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#4534523 - 08/23/20 09:59 PM Not a good Indy 500  
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Coronavirus stay at home made the drivers rusty and the cars not getting enuff maintenance and checks prior to the race?

A lot of crashes and mechanical breakdowns and one tire caught on fire.

https://www.indystar.com/story/spor...ons-tire-marcus-ericsson-out/3401983001/

Good no one got death.


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#4534533 - 08/23/20 10:50 PM Re: Not a good Indy 500 [Re: NoFlyBoy]  
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#4534535 - 08/23/20 10:53 PM Re: Not a good Indy 500 [Re: NoFlyBoy]  
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Was the race exciting enough to watch? I've seen "Veekay" and Alonso get the other end of the stick due to a botched pitstop, but haven't seen the race itself,

#4534568 - 08/24/20 08:37 AM Re: Not a good Indy 500 [Re: NoFlyBoy]  
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It's never a good day when someone gets death.


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#4534573 - 08/24/20 12:44 PM Re: Not a good Indy 500 [Re: NoFlyBoy]  
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#4534574 - 08/24/20 12:58 PM Re: Not a good Indy 500 [Re: Chucky]  
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Originally Posted by Chucky
It's never a good day when someone gets death.



Unless it's someone like Bin Laden. smile


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#4534588 - 08/24/20 03:06 PM Re: Not a good Indy 500 [Re: NoFlyBoy]  
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I hadn't been keeping track and thought the race was next week - it sounds like I didn't miss much.


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#4534592 - 08/24/20 03:30 PM Re: Not a good Indy 500 [Re: NoFlyBoy]  
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I watched it and thought it was a good race. No crowds sure, but who notices that when they are there? It's sort of stark when they are not, but for me this has little bearing on the race as a sporting event. The real let-down was the race finished under caution. That's never good, but the rules are the rules, and Indy Car has no NASCAR-like rule to stop the race in order to then finish under the green flag.

I wouldn't list wrecks as a reason a race is bad, I enjoy me some good ones, despite the threat to the drivers' safety. I don't want anyone maimed, but I'd be lying if I said anything else.

There was plenty of passing, and for me Sato is a popular winner for the neutral. My driver is TK and he never runs up front any more (finished 19th), and so I'm pleased a guy like Sato won.



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