Round 1: Genesys 300 @ Texas Motor Speedway

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Bottom post of the previous page:

:sarcasm:

That goddamn sticky compound put down to cater to Nascar last November has killed the outside groove.
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Sato shunt! Decent hit that.
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MonteCristo wrote: 3 years ago Sato shunt! Decent hit that.
That sticky compound is lethal. A whole bunch of near misses in practice too.
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John wrote: 3 years ago :sarcasm:

That goddamn sticky compound put down to cater to Nascar last November has killed the outside groove.
I just see it as "it is what it is"........the challenge of a circuit. Part of racing. Like any track, they have to adapt to it.
Might just make it interesting..... Image
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MonteCristo wrote: 3 years ago Sato shunt! Decent hit that.
I don't understand during the interview why Takuma didn't know if he had a backup car...... :huh:
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Not sure I'll manage to stay awake watching this. Great to have some action though. Might rewind my TV player tomorrow
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Rossi and RHR having issues starting.
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MonteCristo wrote: 3 years ago Rossi and RHR having issues starting.
And they get drive-throughs for it.

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John wrote: 3 years ago
MonteCristo wrote: 3 years ago Sato shunt! Decent hit that.
That sticky compound is lethal. A whole bunch of near misses in practice too.
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And there's the first wreck.
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Good thing that they're out of the race already without hurting themselves or others.

Veekay is a bit of a worry.
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That could have been a lot worse tbh.
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How do people watch indy racing with all these ads? I’m on NBC and I swear I watched more ads than actual track action
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That's american tv for you.
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Finally a bit more side by side.
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Competi-Debris caution.
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