FP1 (wet)
1. Anthony West AUS Kawasaki Racing Team (B) 1min 53.034 secs
2. Alex de Angelis RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini (B) 1min 53.151 secs
3. Casey Stoner AUS Ducati Marlboro Team (B) 1min 53.190 secs
4. Andrea Dovizioso ITA JiR Team Scot MotoGP (M) 1min 53.704 secs
5. John Hopkins USA Kawasaki Racing Team (B) 1min 53.715 secs
6. Chris Vermeulen AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP (B) 1min 53.771 secs
7. Jorge Lorenzo SPA Fiat Yamaha Team (M) 1min 53.850 secs
8. Nicky Hayden USA Repsol Honda Team (M) 1min 53.931 secs
9. Ben Spies USA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP (B) 1min 54.297 secs
10. Toni Elias SPA Alice Team (B) 1min 54.616 secs
11. Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha Team (B) 1min 54.795 secs
12. Randy de Puniet FRA LCR Honda MotoGP (M) 1min 55.072 secs
13. Shinya Nakano JPN San Carlo Honda Gresini (B) 1min 55.074 secs
14. Marco Melandri ITA Ducati Marlboro Team (B) 1min 55.292 secs
15. Colin Edwards USA Tech 3 Yamaha (M) 1min 55.731 secs
16. Sylvain Guintoli FRA Alice Team (B) 1min 56.125 secs
17. James Toseland GBR Tech 3 Yamaha (M) 1min 56.271 secs
18. Loris Capirossi ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP (B) 1min 56.345 secs
19. Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team (B) 1min 56.851 secs
and casey did some superman'ing
http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2008/Sep/080912c.htm
It's wet? Then I'm sorry, but there appears to be a typo. You mispelled the name at the top of hte board. It should read "Chris Vermeulen", not "Anthony West." You can find Westy back in 28th place
Dani's first race weekend with Bridgestones and the track is kinda dry and kinda wet? No wonder he's three seconds off the pace.
It's raining fairly heavily here in Chicago right now (ORD) so we'll see if it clears up for qualifying...
Quote from: Spidey on September 12, 2008, 09:20:21 AM
Dani's first race weekend with Bridgestones and the track is kinda dry and kinda wet? No wonder he's three seconds off the pace.
That, or he's still hurting. Or both.
FP2 (again raining)
1. Anthony West AUS Kawasaki Racing Team (B) 1min 54.274 secs
2. Chris Vermeulen AUS Rizla Suzuki MotoGP (B) 1min 55.032 secs
3. Alex de Angelis RSM San Carlo Honda Gresini (B) 1min 55.067 secs
4. Valentino Rossi ITA Fiat Yamaha Team (B) 1min 55.425 secs
5. Ben Spies USA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP (B) 1min 55.869 secs
6. Andrea Dovizioso ITA JiR Team Scot MotoGP (M) 1min 56.225 secs
7. Jorge Lorenzo SPA Fiat Yamaha Team (M) 1min 56.313 secs
8. Casey Stoner AUS Ducati Marlboro Team (B) 1min 56.458 secs
9. Dani Pedrosa SPA Repsol Honda Team (B) 1min 56.782 secs
10. Marco Melandri ITA Ducati Marlboro Team (B) 1min 57.534 secs
11. John Hopkins USA Kawasaki Racing Team (B) 1min 58.335 secs
12. Randy de Puniet FRA LCR Honda MotoGP (M) 1min 58.382 secs
13. Sylvain Guintoli FRA Alice Team (B) 1min 58.399 secs
14. Nicky Hayden USA Repsol Honda Team (M) 1min 58.546 secs
15. Colin Edwards USA Tech 3 Yamaha (M) 1min 58.600 secs
16. Toni Elias SPA Alice Team (B) 1min 59.059 secs
17. Shinya Nakano JPN San Carlo Honda Gresini (B) 1min 59.092 secs
18. James Toseland GBR Tech 3 Yamaha (M) 1min 59.478 secs
19. Loris Capirossi ITA Rizla Suzuki MotoGP (B) 1min 59.661 secs
So far this Indy GP has been a real disappointment. The track just doesn't seem very interesting, especially in the wet. Nice to have a race at the brickyard for sure, but so far I've just been bored.
Westy is trying to make a case for that third Kawi, eh?
Quote from: darylbowden on September 12, 2008, 01:00:16 PM
So far this Indy GP has been a real disappointment. The track just doesn't seem very interesting, especially in the wet. Nice to have a race at the brickyard for sure, but so far I've just been bored.
it'll be kind of a bummer if the whole weekend rains like they say.. no one will really know who goes well on that track til next year.
