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Bottom post of the previous page:

160 laps, Newgarden leads O'Ward by half a second.
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These commentators are fucking awful.

Every pitstop - oh, this will be really close! Then it turns out it's not at all close.

Herta a moment ago - this'll be the lead, he's going to take the lead. Herta comes out 5th, and 4 seconds off the lead.

It was so fucking obvious, and he barely got out of pit road before JN and PO'W, let alone around the tight and slow pit exit.
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I knew with 21 to go that Pato wouldn't be able to get close enough.
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Four laps of good racing until Sato binned it and we end behind the SC. Good night.
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Fuck you Sato
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John wrote: 3 years ago And here's the answer. It's not traction compound:
VINDICATION! Kinda.

Interesting that they used it for the trucks though. Indycar has used it previously (with their compound - Phoenix I think?). Might have made it racier.
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Watched the last 100 laps. I assume I missed nothing in the first 100.

Pity about the end. Sato shunt! That was certainly getting wild in those last 10 laps - great racing.
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Bad races. Never seen so few passes in Indycar I think.
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The first race was intriguing with the different pit strategies going on. The second one was just plain bad.

That might be down do the aero screen messing up the air, to the tyre degradation (there was none) and the fact that they moved it from a night race to mid-day. Or a combination of all three.
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John wrote: 3 years ago The first race was intriguing with the different pit strategies going on. The second one was just plain bad.

That might be down do the aero screen messing up the air, to the tyre degradation (there was none) and the fact that they moved it from a night race to mid-day. Or a combination of all three.........
........ooorrrr.....some team actually being better on a given day and earning their just rewards. ;)
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This round flew under my radar and I didn't even know it was to be contested thanks to the dog's breakfast sked. Sounds like I didn't miss much of note.
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jimclark wrote: 3 years ago
John wrote: 3 years ago The first race was intriguing with the different pit strategies going on. The second one was just plain bad.

That might be down do the aero screen messing up the air, to the tyre degradation (there was none) and the fact that they moved it from a night race to mid-day. Or a combination of all three.........
........ooorrrr.....some team actually being better on a given day and earning their just rewards. ;)
Not really, as there was absolutely zero passing anywhere in the field on Sunday.
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My point exactly. :wink:
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John wrote: 3 years ago
jimclark wrote: 3 years ago
John wrote: 3 years ago The first race was intriguing with the different pit strategies going on. The second one was just plain bad.

That might be down do the aero screen messing up the air, to the tyre degradation (there was none) and the fact that they moved it from a night race to mid-day. Or a combination of all three.........
........ooorrrr.....some team actually being better on a given day and earning their just rewards. ;)
Not really, as there was absolutely zero passing anywhere in the field on Sunday.
The last few laps were racey. Sato ruined a potential [davidcroft]GRANDSTAND FINISH[/davidcroft].

Prior to those last 10 laps though, forget it - dire.
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