I would agree regarding the road courses vs. ovals for Indy car racing. Just look at Formula 1. The technology is incredible, but the racing is not. Basically the qualifying for Formula 1 is the most exciting part of the race weekend. Little or no passing other than at the standing start and winning margins often of a minute or more. Watching Indy car racing on ovals is extremely exciting comparatively speaking. To see cars going over 220 miles per hour inches from each other and winning margins often in the thousandths of a second is awesome.
April 12th, 2008 at 2:21 pm
les:
1 points
still need more ovals
I think oval racing is the best racing because of the speed and how close the cars are. Road courses you just see 1/8 of the race. What fun is that for fans?
January 1st, 2008 at 9:57 pm
RD:
21 points
Five years ago....
Someone would have been seriously hurt or killed if this has happened just a few years ago. What an amazing testament to the integrity of the safety equipment and the design of the cars.
September 24th, 2007 at 11:55 am
dave g:
4 points
mis vs irl
I hope thes guys can get to some kind of understanding of eachother,we the fans are the ones who spend the cash at mis,this is a very big tradition to be lost ,this race is part of michigan and irish hills and jackson,I hope they can get to gether and get the issues at hand resolved.....
October 5th, 2007 at 11:55 am
james:
-14 points
what the flip happened
they say they can drive then what the heck are they doing trying to fly with those cars it not who getts the highest in the air its to see how fast and far they place in the race
November 3rd, 2007 at 10:01 am
w:
-5 points
What up with that!
Come on!! Theres plenty of moe time to race. I have to say that was Dario's fault!!
November 3rd, 2007 at 10:03 am
wo:
1 points
What up with that?
There was plenty of more time to race. Don't get so aggresive! That was Dario's fault right there!!!!!!!!!!
August 21st, 2007 at 7:13 pm
DWGIRL:
2 points
shut it!
Ok all you people that are blameing Dan..stop!! its stupid..it wasnt his fault!!!! and a lot of you are calling dario a real classy guy..well no your wrong there too! dario text dan that night and said what the BLEEP were you doing out there??? Ok now thats just too far!!! thats not classy @ all!!! and even if dan would of done that on purpose why would he do that if he knew he would probabaly take him out too!?!? I just dont get why so many people hate dan...plus have you forgothe WON THE INDY 500!!! gosh...GO DAN!!!
August 21st, 2007 at 11:09 am
Lafre064:
6 points
Unbelievable
When I saw the crash, I thought that this time, we would see again Dario never again. It is a true miracle.
August 18th, 2007 at 12:48 pm
MIXSTIR:
-8 points
READ AND RESPOND-SUCK OR KISS
BEEN GOING TO M.I.S. FOR OVER 30 YEARS,ONE OF THE BEST HIGH SPEED RACE TRACKS EVER !SOME OF MY GREATEST RACING MEMORIES GOOD AND BAD HAVE COME OUT OF THIS TRACK.IT IS A TRUE MODERN DAY TRAGEDY THAT THE SPEEDWAY OWNERS,HIGHER UPS AND THE IRL CAN'T GET TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHT P.R. STAFF AND TURN THIS BACK INTO A MUST WATCH CLASSIC RACE !!! NOW BIG ROGER (PENSKE) I BELIEVE HAS MERGED WITH NASCAR WHICH OWNS MIS. NOW MR.PENSKE I HAVE MET YOU A NUMBER OF TIMES OVER 40 YRS AND YOU HAVE ALWAYS BEEN KIND AND GRACIOUS WITH YOUR HOSPITALITY, A TRUE CLASS ACT BUT I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT WITH ALL YOUR HARD WORK AND EFFORTS IN THE EARLY DAYS OF MAKING MIS A GREAT FACILITY ALONG WITH THE BEST RACING THAT YOU WOULD LET THE CONGLOMERATE NASCAR BOYS TALK YOU INTO THIER WORLD TO THE EXTENT THAT YOU LOSE THE GREAT THINGS THAT GOT YOU TO WHERE YOU ARE NOW. OH I KNOW NASCAR IS TONS OF MONEY AND HAS A LARGER FAN BASE AND ALL THAT GOES WITH IT BUT I ALSO KNOW YOUR BUSINESS SAVY. PUT THE HAMMER DOWN ROG. AND GET SOME SUPPORT BACK INTO THE IRL. IT'S NOT LIKE YOU TO HAVE ONE OF YOUR JEWELS FALL INTO THE WASTELANDS OF AUTO RACING AND NOT CARE ABOUT IT...FROM A LONG TIME MIS FAN THAT HAS HUNG ON THE OLD ROAD COURSE FENCE WATCHING DONAHUE AND PARNELLI GO AT IT IN TRANS-AM,FOR WAITING THROUGH PLENTY OF RAIN DELAYS WITH SOGGY HOT DOGS AND WATERED DOWN BEER TO FINALLY SEE A GREAT RACE, FOR JOHNCOCK CHASING DOWN UNSER-2 LAPS TO GO-BOTH LOW ON FUEL,FOR THE WILD ACTION,CARS ONTOP OF