Quote from: gm2 on September 12, 2008, 01:12:39 PM
it'll be kind of a bummer if the whole weekend rains like they say.. no one will really know who goes well on that track til next year.
Well, apparently Ike is headed for Indiana. So, you just enjoy your sunday in the rain while I watch it live in 60 inches of HD splendor. ;)
I'm with Daryl...51 inches of HD gloriousness coupled with my smoker spitting out hunks of steamin' meat all day long... [drink] [bacon]
yeah... i got nuthin... since that's exactly what i would say if i weren't going. [roll] ;D
Quote from: Spidey on September 12, 2008, 09:20:21 AM
It's wet? Then I'm sorry, but there appears to be a typo. You mispelled the name at the top of hte board. It should read "Chris Vermeulen", not "Anthony West." You can find Westy back in 28th place
Dani's first race weekend with Bridgestones and the track is kinda dry and kinda wet? No wonder he's three seconds off the pace.
Quote from: Spidey on September 12, 2008, 01:05:44 PM
Westy is trying to make a case for that third Kawi, eh?
he always seems to shine in the wet.
Quote from: derby on September 12, 2008, 03:59:26 PM
he always seems to shine in the wet.
...no pun intended.
for those of you with accounts:
http://www.motogp.com/en/videos/2008/Best+images+of+MotoGP+FP2+in+Indianapolis
it was really effin wet.
just finished watching FP2....
those guys are nuts.
I'm on my way to Indy now, I'm in some tiny town in WV about 250-300 miles from the race. I've been getting dumped on almost the whole way and been watching the weather carefully.
seems it's going to rain rae day according to noaa & weather.com. I have thought you guys arelucky being dry but I hven't seen a GP race in person and wn't missthis regardless of weather or poor traaack design.
can't wait fr the race andwill post from my treo as i'm doingnow. forgive my errors here, it's a treo andiiiim drunk a outback steakhoue.
Quote from: Pakhan on September 12, 2008, 07:10:32 PM
I'm on my way to Indy now, I'm in some tiny town in WV about 250-300 miles from the race. I've been getting dumped on almost the whole way and been watching the weather carefully.
seems it's going to rain rae day according to noaa & weather.com. I have thought you guys arelucky being dry but I hven't seen a GP race in person and wn't missthis regardless of weather or poor traaack design.
can't wait fr the race andwill post from my treo as i'm doingnow. forgive my errors here, it's a treo andiiiim drunk a outback steakhoue.
the combo of being shitfaced and typing on a cell phone makes that one of the best posts ive seen yet. good luck on the trips guys.
Quote from: Pakhan on September 12, 2008, 07:10:32 PM
iiiim drunk a outback steakhoue.
Wow, so you are a human after all. I don't suppose Derby is with you too? ;D
Quote from: tufty on September 13, 2008, 06:09:04 AM
Wow, so you are a human after all. I don't suppose Derby is with you too? ;D
solo, meeting up with the DeVal guys when I get to indy today.
Quote from: darylbowden on September 12, 2008, 01:52:28 PM
while I watch it live in 60 inches of HD splendor. ;)
That will be me, too.
I cannot find it in the tv listing. What time is it on? Is it on See B.S?Edit.
Found the other thread... On
Nothing
But
Crap.
I don't have the times 'cause I just watched it and they aren't posted yet, but:
1. Rossi
2. Stoner
3. Lorenzo
4. Hayden
5. Spies
can't remember the rest, but DePuniet is up there and Edwards is too.
Hooray for Hayden and Spies tho. I really want Hayden to beat the midget and I really want Spies to beat Hans Moleman and Grandpa.
http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/2008/INP/MotoGP/QP
nicky's slides were effin dope. [thumbsup]
Excuse my Southern Hemisphere ignorance but does it look like it will be a wet race?
Quote from: Super T.I.B on September 13, 2008, 02:40:09 PM
Excuse my Southern Hemisphere ignorance but does it look like it will be a wet race?
Yes, Ike is supposed to be in town tomorrow, meaning the race will likely be taking place in a deluge of rain.
So, possible earlier start time, or even cancellation of the race tomorrow if the rain is too heavy. What a cluster make the beast with two backs that would be for all the people that went out there.
Quote from: Spidey on September 12, 2008, 09:20:21 AM
It's wet? Then I'm sorry, but there appears to be a typo. You mispelled the name at the top of hte board. It should read "Chris Vermeulen", not "Anthony West." You can find Westy back in 28th place.
Wanna know what's even more amazing than that?
Today's final qual session... RdP had the fastest lap for what seemed like about a third of the session.
blue skies and some clouds outside my indy hotel room right now... we'll see.
