I think we still need a picking order for Group 2, @BGinGA . If you can get that to us, maybe Mike, @dbertheau and myself can pick teams separately in a PM, just so it's not too convoluted here.
I dealt two cards to each player (reverse alphabetical order this time), lowest total goes first (low-card tie-break if needed):I think we still need a picking order for Group 2, @BGinGA . If you can get that to us, maybe Mike, @dbertheau and myself can pick teams separately in a PM, just so it's not too convoluted here.
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...and this is why Fernando will never again enter the Indy 500 in a McLaren.
This is the most stunning example of incompetence in racing.
Embarrassing!
What surprises me is that Alonzo, even after the debacle with McLaren the last few years he drove for the team on F1, still comes to Indy with them! WTF, Fernando? Was it about money? It seems to me it was. I'm a HUGE Alonzo fan and up to now I thought he was the unluckiest driver ever as far as picking teams is concerned. Now I think I'm on the camp he wanted the money. Why would he stay with McLaren for Indy? For a promise they would be competitive? After being promised the same thing in F1 for years? It absolutely sucks, man.
And honestly, I think the Indy500 looses a bit without Fernando driving the race. Yes, for fans like us, it doesn't matter. But there's a lot of non-Americans, fans of F1, that would be watching the 500 because of him. Lost opportunity. Not sure what the IndyCar could have done to avoid this. Maybe nothing, idk...
I hope Fernando goes talking to Andretti or Roger or Chip.
@ChaosRock you’re up twice, then back to @David O
So we are done with the Group 2 Draft. For transparency sake, since now I know Mike's preferences and he knows mine, here are the teams:
dbertheau:
1. 22 Simon Pagenaud, Montmorillon, France, Team Penske, Chevrolet
18. 9 Scott Dixon (W), Auckland, New Zealand, Chip Ganassi Racing, Honda
32. 5 James Hinchcliffe, Toronto, Canada, Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, Honda
16. 14 Tony Kanaan (W), Salvador, Brazil, A.J. Foyt Enterprises, Chevrolet
14. 30 Takuma Sato (W), Tokyo, Japan, Letterman Lanigan Racing, Honda
20. 23 Charlie Kimball, Camarillo, California, Carlin, Chevrolet
17. 15 Graham Rahal, New Albany, Ohio, Letterman Lanigan Racing, Honda
21. 48 JR Hildebrand, Sausalito, California, Dreyer & Reinbold Racing, Chevrolet
24. 4 Matheus Leist, Novo Hamburgo, Brazil, A.J. Foyt Enterprises, Chevrolet
25. 60 Jack Harvey, Bassingham, England, Meyer Shank Racing, Honda
26. 42 Jordan King (R), Warwick, England, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, Honda
ChaosRock:
8. 2 Josef Newgarden, Nashville, Tennessee, Team Penske, Chevrolet
9. 27 Alexander Rossi (W), Nevada City, California, Andretti Autosport, Honda
2. 20 Ed Carpenter, Indianapolis, Indiana, Ed Carpenter Racing, Chevrolet
22. 28 Ryan Hunter-Reay (W), Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Andretti Autosport, Honda
5. 88 Colton Herta (R), Valencia, California, Harding Steinbrenner Racing, Honda
7. 18 Sebastien Bourdais, Le Mans, France, Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan, Honda
29. 10 Felix Rosenqvist (R), Värnamo, Sweden, Chip Ganassi Racing, Honda
28. 26 Zach Veach, Stockdale, Ohio, Andretti Autosport, Honda
23. 19 Santino Ferrucci (R), Woodbury, Connecticut, Dale Coyne Racing, Honda
15. 33 James Davison, Melbourne, Australia, Dale Coyne Racing with Byrd and Belardi, Honda
27. 81 Ben Hanley (R), Manchester, England, DragonSpeed, Chevrolet
slisk250:
6. 12 Will Power (W), Toowoomba, Australia, Team Penske, Chevrolet
12. 3 Helio Castroneves (W), Sao Paulo, Brazil, Team Penske, Chevrolet
4. 63 Ed Jones Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Ed Carpenter Racing, Chevrolet
3. 21 Spencer Pigot, Orlando, Florida, Ed Carpenter Racing, Chevrolet
13. 7 Marcus Ericsson (R), Kumla, Sweden, Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, Honda
10. 98 Marco Andretti, Nazareth, Pennsylvania, Andretti Herta with Marco & Curb-Agajanian, Honda
11. 25 Conor Daly, Noblesville, Indiana, Andretti Autosport, Honda
19. 77 Oriol Servia, Pals, Spain, Team Stange w/ Arrow SPM, Honda
30. 39 Pippa Mann, Ipswich, England, Clauson-Marshall Racing, Chevrolet
31. 24 Sage Karam, Nazareth, Pennsylvania, Dreyer & Reinbold Racing, Chevrolet
33. 32 Kyle Kaiser, Santa Clara, California, Juncos Racing, Chevrolet