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Old 28 Mar 2008, 14:48 (Ref:2163895)   #1
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Just thought that you all might want to have a place to talk about the on-track action this weekend.

The first practice session starts in about 45 minutes.
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Old 28 Mar 2008, 14:52 (Ref:2163900)   #2
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For all uk viewers. Sunday morning 12am is when coverage starts.
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Old 28 Mar 2008, 15:29 (Ref:2163926)   #3
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I must say this is the first time I have been pumped for an IRL race
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Old 28 Mar 2008, 15:31 (Ref:2163927)   #4
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Its amazing watching the cars going through turns 1 and 2 when the pressures are down. Nearly every car sparks and it looks so spectacular.
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Old 28 Mar 2008, 16:00 (Ref:2163958)   #5
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I can't wait for this race to happen but I've got the feel that this race might be a borefest. I hope it wont be.
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Old 28 Mar 2008, 16:42 (Ref:2163986)   #6
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There will be a lot of traffic, so that alone should make the race interesting, even if the Ganassi cars walk away from the field every time it goes green.
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Old 28 Mar 2008, 17:47 (Ref:2164022)   #7
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The IRL on the high banks is usually very entertaining with a lot of passing and side-by-side racing.

Having said that, I hope you don't watch a tape of last year's race...Wheldon dominated it and it was a bit of a snoozer.

I would agree with drdisque that the larger field and traffic should make it interesting...Drivers will have to be quick, but patient to work their way through traffic effectively...If they don't, the cars right behind them that are in contention will sure give you some passing that you want to see.
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Old 28 Mar 2008, 23:18 (Ref:2164217)   #8
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Howard and Wheldon in the wall in qualifying.
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Old 29 Mar 2008, 00:44 (Ref:2164244)   #9
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On ya Mr D, nice way to start the season.

Props also to Ed Carpenter, where has he been hiding these last couple of years?? Nice to see he finally got it hooked up, hope the car is strong enough for the race though
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STARTING GRID

1. SCOTT DIXON


2. ED CARPENTER


3. AJ FOYT IV


4. DANICA PATRICK


5. RYAN BRISCOE


6. MARCO ANDRETTI


7. HELIO CASTRONEVES


8.TONY KANAAN


9. HIDEKI MUTOH


10. MARTY ROTH


11.RYAN HUNTER-REAY


12.VITOR MEIRA


13.BUDDY RICE


14.DARREN MANNING


15.FRANCK PERERA


16.ORIOL SERVIA


17.JUSTIN WILSON


18.MILKA DUNO


19.ENRIQUE BERNOLDI


20.ERNESTO VISO


21.WILL POWER


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23.MARIO MORAES


24.DAN WHELDON


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Old 29 Mar 2008, 01:58 (Ref:2164269)   #11
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Should be good.

I'm sure the CCWS guys will lift the pace when they get more time under their belts. It'd be impossible for them not to.
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Old 29 Mar 2008, 03:13 (Ref:2164281)   #12
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Ed and AJ at the front?(raising eyebrows)
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Old 29 Mar 2008, 04:41 (Ref:2164304)   #13
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Larry Curry has talent....and he knows how to hire people...

Keep in mind that carpenter ran a very solid race last year as they were still building and growing under his leadership

Will they join the top three teams? probabaly not...

But tomorrow night is 200 laps...not four...we'll see what happnes then.

Surely you don't think there is a "fix" in on this, do you, mountainstar????
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Old 29 Mar 2008, 09:11 (Ref:2164357)   #14
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So first Champcar man is 15th, and it's Perera. Wouldn't have been my first guess.

And considering Howard and Wheldon didn't run, and ignoring Duno as she's "so slow, she shouldn't be on the track" (Judd) - all the Champcar guys are last.

Clearly the lateness of this and the acclimatisation allowed thus far has been a little sloppy.

Oh well, it's a long season.

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Old 29 Mar 2008, 11:47 (Ref:2164429)   #15
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interesting a few unexpected guys up the front, i'm sure Wheldon will be a big mover. i think the Champcar guys will have a better race then qualifying as they dial themselves into the cars and track.
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Old 29 Mar 2008, 12:08 (Ref:2164439)   #16
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Well, part of the fun Hazard is to see how these teams deal with the adversity. Predictable results = boredom.

I think also that the 4 lap qualifier system might favor some of the folks such as Ed and Foyt in a way - they can use consistency as a virtue where some other folks might be faster over a lap.

I am a bit surprised that some of the CC guys who have oval experience are not further up, but then they may be concentrating on getting in the show and finding a solid race trim.
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Not really too suprising to see the Champcar drivers towards the back of the grid, as has been said they have had very little time to acclimatise really. Still as the race gets underway im sure they wont be too far off of the ultimate pace. I havent really watched the IRL much before in the past but im looking forward to tonights race.
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I am a bit surprised that some of the CC guys who have oval experience are not further up, but then they may be concentrating on getting in the show and finding a solid race trim.
The cars the champcar teams have are junk. Until they get new chassis it's going to be hard to improve.
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Surely you don't think there is a "fix" in on this, do you, mountainstar????
No, no, no of course not.
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Old 29 Mar 2008, 15:52 (Ref:2164544)   #20
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Nice to see Ed and AJ up there. Its going to be a hell of a good race tomorow with all of the traffic. Might gets some wrecks tonight.
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The Champcar guys will catch up. Their starting point, lest we forget, is several years behind the established teams. This year was never going to be easy.

Still, let's go for the wilder theories instead eh?
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Is it just me or are there two car #2's on the grid?
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Is it just me or are there two car #2's on the grid?
Just you.

There's an 02.

And a 2.

Fairly ordinary practice in NASCAR so far, and since silly superstitions close off numbers often enough (like '1', which IRL drivers never use, Champcar did but it just got used by the champion teams lead driver).

In the ALMS round at Sebring, there was a #7, #07 and a #007 (Penske, Peugeot & Aston Martin)
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Old 29 Mar 2008, 18:39 (Ref:2164625)   #24
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Keep in mind that Dixon, Danica, Helio and some others qualified early and Carpenter and Foyt qualified very late in the session...the track was cooler as was the air, which gives more grip and horsepower...

Let's see how everyone runs in the same conditions side-by-side tonight.

BTW...I expect Wheldon to shoot quickly into contention early... he has dominated this race in the past and was the top dog in practices....

As I said in my article this week, drivers will have to be quick, but patient, in ttraffic....Wheldon will have to be so from the drop of the green flag....
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Vision's failed post qualifying inspection (details withheld) and so will start at the back with Wheldon.

So if Foyt & Carpenter are that fast, should be fun to seem them work their way up.

So Dixon will lead off Patrick on a revised front row, with Briscoe and Andretti on row two.
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