Congratulations to Dario Franchitti... now three time... INDY 500 Winner!!
Wednesday 30 May 2012
Saturday 26 May 2012
Friday 25 May 2012
Excited?
Two days...
Three events...
Three BIG events...
1 - Indy 500!
2 - Monaco GP!
3 - Coke Cola 600!
All on the same weekend...
The Indy 500 is one of my all time favourite events! A great event and a usually a great race. The venue, the prestige... This year I am especially interested to see how good the racing is with the new cars and engines... Excited... You bet!
The Monaco GP is the F1 race to watch. Not always the greatest race but always the best show. The venue, the prestige... This is Formula 1's big one! I am not the worlds greatest F1 fan but even I will admit Monaco is special. Excited... Yep!
The Coke 600 may not be the Daytona 500 or the Brickyard 400 but it it is the longest NASCAR Sprint Cup race of the year and this makes it special!
Three big races...
One weekend...
Excited?
You should be!
Three events...
Three BIG events...
1 - Indy 500!
2 - Monaco GP!
3 - Coke Cola 600!
All on the same weekend...
The Indy 500 is one of my all time favourite events! A great event and a usually a great race. The venue, the prestige... This year I am especially interested to see how good the racing is with the new cars and engines... Excited... You bet!
The Monaco GP is the F1 race to watch. Not always the greatest race but always the best show. The venue, the prestige... This is Formula 1's big one! I am not the worlds greatest F1 fan but even I will admit Monaco is special. Excited... Yep!
The Coke 600 may not be the Daytona 500 or the Brickyard 400 but it it is the longest NASCAR Sprint Cup race of the year and this makes it special!
Three big races...
One weekend...
Excited?
You should be!
Wednesday 23 May 2012
2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Toyota Camry
Another individual looking Sprint Cup race car.
2013 is going to be a good looking year for STOCK cars!
All Star Good, Bad or Ugly
Forgive me Father for I have sinned. It has ben one month since my last blog and in the world of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, well, not a lot has happened. A few lacklustre races, this years Darlington race and a very good 'Dega race... Oh and the All Star Race.
Will the 2012 edition of the All Star Race go down in the history books as a classic? Probably not...
Will it be considered a great race? Despite my initial reaction on twitter, probably not...
Was it a good race? Yes... I think it was...
The Showdown was fun. Dale Earnhardt Jr raced his way in to the main event for a change rather than relying on the fan vote which was good to see and shows how far Jr has improved. Allmendinger also drove his socks off and fully deserved the last spot in the big race, so on the whole a good un'.
The All Star Race was fun until the last 10 lap segment. I thought the new format and specifically putting the four segment winners on the front for the last 10 lap sprint worked well. Some may debate this as Jimmie Johnson, having won the first segment, sat back and cruised for the next three segments, but at least it gave each segment a purpose.
The last 10 laps were a disappointment. To be fair this had nothing to do with NASCAR new race format but everything to do with Jimmie Johnson walking off into the night, leaving all followers to wonder what might have been. From a fans point of view the final segment was not helped by the outside line having a very poor restart, gifting the 48 car a clean run out of turn two.
So no, not a great race, but there was excitement, there were different drivers battling all the time and there were quite a few three wide hold-your-breathe moments. From Earnhardt Jrs commanding win and AJ's determined drive to Jimmie Johnson taking team owner Rick Hendrick for a ride it was a good event.
With the current aero issues I am not sure the 600 this weekend will be as good.
Green-White-Chequer anyone...
Will the 2012 edition of the All Star Race go down in the history books as a classic? Probably not...
Will it be considered a great race? Despite my initial reaction on twitter, probably not...
Was it a good race? Yes... I think it was...
The Showdown was fun. Dale Earnhardt Jr raced his way in to the main event for a change rather than relying on the fan vote which was good to see and shows how far Jr has improved. Allmendinger also drove his socks off and fully deserved the last spot in the big race, so on the whole a good un'.
The All Star Race was fun until the last 10 lap segment. I thought the new format and specifically putting the four segment winners on the front for the last 10 lap sprint worked well. Some may debate this as Jimmie Johnson, having won the first segment, sat back and cruised for the next three segments, but at least it gave each segment a purpose.
The last 10 laps were a disappointment. To be fair this had nothing to do with NASCAR new race format but everything to do with Jimmie Johnson walking off into the night, leaving all followers to wonder what might have been. From a fans point of view the final segment was not helped by the outside line having a very poor restart, gifting the 48 car a clean run out of turn two.
So no, not a great race, but there was excitement, there were different drivers battling all the time and there were quite a few three wide hold-your-breathe moments. From Earnhardt Jrs commanding win and AJ's determined drive to Jimmie Johnson taking team owner Rick Hendrick for a ride it was a good event.
With the current aero issues I am not sure the 600 this weekend will be as good.
Green-White-Chequer anyone...
Saturday 19 May 2012
The Wonders of Modern Technology
The NASCAR Sprint Cup season is now well under way and thanks to the wonders of modern TV broadcasting and satellites I can sit at home in England and watch every race. If the race is on in the middle of the night UK time I can record it and watch it the next day. I can also do the same thing with this seasons Nationwide races. So with this in mind life is good...
This season, via the very same medium known as television I can also watch every Grand Am race, every BTCC race along with all the support races and every V8 Supercar race, all from the comfort of my own sofa! Again as a race fan life is good...
I could, if I paid the necessary monies, also watch every IndyCar Series race... But I am not able to do so.
Life as a race fan has come a long way from having to read about your favourite championships and drivers in Autosport the following Thursday.
This month is the month of May and my mind instantly focusses on the Indy 500! I was preparing myself for the dark day at the end of the month where I would miss the great race however there is now light at the end of Mays tunnel.
It has come as a nice surprise to discover that all of this years IndyCar races are being uploaded onto the modern medium known as the internet, courtesy of YouTube and the IndyCar Series themselves!
http://www.youtube.com/indycars
Even if it is available later in the week, I now have the chance to watch the great race and am looking forward to it. The new DW12 cars look good in oval spec and I hope they enable the drivers to race closer together than the old cars while also staying safe!
Thanks to modern broadcasting technology and the internet life as a race fan has never been this good...
Only problem...
Not enough hours in the day...
It's a hard life...
This season, via the very same medium known as television I can also watch every Grand Am race, every BTCC race along with all the support races and every V8 Supercar race, all from the comfort of my own sofa! Again as a race fan life is good...
I could, if I paid the necessary monies, also watch every IndyCar Series race... But I am not able to do so.
Life as a race fan has come a long way from having to read about your favourite championships and drivers in Autosport the following Thursday.
This month is the month of May and my mind instantly focusses on the Indy 500! I was preparing myself for the dark day at the end of the month where I would miss the great race however there is now light at the end of Mays tunnel.
It has come as a nice surprise to discover that all of this years IndyCar races are being uploaded onto the modern medium known as the internet, courtesy of YouTube and the IndyCar Series themselves!
http://www.youtube.com/indycars
Even if it is available later in the week, I now have the chance to watch the great race and am looking forward to it. The new DW12 cars look good in oval spec and I hope they enable the drivers to race closer together than the old cars while also staying safe! Thanks to modern broadcasting technology and the internet life as a race fan has never been this good...
Only problem...
Not enough hours in the day...
It's a hard life...
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