EACH OTHER AND OTHER CARNAGE. OH,I HAVE SEEN MUCH WORSE THAN THE DAN AND DARIO MESS BUT I'D RATHER NOT TALK ABOUT IT.I'AM GLAD ALL THE DRIVERS ARE OK. SAFETY HAS COME ALONG WAY, IF THAT WRECK HAPPENED IN THE EARLIER DAYS WE WOULD BE MINUS A FEW DRIVERS.IRL HAS THE BEST IN SAFETY CREWS EVEN MOBILE TRUAMA UNITS,HELL SMASHCAR CUP DOESNT EVEN HAVE THAT,THEY SHOULD.IRL HAS SOME OF THE BEST DRIVERS IN THE WORLD WITH NEW TALENT CHOMPING AT THE BIT,SO COME ON IRL AND P.R. PEOPLE IS THIS REALLY THE BEST YOU CAN DO (NO) OR ARE YOU BEING CORRALED LIKE TIMID SHEEP BY THE GREED OF SMASHCAR CUP AND T.V. EXEC'S THAT WOULD RATHER VIEW A RATING SCALE THAN A RACE, DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT A RACE IS...RAT RACE MAYBE? TELL YOU WHAT,I KNOW I COULD DO A BETTER JOB IN THE IRL P.R. DEPT AND I WOULD DO IT FOR FREE. WHY? BECAUSE I LOVE IT WITH A PASSION ,I'D DO ANYTHING TO GET THIS SERIES BACK ON TRACK AND THE RESPECT IT DESERVES.CRAZY? WELL MAYBE IT'S TIME. GENE SIMMONS (KISS) WITH HIS MGT.CO. NEEDS TO PUT HIS MONEY WHERE HIS TONGUE IS IF HE REALLY WANTS TO SUPPORT IRL.HEY GENE HOW ABOUT A IRL T.V. COMMERCIAL DURING YOUR FAMILY JEWELS T.V.SHOW? GENE,YOUR A GOOD GUY (-EGO) THANKS FOR AT LEAST JUMPING ON WITH THE IRL,BUT GET YOUR P.R. PEOPLE WORKING FOR YOU AND THE IRL.THERES MORE TO THESE RACES THAN RIDING AROUND IN GOLF CARTS,PACE CARS,AND GETTING WOMEN TO GOOGLE OVER THE ROCK STAR.IF YOU PUT THIS MUCH EFFORT INTO YOUR BAND DAYS YOU WOULD OF BEEN CALLED SUCK INSTEAD OF KISS !!
Ryan Briscoe, in the No. 6 Team Penske car, wins on race day at Surfers Paradise, Australia. Rating: 5.0000 by 1 person Posted: October 26th, 2008 Views: 319
Ryan Hunter-Reay, in the No. 17 Rahal Letterman Racing car, and Alex Tagliani, in the No. 36 Conquest Racing car, make contact on race day at Surfers Paradise, Australia. Video Not Rated Posted: October 26th, 2008 Views: 253
Tony Kanaan, in the No. 11 Andretti Green Racing car, is out of the race on race day at Surfers Paradise, Australia. Video Not Rated Posted: October 26th, 2008 Views: 218
Dario Franchitti, in the No. 10 Target Chip Ganassi car, spins on race day at Surfers Paradise, Australia. Video Not Rated Posted: October 26th, 2008 Views: 237
I would agree regarding the road courses vs. ovals for Indy car racing. Just look at Formula 1. The technology is incredible, but the racing is not. Basically the qualifying for Formula 1 is the most exciting part of the race weekend. Little or no passing other than at the standing start and winning margins often of a minute or more. Watching Indy car racing on ovals is extremely exciting comparatively speaking. To see cars going over 220 miles per hour inches from each other and winning margins often in the thousandths of a second is awesome.
I think oval racing is the best racing because of the speed and how close the cars are. Road courses you just see 1/8 of the race. What fun is that for fans?
Someone would have been seriously hurt or killed if this has happened just a few years ago. What an amazing testament to the integrity of the safety equipment and the design of the cars.
I hope thes guys can get to some kind of understanding of eachother,we the fans are the ones who spend the cash at mis,this is a very big tradition to be lost ,this race is part of michigan and irish hills and jackson,I hope they can get to gether and get the issues at hand resolved.....
they say they can drive then what the heck are they doing trying to fly with those cars it not who getts the highest in the air its to see how fast and far they place in the race
Come on!! Theres plenty of moe time to race. I have to say that was Dario's fault!!
There was plenty of more time to race. Don't get so aggresive! That was Dario's fault right there!!!!!!!!!!
Ok all you people that are blameing Dan..stop!! its stupid..it wasnt his fault!!!! and a lot of you are calling dario a real classy guy..well no your wrong there too! dario text dan that night and said what the BLEEP were you doing out there??? Ok now thats just too far!!! thats not classy @ all!!! and even if dan would of done that on purpose why would he do that if he knew he would probabaly take him out too!?!? I just dont get why so many people hate dan...plus have you forgothe WON THE INDY 500!!! gosh...GO DAN!!!
