Sean Stinson
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Castroneves wins the 500 and sticks it right in the IRS's a$$ after being acquitted....god bless him!!!!:sifone::sifone::26::26:
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Castroneves wins the 500
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getchasum111
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yep...glad to see it....and i didn't know that he just got off the tax evasion deal....but good for him....
Ratickle
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I kinda lost interest when they pulled the Cart/Indy BS. Even now their fastest qualifying speeds are around 15mph slower than the old race lap speeds.
pullmytrigger
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me too.....
my buds and me would always make it a point to get together and watch the Indy 500 no matter what, about 7 of us, just us guys.....I mean it's the INDY 500!!!.....we did it for years.......since that BS have never been able to get everyone together......and I stopped even trying about 10 yrs ago......sad......remember Danny Sulivans "Spin and Win" in '85???.....how cool was that?.......I loved that series, it had it all
Tony George is a effin a-hole!!!!!
F*** I hate that guy!!!pullmytrigger
Charter Member
Danica's "shower" commercial was cool though.....
good to see she's embracing the fact that she's an attractive female and not just one of the guys.....
good to see she's embracing the fact that she's an attractive female and not just one of the guys.....
C_Spray
Charter Member
Actually, I believe that the race speeds are very close to the same. Qualifying speeds were getting out of control in the mid-90's, and needed to be reined in a bit anyway. The damage from the CART/IRL split remains to be repaired, but with the big teams now back in the picture, there is some hope.
C_Spray
Charter Member
Very cool for me. It was my first Indy car win as a crew chief. I still wear the gold Rolex that came with the win, and one of the piston/rod assemblies from that engine sits on my desk. Danny is a great guy - we've kept in touch ever since those days.
C_Spray
Charter Member
I wonder if the lead prosecutor watched the race. Maybe we should send him the DVD.
me too.....
my buds and me would always make it a point to get together and watch the Indy 500 no matter what, about 7 of us, just us guys.....I mean it's the INDY 500!!!.....we did it for years.......since that BS have never been able to get everyone together......and I stopped even trying about 10 yrs ago......sad......remember Danny Sulivans "Spin and Win" in '85???.....how cool was that?.......I loved that series, it had it all
Tony George is a effin a-hole!!!!!
I went to ten straight 500s starting in '78...the good 'ol days!! After Tony George pulled his boner I switched over to Formula 1 and haven't looked back. I still watch it on TV mostly out of nostalgia but I haven't attended in decades. I noticed that the stands behind the pits were two thirds full at best...economy or Tony George hang-overs?
Ratickle
Founding Member / Super Moderator
Fastest Qualifying Speeds, last 20 years.
Notice the drop after 1996? I think Arie ran a four lap average during the race over 237 from what I recall. If so, it'll be out there somewhere.
1988 Rick Mears 219.198
1989 Rick Mears 223.885
1990 Emerson Fittipaldi 225.301
1991 Gary Bettenhausen 224.468
1992 Roberto Guerrero 232.482
1993 Arie Luyendyk 223.967
1994 Al Unser Jr. 228.011
1995 Scott Brayton 231.604
1996 Arie Luyendyk 236.986
1997 Arie Luyendyk 218.263
1998 Billy Boat 223.503
1999 Arie Luyendyk 225.179
2000 Greg Ray 223.471
2001 Scott Sharp 226.037
2002 Bruno Junqueira 231.342
2003 Helio Castroneves 231.725
2004 Buddy Rice 222.024
2005 Kenny Brack* 227.598
2006 Sam Hornish Jr. 228.985
2007 Helio Castroneves 225.817
2008 Scott Dixon 226.366
Ratickle
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Congratulations. Some things are always amazing. First Indy car win was at Indy? Wow......
Ratickle
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I moved to Michigan from Oregon in the fall of 87. In 88 I drove down two weekends for qualifying and for the race. An amazing event. Could not miss it after watching every year on TV.
Ratickle
Founding Member / Super Moderator
1996 was the year.......
Fastest Qualifying Speed:
237.498 mph / 382.216 km/h, one lap, Arie Luyendyk, 1996
236.986 mph / 381.392 km/h, four-lap average, Arie Luyendyk, 1996
Fastest Race Lap:
236.103 mph / 379.971 km/h, Eddie Cheever, 1996
Fastest Unofficial (Practice) Lap:
239.260 mph / 385.052 km/h, Arie Luyendyk, May 10, 1996
Fastest Qualifying Speed:
237.498 mph / 382.216 km/h, one lap, Arie Luyendyk, 1996
236.986 mph / 381.392 km/h, four-lap average, Arie Luyendyk, 1996
Fastest Race Lap:
236.103 mph / 379.971 km/h, Eddie Cheever, 1996
Fastest Unofficial (Practice) Lap:
239.260 mph / 385.052 km/h, Arie Luyendyk, May 10, 1996
C_Spray
Charter Member
Yep. 1996 was the last year of turbocharged cars; 800+ hp. Now they're around 670, and forced to carry huge rear wings (LOTS of drag) to keep straightaway speeds down. Tire technology has kept cornering speeds high, so the lap speeds have not dropped proportional to straightaway speeds. We ran 252 mph into the speed traps in 1994, but only high two-teens in the corners, so the lap speeds were "only" in the high 220's. Al Jr put us on the pole at 228+. Once the tire war started in earnest in 1995, cornering speeds (and injuries/deaths) spiralled out of control. Something had to be done to get them back down. There is so much grip now, that the speed difference throughout the lap is barely 10 mph.
C_Spray
Charter Member
Yeah. You only get one shot a doing it the first time. The Gilmore "Rookie Chief Mechanic of The Year" plaque is on my office wall. Almost forgot about that....
pullmytrigger
Charter Member
Wow!.....tell us the road you travelled to get to be Danny Sullivans crew chief and then winning the Indy 500......
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