Comments on: Sonoma Preview

By: JamesO

JamesO — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 22:08:55 +0000

I’d like to send a shout out to the US Government (my own government) for keeping me safe from Simona De Silvestro. There might have been a bomb hidden in her racing gloves.

I know that one isn’t Indycar’s fault, but it’s embarassing nonetheless.

By: Ben Twickerbill

Ben Twickerbill — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 17:17:10 +0000

Mario & Will Power…

By: Ed Osborn

Ed Osborn — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 04:39:34 +0000

As a few others have noted, the Sonoma region is quite beautiful at any time of year, Infineon’s dusty appearance notwithstanding. What may be less apparent to anyone not familiar with the area is that the dry, dusty state of the grass is normal for that part of the world at this time of year. During the winter and spring there is more rain, and hence more green on the ground. Mid-summer through the fall is much drier (and prone to wildfires). If the race were run in the Spring the view would be more picturesque (if not less parade-like). There is a clip on Youtube of the Golden Gate 150 at Sears Point run on April 4, 1970, that shows lots more green (and much less runoff area) than exists now. Apart from historical interest it shows the course to a much better visual appearance than we’ll get this weekend.

By: JHall14

JHall14 — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 22:52:41 +0000

George, A last comment about NHMS. We drove just over 1000 miles from Indy area. The fans were great. The track is very nice. During driver intros, give their fans credi, they cheared as darn near loud for James Jakes as they did for Helio or Dario. I got the impression they were happy to see INDYCAR back. The race was worth the trip. Chances are you will not talk about Sonoma as long as New Hampshire.

By: Ron Ford

Ron Ford — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 15:58:56 +0000

As Redcar Says says, the Sonoma-Napa Valley area is drop dead gorgeous. The track is about 30 miles north of San Francisco just off San Pablo Bay. If you are looking for the green green grass of home, that ain’t it, but the area is beautiful never-the-less. I believe that both the Foyts and the Andretti’s have winery’s in the area. Nothing says class like the image of A.J. sipping a nice Chardonnay. Try a bottle during the race George and maybe you won’t be so grumpy.

Sure, not my favorite race either, but in a few months we will be wishing we had a race to watch………..any race. Besides, could it be more boring than the Titans?

By: dylanpt24

dylanpt24 — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 15:22:10 +0000

Yawn…. wake me up when it’s over. At least we’ve got MotoGP this weekend

By: Steve K

Steve K — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 14:46:40 +0000

Lots of GP2 grads in this race. I’m looking forward to what Pantano’s got for IndyCar this time around.

By: Simon Garfunkel

Simon Garfunkel — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 14:25:02 +0000

I agree with George. I cant stand watching Snorama. Does it never rain there? Maybe that could get rid of the dust.

By: Jim in Wilmington

Jim in Wilmington — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 14:00:06 +0000

Maybe part of Will Power’s community service can be to clean up Infineon

By: JohnMc

JohnMc — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 13:03:37 +0000

As for the race, I believe that this one will be Dario’s race. We can say that he does well at this track or that it is his year, but I think that his little dust up with Sato got his attention and put the look back into his eye. From here on the series championship is his.