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Originally Posted by sprinter25
What get's me is how many folks complain... if you don't like it, why do you watch? And if its such a lousy field of competitors, why don't you turn off the TV or cahnge the channel and watch some old movie? The drivers in the field were set over a week ago, so its not like that the field was s surprise.
And IRL doesn't really want three abreast at the starting line. on the original start, due to the danger involved, to both the drivers' and the fans....
Vitor Meara's plunge into the wall would have killed a driver ten years ago; so while he has a couple of cracked vertebra, he's alive. Now, how is that? We can always slow the cars doen to 175mph and resort to old technology; would you watch then?
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Nicely said, the safety that the IndyCar Series has created is great.
TK and Vitor only having minimal injuries after impact with the wall like that is amazing. I also think your right about the fans. They just want to complain about something. I thought it was a good race with the storyline changing multiple times during the race. My take on the issue with best drivers in the world goes like this. All great drivers make mistakes (did anyone see Lewis Hamilton stuff it in the wall during qualifications this weekend?). I sat in turn 4 at Indy and the wrecks during the "500" were very similar to what happened Friday at the Hoosier Hundred. The drivers would try to pass on the outside and get in the grey area and it looked like the car would not turn no matter how much you slowed the car down. This happened to Levi at the Indy mile and it happened to Davey and RHR and other good drivers at the "500". These are all good drivers who made mistakes. As for the rent-a-ride deal it is dumb to put that against the IRL because I would hate to see how much of this is going on in our beloved sprint car racing.