Quote from: gm2 on September 14, 2008, 06:15:29 AM
blue skies and some clouds outside my indy hotel room right now... we'll see.
hoping....
i know it's IMS after all so none of this should be surprising but it's really odd/cool to see local newscasters talking about valentino etc. :)
The broadcasters on British Eurosport commented how knowledgeable the US crowd was...
I think they were surprised.
Quote from: ducpainter on September 14, 2008, 06:29:36 AM
The broadcasters on British Eurosport commented how knowledgeable the US crowd was...
I think they were surprised.
considering they openly made fun of the names of the corners at Miller during wsbk, i bet they are surprised.
weird experience flying in here yesterday and having the plane be seemingly filled with GP fans. same with the hotel, much moreso. the Rizla team is in my hotel, as well as a 125 team, a bunch of journalists, etc.. every person in the bar last night was talking bikes and ignoring the football on tv.. lol
Quote from: derby on September 13, 2008, 12:24:37 PM
nicky's slides were effin dope. [thumbsup]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfpn4x_QPYU
What an exciting race. [popcorn]
Quote from: kopfjager on September 14, 2008, 12:47:25 PM
What an exciting race. [popcorn]
i can't tell if you're being sarcastic or not.
i was excited
and yelling at my computer screen. of course, i was pulling for nicky and hoping spies would put a move on stoner and dovi. ;D
The new guy Lorentho did really well! [roll] :o ;D
Kind of a bummer that two of the three races on national tv were wet. Not the best show of waht its all about.
Fun race nonetheless.
Go Lorentho! [clap]
I was hoping that Spies would podium
Quote from: GregP on September 14, 2008, 01:07:01 PM
Go Lorentho! [clap]
Heh, the guy was sure exercising his Castillian Spanish pronunciation.
What happened to #52?
When and where was this on TV? ???
That WAS a great race. The conditions they were racing in were incredible. I really thought Spies coulda taken Stoner and Dovi give a few more laps, but I was still incredibly happy with the results all across the board.
I'm REALLY hoping that this opens the eyes of some GP execs and gets Spies his damn ride for next year.
BTW, the 250 race was cancelled due to force majeure.
Quote from: Chococat on September 14, 2008, 01:24:05 PM
When and where was this on TV? ???
it was on nbc an hour ago. if you havne't already watched it, ya missed it.
Quote from: Chococat on September 14, 2008, 01:24:05 PM
When and where was this on TV? ???
You can catch the 250 race on Speed 6pm est.
Quote from: kopfjager on September 14, 2008, 01:48:59 PM
You can catch the 250 race on Speed 6pm est.
250 race was cancelled due to nasty weather.
Quote from: derby on September 14, 2008, 01:50:47 PM
250 race was cancelled due to nasty weather.
Damnit. [bang]
Very anti-climatic finish....
YaY nicky, great to see him on the podium :)
CRaZY weather!!!!
the rain was heavy, but the wind was extreme!!!
I had a really good time regardless :)
Nicky showing new teammate Stoner how it's done. Rossi on his tail providing a lot of pressure and the Kentucky Kid was cool as ice. No Rossi mind-make the beast with two backs for Hayden. Too bad it dried up for a bit and ate up his Michelins.
Rossi is still the man. Loved watching him and Nicky run away with it.
Good to see Lorenzo back up front. Glad to see Spies making a run for Stoner too. Good race.
Best of all Pedrobot and his 'stones were nowhere to be seen.
Me likey that race. Hayden is soooo much better when there is limited traction. I was loving it when he squared off turns or slide both wheels from the apex and drifted on out to the rumble strips. I *really* hope he clicks with the Duc next year.
Casey looked pissed at the end of the race. Wassup wit dat?
Someone better give Spies a damn ride. I wanna see Elbowz in the dry on a bike that he's had some time with. Mebbe he'll be good, mebbe he'll just be ok, mebbe he'll be awesome. But I really wanna see what happens.
Quote from: Spidey on September 14, 2008, 04:46:20 PM
Casey looked pissed at the end of the race. Wassup wit dat?
Why does that surprise you?
Argh..I can't take these Americans announcers!
GO LORENTHO!! [bang]
Quote from: DuCaTiNi on September 14, 2008, 02:35:16 PM
Very anti-climatic finish....
Very anti-climatic is right!! The whole race seemed to be. I didn't care for the track. Maybe it's just because it was a slow-wet race?!
Sounds like it was a good showing for DMF'ers at the race though!! [thumbsup]
Too bad the conditions were rough but I'm sure the Hoosier Hooligans did it right!! [evil]
Quote from: mikeb on September 14, 2008, 05:05:09 PM
Why does that surprise you?
Not sure exactly. He didn't have the pace to hang with Rossi and Hayden, so he shoulda been ok to with that result. And it's not like he got 9th or anything. He picked up valuable points on Pedrosa and he's already said that he doesn't expect to catch Rossi for the title. <shrug> Whatever. He's allowed. I thought he had a fine, albeit not spectular race.
