is he doing the 500 this year?

 

[IforceV8]

So there will be 6 ex or current F1 drivers at the 500 this year: Bourdais, Montoya, Rossi, Sato, Alonso. When was the last time there was that many guys with F1 experience in the field?

Probably 1994, I stopped counting after 9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_Indianapolis_500

 

[GTFan24]

THIS IS UNREAL! If he wins the race oh my goodness....