88th Indianapolis 500 Practice

[marcus]

I must apologise for pressing the wrong button and accidently deleted the last thread.

so ive started another

MAY 9TH PRACTICE SESSION

1 1 Dixon, Scott .............219.760
2 3 Castroneves, Helio .......219.752
3 5 Fernandez, Adrian ........218.342
4 4 Scheckter, Tomas......... 218.308
5 26 Wheldon, Dan ............218.007
6 2 Taylor, Mark .............217.613
7 52T Carpenter, Ed ..........217.405
8 36 Junqueira, Bruno ........217.325
9 11 Kanaan, Tony ............217.269
10 10 Manning, Darren ........217.218
11 7 Herta, Bryan ............217.118
12 1T Dixon, Scott ...........217.030
13 24 Giaffone, Felipe .......216.763
14 55 Matsuura, Kosuke .......216.695
15 51T Barron, Alex ..........216.683
16 3T Castroneves, Helio .....216.006
17 8 Sharp, Scott ............215.637
18 39 Fisher, Sarah ..........215.358
19 20 Unser Jr, Al ..........215.338
20 70 Gordon, Robby ..........215.317
21 7T Herta, Bryan ...........215.017
22 26T Wheldon, Dan...........214.718
23 17 Meira, Vitor ...........214.457
24 16 Yasukawa, Roger ........214.286
25 27T Franchitti, Dario .....214.040
26 12T Takagi, Tora ..........213.902
27 11T Kanaan, Tony ..........213.784
28 12 Takagi, Tora ...........211.096
29 25 Roth, Marty ............210.923
30 10T Manning, Darren .......210.232
31 70T Gordon, Robby .........209.733
32 15T Rice, Buddy ...........204.551
33 14 Foyt IV, AJ.............122.748

[marcus]

MAY 10TH PRACTICE SESSION


1. 3 Helio Castroneves 220.300
2. 1 Scott Dixon . 219.569
3. 11 Tony Kanaan 219.553
4. 6 Sam Hornish Jr. 219.357
5. 5 Adrian Fernandez 219.118
6. 55 Kosuke Matsuura 219.034
7. 27 Dario Franchitti 219.026
8. 4T Tomas Scheckter 218.893
9. 8 Scott Sharp 218.559
10. 70 Robby Gordon 218.446
11. 17 Vitor Meira 218.446
12. 10 Darren Manning 218.392
13. 26 Dan Wheldon 218.370
14. 7 Bryan Herta 218.223
15. 52T Ed Carpenter 218.151
16. 16 Roger Yasukawa 217.704
17. 51T Alex Barron 217.575
18. 36 Bruno Junqueira 217.080
19. 15 Buddy Rice 216.817
20. 24 Felipe Giaffone 216.437
21. 2T Mark Taylor 216.274
- 6T Sam Hornish Jr. 215.880
22. 12T Tora Takagi 215.574
23. 20 Al Unser Jr. 215.176
- 16T Roger Yasukawa 215.175
24. 14 A.J. Foyt IV 215.054
25. 39 Sarah Fisher 215.004
26. 41 Larry Foyt 207.982
27. 25 Marty Roth 204.173
- 12 Tora Takagi 199.116

[rustyfan]

Hmm, no wonder I couldn't direct-access the previous message from the notification email this morning then.

Oh well, **** happens as they say

[marcus]

really sorry mate , I was trying something and got a bit carried away , I promise I will leave this thread alone

[rustyfan]

While checking Curt Calvin's (of the IndyStar.com) practice notes from day two I came across the following;

The team that Greg Ray co-owns and drives for is still AWOL and won't run until business issues are resolved. The team doesn't have a sponsor. . . .

I reckon it's related to the "Greg Ray to sue everyone" deal...



Calvin's article also included the following (in regards to Robby Gordon's accident);

The other downside of the accident was that with the extra expenses, it will be more difficult for the team to put a second driver in the field once Gordon qualifies.

I sure hope they will be able to field that second car despite the crash.

[Team Owner]

Greg Ray found out that he's the only one paying for Honda engines and he wants some considerations from Honda or he won't run the car.