When I saw the crash, I thought that this time, we would see again Dario never again. It is a true miracle.
BEEN GOING TO M.I.S. FOR OVER 30 YEARS,ONE OF THE BEST HIGH SPEED RACE TRACKS EVER !SOME OF MY GREATEST RACING MEMORIES GOOD AND BAD HAVE COME OUT OF THIS TRACK.IT IS A TRUE MODERN DAY TRAGEDY THAT THE SPEEDWAY OWNERS,HIGHER UPS AND THE IRL CAN'T GET TOGETHER WITH THE RIGHT P.R. STAFF AND TURN THIS BACK INTO A MUST WATCH CLASSIC RACE !!! NOW BIG ROGER (PENSKE) I BELIEVE HAS MERGED WITH NASCAR WHICH OWNS MIS. NOW MR.PENSKE I HAVE MET YOU A NUMBER OF TIMES OVER 40 YRS AND YOU HAVE ALWAYS BEEN KIND AND GRACIOUS WITH YOUR HOSPITALITY, A TRUE CLASS ACT BUT I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT WITH ALL YOUR HARD WORK AND EFFORTS IN THE EARLY DAYS OF MAKING MIS A GREAT FACILITY ALONG WITH THE BEST RACING THAT YOU WOULD LET THE CONGLOMERATE NASCAR BOYS TALK YOU INTO THIER WORLD TO THE EXTENT THAT YOU LOSE THE GREAT THINGS THAT GOT YOU TO WHERE YOU ARE NOW. OH I KNOW NASCAR IS TONS OF MONEY AND HAS A LARGER FAN BASE AND ALL THAT GOES WITH IT BUT I ALSO KNOW YOUR BUSINESS SAVY. PUT THE HAMMER DOWN ROG. AND GET SOME SUPPORT BACK INTO THE IRL. IT'S NOT LIKE YOU TO HAVE ONE OF YOUR JEWELS FALL INTO THE WASTELANDS OF AUTO RACING AND NOT CARE ABOUT IT...FROM A LONG TIME MIS FAN THAT HAS HUNG ON THE OLD ROAD COURSE FENCE WATCHING DONAHUE AND PARNELLI GO AT IT IN TRANS-AM,FOR WAITING THROUGH PLENTY OF RAIN DELAYS WITH SOGGY HOT DOGS AND WATERED DOWN BEER TO FINALLY SEE A GREAT RACE, FOR JOHNCOCK CHASING DOWN UNSER-2 LAPS TO GO-BOTH LOW ON FUEL,FOR THE WILD ACTION,CARS ONTOP OF EACH OTHER AND OTHER CARNAGE. OH,I HAVE SEEN MUCH WORSE THAN THE DAN AND DARIO MESS BUT I'D RATHER NOT TALK ABOUT IT.I'AM GLAD ALL THE DRIVERS ARE OK. SAFETY HAS COME ALONG WAY, IF THAT WRECK HAPPENED IN THE EARLIER DAYS WE WOULD BE MINUS A FEW DRIVERS.IRL HAS THE BEST IN SAFETY CREWS EVEN MOBILE TRUAMA UNITS,HELL SMASHCAR CUP DOESNT EVEN HAVE THAT,THEY SHOULD.IRL HAS SOME OF THE BEST DRIVERS IN THE WORLD WITH NEW TALENT CHOMPING AT THE BIT,SO COME ON IRL AND P.R. PEOPLE IS THIS REALLY THE BEST YOU CAN DO (NO) OR ARE YOU BEING CORRALED LIKE TIMID SHEEP BY THE GREED OF SMASHCAR CUP AND T.V. EXEC'S THAT WOULD RATHER VIEW A RATING SCALE THAN A RACE, DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT A RACE IS...RAT RACE MAYBE? TELL YOU WHAT,I KNOW I COULD DO A BETTER JOB IN THE IRL P.R. DEPT AND I WOULD DO IT FOR FREE. WHY? BECAUSE I LOVE IT WITH A PASSION ,I'D DO ANYTHING TO GET THIS SERIES BACK ON TRACK AND THE RESPECT IT DESERVES.CRAZY? WELL MAYBE IT'S TIME. GENE SIMMONS (KISS) WITH HIS MGT.CO. NEEDS TO PUT HIS MONEY WHERE HIS TONGUE IS IF HE REALLY WANTS TO SUPPORT IRL.HEY GENE HOW ABOUT A IRL T.V. COMMERCIAL DURING YOUR FAMILY JEWELS T.V.SHOW? GENE,YOUR A GOOD GUY (-EGO) THANKS FOR AT LEAST JUMPING ON WITH THE IRL,BUT GET YOUR P.R. PEOPLE WORKING FOR YOU AND THE IRL.THERES MORE TO THESE RACES THAN RIDING AROUND IN GOLF CARTS,PACE CARS,AND GETTING WOMEN TO GOOGLE OVER THE ROCK STAR.IF YOU PUT THIS MUCH EFFORT INTO YOUR BAND DAYS YOU WOULD OF BEEN CALLED SUCK INSTEAD OF KISS !!