Comments on: Random Thoughts On Mid-Ohio

By: Randy Holbrook

Randy Holbrook — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 20:01:14 +0000

I really don’t understand all of the comments about “boring” races. Anytime I get to watch open wheel cars flying around the track whether in person or on TV, I love it. Maybe I’m just easily entertained but I really like the strategy involved in road and street courses. I’d rather have a few passes per race that are memorable rather than the constant meaningless passes you see in a N-car race. I love Indy cars on an oval too but I would like to see them only on ovals where they have to at least lift off the throttle. The races where they never lift and just drift forward and backward based on aerodynamics are the least appealing to me, although I will never complain about them either. Great job on the blog George.

By: Vic

Vic — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 17:16:43 +0000

Mid-Ohio continues to be the consistent boring race it is every year. Please dump this track and bring back Cleveland’s Burke Airport!

By: Jim Will Key

Jim Will Key — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 13:45:28 +0000

There is always passing that the TV people miss.

At least that’s the tried excuses the road/street racing defenders use.

Most of the road/street races in Indy Cars today are not made for Indy Cars and not suitable for them to put on a good, proper race. And new cars/chassis are not going to mean anything with that.

And this series cannot survive with so many boring races.

By: Oilpressure

Oilpressure — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 12:56:26 +0000

Mike:

I was referring to Tagliani’s fledgling FAZZT Racing Team. Obviously, Tagliani has won races in CART/Champ car and has a well documented history of being an excellent driver. Being a co-owner of a brand-new team is a different story, which made it all the more compelling watching his run out front for thirty laps. Sorry for the confusion, but I can see how you might take it the way you did. – GP

By: Mike R.

Mike R. — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 03:24:24 +0000

LOL, Redd. Ya just went with it, no? Sonoma’s fugliness is a result of California’s summer…it always runs very hot (moreso as it winds towards September) and parched, with very little rainfall during the late spring and summer. CA seems to perpetually be in a drought.

I’m really hoping that Simona will attract some bigger money to HVM and that it’ll help them to step up a bit more. Mike Cannon is the magic there along with Simona. They’ve obviously ‘clicked’ in their communication. If they get some $$ for next year, I hope to see her run in this “best of the rest” group consistently. I think she’s fully capable of doing so. If she ever got a shot with RP or Chipmeister, she’d raise the bar for any female driver trying to come into this level of racing…she may have done that already.

As I’ve said before (talk about dead horses), as long as we have a spec-car series, nothing…no track…will really dramatically improve the show. There’s an inherent need for a LACK of parity in one area or another to make these things turn into real barn-burner races.

By: Mike R.

Mike R. — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 03:09:56 +0000

Actually the phrase “he can run with the big boys” kinda bugs me. If we’re talking about big TEAMS, then yeah, it’s appropriate. If we’re talking about drivers, then it sounds a bit condescending. Alex isn’t a kid, a rookie, or a slacker in his history of being competitive. Maybe I’m majoring on a minor here. George is obviously very knowledgable and is aware of the history, so I’ll presume it’s the better of the two.

By: Brad

Brad — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 19:39:23 +0000

Not entirely accurate. Matos went from 10th place to 7th place in the last 10 laps by overtaking Marco and then Simona. He completed the passes in the exact same spots each time. On the straight after the keyhole leading into the s-turn. You just didn’t see it on tv. The same goes for RHR as he fought to get back up to 10th after the pit mishap. If you ask anybody who goes to Mid Ohio such as I do they will debate you for an eternity that it should not leave the schedule. Its a great race but no matter how good VS is and it is great, they can’t catch everything on camera.

By: Leigh O'Gorman

Leigh O'Gorman — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 19:05:51 +0000

…he passed people on circuit. Good job from RHR, says I.

By: billytheskink

billytheskink — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 18:43:21 +0000

Hunter-Reay drove a great race. “Drove through the field” after that pit contact about as much as anyone can “drive through the field” at Mid-Ohio.

By: dylanpt24

dylanpt24 — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 16:59:46 +0000

Funnily enough, I enjoy good road racing, like say MotoGP or WSBK or ALMS. The thing is, NO ONE WAS PASSING for large portions of the race. I watched Online for the first quater of the race and then watched Vs. for the rest. After about 2 laps, everyone spread out and no one passed, except for lapping Milka. Compare that to say, MotoGP, where even if Lorenzo runs away, Rossi and Stoner are still fighting hard for 3rd.