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That was a great race from start to finish. Interesting strategies, safe, tight racing throughout, and no slapstick moments.Indycar 2017 - News and Discussion
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I thought it was a great race. I'd rather see constant drafting and overtaking than a single line procession. At least it was exciting and unpredictable as opposed to the insane wildness of two years ago. I wanted Newgarden to win but I was happy to see Power come through as well as have Rossi fight at the front all day.
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I guess some people are easily pleased. None of the overtakes looked challenging, and that's because none of them were.
If you wanted to defend it was easy as Will Power showed. It was basically 490 miles of "No, after you, I insist!"
If you wanted to defend it was easy as Will Power showed. It was basically 490 miles of "No, after you, I insist!"
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If an overtake doesn't look challenging, it's meaningless. That's what we hate about when F1 makes DRS too powerful.
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Power's tactics were solid but I don't think Newgarden was really going to try anything unless he had a proper chance to overtake. He was never going to try an outside overtake into T3. Rather he'd bank the points than risk going into the wall.
As for the overtakes, it is what it is. By running the race like that the leaders were able to run faster laps, running line of stern would have been slower.
As for the overtakes, it is what it is. By running the race like that the leaders were able to run faster laps, running line of stern would have been slower.
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Foyt and Mears enjoyed the race:
http://www.racer.com/indycar/item/14338 ... om-on-highEveryone always has an opinion about an IndyCar race – too boring, too processional, too many long yellows, not enough overtaking, Mickey Mouse circuit – and other than the Indianapolis 500, there usually aren't a lot of compliments thrown around.
Which makes the phone call I received Monday morning not only unusual, but also pretty credible.
"I thought yesterday was a damn good race," said A.J. Foyt, who watched the ABC 500 at Pocono from his Houston home because of an infection in his leg. "I mean, there was a lot going on, and guys going from the back to the front, drafting each other and racing hard. Hell, I watched every lap, so you know it had to be pretty good."
Now Indy's first four-time king and the winningest driver in IndyCar history isn't exactly enamored with today's cars and drivers, so this unprompted endorsement is worth noting. And he wasn't raving about the show because one of his cars won (although Carlos Munoz had his best run of the season, finishing 10th).
Rick Mears, who has been lobbying for less downforce and making the cars more difficult to drive, sounded pleased before he got on his flight home Sunday night.
"It's amazing how good the racing can be when everybody isn't wide open," said the four-time Indy winner. "That was good racing today."
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It was a 'proper' race. Anyone who doesn't enjoy that needs to look elsewhere really.
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I expect the same from Gateway tonight.
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I don't based on practice, but it could be they were not really trying, it seemed a struggle to overtake in practice yesterday.
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Yeah, you are probably right, but I'm trying to be optimistic. But hey, it's the last oval race with over downforced aero package.
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It does seem line-sensitive doesn't it, esp with the new pavement.
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I've very low expectations for this race. Hopefully tyre degradation or something will create some action otherwise we'll have another Phoenix on our hands.
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Kanaan is past it.
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Haha translation: TK just crashed on the pace lap, he's still running, but three laps down.
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Big shunt!
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Big crash same place TK crashed, Power spun, got collected by Carpenter who rode over him and gave him a big hit on the head, Sato crashed too.
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