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| ***SPOILER*** San Jose: Live Race Discussion | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Jul 29 2007, 09:27 PM (812 Views) | |
| Red Andy | Jul 29 2007, 10:49 PM Post #31 |
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It's certainly an interesting set of innovations, and it's a shame that it hasn't really improved the racing in the way that was expected. Personally I think there's a kind of strange appeal to oval racing, so it's disappointing that CC have moved away from that. |
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| Red Andy | Jul 29 2007, 10:51 PM Post #32 |
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Doornbos sets the fastest lap, but has to stop once more than everybody else. |
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| flood1 | Jul 29 2007, 10:52 PM Post #33 |
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IRL and Tony George bought all the good venues and forced them to the streets. And, IRL was once only ovals, and they've recently moved to the streets. A business competition that George is winning. IRL, NASCAR (250,000 in attendence today, and F1 (now Moto) to pay the way. |
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| Red Andy | Jul 29 2007, 10:55 PM Post #34 |
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Yeah, it seems that the politics of the split is still rumbling on, and it's Champ Car that are losing out. Will they go under in the next few years, or try to negotiate a merger, or carry on regardless? |
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| Red Andy | Jul 29 2007, 10:56 PM Post #35 |
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Doornbos is now more than 20 seconds ahead of Jani. He will need a caution if he wants to win this race, though. |
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| flood1 | Jul 29 2007, 10:58 PM Post #36 |
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I think the end is near. George can afford to wait them out. He caused the split and I've always been pissed about it. But, IRL is now better, and Champcars will need to play with him. Like the unibomber said, "Compromise does not exist when one party is considerably more powerful." |
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| Red Andy | Jul 29 2007, 10:58 PM Post #37 |
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Doornbos pits and emerges third. Looks like fuel strategy has played a big part in the first half of the race - what can it do in the second? |
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| Red Andy | Jul 29 2007, 11:00 PM Post #38 |
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I hope there is a merger soon, or somehow the respective merits of the two series manage to combine at some point in the future. American open-wheel racing has never recovered from the split, and the only way it can get back to competing with the likes of NASCAR is for a few people to swallow their pride and put the best interests of the sport first. And pigs may fly. |
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| Red Andy | Jul 29 2007, 11:03 PM Post #39 |
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After 60 laps, the order is Jani, Servia, Doornbos, Tracy, Power, Bourdais, Pagenaud, Heylen. |
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| flood1 | Jul 29 2007, 11:04 PM Post #40 |
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I noticed that the guys one hand the tight turns because the ratios don't allow full lock with a half rotation of the wheel. |
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| Red Andy | Jul 29 2007, 11:05 PM Post #41 |
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See, I would never even think to look for something like that! |
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| Red Andy | Jul 29 2007, 11:05 PM Post #42 |
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Doornbos is closing on Servia. He has enough fuel to pit later than either of the two cars ahead of him. |
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| Red Andy | Jul 29 2007, 11:07 PM Post #43 |
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Jani and Servia are fighting over the lead, and Servia has just clipped the wall at the exit of the hairpin. It seems there is no lasting damage, however - but Doornbos is catching the pair of them! |
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| Red Andy | Jul 29 2007, 11:07 PM Post #44 |
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Servia goes by in the same place he tried that move the previous lap. |
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| flood1 | Jul 29 2007, 11:08 PM Post #45 |
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Nice racing at the hairpin! |
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