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27 Aug 2015, 01:36 (Ref:3569061)
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Round 16: GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma. Sonoma, CA. 29th - 3Oth August, 2015.
Round 16: GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma. Sonoma, CA. 28th - 30th August, 2015.
Here we are again and as the late James Hunt was fond of saying, "It's all over bar the shouting.", well almost, as we go into the final race of yet another, though rather compressed, good season of racing; apart from the obvious. Originally known as Sears Point Raceway, the track was built in 1968 and held its first race on Dec. 1, that year. In 1970, Dan Gurney won the 2nd round of the USAC Championship Car season, the Golden Gate 150, in his AAR Eagle-Ford. However, AOWR/IndyCar would not return for 35 years, with Tony Kanaan wining the IRL's inaugural race at the venue in 2005, for Andretti Green Racing. The venue also hosts rounds for AMA Superbikes, NASCAR Sprint Cup, NHRA Championship Drag Racing, SCCA and WTCC. The track was originally owned by attorney Robert Marshall Jr. and land developer Jim Coleman, who sold it in 1969 to Filmways Corp., a Los Angeles based entertainment company, who closed the venue in May 1970 and used it as a tax shelter. In 1974, it was leased to Bob Bondurant, owner and operator of the Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving and was bought by the group Black Mountain Inc., which included Bondurant. It was bought back by Filmways Corp., in 1981 and subsequently auctioned off and run by Brenda Raceway Corp., until 1996, when it was bought by current owners Speedway Motorsports, Inc. What a tortuous history! Some trivia: The driver with the most wins, Will Power: 2010, 2011, 2013. The team with most wins, Team Penske: 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013. Track Layout: Complete track and variations.  Current IndyCar track.  Sonoma Raceway is another track with various layouts and has also undergone various changes. The full length road course is a 2.52 miles (4.06 km), with 12-turns and 160 feet change in elevation. It also has a quarter mile (400 m) dragstrip used for NHRA drag racing events, which was originally part of the start/finish line straight. Track changes in 2002 separated the race track from the drag strip. Up until and including 2011, IndyCar raced on a 2.303 mile (3.706 km) version of the track but in 2012 notable changes were made to the layout. The section from Turn 10 to Turn 11 was extended by 200 feet before going into the hairpin, giving drivers more space to out-brake each other and set up a passing opportunity before going into Turn 12. The exit of Turn 9, the Bus Stop, was widened by 10 feet on the driver’s left, giving additional width to what was already a passing zone. The exit is now 50 feet wide. At Turn 7, instead of the looping right-hander, there is now a u-turn, which forces drivers to out-brake each other, similar to Turn 11 and creating a passing zone. Length: 2.385 mi - 3.838 km Turns: 12 Lap record: August 23rd, 2014. Will Power, 1:17.4126, 110.912 mph - 178.496 km/h. Team Penske, Dallara DW12-Chevrolet, Verizon IndyCar Series Last year's winner: Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Dallara DW12-Chevrolet Laps: 85 Distance: 195.755 Mi - 315.010 Km Race Time: 2:09:21 Average Speed: 86.401 Mph - 139.048 Km/h TV Coverage: NBCSN Green flag, 4:00pm ET. Here's to a great season finale. 
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27 Aug 2015, 22:31 (Ref:3569262)
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27 Aug 2015, 22:32 (Ref:3569264)
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I thought this was a very nice touch.
https://www.facebook.com/indycar/pho...type=1&theater More here. http://www.indycar.com/News/2015/08/...en-Gate-Bridge Last edited by bjohnsonsmith; 27 Aug 2015 at 22:42. |
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27 Aug 2015, 23:19 (Ref:3569270)
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Me too. I hope they post some video. There was a tweet or something when they were setting up indicating GoPro involvement I think? |
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28 Aug 2015, 12:31 (Ref:3569342)
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Oriol Servia to race Justin Wilson's car at Sonoma.
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28 Aug 2015, 13:42 (Ref:3569354)
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28 Aug 2015, 22:57 (Ref:3569494)
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29 Aug 2015, 10:29 (Ref:3569581)
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Whats the story behind this, are they actually fuelling the cars?