Quote from: IZ on September 14, 2008, 05:09:11 PM
Argh..I can't take these Americans announcers! GO LORENTHO!! [bang]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seseo#Castilian_lisp
http://spanish.about.com/cs/qa/a/q_lisp.htm
Quote from: IZ on September 14, 2008, 05:09:11 PM
Argh..I can't take these Americans announcers! GO LORENTHO!! [bang]
Very anti-climatic is right!! The whole race seemed to be. I didn't care for the track. Maybe it's just because it was a slow-wet race?!
Sounds like it was a good showing for DMF'ers at the race though!! [thumbsup]
Too bad the conditions were rough but I'm sure the Hoosier Hooligans did it right!! [evil]
GODDAMIT! Why does everyone (on here and on the WERA BBS) get pissed at that? That IS how it's pronounced. I also don't know why people are surprised by the pronunciation, you had to have heard it 1000x on the regular speed/motogp.com broadcasts at some point right?
QuoteBest of all Pedrobot and his 'stones were nowhere to be seen
I found that somewhat comical just due to the nature of the recent happenings. You can't expect immediate success with no testing time, but its amusing none the less.
Quote from: darylbowden on September 14, 2008, 05:55:16 PM
GODDAMIT! Why does everyone (on here and on the WERA BBS) get pissed at that? That IS how it's pronounced. I also don't know why people are surprised by the pronunciation, you had to have heard it 1000x on the regular speed/motogp.com broadcasts at some point right?
yup...
just like xaus being pronounced "chowse".
Quote from: darylbowden on September 14, 2008, 05:55:16 PM
GODDAMIT! Why does everyone (on here and on the WERA BBS) get pissed at that? That IS how it's pronounced. I also don't know why people are surprised by the pronunciation, you had to have heard it 1000x on the regular speed/motogp.com broadcasts at some point right?
easy trigger. Speed announcers call him "Jorge" or mispronounce it LorenZo. [thumbsup]
Quote from: sqweak on September 14, 2008, 07:33:21 PM
easy trigger. Speed announcers call him "Jorge" or mispronounce it LorenZo. [thumbsup]
speed uses the dorna-employeed announcers. are you sure you're not thinking of fox?
Quote from: sqweak on September 14, 2008, 07:33:21 PM
easy trigger. Speed announcers call him "Jorge" or mispronounce it LorenZo. [thumbsup]
Easy buddy. You're wrong. Speed uses the motogp.com broadcasters, but thanks for playing [thumbsup]
What a crazy race...that weather was nuts! Awesome to see Nicky doing well..his slides were bad ass.
[thumbsup]
Quote from: sqweak on September 14, 2008, 07:33:21 PM
easy trigger. Speed announcers call him "Jorge" or mispronounce it LorenZo. [thumbsup]
I could swear I've heard the Speed (yes, Dorna) announcers pronounce it LorenZo as well. I KNOW the Eurosport feed annoucers pronounce it with a Z...I just watched the Laguna race to check.
Not saying Lorentho isn't correct, just that I've heard LorenZo a lot.
Quote from: Triple J on September 14, 2008, 08:41:54 PM
I could swear I've heard the Speed (yes, Dorna) announcers pronounce it LorenZo as well.
nick pronounces the "z", mark swaps back and forth.
Quote from: derby on September 14, 2008, 05:20:23 PM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seseo#Castilian_lisp
http://spanish.about.com/cs/qa/a/q_lisp.htm
Thanks for the lesson buddy! [roll]
Quote from: sqweak on September 14, 2008, 07:33:21 PM
Speed announcers call him "Jorge" or mispronounce it LorenZo. [thumbsup]
Thank you!
Quote from: IZ on September 14, 2008, 08:55:46 PM
Thanks for the lesson buddy! [roll]
anytime, homeslick. [roll]
Quote from: IZ on September 14, 2008, 08:55:46 PM
Thank you!
Except for the fact that he's incorrect about it.
If any of you have a motogp.com subscription, please feel free to watch any of the prior races and you'll hear it pronounced Loren-tho about 1 trillion times. Not that it doesn't ever get mispronounced, but I'm just surprised that so many people (not only here) have torn into the announcers for mispronouncing it when in fact they were correct.
Who gives a shit how its pronounced. [roll]
Quote from: kopfjager on September 14, 2008, 09:35:37 PM
Who gives a shit how its pronounced. [roll]
evidently the guy banging his head on the wall. ;D
Quote from: derby on September 14, 2008, 09:38:30 PM
evidently the guy banging his head on the wall. ;D
Haha indeed.
