Indy 500

[JohnW8]

True, John, but are you even old enough to remember when the Indycar season wasn't at least half road/street courses?

BTW, we are about the same age, so I know the answer is "no"

Actually yes. Not all the races were televised back in the day so I can't say that I saw it, but as recent as 1977 there was only 1 road race on the USAC schedule.

From Wiki:
For example, the 1970 USAC Championship schedule comprised 18 races, with 11 paved oval tracks, 5 dirt tracks, and 2 road courses. The road racers were not interested in dirt track racing and eventually convinced USAC to drop the dirt tracks from the Championship schedule following the 1970 season. However, there was not enough interest in road course racing and it did not expand to fill the void created by dropping the dirt tracks. By 1977, the USAC Championship schedule had shrunk to 14 races with 13 oval tracks and 1 road course.

[rodhx]

Indy cars are oval racers historically. Only in recent years have they gone to road/street courses.

True, John, but are you even old enough to remember when the Indycar season wasn't at least half road/street courses?

BTW, we are about the same age, so I know the answer is "no"

[JohnW8]

The truck race at Mosport last year was awesome. We've been in this bizzaro world the last several years where the best indycar races are ovals and the best NASCAR races are road courses.

Indy cars are oval racers historically. Only in recent years have they gone to road/street courses.

[rodhx]

Cup only does the two but Nationwide is going to Road America, Watkins Glen and Mid-Ohio. The truck series is going to Mosport and K&N East (I think) is going to VIR.

Oh..okay. 'splains why I don't know about those.

[slowautoxr]

And at the end I really couldn't care less about the driver's wives and girlfriends

Ditto. I absolutely hate it when they do this.

[DelanieC]

Cup only does the two but Nationwide is going to Road America, Watkins Glen and Mid-Ohio. The truck series is going to Mosport and K&N East (I think) is going to VIR.

[rodhx]

Those two being Sonoma, Road America, Watkins Glen, Mid-Ohio, Mosport, and VIR?

You mean the cup guys do more than 2 road courses per year these days?

[DelanieC]

The truck race at Mosport last year was awesome. We've been in this bizzaro world the last several years where the best indycar races are ovals and the best NASCAR races are road courses.

[bimmertech]

Yep...those are the only two NASCAR races worth watching IMHO. Those big fat cars having to turn and brake, combined with the battering ram mindset of several of the drivers, usually makes for entertaining viewing.

Those two being Sonoma, Road America, Watkins Glen, Mid-Ohio, Mosport, and VIR?

[rodhx]

No cussing here. I love watching NASCAR take on road courses.

Yep...those are the only two NASCAR races worth watching IMHO. Those big fat cars having to turn and brake, combined with the battering ram mindset of several of the drivers, usually makes for entertaining viewing.

[JohnW8]

My favorite road racing is, let the cussing begin, NASCAR...both Sprint and Nationwide series. Why...Big V8's, heavy cars, actual shifting using that stick thing and some drivers who like wheel hoping. Makes me smile.

No cussing here. I love watching NASCAR take on road courses.

[MWenning]

My favorite road racing is, let the cussing begin, NASCAR...both Sprint and Nationwide series. Why...Big V8's, heavy cars, actual shifting using that stick thing and some drivers who like wheel hoping. Makes me smile.

[ZX3Focus]

I like that in GT racing the cars at least look and sound different. Listening to Grand Am GT a couple years ago was fun - in-line 6, V8, flat 6, and rotary all on the track together.

[JohnW8]

Seriously, what racing series isn't some sort of spec racing?

[DelanieC]

Indy was great but Monaco was a bit of a let down. If Hamilton would've gotten a chance to get at Rosberg it might've been a different story but the safety car period messed up any chance at pulling off some strategy. However, Bianchi scoring a point in the Marussia was pretty cool.

The 500 didn't need any cautions it just needs better TV coverage. ABC insists on watching the top five saving fuel instead of cars making their way through the field. And at the end I really couldn't care less about the driver's wives and girlfriends!!!

... but yeah, awesome race. I know the racing snobs are down on Indycar these days because it's a spec series but they have the most entertaining races right now by far (out of the top tier series).