Comments on: Quick Post-Race Update http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2010/05/30/post-race-quick-update/ Speed is Life Wed, 22 May 2013 09:22:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: redd http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2010/05/30/post-race-quick-update/#comment-4135 Mon, 31 May 2010 04:09:52 +0000 https://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2010/05/30/post-race-quick-update/#comment-4135 yeah–thank god that conway’s okay, that was awful. as we move on from Indy 500 to future car stuff–just make ‘em as tough as these Dallara’s have become.

]]> By: Brian McKay http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2010/05/30/post-race-quick-update/#comment-4133 Mon, 31 May 2010 04:01:11 +0000 https://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2010/05/30/post-race-quick-update/#comment-4133 I’ve followed Dario Speedwagon since he drove for Carl Hogan, and I like him. He’s a hot-shoe and an intelligent racer. Watched him and his brother race at Sebring also. I have two Dario stickers on my laptop. But as Dario already got an Indy 500 ring, a mini-Borg-Warner trophy, an Indy 500 payday, and his name on the Borg-Warner trophy, I wanted to see another deserving racer and team win fame and fortune. I had high hopes for Kanaan and Tagliani. When TK had to stop for a splash of fuel, my heart sank also.
But I am very thankful that Mike Conway wasn’t injured worse and that his car’s roll hoop didn’t take off RH-R’s head. That would’ve been a horror. I don’t want to see any crashes ever. I didn’t like to see unforced errors in all those single-car crashes (c’mon, Briscoe!). But I was glad that they were single-car incidents rather than unfair tangles or a crasher collecting four competitors.
Then near the end people wanted to see if Wheldon could catch the slowing leader. I thought, ‘no way; can’t make up 3.5 seconds.’ Then Conway smashed RH-R, and stopped the race for first… Glad that Marco got his podium place back.
Glad that no one was injured worse than Conway.
Have a safe ride back to Nashville, George.

]]> By: JP http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2010/05/30/post-race-quick-update/#comment-4132 Mon, 31 May 2010 02:30:21 +0000 https://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2010/05/30/post-race-quick-update/#comment-4132 You sir have my respsect, I sat on the other side of the track and at 12:45 the upper deck finally cast a shadow on our paddock seats. Without it not sure we would have made it. You must be baked…

]]> By: Savage Henry http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2010/05/30/post-race-quick-update/#comment-4131 Mon, 31 May 2010 02:00:33 +0000 https://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2010/05/30/post-race-quick-update/#comment-4131 I was hoping for a yellow at about lap 180. I knew that they were going to be in fuel-save mode when the green dropped at lap 165. I wonder what would have happened if they all had enough to get to the end. Clearly, Dario was the class of the field. However, with the way that Marco and Wheldon were charging to the front its possible that one of them could have had something for him. Also, there would have been a lot of drama with Helio out front not knowing if he was going to make it on fuel, with #4 looming.

I’m happy that Conway is going to be ok. That said, that was a really stupid move. He got two wheels down in the grass. I could see taking a chance with a pass for the lead, but he was pretty far back in the field. There wasn’t much reward to take that kind of risk.

]]> By: redd http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2010/05/30/post-race-quick-update/#comment-4130 Mon, 31 May 2010 01:00:13 +0000 https://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2010/05/30/post-race-quick-update/#comment-4130 Yeah, I didn’t mean that it wasn’t cool with them trying to stretch it, I just would’ve liked to see someone with plenty of ethanol challenging them.

I don’t know about one more lap Leigh, but I think if there were two laps, Weldon could’ve won. Weldon said after that they were telling him to save fuel, but when it was done, he had plenty left. That could’ve been a costly miscalculation.

]]> By: Leigh O'Gorman http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2010/05/30/post-race-quick-update/#comment-4129 Mon, 31 May 2010 00:56:25 +0000 https://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2010/05/30/post-race-quick-update/#comment-4129 I didn’t mind the fuel finish as such, because it was clear that Wheldon had enough. What I want to know is if it had stayed green that final lap, would Dario have had enough over Wheldon and to be honest, I’m not sure he would have.

]]> By: redd http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2010/05/30/post-race-quick-update/#comment-4128 Mon, 31 May 2010 00:24:23 +0000 https://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2010/05/30/post-race-quick-update/#comment-4128 Looked like a great crowd. Looked like Indy was relevant again.

Although Dario was dominant anyway, I was disappointed that it became such a fuel conservation thing at the end. Seems like someone could have pitted earlier and had some fuel left to challenge the leaders.

Thought DiSilvestro and Beatriz gave solid performances. Daniker stuck with it. Kanaan was amazing, Nicholson was cool. T. Bell and Pink Lloyd ran well and even Marco ran a good race.

I think I’m glad I was in the A/C though…

]]> By: Tom G. http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2010/05/30/post-race-quick-update/#comment-4127 Sun, 30 May 2010 23:23:49 +0000 https://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2010/05/30/post-race-quick-update/#comment-4127 Awesome race today. Lot’s of great story lines. That’s for the the updates George, I look forward to your full recap.

]]> By: Bickelmom http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2010/05/30/post-race-quick-update/#comment-4126 Sun, 30 May 2010 23:15:21 +0000 https://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2010/05/30/post-race-quick-update/#comment-4126 Can’t wait for your article about your experience!!

]]> By: Leigh O'Gorman http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2010/05/30/post-race-quick-update/#comment-4124 Sun, 30 May 2010 21:22:33 +0000 https://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2010/05/30/post-race-quick-update/#comment-4124 Great race today with stunning drives from Dario and TK. I hear Conway has a broken right leg

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