Anyhow, at the end of the day, I think that Indianapolis as a city and IMS as a venue really represented the US well and it looks like something that will be very positive for the exposure of MotoGP and motorcycle racing in general, so this is a great thing.
I'm sure we'll get some reports from the peeps who were out there, but all in all I think it went pretty well considering Ike was torturing the riders throughout the race(s).
They need to put some speakers in the infield. If you were not in Ducati Island you could hardly hear the announcers. But all in all a great event. The staff and local police did an incredible job moving traffic to boot, I'm excited to be going again next year.
The drive up to Wi sucked though I94 was flooded so they "routed" the traffic. 7.25 hours later I was done with what should have been an easy 5 hour trip. But from the looks of it, and what I heard at the gas station the traffic going south was taking an extra 4 hours to route.
Quote from: derby on September 14, 2008, 09:38:30 PM
evidently the guy banging his head on the wall. ;D
[bang] < That is for the commentators in general. [roll]
Quote from: Ducatiloo on September 14, 2008, 10:24:01 PM
They need to put some speakers in the infield. If you were not in Ducati Island you could hardly hear the announcers. But all in all a great event. The staff and local police did an incredible job moving traffic to boot, I'm excited to be going again next year.
The drive up to Wi sucked though I94 was flooded so they "routed" the traffic. 7.25 hours later I was done with what should have been an easy 5 hour trip. But from the looks of it, and what I heard at the gas station the traffic going south was taking an extra 4 hours to route.
That sounds pretty great, especially considering mother nature. The IMS peeps really know how to handle their shit. They had kiosks in the airport handing out info and red bulls, they had the street signs, they had promotion everywhere. It also seems that since they've dealt with enormous crowds tons of times, they handled the traffic well (which is something Laguna is only now learning how to do).
I really hope I can make it out there next year, it sounds great and it seems like it has the infrastructure to handle such an event. [thumbsup]
Quote from: darylbowden on September 14, 2008, 10:35:50 PM
It also seems that since they've dealt with enormous crowds tons of times, they handled the traffic well (which is something Laguna is only now learning how to do).
it's "easy" to handle 100k people in a venue capable of holding 400k. :P
great job valentino [thumbsup], it was great to see nicki running in the front. Announcers sucked ass but was interesting that they put the whole REPSOL fued between nicki and predrosa's camp on blast. "The Wall"
Quote from: derby on September 14, 2008, 07:35:44 PM
speed uses the dorna-employeed announcers. are you sure you're not thinking of fox?
Quote from: derby on September 14, 2008, 08:51:28 PM
nick pronounces the "z", mark swaps back and forth.
Quote from: darylbowden on September 14, 2008, 08:27:36 PM
Easy buddy. You're wrong. Speed uses the motogp.com broadcasters, but thanks for playing [thumbsup]
Quote from: darylbowden on September 14, 2008, 09:16:24 PM
Except for the fact that he's incorrect about it.
If any of you have a motogp.com subscription, please feel free to watch any of the prior races and you'll hear it pronounced Loren-tho about 1 trillion times. Not that it doesn't ever get mispronounced, but I'm just surprised that so many people (not only here) have torn into the announcers for mispronouncing it when in fact they were correct.
Would the two of you make up your make the beast with two backsing minds? [cheeky]
Daryl ranted that he didn't understand why people were jumping on he NBC guy. I gave a possible reason. *I* didn't jump on the NBC guy. I didn't say SPEED *ALWAYS* mispronounces it. I simply stated that I've observed while watching SPEED's coverage all year that they mispronounce it at times, and call him by his first name at other times.
Quote from: Ducatiloo on September 14, 2008, 10:24:01 PM
The staff and local police did an incredible job moving traffic to boot...
I beg to differ.
Leaving from the infield, you had no choice but to take a left onto 16th.
Then all of the cross streets were blocked-off for a couple of miles, keeping you from turning to double back.
With no signage to give any indication of how to get back to the west, it took forever winding through side streets to get back to my hotel.
Quote from: Rameses on September 15, 2008, 02:16:45 AM
I beg to differ.
Leaving from the infield, you had no choice but to take a left onto 16th.
Then all of the cross streets were blocked-off for a couple of miles, keeping you from turning to double back.
With no signage to give any indication of how to get back to the west, it took forever winding through side streets to get back to my hotel.
That's how traffic has moved in Indianapolis after races for over 10 years that I know of.
Trust me, if moves well...............
IMS is one of the premier, if not the nicest racing facilities in the world. Everything there is top notch.
I thought they even did well considering mother nature wasn't too friendly..........
Must be something about inaugural races at IMS the past two times.
The first F1 race was cold and wet
Wow...
