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Watch the exciting last hour of Bump Day Qualifying. The day was punctuated by Jimmy Kite's last minute attempt to make the field.
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May 24th, 2007 at 7:30 pm
Marcus:
1 points
Engines
I remember the first year Honda raced at Indy and after that year (1994 I believe) I never would have guessed that they would be as successful as other makes let alone being the sole engine supplier for the series. Now true enough there have been changes over the years since Honda's debut but I must say that I'm still impressed. However I would like to see other engine manufacturers involved.
May 24th, 2007 at 1:26 pm
Ray:
0 points
Engines
While I'm no fan of Honda, I have to give them credit. They have to put a limit on hrs for teams that just don't have it. They are quite fair in the time they give to all those that try to get into the INDY. When you look at the cost of providing engines to 50 teams and the realization that only 33 will race, I think they are very generous. You just have to realize that there is a point where there is no Value in going further. When the Most of the field is going 220-221 and you can't get over 218, the leaders are doing 2 laps more every hour. There is not a realistic chance of overcoming that kind of a deficit and winning and Winning is what its all about.
My condolences to those that didn't make it and Best of luck to those that did. Be safe
May 23rd, 2007 at 10:20 am
gamon griffin:
1 points
engine leases
I'm worried about how much control Honda has over the engines once they are in the teams' possession. I think the terms of the engine leases need to limit what Honda can and can't do regarding team practice time.
May 22nd, 2007 at 3:40 pm
steve colgan:
0 points
drama
if sundays race only manages to stir half the passion,emotion and pride we've just seen, it's set to be a classic
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I remember the first year Honda raced at Indy and after that year (1994 I believe) I never would have guessed that they would be as successful as other makes let alone being the sole engine supplier for the series. Now true enough there have been changes over the years since Honda's debut but I must say that I'm still impressed. However I would like to see other engine manufacturers involved.
While I'm no fan of Honda, I have to give them credit. They have to put a limit on hrs for teams that just don't have it. They are quite fair in the time they give to all those that try to get into the INDY. When you look at the cost of providing engines to 50 teams and the realization that only 33 will race, I think they are very generous. You just have to realize that there is a point where there is no Value in going further. When the Most of the field is going 220-221 and you can't get over 218, the leaders are doing 2 laps more every hour. There is not a realistic chance of overcoming that kind of a deficit and winning and Winning is what its all about.
My condolences to those that didn't make it and Best of luck to those that did. Be safe
I'm worried about how much control Honda has over the engines once they are in the teams' possession. I think the terms of the engine leases need to limit what Honda can and can't do regarding team practice time.
if sundays race only manages to stir half the passion,emotion and pride we've just seen, it's set to be a classic