Bob Varsha: You hit the nose on the head, Sam!"
Silent Sam Posey: "Huh?"
rrevved wrote:
>
> I -wish- he would be silent.. ;)
Amen, brother...
> Is the coverage cool, or what!!
Not bad at all ... glad they got Matchett back -- never knew that stuff
about the sensors in the gearbox. I could live without Daly, though so
far he seems decently low-key; Hobbs is his usual delightful and
avuncular self, Varsha's the calm voice of reason ... and then there's
Sam... Gad, they even dragged that antediluvian fossil Economaki out
into the sunlight -- he's the motorsports equivalent of Bob Hope: he'll
be presiding over supermarket openings until he's 125 (next year!), I
swear. At least it ain't Paul Page...
It's certainly heartening that they managed to get something like
100,000 people to come out on a Friday to watch practice (10 bucks a pop
-- not a bad deal for either side), and that raceday is a sellout (did I
hear 250,000 tickets? Can that be right?). I thought it was an
interesting point about the loudness: not having seen an Indycar race in
the flesh in quite some time, I'd forgotten how much quieter they are
than normally-aspirated 19,000 RPM F1 cars -- I've been in the pits at
Indy during the Brickyard 400, and it was REALLY loud; I can't imagine
what it's like with F1 cars. With the pits and grandstands on one side,
and the solid row of grandstands on the other, I don't wonder that
earplugs are selling briskly.
I was prepared to dislike the track, but it really is unique in the F1
schedule, and I think that's what the US needs: something that no one
else has -- like Monaco is unique, and Spa ... and then (only my
opinion) there's every other track. I think Indy also presents a truly
difficult set-up challenge, balancing the need for downforce on the
infield section with the imperative of low drag on the speedway.
Looking forward to the rest of the weekend, and I hope it's a complete
success. Kinda wish it could have been the Glen, but those days are gone.
Well, after qualifying today, sitting in the penthouse (aint general
admission great!) I can tell you from painful experience that these
cars are the loudest things I have ever heard. I didn't use earplugs,
wanting to experience the whole thing. Well, 6 hours later and my
ears are still ringing. (That aint happened since Black Sabbath in
1978). The sound cannot be described nor duplicated, it has to be
felt.
I sat in the 1st turn during practice and it wasn't that bad (the
shifts are really noisy), but that canyon created by the stands on
front straight really amps the noise.
Much as I dislike Tony George, this thing is going to be a success.
It is extremely well run, and according to the Euros I have talked to,
it stands out as a fan-friendly event. They are impressed, both by
the facility and it's ability to move and contain so many people. I
figure there were 125K fans there today (Sat), and it was easy in and
out. Sunday may be different, we'll see.
Oh yeah, my son also got Jenson Button's autograph. Pretty good day.
On Sat, 23 Sep 2000 02:30:33 GMT, Barton Brown <[email hidden]>
wrote:
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>rrevved wrote: >> >> I -wish- he would be silent.. ;) > >Amen, brother... > >> Is the coverage cool, or what!! > >Not bad at all ... glad they got Matchett back -- never knew that stuff >about the sensors in the gearbox. I could live without Daly, though so >far he seems decently low-key; Hobbs is his usual delightful and >avuncular self, Varsha's the calm voice of reason ... and then there's >Sam... Gad, they even dragged that antediluvian fossil Economaki out >into the sunlight -- he's the motorsports equivalent of Bob Hope: he'll >be presiding over supermarket openings until he's 125 (next year!), I >swear. At least it ain't Paul Page... > >It's certainly heartening that they managed to get something like >100,000 people to come out on a Friday to watch practice (10 bucks a pop >-- not a bad deal for either side), and that raceday is a sellout (did I >hear 250,000 tickets? Can that be right?). I thought it was an >interesting point about the loudness: not having seen an Indycar race in >the flesh in quite some time, I'd forgotten how much quieter they are >than normally-aspirated 19,000 RPM F1 cars -- I've been in the pits at >Indy during the Brickyard 400, and it was REALLY loud; I can't imagine >what it's like with F1 cars. With the pits and grandstands on one side, >and the solid row of grandstands on the other, I don't wonder that >earplugs are selling briskly. > >I was prepared to dislike the track, but it really is unique in the F1 >schedule, and I think that's what the US needs: something that no one >else has -- like Monaco is unique, and Spa ... and then (only my >opinion) there's every other track. I think Indy also presents a truly >difficult set-up challenge, balancing the need for downforce on the >infield section with the imperative of low drag on the speedway. > >Looking forward to the rest of the weekend, and I hope it's a complete >success. Kinda wish it could have been the Glen, but those days are gone.Well, post a pic and we'll let you know............;-)
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> Barton Brown wrote: > > > > nixx wrote: > > > > > >...Pretty good day. > > > > > > Going next year if I have to mortgage the farm... > > Yeah, me too ... hmmmmm ... wonder how much my wife > will bring on the white slave market? > > --- > elfnixx wrote:
>
>...Pretty good day.