Casey finished. ;D
[evil]
Yeah - what is it with that track's layout? OK, I wasn't there and have only seen the diagrams but it looks unimaginatively tyro.....Was there a theory there or did they route it through 'available space' around the golf course.....perhaps, for 2009, they'll just lay out a course in midtown Manhattan so it'll be closer to the eastern half of the US population....
[evil] [evil]
Hmmm....schedule a race during hurricane season and then wonder why it rained....
Quote from: bobspapa on September 15, 2008, 07:49:36 AM
and upright too [thumbsup]
I think Casey actually learned something from his failures earlier this year. His candor about him not having confidence and putting his performance issues on himself was refreshing. I'm not lining up to hop on his bandwagon, but it was nice to see that side of him at least.
I think it was designed by a consulting firm at least that was the rumor when the talk of a race in Indy began.
Quote from: cyrus buelton on September 15, 2008, 08:14:50 AM
I think it was designed by a consulting firm at least that was the rumor when the talk of a race in Indy began.
i think the guy that asked the question may not know it's the indy f1 circuit reversed with some "slight" modifications.
Quote from: derby on September 14, 2008, 01:50:47 PM
250 race was cancelled due to nasty weather.
So what exactly did I record? [laugh]
That was a strange race, but great. I was pulling for Nicky the whole time.
Somebody tell me why Ben Spies doenst have Loris Capparossis' seat in 2009?
What was up with Ralph and Kevin at the very beginning of the broadcast. Didnt they realize they were on wide screen 16:9 hi def? They were standing way too close together face to face. They looked like they were gonna start making out at any second. Even my wife thought it was a bit ghey. I think Kevin got lessons on how to talk on TV. He did a much better job than he ever has before.
Quote from: derby on September 15, 2008, 08:19:49 AM
i think the guy that asked the question may not know it's the indy f1 circuit reversed with some "slight" modifications.
ah yeah, right.
Quote from: cyrus buelton on September 15, 2008, 05:55:13 AM
That's how traffic has moved in Indianapolis after races for over 10 years that I know of.
Trust me, if moves well...............
Yea a few people that need to go against the grain but the other 95,950 fans get out fast. I wish other sporting events would take notes.
Quote from: tufty on September 14, 2008, 01:20:47 PM
What happened to #52?
he missed T1 in about lap 5 or 6.. there was paved run-off that took him out to the oval so he didn't go down.
Quote from: Ducatiloo on September 14, 2008, 10:24:01 PM
They need to put some speakers in the infield. If you were not in Ducati Island you could hardly hear the announcers.
could hear 'em fine from where i was... ;)
edit: and actually, come to think of it, that was not such a good thing. greg white as infield announcer is 10x worse than greg white as tv announcer. PAINFUL.
Quote from: Ducatiloo on September 14, 2008, 10:24:01 PM
The staff and local police did an incredible job moving traffic to boot
coming in, yes. leaving, that was not my experience.
Quote from: FatguyRacer on September 15, 2008, 08:43:08 AM
Somebody tell me why Ben Spies doenst have Loris Capparossis' seat in 2009?
politics, history, etc. Rizla royally screwed up on that one. Hope he spanks them on the Honda repeatedly next year.
Quote from: gm2 on September 15, 2008, 09:12:47 AM
he missed T1 in about lap 5 or 6.. there was paved run-off that took him out to the oval so he didn't go down.
could hear 'em fine from where i was... ;)
... and where were you?
Quote from: Rameses on September 15, 2008, 02:16:45 AM
I beg to differ.
Leaving from the infield, you had no choice but to take a left onto 16th.
Then all of the cross streets were blocked-off for a couple of miles, keeping you from turning to double back.
With no signage to give any indication of how to get back to the west, it took forever winding through side streets to get back to my hotel.
you have to understand all the ppl sitting in the paddock area were leaving going 16th west
this i done this way so traffic get distributed on I465, a bit of all direction ,if they would have let us go west coming from the IMS underpass we would have been sitting in a traffic jam for hrs.
Quote from: Ducatiloo on September 15, 2008, 09:22:29 AM
... and where were you?
penthouse A, at the end of the front straight.. right about where they started braking. facing all the garages etc.
Classic Rossi and Colin:
Q: Question for Valentino. There's been very many disappointed girls because you said if you won the race you were going to run naked down the home straight.
HAYDEN: Yes, yes, I do remember, also. (Laughter)
Q: I just wonder what happened after that Thursday comment.
ROSSI: The idea was from Colin (Edwards), I remember. (Laughter) And Friday night they say to me, and they say maybe it's better for everybody that if I win my umbrella girl get naked on the straight. (Laughter)
MODERATOR: Another one here.
MODERATOR: Thank you. Third place, ladies and gentlemen, his second podium in succession, Jorge Lorenzo. Jorge, first time you've been on the podium in the wet your whole career.
