Comments on: Barber Qualifying And Friday’s Thoughts

By: Catie

Catie — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 18:57:00 +0000

Wow! You had the opportunity to meet Randy Bernard! I’m glad you were impressed with him- he definitely gave a good impression and it’s good to see that idea backed up by a personal encounter.

It sounds like you had quite a day, but really enjoyed it (headaches and all). I hope the rest of your weekend is just as, if not more, enjoyable!

By: James O.

James O. — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 18:11:34 +0000

That was surreal.

I like it!

By: Mars

Mars — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 16:18:20 +0000

Mr. Barber has a strange sence of art and sarcasm; his thought may be that ants and spiders are more lethal than crashes..
Hope everyone made it to chappel today-
What a gorgeous site, if all goes well maybe they can make this the first race of the season! WHo would have guessed the answer lies in Mongmorey-grits and hamony, yum!
William POWER deserves to win…again!

By: The Speedgeek

The Speedgeek — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 15:26:50 +0000

It could have been Marshall Pruett as well. I’m certain he’s down there because he’s the #2 at SpeedTV for IndyCar and one of their two main sports car guys. He’d be down there anyway for the GrandAm race.

Great write up, George. No stones thrown from me on the freeze-up.

By: JohnMc

JohnMc — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 12:41:51 +0000

Well, you could have asked Randy B. why they don’t have any 100% cotton polos. Well done George and another terrific report. By the way, That SpeedTV fellow with the hard-card, was that Robin Miller? Next time talk with him, there isn’t a nicer guy and he is a load of fun.

By: redd

redd — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 04:46:58 +0000

I’m not sure Power will dominate on ovals, but we’ll see.

By: dylanpt24

dylanpt24 — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 03:10:34 +0000

He’ll probably not dominate the entire year. I think eventually someone will catch him, or he’ll get bad luck.

But yeah, I’m not optimistic about htis event…

By: Jim Bob

Jim Bob — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 02:49:43 +0000

Power will lead every lap and dominate the field in a complete snoozer of a race.

Only way he doesn’t win, is if he breaks or Conway runs into him on the start. He is so much faster then everyone else, its not even funny.

Power is a nice fella and obviously a good driver, but a complete bore and he could be turning this season into a real no drama deal. And Indy Car doesn’t need that.

By: Oilpressure

Oilpressure — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 00:35:24 +0000

Well, they’ve put up some temporary grandstands along what I guess would be the backstretch. But you’re right. There are so many excellent vantage spots that it is more of a natural setting just to take a lawn chair or a blanket. To be so new (2003), the place has a lot of charm and uniqueness about it. The local area seems to have really embraced this event. I certainly hope the race itself is as enjoyable as the entire event is. – GP

By: H. B. Donnelly

H. B. Donnelly — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 00:22:03 +0000

George, how about the facility itself? Whenever I see a place with zero grandstand space (that I can see), I find it strange; is that some kind of issue, or does the natural terrain of the facility lend to good viewing? (the scenery in that photo DOES look fantastic…almost Laguna Seca-ish, but with more green)

I can’t wait to see the KV-Lotus car in person…the green and gold F1 and Indy Lotuses have always been some of my favorite cars to just look at. Also, If you’ve never seen/heard a Lotus 79 (Mario’s ground-effect F1 car) in person, your life is only partially complete!