[N I Tram]

Difficult situatio for Honda in that case, because Access haven't been a competitive team so far, and can't relaly be thought of as a likely front-runner. The best solution might be for Access to run a second car for a good young driver, or perhaps Nakano, and then have Honda pay for at least one engine. For now, Greg's just shooting himself in the foot by not running in practice, assuming he can afford ot of course.

[rustyfan]

Thanks for the information Team Owner - that certainly explains the "business issues".

[Tim Northcutt]

Gordon's car will take a couple of days to fix....twisted rear suspension and some front suspension damage and what looked like damage to the left side pod as ell as the wings on both ends...

I've seen a lot worse....it can be fixed...

relatively speaking the damage looked to be minor to moderate on TV...but I'm sure that there may be a lot of issues you can't see from a TV camera on top of grandstand when it comes to car damage...

But Robby is on a tight schedule for May....he needed to spend today in that primary car to finish his set-ups before he goes to play NASCAR and BUSCH SERIES later this week at Richmond....

Now he'll be running his back-up to get it set,....maybe he can transfer over what he learns from the back-up to the primary car after it is fixed....the primary car should be ready for this weekend...

He apparently had sponsors at the track yesterday and went out for Happy Hour to crank off some good speeds for show...he was quoted by Curt Cavin as saying "I should have known better..."

on tape, it looked like the back end began to step out as he exited turn one and he tried to catch it but couldn't....the car ultimately swapped ends as it slid across the short chute before making wall contact in Turn two....

Hope he has a good day today.....I belive he has to head to Richmond either tomorrow or Thursday....

[rustyfan]

Adrian Fernandez have really turned it up for today's session, clocking a lap of 220.735mph.

About to go back to green.

[rustyfan]

Marty Roth spins again. Looks like he's getting the hang of it, as he manages to keep it off the wall again, just brushing it with the nose of the car

[rustyfan]

The green is back out.

[Tim Northcutt]

Originally posted by rustyfan
Marty Roth spins again. Looks like he's getting the hang of it, as he manages to keep it off the wall again, just brushing it with the nose of the car

His car looked loose on yesterday's spin....

Wonder if it was the same type of spin today???

NOTE: Roth doesn't have a back-up car....he'd better take good car of what he's driving right now....this is not a good situation for a 33-car field...

One Other Item:

Today's weather is extremely good for running with some speed....at noon it was in the mid-70s with a slight overcast sky, so the sun shouldn't be beating down on the track...

[rustyfan]

Adrian Fernandez continues to impress, setting a new fastest lap of 221.643mph.

(edit) And he just went even faster, setting a lap of 221.705mph!

[Tim Northcutt]

BTW....

Initial weather forecasts have called for a high temperature on Saturday of 74 degrees with partly to mostly cloudy skies...

The weather guys have hinted at a "slight" possibility of a "few showers" as of today for "Pole Day"

Not a good sign...when Indy weather guys even mention "rain," in May, you can bet that the odds of getting wet are twice as high as they are any other time of the year....too much tourist $$$ at stake during this month...

But I hope they are wrong about the possibility of rain...because that would be perfect weather for fast speeds....

Looks like Helio's prediction for a pole speed at 225 may not be too far off....

[JohnSSC]

It seems that the engineers who do the calculating for ways to make the cars slower are not nearly as smart as the ones trying to make it go faster.

Of course, there is no million dollar payday for having the slowest car out there. Guess that answers my question!

[Team Owner]

Roth is in way over his head IMO. I think if it wasn't for car count Barnhardt would park him. The car has so much downforce in it even I could drive it.

[gttouring]

219 speed just like I thought!

[marcus]

Matsuura tops the days speeds , great effort

I think he has done a solid job so far this year lets hope he can keep it up.

[marcus]

