tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25142730.post1488854131011986869..comments2023-04-27T04:20:37.175-07:00Comments on My Name Is IRL: Edmonton - the Good, the Bad, the Ugly (eh)Iannuccihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15120192496901254768noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25142730.post-88633975423094965802009-07-29T20:50:52.872-07:002009-07-29T20:50:52.872-07:00Pretty simple if you look at an NHRA Top Fuel car&...Pretty simple if you look at an NHRA Top Fuel car's protection of a driver's head. Carbon Fiber tub aspects notwithstanding, it would be fairly simple to provide complete coverage of the head, though I don't know if that would have stopped the spring from getting to Massa's helmet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25142730.post-63323438632809580462009-07-29T20:32:58.895-07:002009-07-29T20:32:58.895-07:00.
my idea of a better and safer roll-bar may help....<br /><br />my idea of a better and safer roll-bar may help save the driver's life to avoid accidents like those that have killed Henry Surtees, and injured Felipe Massa<br /><br />http://www.gaetanomarano.it/formula1/002abetterF1.html<br /><br />.Gaetano Maranohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00500435490402119385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25142730.post-11617752535653372542009-07-29T16:14:33.113-07:002009-07-29T16:14:33.113-07:00note: i am not an irl shill will try to refrain fr...note: i am not an irl shill will try to refrain from making the same point over and over again but race control is really cool. while there was not a lot of on track passing going on in edmonton<br />i had will powers in car called up on indycar.com's race control and had a blast. seeing the steering/throttle inputs on these road courses, from an incar for extended periods, is awesome. who cares what the commentators are saying when you have that incredible ride along and can hear the team radio as well. race control on indycar.com is really really really really really really cool.<br />really cool.<br />i am not a shillstand bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25142730.post-62402303869469916652009-07-28T22:18:46.853-07:002009-07-28T22:18:46.853-07:00Agree completely with the Speedgeek. I said in a ...Agree completely with the Speedgeek. I said in a comment somewhere in the Big 3 circle (MNII, Pressdog, or Meesh), it's not Hollywood, this isn't Days of Thunder. We all want excitment...sometimes you have to find it in the details, i.e. the moments with Helio and Dixon as they came up on Ed...or Will and Helio as they finally showed Marco they'd had enough. A good old-fashioned buttwhippin' of the type that Will put on the field isn't a bad thing, imo.Mike Rnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25142730.post-33829581787306717312009-07-28T19:39:25.065-07:002009-07-28T19:39:25.065-07:00We now have push to pass! See Indycar.com for the...We now have push to pass! See Indycar.com for the story. Thank you racing gods. <br /><br />Steve KAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25142730.post-67484295441678223652009-07-28T11:05:48.011-07:002009-07-28T11:05:48.011-07:00Good god, they're not all going to be classics...Good god, they're not all going to be classics, people. Yes, we've had more crappy races than good ones this season, but the last couple of road course races were good. If all of the rest of 'em from here on out are snoozers, then let's worry, shall we?The SpeedGeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03515637541673575394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25142730.post-837012359619325842009-07-27T22:22:41.634-07:002009-07-27T22:22:41.634-07:00A non-descript, no personality, part-time driving ...A non-descript, no personality, part-time driving Australian winning a "race" on a airport runway, in the AOW hotbed of Edmonton, Alberta, on a TV network nobody gets, on a late Sunday afternoon, with very little (if any) actual racing going on (unless people enjoy one lane processions and pit stop practice at 110 MPH).<br /><br />That's Indy Car Racing in 2009, everybody!!!<br /><br />And you wonder why its circling the drain and gasping its last breath in this country? Yes, its really hard to figure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25142730.post-74667396649559883082009-07-27T21:56:01.880-07:002009-07-27T21:56:01.880-07:00And the green white checkered finish like Scott sa...And the green white checkered finish like Scott said.<br /><br />Steve KAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25142730.post-21255751199337855602009-07-27T21:52:18.632-07:002009-07-27T21:52:18.632-07:00What a bore. I watched a ton of racing this weeke...What a bore. I watched a ton of racing this weekend. F1, GP2, Cup racing, Busch Racing, a bit of the truck and the Indycar race and the Indy race put me to sleep. They really need to do something to make this more interesting. GIMMICKS!!!<br /><br />-Push to pass<br />-No Fuel knob<br />-Lucky Dog's on the Ovals<br />-Avoid Yellow flags as much as possible on a road course (they did this in Edmonton<br />-Double File restarts<br />-Standing starts on road courses.<br /><br />One engine/chasis or not, this would at least make things more fun to watch and most can be changed tomorrow. Naps are are the middle of a NASCAR race, not an Indycar race.<br /><br />Steve K<br />manik56@msn.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25142730.post-31914158827196900022009-07-27T15:23:23.848-07:002009-07-27T15:23:23.848-07:00i'll be nice to the versus guys on this one......i'll be nice to the versus guys on this one....they were put into a lose-lose situation where nothing of any consequence was happening. In their pre-season meetings, they were probably thinking they would be occupied for hours with the on-track awesomeness that has never transpired this season -- I'm guessing they simply ran out of material.<br /><br />Props to Kevin Lee, even if he didn't have the *ahem* <em>Jack Arute voice</em>H. B. Donnellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09640620250763347244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25142730.post-68940611811208651842009-07-27T13:34:49.421-07:002009-07-27T13:34:49.421-07:00Versus was well overrated in this race.
They comp...Versus was well overrated in this race.<br /><br />They completely missed some major passes up front and some dicey events with pitted cars merging back in.<br /><br />The commentators ran out of interesting banter to the point that they actually remarked that they had little to discuss.<br /><br />They even thought they would have a one lap shootout when the race went yellow with 1.2 laps left!<br /><br />Yes, it was better than Marty Reid. No, it wasn't compelling in any way that would attract or retain casual fans.... as you can tell by the ads that were ran during the show.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11167685006156929367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25142730.post-91737498979130460642009-07-27T10:17:20.836-07:002009-07-27T10:17:20.836-07:00Love the Dustin Penner comment. Could be better t...Love the Dustin Penner comment. Could be better than Dany Heatley too...CurlingRacerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09657441461048876013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25142730.post-16668429480511264942009-07-27T07:42:32.561-07:002009-07-27T07:42:32.561-07:00Well done, although your "good" list was...Well done, although your "good" list was longer than mine: "At least it was only a couple of hours wasted, not three." Fugly race, IMO, barely beating out many other things competing for my time.pressdoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14116626812974787639noreply@blogger.com