Going next year if I have to mortgage the farm...
Barton Brown wrote:
Yeah, me too ... hmmmmm ... wonder how much my wife
will bring on the white slave market?
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elf
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> > nixx wrote: > > > >...Pretty good day. > > > Going next year if I have to mortgage the farm...
>
> Yeah, me too ... hmmmmm ... wonder how much my wife
> will bring on the white slave market?
If you guys have to pay European, or at least British prices you'll need to
sell a couple of daughters as well. Bernie must be cleaning up in the US.
They only have grandstand tickets don't they? We get to fight over a piece
of dirt banking at 4:00 AM unless we want to shell out around $250 extra
for a seat.
MS
>
> ---
> elf
On Sun, 24 Sep 2000 01:39:42 GMT, Barton Brown <[email hidden]>
wrote:
>nixx wrote:
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>>...Pretty good day.
>
>
>Going next year if I have to mortgage the farm...
Sunday update for all interested. Sinful weather, too many people
(not fans, just people), etc. IMO, if I don't get penthouse tickets
for next year, or something on the first turn, count me out for
Sunday.
DO NOT, under ANY circumstances, allow yourself to buy 1st turn
terrace seats. The view sucks, and there is no screen to watch. We
wound up coming down and standing on a spectator mound so we could
watch the screen (Lord, I wish we had that F1 feed in the states....).
Also, it took 2 hrs to get to the main road from the IMS parking lot.
But, that's just Indy. Friday and Sat we just drove right out.
Mortgage that farm, at least for Fri and Sat. It's worth it just for
the sound (my ears are still ringing from Sat) and the Euro Chicks.
Quote of the day (over and over): "Will they race if it rains?"
In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden]
says...
Just for a lark, we ventured down to the concrete barriers right across
from the Ferrari paddock during second Saturday free practice. We saw
the cars swooping around Turn One (the "name" of turn 13) and then they
ripped past us with deafening speed. Of course, all we saw was the T-
bar whipping past the tops of the barriers, but the sound was
devestating - in a purely orgasmic sense. No earplugs here, either -
later I had to put 'em in, but I needed that raw experience, if just for
a minute or two!
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> rrevved wrote: > > > > I -wish- he would be silent.. ;) > > Amen, brother... > > > Is the coverage cool, or what!! > > Not bad at all ... glad they got Matchett back -- never knew that stuff > about the sensors in the gearbox. I could live without Daly, though so > far he seems decently low-key; Hobbs is his usual delightful and > avuncular self, Varsha's the calm voice of reason ... and then there's > Sam... Gad, they even dragged that antediluvian fossil Economaki out > into the sunlight -- he's the motorsports equivalent of Bob Hope: he'll > be presiding over supermarket openings until he's 125 (next year!), I > swear. At least it ain't Paul Page... > > It's certainly heartening that they managed to get something like > 100,000 people to come out on a Friday to watch practice (10 bucks a pop > -- not a bad deal for either side), and that raceday is a sellout (did I > hear 250,000 tickets? Can that be right?). I thought it was an > interesting point about the loudness: not having seen an Indycar race in > the flesh in quite some time, I'd forgotten how much quieter they are > than normally-aspirated 19,000 RPM F1 cars -- I've been in the pits at > Indy during the Brickyard 400, and it was REALLY loud; I can't imagine > what it's like with F1 cars. With the pits and grandstands on one side, > and the solid row of grandstands on the other, I don't wonder that > earplugs are selling briskly. >In article <39ce9cb7.91213@news-server>, [email hidden] says...
Ahh, the joys of camping - we just hung out in the parking lot until 6
and had a few more beers. Of course, the entire drive back to Chicago
sucked ass - 10mph for about 100 miles (I'm not kidding). Governor
Whoever of Indiana (who got roundly booed, BTW) should be put up against
the wall - his road system sucks...
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