Indy was a good race

#11

On Mon, 29 May 2006 22:25:53 -0500, "Merrill P. L. Worthington"
<mplw (AT) us (DOT) ibm.com> wrote:

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It would have been better if the field of 33 would have had better
drivers rather than maybe as many as 8 contenders. The rest of the 25
field fillers consisted of wanna-be's, has-beens, a couple of lucky rich
boys and some that never-weres. But at this declined stage of the Indy
500, it didn't matter much who ran. Few actually paid attention to the
race.

How is this any different from any of the last 89 Indy 500's? Even
before the CART/IRL split there were probably only 8 to 10 true
contenders in any given year.

#12

Typically NASCAR has more different winners in a year than the IRL has
in total field size.

bosk1 (AT) yahoo (DOT) net wrote:

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Is this any different than what nascar puts on the track? Or any other
form of racing for that matter.

On Mon, 29 May 2006 22:25:53 -0500, "Merrill P. L. Worthington"
mplw (AT) us (DOT) ibm.com> wrote:

noone (AT) nowhere (DOT) com wrote:

In article <oj5n7257ik93u6s44ajg2omabiuajibvcv (AT) 4ax (DOT) com>,
jtees4 <jtees4 (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote:

..this coming from me...a long time Cartisan,

It was a four lap race. What was good about it?

It proved that it doesn't take good drivers to make a good race. Even
if it was only a four lap race.

It would have been better if the field of 33 would have had better
drivers rather than maybe as many as 8 contenders. The rest of the 25
field fillers consisted of wanna-be's, has-beens, a couple of lucky rich
boys and some that never-weres. But at this declined stage of the Indy
500, it didn't matter much who ran. Few actually paid attention to the
race.

#13

"David Reininger" <dreining (AT) gmu (DOT) edu> wrote

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Indy Pro Series - 19 cars at IMS - dead series

OWRS - 17 cars - alive and well

Go figure.

How many cars has IPS been averaging per race?

#14

mark <usenet1958 (AT) verizon (DOT) net> wrote:

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I caught a bit of the middle, flipped it around and caught the end. It was
a typical IRL race. A lot of cruising, backmarkers really causing problems
because they were that slow, the usual late race caution to bunch the field
up so they can scream this is the X closest finish in Indy history.

In a top flight racing series a rookie, no matter how talented, should have
little to no chance of winning. Then again neither should a driver that
hadn't been in a car in years, but both were true. Without that late race
caution Michael might have pulled it off. Luck is a part of it and Penske
has had his share at Indy over the years. He got a little more Sunday.

C'mon! Everyone knows that Marco's the second best driver out there, that's

why he finished in 2nd spot. In fact, finishing 2nd in the 500 means he's the
second best driver in the entire league. Does someone have to draw you a
picture?

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#15

YeahBut wrote:

Quote:

On Mon, 29 May 2006 22:25:53 -0500, "Merrill P. L. Worthington"
mplw (AT) us (DOT) ibm.com> wrote:

It would have been better if the field of 33 would have had better
drivers rather than maybe as many as 8 contenders. The rest of the 25
field fillers consisted of wanna-be's, has-beens, a couple of lucky rich
boys and some that never-weres. But at this declined stage of the Indy
500, it didn't matter much who ran. Few actually paid attention to the
race.

How is this any different from any of the last 89 Indy 500's? Even
before the CART/IRL split there were probably only 8 to 10 true
contenders in any given year.

How many are capable of winning in OWRS?

One, two maybe?

#16

mg wrote:

Quote:

"David Reininger" <dreining (AT) gmu (DOT) edu> wrote in message
news:e5hls1$1dcj$2 (AT) osf1 (DOT) gmu.edu...

Indy Pro Series - 19 cars at IMS - dead series

OWRS - 17 cars - alive and well

Go figure.

How many cars has IPS been averaging per race?

How many has OWRS been averaging after the first corner?

Is that a new rule where the drivers are not allowed to
race until the field is single file through the first
couple of turns?

#17

mark wrote:

Quote:

In a top flight racing series a rookie, no matter how talented, should have
little to no chance of winning.

Yeah, they should be knocking down fences like Allmendinger.

#18

mark wrote:

Quote:

The fact that both Michael and Marco were finishing
so high says a lot about the rest of the field.

Let's talk about Mario Dominguez.

#19

mark wrote:

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"David Reininger" <dreining (AT) gmu (DOT) edu> wrote in message
news:e5kio9$3c26$4 (AT) osf1 (DOT) gmu.edu...

mark wrote:

The fact that both Michael and Marco were finishing so high says a lot
about the rest of the field.

Let's talk about Mario Dominguez.

Ok and how bout that tattoo guy again that can really stand on the gas.
Where did he finish?

Here's a guy that can really stand on the gas and he
finishes last. What's that say about the field?

If you're going to put him in the wanker class with
Dominguez at least give him a few races to prove it.

#20

mark wrote:

Quote:

Mario has been a winner and competitive throughout his career.

He was a backmarker until all the good teams fled to the IRL.

Now he's a winner.

Go figure.

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