2021 Indy 500 contest (2 Viewers)

[slisk250]

It’s my favorite time of year and the world seems on track to some sort of normalcy. I’m not ready to host a big meet on Memorial Weekend, that is coming next year. But at least we have a race in May!

Who is in this year? Last year’s competition gets first dibs. @BGinGA @bsdunbar1 @David O @ChaosRock @Chippy McChiperson We can take up to 12 players split into two fields. Typically we use a snake draft with 6 guys selecting 5 drivers with a point system For the race, other rules for bump and pole day.

We can discuss the various games and wagers not to exceed $50 total, there will be a pole, bump, and race competition this time and the field is stacked, 9 former winners, 35 cars, a lady driving a Penske...Helio not driving a Penske and once again Paulo’s favorite driver Marco Andretti will get shellacked, this is going to be a great race! I can’t wait to defend my win from last year...

once again, who is in?

 

[bsdunbar1]

In
I like giving away money...

 

[ChaosRock]

I'm IN, Mikey!!

Is your boy Marco racing the 500 this year?

 

[Chippy McChiperson]

Sure my dead money is in lol

 

[pltrgyst]

Floor it, turn left, and hope your team manages your pit stops perfectly. Yawn...

 

[slisk250]

Floor it, turn left, and hope your team manages your pit stops perfectly. Yawn...

Awe geez...Larry yelling at clouds again Indycar and USAC Sprint cars are the best racing on Earth.

 

[pltrgyst]

Awe geez...Larry yelling at clouds again Indycar and USAC Sprint cars are the best racing on Earth.

Oh, please. Even SCCA racing is better racing so far as the driver is concerned. Karts are more fun for the driver. The further up the ladder you go, anywhere past Formula Atlantic, the more it becomes a team effort.

When I raced SCCA formula cars and German sedans, I wanted the result to be entirely in my hands. If the racing required refueling, I didn't want any part of it.

I'll watch CART road racing, especially outside cities -- at places like Laguna Seca -- but even those events, when you compare the risks to the variety of skills required, are IMO far superior to any oval racing. You'll notice that many of the teams have to bring in road course specialists to be competitive. The Indy 500 and the like exist only because of money and the fact that the US is a hick backwater when it comes to auto racing.

I ran the oval at Charlotte once, in a Lola C Sports Racer, and thought it was boring as hell. Scary a lot of the time, but overall boring. (Interesting when the Gs from turn2 caused my right rear tire to burn completely through the fender, though. ) If you take a car set up to run the full oval, and a car set up to run all four banked corners *plus* the infield road course, they're totally different animals.

FWIW, I think Monaco sucks as well. Great for the fans, sucks for the drivers. Give me Spa, Zandvoort, Hockenheim, Lime Rock, Road America, VIR, etc.

There. I think the clouds are gone now -- it's dark outside.

 

[ekricket]

I’d like a position in the lineup

 

[slisk250]

Oh, please. Even SCCA racing is better racing so far as the driver is concerned. Karts are more fun for the driver. The further up the ladder you go, anywhere past Formula Atlantic, the more it becomes a team effort.

When I raced SCCA formula cars and German sedans, I wanted the result to be entirely in my hands. If the racing required refueling, I didn't want any part of it.

I'll watch CART road racing, especially outside cities -- at places like Laguna Seca -- but even those events, when you compare the risks to the variety of skills required, are IMO far superior to any oval racing. You'll notice that many of the teams have to bring in road course specialists to be competitive. The Indy 500 and the like exist only because of money and the fact that the US is a hick backwater when it comes to auto racing.

I ran the oval at Charlotte once, in a Lola C Sports Racer, and thought it was boring as hell. Scary a lot of the time, but overall boring. (Interesting when the Gs from turn2 caused my right rear tire to burn completely through the fender, though. ) If you take a car set up to run the full oval, and a car set up to run all four banked corners *plus* the infield road course, they're totally different animals.

FWIW, I think Monaco sucks as well. Great for the fans, sucks for the drivers. Give me Spa, Zandvoort, Hockenheim, Lime Rock, Road America, VIR, etc.

There. I think the clouds are gone now -- it's dark outside.

SCCA...yawn...

 

[slisk250]

We have 5 players so far. That will work. If there are no more be tomorrow I’ll send a pm to players and we can discuss the details

I know this is a big deal for Dave too... @BGinGA

 

[David O]

in

 

[BGinGA]

I'm in.

 

[slisk250]

Ok guys I’ll send a pm soon. After the first day of qualifying I’ll put together the pole and bump contests. We will need to make our selections for those contests Saturday.