JORGE LORENZO: Yeah, it is true. It is true because also in the Spanish Championship I haven't got any podium, European Championship, also, no podium in the rain. And I think in the Balioto Championship, also, no podium. (Laughter)
I was so, personally I didn't want to race before the race because I was so safe in my motor home and so hot with Hector that I thought I prefer not to race.
What the hell is he talking about? ???
Quote from: FatguyRacer on September 15, 2008, 11:34:00 AM
What the hell is he talking about? ???
I'm not sure if you're serious but if so...
Well, his english isn't quite there yet. But, he's alluding to the fact that he was warm and cozy and safe in his motorhome (with his manager I believe) and that the weather was so bad, and since he's not very good in inclement weather, that they thought it would be better to stay in. He was trying to make a joke.
Quote from: darylbowden on September 15, 2008, 11:40:19 AM
(with his manager I believe)
...his ex-teammate, hector barbera.
No Greg White..... I WIN!
Quote from: darylbowden on September 15, 2008, 11:40:19 AM
I'm not sure if you're serious but if so...
... He was trying to make a joke.
So was I. [laugh]
He really needs to work on his English!
(It'll cut down alot on bad jokes made by morons like me)
Quote from: Rameses on September 15, 2008, 02:16:45 AM
I beg to differ.
Leaving from the infield, you had no choice but to take a left onto 16th.
Then all of the cross streets were blocked-off for a couple of miles, keeping you from turning to double back.
With no signage to give any indication of how to get back to the west, it took forever winding through side streets to get back to my hotel.
I agree, leaving got me completely screwed up. If I would have just waited inside the track for 60 minutes, I could have got back to my campground much much easier.
Quote from: OT on September 15, 2008, 07:11:03 AM
[evil]
Yeah - what is it with that track's layout? OK, I wasn't there and have only seen the diagrams but it looks unimaginatively tyro.....
[evil] [evil]
Hmmm....schedule a race during hurricane season and then wonder why it rained....
You must not know Indy or the Midwest very well. The layout is what it is, there is limited space due to it being INSIDE the oval.
And typically, we do not get affected by hurricanes, we are 1500+ miles away from Ocean. If no rain is a requirement for a booking date, you would have to pick February, that is probably the only month it doesn't rain around here.
***
Overall, I had a great time. Mario did a great job with the Project Mugello and HH crowd. Ducati did a A+ job on the DOC area. Tent camping next to the track was a fricking riot, and totally made up for riding ~20 hours in rain and wind over the weekend. I plan to go back next year, and meet up with the guys we camped next to.
mitt
Being that the speedway is located in a neighborhood and typically accommodates crowds up to 450,000 people, they have their routes down pretty good.
you have to understand all of the parking lots drain towards a different exit.
You either go towards 465 on the West, 65 to the East (via 16th street and 30th street exits), or towards 38th on the north via Georgetown Road.
They clothes all N-S bound streets on 16th street to prevent people from clogging up neighborhood roads and screwing up with the general flow of traffic from the surrounding lots.
The best way to leave the Speedway..............wait around. Don't leave quickly. Hang out and then leave.
We left about 2 hours after the GP Race and sat in no traffic.
Quote from: cyrus buelton on September 15, 2008, 07:30:29 PM
The best way to leave the Speedway..............wait around. Don't leave quickly. Hang out and then leave.
We left about 2 hours after the GP Race and sat in no traffic.
Wish I would have known...
Oh well, next year ;D
mitt
i thought it was very well run
being from Canada i had no idea what i was in for
it was perfect (except for the Hurricane) getting to the oval was so easy and also leaveing was well thought out suree had no idea whre i was going after the race but the cops were so hlpfull as to wheere to turn to get back on Rockville
a true no brainer will be back next year
Quote from: derby on September 15, 2008, 08:19:49 AM
i think the guy that asked the question may not know it's the indy f1 circuit reversed with some "slight" modifications.
He didn't know that......
i thought they handled the traffic well... if you have ever been to laguna, you would not be complaining about indy.
the facility was top notch.
ducati island was in an awesome location [thumbsup]
did you guys see the card stunt on tv?
posting this just cuz it put a big smile on my face when i saw it... :)
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Quote from: cyrus buelton on September 15, 2008, 07:30:29 PM
Being that the speedway is located in a neighborhood and typically accommodates crowds up to 450,000 people, they have their routes down pretty good.
you have to understand all of the parking lots drain towards a different exit.
You either go towards 465 on the West, 65 to the East (via 16th street and 30th street exits), or towards 38th on the north via Georgetown Road.
They clothes all N-S bound streets on 16th street to prevent people from clogging up neighborhood roads and screwing up with the general flow of traffic from the surrounding lots.
