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| Author: | Tommy Vercetti [ Mon Aug 26, 2013 6:59 am ] |
| Post subject: | 2013 24 Heures du Baltimore (including classic music) |
Call it a screwjob, call it a fix, call it what you will--IndyCar's controversial unsafe pit exit call has thrown a curveball in the championship. Helio enjoys the extended lead with only four races left as the IndyCar Series heads out to Baltimore (aka Long Beach East).   2.04-mile temporary street circuit 75 laps Track schedule (all times Eastern) Race is on NBC Sports Network at 2 PM ET. |
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| Author: | Schumifan [ Mon Aug 26, 2013 12:41 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2013 SRT Baltimore Grand Prix |
So I'm assuming they've given up with the train tracks and the chicane is here to stay? |
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| Author: | Gaara [ Mon Aug 26, 2013 12:55 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2013 SRT Baltimore Grand Prix |
Yeaa, no way of smoothing that out. |
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| Author: | sennadesillva [ Mon Aug 26, 2013 5:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2013 SRT Baltimore Grand Prix |
i still laugh at that safety truck in that pic haha |
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| Author: | ChrisTRD [ Fri Aug 30, 2013 2:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2013 SRT Baltimore Grand Prix |
Reminds me of either Grand Am or ALMS at Lime Rock one year where they restarted the race and a safety truck was sitting in the groove on the track in turn 1. That was a clusterfuck. WHOOPS! |
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| Author: | Chris A [ Fri Aug 30, 2013 4:03 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2013 SRT Baltimore Grand Prix |
Ugh, that chicane. Very disappointing to hear it's still around. |
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| Author: | gd49 [ Fri Aug 30, 2013 4:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2013 SRT Baltimore Grand Prix |
ChrisTRD wrote: Reminds me of either Grand Am or ALMS at Lime Rock one year where they restarted the race and a safety truck was sitting in the groove on the track in turn 1. That was a clusterfuck. WHOOPS! ALMS. Strangest thing was that the truck came out the pit lane pretty much as the safety car pulled in, must have been a big miscommunication somewhere. |
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| Author: | Chris A [ Fri Aug 30, 2013 4:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2013 SRT Baltimore Grand Prix |
Power was fastest in the first practice session by a little over a quarter of a second. |
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| Author: | ChrisTRD [ Fri Aug 30, 2013 5:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2013 SRT Baltimore Grand Prix |
gd49 wrote: ChrisTRD wrote: Reminds me of either Grand Am or ALMS at Lime Rock one year where they restarted the race and a safety truck was sitting in the groove on the track in turn 1. That was a clusterfuck. WHOOPS! ALMS. Strangest thing was that the truck came out the pit lane pretty much as the safety car pulled in, must have been a big miscommunication somewhere. Ah yes, thanks! I still can't believe they all missed that truck. |
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| Author: | Chris A [ Fri Aug 30, 2013 7:36 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2013 SRT Baltimore Grand Prix |
Fun little pic from Autosport: 
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| Author: | Chris A [ Fri Aug 30, 2013 8:21 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2013 SRT Baltimore Grand Prix |
...and apparently he went into the tires in T9 near the end of the second session. |
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| Author: | Juihi [ Fri Aug 30, 2013 10:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2013 SRT Baltimore Grand Prix |
That chicane looks so stupid |
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| Author: | codename_47 [ Sat Aug 31, 2013 12:09 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2013 SRT Baltimore Grand Prix |
Dat Chicane  So, to prevent the cars getting airbournez over the tram tracks, Indycar has put in a chicane that.....causes airbournez. Might as well just take it off and let them do a proper job. It reminds me of the Street course Champcar ran in Las Vegas, they had a back chicane that caused ridiculous amounts of airz too. GJ Indycar! Lots of lols to be had at this track, it seems. Not only the safety truck incident but remember a couple of years ago when someone (Kanaan?) took advantage of a pile up at the hairpin, managed to take great avoiding action and gained about 12 places as a result, but Barnheart the embodiment of the no-fun police put him back behind the wreck for the restart? What a douche! 
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| Author: | Woodski [ Sat Aug 31, 2013 12:30 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2013 SRT Baltimore Grand Prix |
codename_47 wrote: Dat Chicane So, to prevent the cars getting airbournez over the tram tracks, Indycar has put in a chicane that.....causes airbournez. Might as well just take it off and let them do a proper job. It reminds me of the Street course Champcar ran in Las Vegas, they had a back chicane that caused ridiculous amounts of airz too. GJ Indycar! Lots of lols to be had at this track, it seems. Not only the safety truck incident but remember a couple of years ago when someone (Kanaan?) took advantage of a pile up at the hairpin, managed to take great avoiding action and gained about 12 places as a result, but Barnheart the embodiment of the no-fun police put him back behind the wreck for the restart? What a douche! Or ya know, the first running of San Jose.. |
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| Author: | codename_47 [ Sat Aug 31, 2013 12:34 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2013 SRT Baltimore Grand Prix |
That was more back breaking bouncing jumps that ruined the quality of the racing. These are more lol worthy wheelies that might create some drama and mistakes that could result in overtaking afterwards. |
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| Author: | Soul Reaver [ Sat Aug 31, 2013 5:02 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2013 SRT Baltimore Grand Prix |
Or a dramatic DNF more certainly. (Kanaan, again, remember? Not that it should be him this time). |
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| Author: | Chris A [ Sat Aug 31, 2013 1:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2013 SRT Baltimore Grand Prix |
Okay, the chicane is a little more exciting than I was expecting. |
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| Author: | codename_47 [ Sat Aug 31, 2013 3:42 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2013 SRT Baltimore Grand Prix |
Yeah I can't see the tram tracks being anything like as bad as this: (1:18) [youtubeidiot]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8W8J1IiMik[/youtubeidiot] |
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| Author: | StanV [ Sat Aug 31, 2013 3:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2013 SRT Baltimore Grand Prix |
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| Author: | Tommy Vercetti [ Sat Aug 31, 2013 3:57 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 2013 SRT Baltimore Grand Prix |
That chicane proved more to be based on driver skill than it is a safety feature. Get the line wrong, you're gonna have a bad time. |
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