Pre Race Thread 2020 Big Machine Hand Sanitizer 400 (Brickyard 400) from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway

[Nitro Dude]

Please tell me it isn’t raining.

It's Indiana...so it probably will be at some time today.

 

[racefan41]

You could have been a meteorologist.

Even you could do that job lol

 

[TexasRaceLady]

Only 1 big green blob on the radar --- just to the ENE of the track.

 

[Pat]

The background noise on the broadcast is very annoying

 

[TexasRaceLady]

The background noise on the broadcast is very annoying

???? No noise on mine

 

[StandOnIt]

The background noise on the broadcast is very annoying

Oh, I thought I was hearing things again.

 

[Pat]

???? No noise on mine

That's odd. I hear someone like an announcer talking like on a PA system

 

[JJ_14]

It didn't rain yesterday with rain tires available. LOL.

 

[Kiante]

*Grumbles*

 

[StandOnIt]

First: They should be running the road course and have the rain tires out.

 

[Jorge De Guzman]

You know if only NASCAR had started the race at 12pm Indiana time....wait have we debated this one before?

 

[ChexOrWrex]

In a drought?

Schedule a NASCAR race.

Nah just schedule a race in the late afternoon in summer anywhere in the US and hope it doesn’t storm. Low odds.

You know if only NASCAR had started the race at 12pm Indiana time....wait have we debated this one before?

Indiana is EST.

 

[Kiante]

First: They should be running the road course and have the rain tires out.

Also first, they should be running the race at 9 am instead as well.

 

[Joker]

You know if only NASCAR had started the race at 12pm Indiana time....wait have we debated this one before?

Literally impossible because reasons.

 

[Kiante]

The roller coaster continues. Stay the **** away, please.

 

[StandOnIt]

In a drought?

Schedule a NASCAR race.

.11 of an inch last month, driest June on record. Hoping to get the runoff from either Texas or Kansas.

 

[carolinabuff]

sigh

 

[Charlie Spencer]

You know if only NASCAR had started the race at 12pm Indiana time....wait have we debated this one before?

Not in the last 20 minutes. Go for it.

 

[donthaveanickname]

Another delay? LMAO

 

[Charlie Spencer]

sigh

Someone let me know if they get another one. I'll run to Publix for ice cream.

 

[ChexOrWrex]

Lightning delay with zero fans in attendance and crew members still hanging their feet over the pit wall.

Who is this delay keeping safe?

 

[Charlie Spencer]

Lightning delay with zero fans in attendance and crew members still hanging their feet over the pit wall.

Who is this delay keeping safe?

The race teams, NASCAR officials, and TV crews. Good enough for ya?

 

[Jorge De Guzman]

Not in the last 20 minutes. Go for it.

My time to shine lmao

 

[ChexOrWrex]

The race teams and TV crews. Good enough for ya?

The race teams, no. They are still hanging out on pitroad. The camera workers atop the stands makes enough sense.

 

[LARRY]

Delay of course.

 

[Jorge De Guzman]

Literally impossible because reasons.

I know I’m being facetious

 

[Jorge De Guzman]

I wish they had schedule a race for Chicagoland my grass needs water

 

[Ilovedthe90s]

I guess I can go ride my pit bike around in the yard till the race starts

 

[wi_racefan]

Well this one didn't really pan out. Move the race out of Daytona because of weather fears to Indy and get weather delayed again. At least when we eventually got the race in at Daytona we knew it was going to be exciting.....

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[Charlie Spencer]

Move the race out of Daytona because of weather fears to Indy

I thought the idea was to attract more viewers, by putting Indy on the holiday and Daytona as the cut-off race. I don't recall weather being part of the calculation but I'm getting old.

EDIT - but if weather was indeed the motivation, then NASCAR did good. It's coming down buckets in Daytona. At least the track is dry in Indy.

 

[racefan41]

I wish they would just call it and run it tomorrow so I can finish binge watching Friends

 

[Jorge De Guzman]

I thought the idea was to attract more viewers, by putting Indy on the holiday and Daytona as the cut-off race. I don't recall weather being part of the calculation but I'm getting old.

EDIT - but if weather was indeed the motivation, then NASCAR did good. It's coming down buckets in Daytona. At least the track is dry in Indy.

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Well they would have ran the race at Daytona last night, and the weather was good enough to get the entire IMSA race in.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

Drivers to their cars! No ice cream now.

 

[jaqua19]

Get the race in. I work tomorrow

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[Charlie Spencer]

Well they would have ran the race at Daytona last night, and the weather was good enough to get the entire IMSA race in.

Would they have gotten it in if they'd had to dry the track?

But again, I don't think the weather was a major factor in the decision in the first place.

 

[aunty dive]

I wish they would just call it and run it tomorrow so I can finish binge watching Friends

This is why you couldn’t get into medical school.

 

[Jorge De Guzman]

Would they have gotten it in if they'd had to dry the track?

But again, I don't think the weather was a major factor in the decision in the first place.

I agree with you, it always about putting Daytona as the season ender. We’ll see if it works out this year

 

[ChexOrWrex]

Lack of practice has separated the best minds in the shop and the best drivers on the track. If the #18 team is having trouble then start shuffling positions or rolling heads. The lack of practice does not look like it’s going to change anytime soon.

 

[jws926]

Finally, engines fired.

 

[machinistman3]

NASCAR is the king of wasting time. They should write a manual.