 

[slisk250]

For any spectators out there, bsdunbar1 wins the pole contest drafting Scott Dixon. Slisk gets the last qualifier with Simona de Silvestro.

Starting Lineup
ROW 1
Chaos1. (9) Scott Dixon, Dallara-Honda, 231.685 mph
David O2. (26) Colton Herta, Dallara-Honda, 231.655
Slisk 3. (21) Rinus VeeKay, Dallara-Chevy, 231.511
ROW 2
ekricket4. (20) Ed Carpenter, Dallara-Chevy, 231.504
Dunbar5. (48) Tony Kanaan, Dallara-Honda, 231.032)
Chippy6. (10) Alex Palou, Dallara-Honda, 230.616
ROW 3
Ekricket 7. (28) Ryan Hunter-Reay, Dallara-Honda, 230.499
BGinGA8. (06) Helio Castroneves, Dallara-Honda, 230.355
9. (8) Marcus Ericsson, Dallara-Honda, 230.318
ROW 4
BGinGA10. (27) Alexander Rossi, Honda, 231.046
11. (18) Ed Jones, Honda, 231.044
Chippy 12. (5) Pato O’Ward, Chevrolet, 230.864
ROW 5
13. (51) Pietro Fittipaldi, Honda, 230.846
14. (7) Felix Rosenqvist, Chevrolet, 230.744
Dunbar15. (30) Takuma Sato, Honda, 230.708
ROW 6
16. (29) James Hinchcliffe, Honda, 230.563
17. (3) Scott McLaughlin, Chevrolet, 230.557
slisk18. (15) Graham Rahal, Honda, 230.521
ROW 7
19. (47) Conor Daly, Chevrolet, 230.427
20. (60) Jack Harvey, Honda, 230.191
21. (2) Josef Newgarden, Chevrolet, 230.071
ROW 8
22. (1) JR Hildebrand, Chevrolet, 229.980
23. (45) Santino Ferrucci, Honda, 229.949
24. (86) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 229.891
ROW 9
25. (98) Marco Andretti, Honda, 229.872 Paolo’s Hero
26. (22) Simon Pagenaud, Chevrolet, 229.778
27. (14) Sebastien Bourdais, Chevrolet, 229.744
ROW 10
28. (25) Stefan Wilson, Honda, 229.714
29. (59) Max Chilton, Chevrolet, 229.417
30. (4) Dalton Kellett, Chevrolet, 228.323
ROW 11
31. (24) Sage Karam, Chevrolet, 229.156
32. (12) Will Power, Chevrolet, 228.876
33. (16) Simona De Silvestro, Chevrolet, 228.353

Draft Order
1ChaosRock
2David O
3slisk
4bsdunbar1
5Chippy
6BGinGA
7ekricket
8ekricket
9BGinGA
10 Chippy
11 bsdunbar1
12 slisk
13 David O
14 ChaosRock
15 ChaosRock
16 David O
17 slisk
18 bsdunbar1
19 Chippy
20 BGinGA
21 ekricket
22 ekricket
23 BGinGA
24 Chippy
25 bsdunbar1
26 slisk
27 David O
28 ChaosRock

ChaosRock - Scott Dixon
David O - Colton Herta
slisk - Rinus Veekay, Graham Rahal
bsdunbar1 - Tony Kanaan, Takuma Sato
Chippy - Alex Palou, Pato O’Ward
BGinGA - Helio Castroneves, Alexander Rossi
ekricket - Ed Carpenter, Ryan Hunter-Reay

 

[ChaosRock]

With the first overall pick I select...

1 - Scott Dixon

@David O next!

 

[David O]

Herta

 

[ChaosRock]

@slisk250 , you up!

 

[slisk250]

Veekay

 

[bsdunbar1]

Kanaan

 

[Chippy McChiperson]

O’Ward

 

[BGinGA]

Helio

 

[ekricket]

Carpenter

Hunter-Reay

 

[slisk250]

Helio

Helio is my pic for the win this year. He is very good in practice. Passing cars a bunch

 

[BGinGA]

9 - Rossi

 

[Chippy McChiperson]

Palou

 

[bsdunbar1]

Takuma Sato

 

[ChaosRock]

@slisk250 !! U on deck!

 

[ChaosRock]

9 - Rossi

Tell me Dave, you only picked him 'cause you knew he was my favorite, right? LOL!

 

[BGinGA]

It was a toss-up between him and marco

 

[BGinGA]

paging @slisk250 for pick #12