IndyCar 2015 - Season Finale

[Andy]

Bottom post of the previous page:

Just a thought here.
Isn't it the Indy 500 that overhelms everything in Indycar racing? Isn't the 'championship' some sort of secondary title?

[DoubleFart]

Indeed he did, 7 wins to Monty and 3 to Dario. It was also surrounded by tragedy with the death of Greg Moore. Some unusual circumstantial symmetry going on here.

Whilst Dario would lose the title on the day a colleague was killed in a crash, he would also win the title the day a colleague died in a crash when Wheldon died in 2011.

It's a bit weird isn't it as these are specific events, it's not like we're looking for illuminati bullshit and clutching at straws.

[Cheeveer]

Just a thought here.
Isn't it the Indy 500 that overhelms everything in Indycar racing? Isn't the 'championship' some sort of secondary title?

That is true however. Though it does not mean that the championship is anything but secondary in the post-Indy 500 season. It's not worthy to have the whole championship being decided in a gimmick.

[Ian-S]

Retirement home pfff, went to Thorpe Park Saturday, got home at 11, fuckwit neighbours prevented any sleep from hapenning until 4am, up again at 7 to work on the greenhouse, so it wouldn't have mattered if naked women were parading around the grid at Sonoma, I'd have probably still fallen asleep lol.

[Antonov]

The sound of car racing is akin to white noise for me, sleep inducing. It has been like for 20+ years, so I can't blame old age.

when I came back from NYC, after a sleepless night on the plane, I simply youtube'd a full Grand Prix (happened to be Austria '82) and was well asleep from about midway through lap 1 to well past 3/4 distance.

Didn't experience any jetlag, not going, nor coming.

[DoubleFart]

Has anybody watched Gonchi on Netflix yet?

[Everso Biggyballies]

Never heard of it. So No is my answer.

[kals]

Has anybody watched Gonchi on Netflix yet?

Yes, it is very good. A nice bio told by some very interesting people.

Never heard of it. So No is my answer.

It is a film about the Uruguayan Gonzalo "Gonchi" Rodriguez, who rose to prominence in Europe through the 1990s but died at Laguna Seca in 1999 while competing for Roger Penske.

[Everso Biggyballies]

Never heard of it. So No is my answer.

It is a film about the Uruguayan Gonzalo "Gonchi" Rodriguez, who rose to prominence in Europe through the 1990s but died at Laguna Seca in 1999 while competing for Roger Penske.

That is nothing like what I was expecting it to be..... sounds interesting and worth watching.
Thanks for the info.

[kals]

I remember seeing Gonzalo while he was in British F3, he was entertaining and one to watch for the future. At the time he was one of my favourites along with Montoya, outside of the British drivers. Here's the trailer:



It is nice but hard seeing Justin Wilson in this film.

[xavier28]

sad for Monty. I hope he chooses (family) life and fun over the danger of the sport, and retires - or moves to Haas F1

after reading this whole thread this afternoon 9 at work )and following JPM on facebook i couldnt agree more that he should retire, but i also think TK should also consider because i also follow him and choose his family.

[Cheeveer]

I think most of the top Indycar drivers are on their final legs of their Indy careers. Especially as Ganassi will have a very serious and tempting GT programme now. Dixon want to do Le Mans and Kanaan want to spend more time in Brazil -> part time GT programme is perfect. Helio and JPM the same.

The best story of this year though is the surge of Graham and JNew. This is only the first of many seasons of which they will be serious championship contenders. Karam is probably also eager to get a full season run for Ganassi. In any way, whether or not "the old guard" retires soon, it's unlikely that Indycar will see a 4-times-on-the-trot champ again in the foreseeable future. The depth of talent in the field is saved for many years to come.

[DoubleFart]

Jacob, do you think that Haas will avoid poaching Young Americans then?

Young American, young American, he wants the young American

[Cheeveer]

Not necessarily, but I think he'll look at Alex Rossi before any Indycar-driver.

[kals]

Not necessarily, but I think he'll look at Alex Rossi before any Indycar-driver.

Although I feel Josef Newgarden is the ideal candidate.

[Everso Biggyballies]

The pre-race tributes to Justin Wilson were handled with taste, imo. It struck me that the last two fatals in Indycar have been Brits.

I finally got to watch the tribute to JW from pre Sonoma, and agree, it was very tastefully done, and showed his talents, his personality his all round good guy status and the esteem he was held in within the entire motorsport family.