Comments on: We’re Off To Great Weekend http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2011/05/20/were-off-to-great-weekend/ Speed is Life Thu, 23 May 2013 12:57:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Brian http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2011/05/20/were-off-to-great-weekend/#comment-7449 Fri, 20 May 2011 17:22:47 +0000 https://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2011/05/20/were-off-to-great-weekend/#comment-7449 I hope that by now you’re havin’ fun in the sun & getting your fix of SPEED.

]]> By: bentwickerbill@gmail.com http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2011/05/20/were-off-to-great-weekend/#comment-7448 Fri, 20 May 2011 16:52:16 +0000 https://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2011/05/20/were-off-to-great-weekend/#comment-7448 Not to disparage the current field of fine drivers in the least, because it has much less to do with them than the series, but the Indy 500 held a great deal more intrigue even back in the 80′s than it does now (IMHO). A much greater sense of danger and a more palpable sense of adventure and the unknown than it does now, speaking for myself anyway. Not that the 500 is not exciting, it is certainly, but since becoming a spec. series, it has become a great deal more predictable, with much less unexpected outcomes.

]]> By: Rick http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2011/05/20/were-off-to-great-weekend/#comment-7447 Fri, 20 May 2011 14:52:28 +0000 https://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2011/05/20/were-off-to-great-weekend/#comment-7447 Agree 100%. Pole is a big deal, and I’m surprised it doesn’t get more attention. In my youth (1980s-early ’90s) I seem to remember the front row getting interviewed on Good Morning America every year the Monday after Pole Day.

]]> By: redcar http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2011/05/20/were-off-to-great-weekend/#comment-7446 Fri, 20 May 2011 14:16:12 +0000 https://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2011/05/20/were-off-to-great-weekend/#comment-7446 have fun, george. should be a great weekend if you can keep the rain clouds away. my fingers are crossed for Simona!

]]> By: The Lapper http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2011/05/20/were-off-to-great-weekend/#comment-7445 Fri, 20 May 2011 13:16:48 +0000 https://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2011/05/20/were-off-to-great-weekend/#comment-7445 Winning the Pole for the Indianapolis 500 is bigger than winning some of the other races in the series. That statement will make some upset and angrey, but that is the reality and it has always been that way. It’s Indianapolis.

]]> By: Tom G. http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2011/05/20/were-off-to-great-weekend/#comment-7443 Fri, 20 May 2011 12:50:05 +0000 https://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2011/05/20/were-off-to-great-weekend/#comment-7443 I’m jealous George. Have a great weekend. We’ll be living vicariously through your posts.

As a follow on to your post yesterday about Bobby Marshman, Simona’s crash really brought home the advances in safety that racing has made since the 60′s. Just like Conway’s crash at last year’s 500, I thought there was no way she would come out of it, much less walk away from it. As much as we hate the look of those old Dallara sleds, they have been life savers time and time again.

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