Comments on: Random Thoughts From Bump Day http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2012/05/20/random-thoughts-from-bump-day/ Speed is Life Thu, 23 May 2013 03:18:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Steve K http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2012/05/20/random-thoughts-from-bump-day/#comment-11972 Tue, 22 May 2012 00:07:02 +0000 https://oilpressure.wordpress.com/?p=10208#comment-11972 I just stumbled upon the Wikipedia page for the ’81 500 (the year I was born) and noticed the failed to qualify list. Is that for real? At one point we had 55 cars not qualify? How times have changed.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1981_Indianapolis_500

]]> By: Bent Wickerbill http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2012/05/20/random-thoughts-from-bump-day/#comment-11958 Mon, 21 May 2012 10:27:57 +0000 https://oilpressure.wordpress.com/?p=10208#comment-11958 safety ….

]]> By: Steve K http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2012/05/20/random-thoughts-from-bump-day/#comment-11953 Mon, 21 May 2012 05:01:43 +0000 https://oilpressure.wordpress.com/?p=10208#comment-11953 The short amount of time between losing the car and hitting the wall has to be the worst feeling in the world.

How does one fail post qualifying inspection and not get a grid penalty? I think most owners would pay 50K for pole at Indy. On the other hand if the infraction doesnt give the car a competative advantage, why is the rule in the book?

]]> By: JB http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2012/05/20/random-thoughts-from-bump-day/#comment-11952 Mon, 21 May 2012 04:20:57 +0000 https://oilpressure.wordpress.com/?p=10208#comment-11952 Just watched a little on the dvr, NBCSN had no problems explaining the rules. Fair to say it’s #Embarrassing IMS and IndyCar employees don’t know the rules they invented.

]]> By: Brian http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2012/05/20/random-thoughts-from-bump-day/#comment-11950 Mon, 21 May 2012 00:49:30 +0000 https://oilpressure.wordpress.com/?p=10208#comment-11950 First of all, any day at IMS is a good day. Next year we should be back to “bump day drama’. For now it’s just growing pains with the new cars and engines. Aerokits should be a part of it next year as well.

I COULD NOT AGREE MORE about Ralph Shaheen. He sounds like he’s constantly in danger of soiling himself. He says the same thing over and over again and his delivery is terrible. Yesterday he must have pointed out a million times that “he needs three more laps like that one” or “he can’t afford to fall off too much more”. Really? He needs to let things play out without treating us like a bunch of kindergarten kids.

There is also NO excuse for the lack of clarity around the shoot-out rules, but that could be pinned on Calabro, Shaheen, or anyone else who had access to them between 4:30 and 6:00.

If I had a gripe about Calabro it would be his apparent crusade to find his own version of “Annnnnnnd he’s on it!”. “Go find the edge” needs to be put away forever.

]]> By: JB http://oilpressure.wordpress.com/2012/05/20/random-thoughts-from-bump-day/#comment-11947 Sun, 20 May 2012 23:48:41 +0000 https://oilpressure.wordpress.com/?p=10208#comment-11947 Well yeah, the other guy who I forget his name all the time has a terrible PA voice (bad pitch and tends to be more of the monster truck or short track verbal vomit vibe) and was just as guilty as Calabro and whoever was running the @Indycar twitter account for repeatedly saying Fast 9 times had to be withdrawn to make 2nd attempts in the 90 minutes. Considering most cars didn’t even finish their 2nd attempts they completely screwed the entire situation and confused the hell out of everyone in attendance or following along across the world on twitter.

I don’t really think you can excuse any of those parties for not knowing the basic rules. What will we find out next week, the race is now 213 laps?

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