Auto racing 2011

[kokopup]

lizbud

Di Silvestro had a nasty wreck today at practice for the 500. I think the car flipped twice and burst into flames.

From the looks of that crash she is lucky that a hand burn is all she recieved from the crash. It looked like burning fuel was running right where she would have been after the crash. Her hands may have been the only part of her body that weren't properly protected by a fire retardant suit.

I watched Danica putting on her garb in the hot-pits at Barber, and I wondered how in the world could they see, to drive, with all those layers of fire suit.

[RICHARD]

The world is going to end before the All Star Race....

[Karen]

The world is going to end before the All Star Race....

Or not, the guys saying it is going to end this time for sure has said so in 1977, 1978, 1987, 1988 - and many more times. Dunno why its getting so much air time this go 'round!

[pomtzu]

The world is going to end before the All Star Race....

Yup - tomorrow (5/21) is Judgement Day, and the world will come to an end at 6 p.m. - that's what I heard on the news this a.m. Guess I don't need to bother deciding what to fix for Sunday dinner!

[kokopup]

Originally Posted by RICHARD
The world is going to end before the All Star Race...

I don't guess it will do much good to setup my DVR to record the race, now will it. If the world doesn't end on May21 then I'm sure the 2012 thing with the Mayan's Calendar will get us for sure.

[RICHARD]

I don't guess it will do much good to setup my DVR to record the race, now will it. If the world doesn't end on May21 then I'm sure the 2012 thing with the Mayan's Calendar will get us for sure.

At least we will be able to finish the season and get some football in?

[RICHARD]

If you gathered 500 Indian maidens with no nipples, what would you have?












The indian nipple-less 500.

[kokopup]

Richard

If you gathered 500 Indian maidens with no nipples, what would you have?

Being a racing thread I assume you were talking about Indian Motorcycles. Thats right isn't it Richard. I thought all Indians motorcycles were names after some kind of Chief, but maybe they made a model, for the squaw, that I wasn't aware of.

[kokopup]

The Biffal spoiled the All-star race for me when he put Kasey in the wall. I'm not a big Biff fan, so that just jelled my opinion.

If that had been any other drivers involved they would have made a big deal of it, but I noted they down played this one to the hilt.

Nascar is saying that there wasn't anything in the grassy area that caused the damage that Edwards got on his car. The media guys were saying he must have hit a manhole or something. Nascar says it is just grass and dirt no manholes. Its pretty bad when the most exciting part of the race is the victory race car demolition by Edwards.

[Cincy'sMom]

If you are a racing fan, is there a better day then today?

F1 Grand Prix of Monaco
Indy 500
Coke 600

what a day of racing!

(Go Smoke!)

[RICHARD]

I wonder if things would have been different if they ran the Indy 499.7?

I screamed I was so surprised at the end of the race.

[momoffuzzyfaces]

How the heck did that happen? I thought when he hit the wall and it brought out the caution, the race order stopped. So he was still in the lead but the other driver passed him after the caution and won?????

[RICHARD]

Twice in one day?

[Cincy'sMom]

How the heck did that happen? I thought when he hit the wall and it brought out the caution, the race order stopped. So he was still in the lead but the other driver passed him after the caution and won?????

I don't know Indy car rules, but in NASCAR, when the caution comes out, the field is frozen, HOWEVER, you must maintain a reasonable speed. So, if you wreck and can't continue, or slow way down to where other cars pass you, you loose those potitions.



What a finish to the NASCAR race. Wow!

[lizbud]

I don't know Indy car rules, but in NASCAR, when the caution comes out, the field is frozen, HOWEVER, you must maintain a reasonable speed. So, if you wreck and can't continue, or slow way down to where other cars pass you, you loose those potitions.

What a finish to the NASCAR race. Wow!

I believe officials were a few seconds late on the yellow flag,from
what others reported. I didn't know what "spotters" were before reading
their role in the race. This Sports report explains the race details.

http://www.indystar.com/article/2011...y=mod|mostview