The best way to leave the Speedway..............wait around. Don't leave quickly. Hang out and then leave.
We left about 2 hours after the GP Race and sat in no traffic.
Well thanks for warning me, Pakhan and I rode around like maniacs to get back to the shitty motel. The motel was only about a mile and a half away and it took 25 miles to get there. Every road that his GPS suggested was blocked off in just about every case. [bang]
1) learn which parking lot empties to the direction you need to go and park there
or...
2) wait for traffic to empty and travel whichever way you want.
My brother-in-law and I took a lap on the track Monday morning - me on my Monster and he on a Road King. Does anyone know, IMS staff were taking pictures of us, are those for sale anywhere?
mitt
Quote from: mitt on September 16, 2008, 11:54:20 AM
My brother-in-law and I took a lap on the track Monday morning - me on my Monster and he on a Road King. Does anyone know, IMS staff were taking pictures of us, are those for sale anywhere?
mitt
Try the Speedway website
Quote from: cyrus buelton on September 16, 2008, 12:20:41 PM
Try the Speedway website
I looked there first, but didn't see it.
:-\
It could have been for security reasons / liability also, instead of souviner.
mitt
Not to minimize the coolness of the pics, but.....
WHAT ABOUT RIDING THE TRACK? ;D
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Edit: the pics over on Soup from Nelson & Nelson are really cool... I want to see the other 900 that they took.
Quote from: lethe on September 16, 2008, 09:25:59 AM
Well thanks for warning me, Pakhan and I rode around like maniacs to get back to the shitty motel. The motel was only about a mile and a half away and it took 25 miles to get there. Every road that his GPS suggested was blocked off in just about every case. [bang]
At least we got to see some of Indianapolis ;D
Great seeing so many DMFers there, was a fun race but wish it didn't have to be called. Next year........ [thumbsup]
Quote from: Speeddog on September 16, 2008, 04:29:31 PM
Not to minimize the coolness of the pics, but.....
WHAT ABOUT RIDING THE TRACK? ;D
Riding a lap was very cool. It would have been even better without a tank bag and tail bag.
It is amazing, how fast things happen on it even at the 25-50mph I was doing. The braking markers must move at light speed for the pros. The surface was very smooth, and I didn't feel any major transitions between parts of the track. The correct lines though could have been confusing for the riders. Even with IMS workers pointing the way to go, there were so many alternate routes (oval versus road turns, pit lanes, maintenance lanes, track entrances and exits, etc) near the turns, that it would have been easy to go off course or focus on the wrong line.
mitt
Nick and I camped just off the track, and I really think that's the way to do it. It was about a 30-40 minute walk from our site to our seats in Mugello, but we never had to deal with any traffic, and we could get as drunk as we wanted without the worry of having to drive back to the hotel.
It will take an act of god to keep me away next year, the whole trip was absolutely amazing, and Karma treated us very, very, very, very well.
Quote from: Adam in MO on September 18, 2008, 01:28:31 PM
Nick and I camped just off the track, and I really think that's the way to do it. It was about a 30-40 minute walk from our site to our seats in Mugello, but we never had to deal with any traffic, and we could get as drunk as we wanted without the worry of having to drive back to the hotel.
It will take an act of god to keep me away next year, the whole trip was absolutely amazing, and Karma treated us very, very, very, very well.
Which lot were you in? We were in 4 - which was awesome, just at the opposite end of the track from the Mugello stand.
I apologize for the delay in posting these up.. i'd like to extend a big thank you to the Hoosier Hooligans for their hospitality. It was a pleasure getting to meet everyone from the board.
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Nice picks where were you sitting when they were taken?
Quote from: mitt on September 15, 2008, 05:48:07 PM
Overall, I had a great time. Mario did a great job with the Project Mugello and HH crowd.
mitt
Thank you [thumbsup]
Quote from: Ducatiloo on October 13, 2008, 08:23:20 AM
Nice picks where were you sitting when they were taken?
Project Mugello grandstand
Quote from: Ducatiloo on October 13, 2008, 08:23:20 AM
Nice picks where were you sitting when they were taken?
Nutts was in the Project Mugello stands near the ducati island side, about 3/4 of the way up.
mitt
as mitt and Grifo already mentioned I was with the Hoosier Hooligans (where else?) in the Project Mugello stand.
I´m trying to plan 2009 already ;D
Check out the Indy coverage in the latest RoadRacingWorld. It's got a picture of several Monsters in the lot, some having been knocked over by wind.
yeah, i know.... i'm a procrastinator ;D
my indy pics (http://s239.photobucket.com/albums/ff194/hires_melissa_photos/indy_08/?albumview=slideshow)