MAY 11 PRACTICE SESSION

1. 55 Kosuke Matsuura G-Force-Honda 221.857
2. 5 Adrian Fernandez G-Force-Honda 221.705
3. 11 Tony Kanaan Dallara-Honda 220.855
4. 3 Helio Castroneves Dallara-Toyota 219.937
5. 7 Bryan Herta Dallara-Honda 219.909
6. 6 Sam Hornish Jr. Dallara-Toyota 219.810
7. 15 Buddy Rice G-Force-Honda 219.780
8. 26 Dan Wheldon Dallara-Honda 219.616
9. 4T Tomas Scheckter Dallara-Chevrolet 219.172
10. 1T Scott Dixon G-Force-Toyota 219.047
11. 36 Bruno Junqueira G-Force-Honda 218.999
12. 16 Roger Yasukawa G-Force-Honda 218.900
13. 10 Darren Manning G-Force-Toyota 218.596
14. 27 Dario Franchitti Dallara-Honda 218.581
15. 52T Ed Carpenter Dallara-Chevrolet 218.501
16. 51 Alex Barron Dallara-Chevrolet 218.002
17. 17 Vitor Meira G-Force-Honda 217.694
18. 2T Mark Taylor Dallara-Chevrolet 217.580
19. 8 Scott Sharp Dallara-Toyota 216.787
20. 24 Felipe Giaffone Dallara-Chevrolet 216.638
- 1 Scott Dixon G-Force-Toyota 216.365
21. 20 Al Unser Jr. Dallara-Chevrolet 216.169
22. 39 Sarah Fisher Dallara-Toyota 216.069
- 24T Felipe Giaffone Dallara-Chevrolet 215.712
23. 12T Tora Takagi Dallara-Toyota 215.282
24. 14 A.J. Foyt IV Dallara-Toyota 214.798
25. 70T Robby Gordon Dallara-Chevrolet 214.149
- 8T Scott Sharp Dallara-Toyota 213.837
26. 41 Larry Foyt G-Force-Toyota 213.129
27. 25 Marty Roth Dallara-Toyota 204.040
- 6T Sam Hornish Jr. Dallara-Toyota 176.734

[rustyfan]

Worth noting is that Felipe Giaffone crashed late afternoon yesterday. Thankfully he walked away uninjured from the crash and is cleared to drive.

[marcus]

OVERALL TOP SPEEDS OF THE MONTH SO FAR FOR EACH DRIVER

1. 55 Kosuke Matsuura G-Force-Honda 221.857 DAY 3

2. 5 Adrian Fernandez G-Force-Honda 221.705 DAY 3

3. 11 Tony Kanaan Dallara-Honda 220.855 DAY 3

4. 3 Helio Castroneves Dallara-Toyota 220.300 DAY 2

5. 7 Bryan Herta Dallara-Honda 219.909 DAY 3

6. 6 Sam Hornish Jr. Dallara-Toyota 219.810 DAY 3

7. 15 Buddy Rice G-Force-Honda 219.780 DAY 3

8. 1 Scott Dixon G-Force-Toyota 219.760 DAY 1

9. 6 Dan Wheldon Dallara-Honda 219.616 DAY 3

10. 4T Tomas Scheckter Dallara-Chevrolet 219.172 DAY 3

11. 27 Dario Franchitti Dallara-Honda 219.026 DAY 2

12. 36 Bruno Junqueira G-Force-Honda 218.999 DAY 3

13. 16 Roger Yasukawa G-Force-Honda 218.900 DAY 3

14. 10 Darren Manning G-Force-Toyota 218.596 DAY 3

15. 8 Scott Sharp Dallara-Toyota 218.559 DAY 2

16. 70 Robby Gordon Dallara-Chevrolet 218.446 DAY 2

17. 52T Ed Carpenter Dallara-Chevrolet 218.501 DAY 3

18. 17 Vitor Meira G-Force-Honda 218.446 DAY 2

19. 51 Alex Barron Dallara-Chevrolet 218.002 DAY 3

20. 2 Mark Taylor Dallara-Chevrolet 217.580 DAY 1

21. 24 Felipe Giaffone Dallara-Chevrolet 216.763 DAY 1

22. 20 Al Unser Jr. Dallara-Chevrolet 216.169 DAY 3

23. 39 Sarah Fisher Dallara-Toyota 216.069 DAY 3

24. 12T Tora Takagi Dallara-Toyota 215.574 DAY 2

25. 14 A.J. Foyt IV Dallara-Toyota 215.054 DAY 2

26. 41 Larry Foyt G-Force-Toyota 213.129 DAY 3

27. 25 Marty Roth Dallara-Toyota 210.923 DAY 1


Phew i think I got them all

[rustyfan]

Thanks

On a side-note, you have Dan Wheldon included twice heh..

[marcus]

thanks Rusty , Dans slower time has now been deleted

[gttouring]

wow 221
and adrian's car looks terffic... a japanese or Adrian team member winning it all? is this possible?