Toyota Grand Prix Of Long Beach

[NaBUru38]

Originally Posted by NaBUru38

We didn't have proper double-file restarts (neither a start), but there was lots of action, both clean and dirty. Who says that street races are boring?

Originally Posted by fieldodreams79

Not sure how they could get all of them bunched up out of the hairpin before the S/F line.

What I meant to say is that we didn't need double-file restarts to haved an entertaining race at Long Beach.

If the leaders crawled at 60 mph waiting for the backenders to form in two files and there was 20m between rows, starts and restarts would work fine. But this worked too.

[bjohnsonsmith]

Originally Posted by gttouring

Conway was awesome. I can't believe how fast he was after passing briscoe and dario. Wow.
the race was okay standing starts is a no brainer for this level on anything but an oval.
not bad race though. Great finish

They don't have standing starts on ovals. However it might be an idea to have standing starts on road/street courses and rolling starts on ovals, that would add some variety.

[fieldodreams79]

Standing starts should be initiated into every form of racing and mandated at traffic lights all over the world; you snooze, you lose.

Originally Posted by NaBUru38

What I meant to say is that we didn't need double-file restarts to haved an entertaining race at Long Beach.

Indeed...LB is always most enjoyable and I agree; single-file restarts generate plenty of excitement and entertainment there.

I've seen better, but would rather not ruin an INDYCAR discussion reminiscing about the yesteryears of LB and OW racing.

[marcostraz]

Sincerely I prefer rolling starts...it's one of thing that are typical of american races, and I don't want to lose it (even if only for road/street races)...and also I think that standing starts are more dangerous...

[Jimmy Magnusson]

Turning more into CCWS by the day it seems. No, standing starts have no place in American racing. 'cept AMA.

[NaBUru38]

And Road to Indy's own Star Mazda!

[Yannick]

Wow, the Andretti team really showed that it is a force to be reckoned with this season. Congratulations to Mike Conway for the win. That was awesome (as Helio would say). Another Top 10 finish for Danica makes it two for Andretti.
The sad thing is that all 4 of them could have had Top 10 finishes today. RHR was let go by his car and Marco was on a good run as well but then bang! Out he was. Until that point, Marco looked like being effectively their team leader this season. I hope he can make a comeback at the next race.

James Hinchcliffe's performance was also very good. I'm hoping he can do as well on the ovals, too.

As far as standing starts are concerned I say no, thank you, that is not IndyCar. I didn't mind the double file starts/restarts at Long Beach being somewhat sloppy with the sanctioning of the race director because the first turn at Long Beach is so tight. But the race director should not allow that on an oval.

[gttouring]

Marco shows to be a bit of a applied rich kid brat driving for daddy. He composes himself alright on air but drives like a knuckle head- and HCN has been driving doofus like for a while now.
The target guys I think are the class of the field. exceptions given to Power who is excellent and briscoe who has bad luck

[Fogelhund]

TV broadcast had a 0.28 rating... ouch.

[fieldodreams79]

Originally Posted by gttouring

Marco shows to be a bit of a applied rich kid brat driving for daddy. He composes himself alright on air but drives like a knuckle head-

It's in his blood.

[bjohnsonsmith]

Originally Posted by fieldodreams79

It's in his blood.

That's one way of putting it.

[marcus]

only just got round to seeing this race. Great drive by Mike Conway , more to come by the lloks of that performance