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26 Jul 2009, 22:40
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Is Conway still running or, retired?
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26 Jul 2009, 22:45
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Isn't it sad that I can't tell you because I don't get the 2nd IRL race of the year in our country on cable?
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26 Jul 2009, 22:48
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Ain't that the truth CMK, check your PM.
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26 Jul 2009, 22:48
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Yeah, I still don't understand why the races went to Versus....
Conway was still running last I looked.
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26 Jul 2009, 22:51
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Oh, thanks MJ...wasn't sure. Matos is definitely back out, LOL.
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26 Jul 2009, 22:58
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No problem.
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26 Jul 2009, 23:38
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Good race? That was not magically delicious to me, mate. Helio getting by Dixon was about the only interesting duel.
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26 Jul 2009, 23:47
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Hey, at least a red car didn't win 
Pleased to see Will Power get the victory; his patience is paying off. I can only imagine how he'd be doing in the points if he was a full-time competitor, he looked strong even on the oval at Indy.
Not much else to get excited about over this race, though.
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26 Jul 2009, 23:48
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Congratulations to Will Power for the win!
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27 Jul 2009, 00:18
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The race almost went the whole way without a caution. But with 2 laps to go Tomas Scheckter goes into the wall. This would of been the first race in IndyCar history to go all the way without a caution.
Here are the results..
1. #12 Will Power
2. #3 Helio Castroneves
3. #9 Scott Dixon
4. #6 Ryan Briscoe
5. #10 Dario Franchitti
6. #15 Paul Tracy
7. #02 Graham Rahal
8. #18 Justin Wilson
9. #06 Robert Doornbos
10. #26 Marco Andretti
11. #7 Danica Patrick
12. #13 EJ Viso
13. #34 Alex Tagliani
14. #27 Hideki Mutoh
15. #4 Dan Wheldon
16. #20 Ed Carpenter
17. #14 Ryan Hunter-Reay
18. #2 Raphael Matos
19. #23 Tomas Scheckter
20. #24 Mike Conway
21. #11 Tony Kanaan
22. #98 Richard Antinucci
23. #5 Mario Moraes
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27 Jul 2009, 00:21
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DanicaFan
Here are the results..
11. #7 Danica Patrick
20. #24 Mike Conway
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27 Jul 2009, 01:36
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For Last to Lift Off, in case you were one of those who couldn't get the broadcast:
An early bingle left Mikeoff track for about thirty laps. Guess who set fast race lap when he was able to re-enter the fray?
Conway is the only bright spot for me so far this season. I was hoping that Sarah would be competitive, but she has been a non-factor in her only starts and will likely be a backmarker again at Kentucky.
Speaking of which...do the cars run flat around there too? If so, how are the new downforce changes going to improve drafting/ passing? If everyone trims their car out for straightline speed, and they all have equal power and probably equal gearing, more downforce will add stability so I can see how it might be better for running in turbulent air. But is that going to make much of a difference? And since the addition of the aero devices is optional, won't the fast guys opt to run without them anyway, so as not to add drag?
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28 Jul 2009, 00:53
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Great drive Will 
Be good if Penske & Ganassi dropped back to AGR's level...
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29 Jul 2009, 17:48
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That race was the most boring of the weekend....
And in a weekend where F1 was at HUNGARY, of all places, that says a lot...
Champcar put on some great races here, particularly the first one...
Another lesson that downforce is the enemy of good racing....get it off those cars!!
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29 Jul 2009, 18:33
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It's not downforce per se, but how it's produced. There are ways to make it that produce less of a wake/wash than others. IMSA GTPs made immense downforce, but could race each other. Then again, they didn't have those billboard-sized elements with Gurney flaps to make absurd amounts of turbulence behind the cars.
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