[SciFiRory]

apparently first race of the new IndyCar season is on Sky Sports F1 on Sunday evening should be interesting to watch, seen bits of previous seasons on tv but never a full race.

Franchitti is world champion still and other British drivers in it as well so be interesting

following former F1 drivers will be racing:

Rubens Barrichello (if you don't remember Rubens then GTFO)
Justin Wilson (ex-Minardi and Jaguar driver in 2003 season)
Sebastien Bourdais (former Toro Rosso driver)
Takuma Sato (former Jordan, BAR and Super Aguri driver)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_In...eason#Schedule

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_In...ms_and_drivers

this thread will be for discussion of the races/new season

first race is live on Sky Sports F1 from 1730hrs on Sunday 25th March 2012.

[mikeyd85]

OK Rubens, you've got a left coming up after this straight and there's a guy behind you....he's still behind you.... he's now slightly to your right and behind you.... now he's behind you...and now there's another left... and he's still behind you....still behind you....and another left...

I might watch a bit to see if the above gets disproven to me, but I've watched a bit of oval racing on MotorsTV recently and yes, whilst the skill of being 3 wide for half a lap is to be applauded, it's just not as exciting as track racing.

[SciFiRory]

(Original post by mikeyd85)
OK Rubens, you've got a left coming up after this straight and there's a guy behind you....he's still behind you.... he's now slightly to your right and behind you.... now he's behind you...and now there's another left... and he's still behind you....still behind you....and another left...

I might watch a bit to see if the above gets disproven to me, but I've watched a bit of oval racing on MotorsTV recently and yes, whilst the skill of being 3 wide for half a lap is to be applauded, it's just not as exciting as track racing.

only 5 of the races are on ovals this season the indy 500 which I watched highlights of last year seemed very good even so tbf

a lot of the races are on street/road circuits, including the first race of the season - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_G...St._Petersburg

[mikeyd85]

(Original post by SciFiBoy)
only 5 of the races are on ovals this season the indy 500 which I watched highlights of last year seemed very good even so tbf

a lot of the races are on street/road circuits, including the first race of the season - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_G...St._Petersburg

Hmmm.... then I may well give it a go!

[Idris Dragon]

(Original post by SciFiBoy)
only 5 of the races are on ovals this season the indy 500 which I watched highlights of last year seemed very good even so tbf

a lot of the races are on street/road circuits, including the first race of the season - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_G...St._Petersburg

The Indy 500 is always worth watching, in the same way that Le Mans and Monaco have appeal far beyond their normal boundaries... Will be very interesting to see how Rubens gets on with the way things are set up; also will be nice to not have the constant whining from Danica Patrick now that she's buggered off to Nascar...