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Just got home. Man, I am kicking myself for not going the last few years. Was a great day. They actually kept saying we had to evacuate the island because of severe weather and there was a tornado warning nearby. But not many fans listened to the evacuate thing lol. Just hung out under the awning at the casino and waited it out. This being my first street race (and first Indy race, as my previous races have been imsa), I was expecting to not have much view. But the are plenty of viewing areas and you can get a lot closer to the track than I expected. Turns 7-8-9, which is a "slow" section looks so much better in person. Tv does not do it justice seeing them go through a section that looks way too small for the cars.
Caught on quickly that andretti was first to take slicks, as he was spinning tires out of the corner and real slow. Caution saved him from being lapped.
The speed going down the straight heading toward turn 7 was stunning. The walls must have made the sense of speed more impressive.
Got to meet pagenaud after the race. Was really cool. Good "championship day" for him, getting good points even though he wasn't a factor up front. Think he started 12th, so 6th was good result. Sato looked racy at times. No clue how Rossi and newgarden checked out so much at the end. Couldn't figure out why power was so far back, I see why now. What was weird was that at the end, he was in 19th, and couldn't even keep up with 18th place. I guess maybe something wasn't right after the poor stop?
I am already planning to go back next year. Such a cool event.
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