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And... a driver already crashed on the warm-up lap. Ouch!

Not a huge fan, but of course the Indy 500 is a Memorial Day tradition, so it's on in the background as I clean out a closet or two today!

I am rooting for the following; Team Letterman with SATO the Japanese driver, along with the Rookie who is on the Poll for the first time in 40+ years!

Who ya got?

$tEvil

The Andretti curse continues as Marco Andretti crashes in the first lap of the race! #wtf

His Grandpa Mario won the race in 1969... Father Michael has failed in dozens of attempts, and now his kid comes up short yet again!

$tEvil

Wow, lighting up your tires and spinning out during pace laps..
And Andretti already out.

WolfgangVonPage wrote: ↑Sun May 25, 2025 9:31 am Wow, lighting up your tires and spinning out during pace laps..
And Andretti already out.

Right...

This race is def a bucket list thing... I do find it amazing that these guys are going 230+ mph a foot apart!

Think about that... when you are going 70 on the freeway, and some car blows past you doing 100+.... you're like "whoa!"

Imagine a car going 2 1/2 times that speed... mind boggling!

$tEvil

Wow, fire in the pits

This race has been comically bad today..

I watch the race each year and never have l seen so many weird things happen in a 500 in my life until today. Being said, l have to see this race in person. Hopefully next May.

Gwrexx wrote: ↑Sun May 25, 2025 11:44 am This race has been comically bad today..

Right...

And I can't stress enough, how much I dislike when these races end on a Yellow Flag!

Of course the Yellow was thrown as the cars rounded the final turns, but still... there have been some amazing straight-away finishes over the years.

Meh, it was a lukewarm race at best!

$tEvil

Having gone to Indiana University , we were about 45 minutes from the race track for the Indy 500. We went to the race and practice days multiple times … I am not a huge race fan , but it’s worth checking out the race in person . You have no idea how fast 225 MPH is until you see it in person. Words can’t describe that kinda speed until you see it live. The Indy 500, much like the sport of hockey , is soooooo much more fun to watch in person !!!!!

EyeDocOfRock wrote: ↑Mon May 26, 2025 1:04 pm Having gone to Indiana University , we were about 45 minutes from the race track for the Indy 500. We went to the race and practice days multiple times … I am not a huge race fan , but it’s worth checking out the race in person . You have no idea how fast 225 MPH is until you see it in person. Words can’t describe that kinda speed until you see it live. The Indy 500, much like the sport of hockey , is soooooo much more fun to watch in person !!!!!

& the crazy thing is the cars could go so much faster. Heck, they were just as fast and even faster in the 1980s & 90s than they are now because of the restrictions for safety. You can see here the qualifying times from 91 to 02. In 96 they were running mid 230s and I suppose that was enough, so changes were made and the next year top qualifying speed dropped down to 215.


991 40.508 222.178 109 Netherlands Arie Luyendyk
1992 39.281 229.118 166 United States Michael Andretti
1993 41.898 214.807 198 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi
1994 40.783 220.680 121 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi
1995 40.177 224.009 179 Canada Scott Goodyear
1996 38.119 236.103 78 United States Eddie Cheever
1997 41.739 215.626 105 United States Tony Stewart
1998 41.908 214.746 19 United States Tony Stewart
1999 41.118 218.882 101 United States Greg Ray
2000 41.191 218.494 198 United States Buddy Lazier
2001 40.941 219.830 130 United States Sam Hornish Jr.
2002 39.735 226.499 20 South Africa Tomas Scheckter

EyeDocOfRock wrote: ↑Mon May 26, 2025 1:04 pm Having gone to Indiana University , we were about 45 minutes from the race track for the Indy 500. We went to the race and practice days multiple times … I am not a huge race fan , but it’s worth checking out the race in person . You have no idea how fast 225 MPH is until you see it in person. Words can’t describe that kinda speed until you see it live. The Indy 500, much like the sport of hockey , is soooooo much more fun to watch in person !!!!!

"""""""""""""You have no idea how fast 225 MPH is until you see it in person. Words can’t describe that kinda speed until you see it live."""""""""""""

This... and why I'd like to see this race at some point!

$tEvil

MetalSludgeCEO wrote: ↑Tue May 27, 2025 8:28 am

EyeDocOfRock wrote: ↑Mon May 26, 2025 1:04 pm Having gone to Indiana University , we were about 45 minutes from the race track for the Indy 500. We went to the race and practice days multiple times … I am not a huge race fan , but it’s worth checking out the race in person . You have no idea how fast 225 MPH is until you see it in person. Words can’t describe that kinda speed until you see it live. The Indy 500, much like the sport of hockey , is soooooo much more fun to watch in person !!!!!

"""""""""""""You have no idea how fast 225 MPH is until you see it in person. Words can’t describe that kinda speed until you see it live."""""""""""""

This... and why I'd like to see this race at some point!

$tEvil

You should go to the Long Beach GP. Especially during qualification and practice, you can basically stand on the side of the track (behind a fence but REALLY close). When you're near a hairpin turn that they come out of at like 20mph and hit the gas into a straight like they're shot out of a canon, it's awesome!