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30 Aug 2015, 08:59 (Ref:3569789)
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Qualifying:
1 Will Power, Team Penske. Dallara/Chevrolet. 1m16.2597s 2 Josef Newgarden, CFH Racing. Dallara/Chevrolet. 1m16.3964s 3 Ryan Hunter-Reay, Andretti Autosport. Dallara/Honda. 1m16.5254s 4 Simon Pagenaud, Team Penske. Dallara/Chevrolet. 1m16.6683s 5 Juan Pablo Montoya, Team Penske. Dallara/Chevrolet. 1m16.8437s 6 Graham Rahal, Rahal Letterman Lanigan. Dallara/Honda. 1m17.1769s 7 Charlie Kimball, Chip Ganassi Racing. Dallara/Chevrolet. 1m16.6669s 8 Marco Andretti, Andretti Autosport. Dallara/Honda. 1m16.8710s 9 Scott Dixon, Chip Ganassi Racing. Dallara/Chevrolet. 1m16.9677s 10 Sebastian Saavedra, Chip Ganassi Racing. Dallara/Chevrolet. 1m17.1596s 11 Tony Kanaan, Chip Ganassi Racing. Dallara/Chevrolet. 1m17.2899s 12 Carlos Munoz, Andretti Autosport. Dallara/Honda. 1m17.3302s 13 Luca Filippi, CFH Racing. Dallara/Chevrolet. 1m17.1077s 14 Mikhail Aleshin, Schmidt Peterson Motorsports. Dallara/Honda. 1m17.3885s 15 Helio Castroneves, Team Penske. Dallara/Chevrolet. 1m17.2550s 16 Sebastien Bourdais, KVSH Racing. Dallara/Chevrolet. 1m17.4310s 17 Ryan Briscoe, Schmidt Peterson Motorsports. Dallara/Honda. 1m17.4886s 18 Takuma Sato, AJ Foyt Enterprises. Dallara/Honda. 1m17.5599s 19 Oriol Servia, Andretti Autosport. Dallara/Honda. 1m17.5724s 20 Stefano Coletti, KV Racing Technology. Dallara/Chevrolet. 1m17.8293s 21 Gabby Chaves, Bryan Herta Autosport. Dallara/Honda. 1m17.7994s 22 James Jakes, Schmidt Peterson Motorsports. Dallara/Honda. 1m17.8968s 23 Tristan Vautier, Dale Coyne Racing. Dallara/Honda. 1m17.9876s 24 Rodolfo Gonzalez, Dale Coyne Racing. Dallara/Honda. 1m18.3867s 25 Jack Hawksworth, AJ Foyt Enterprises. Dallara/Honda. 1m19.0408s The title contenders have qualified as follows: 1 Will Power - Fourth, -61 points. 1:16.2597 2 Josef Newgarden - Sixth, -87 points. 1:16.3964 5 Juan Pablo Montoya - First. 1:16.6631 5 Graham Rahal - Second, -34 points. 1:16.6435 9 Scott Dixon - Third, -47 points. 1:16.7365 15 Helio Castroneves - Fifth, -77 points. 1:17.2550 Will Power has broken his own lap record of 1:17.4126, setting a new one of 1m16.2597. |
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30 Aug 2015, 20:28 (Ref:3570064)
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Nice retrospective piece by Robin Miller there.
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30 Aug 2015, 20:56 (Ref:3570066)
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A nice tribute to Justin Wilson but a rather cringe worthy rendition of the national anthem.
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30 Aug 2015, 20:58 (Ref:3570068)
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30 Aug 2015, 21:06 (Ref:3570069)
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Hard to tell what the crowd is like.
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30 Aug 2015, 21:09 (Ref:3570072)
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Power certainly got the jump on everyone.
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30 Aug 2015, 22:39 (Ref:3570092)
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I'll try watching this tomorrow. Watched the opening ceremonies then felt completely miserable so needed to go do something else. From a driver's point of view it must be awkward to start racing 5 minutes after the tribute?
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30 Aug 2015, 23:10 (Ref:3570097)
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What the heck was Bourdais doing? He had room to go inside...
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Bullshit. Bullshit. Bullshit.
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30 Aug 2015, 23:26 (Ref:3570101)
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Penske loses the championship in the last race for the 6th time in 7 years.
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Ryan Briscoe denies Penske the title.
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30 Aug 2015, 23:27 (Ref:3570102)
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I don't have a preference between JPM and Dixie, and won't deny that it was a hell of a show at the end considering the lack of actual overtakes, but it's almost meaningless with this random implementation of double points.
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What ****es me off the most is that Montoya had a terrible day overall but salvaged a 6th place and still lost the championship. What more do you want from the guy?
EDIT: I find it funny how **** is censored but bullshit isn't. 
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The race actually reminded me a little of some the Laguna Seca finales of the mid 90s.
I do think double points is stupid and unnecessary. Every year shouldn't need to be a "decider", individual events should stand on their own two feet as worthy events to win in their own right. Anyway, Montoya got the 500, which is what the year is about really. And Dixon did do a good job. Ganassi got the benefit of another count back but this time Montoya was at the losing end of it. Of course, that Fontana race way back then was also marred by a race tragedy, that of Greg Moore. |
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