by "Tripper" (tripe46)
Published 05/03/2017 at 09:51
by "Tripper" (tripe46)
Published 05/03/2017 at 09:51
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I’m pretty pumped to see how he does. I don’t follow Indy at all, so what do Oppo think?
I’d love to see him win.
"TheHondaBro" (wwaveform)
05/03/2017 at 09:58, STARS: 0
I think he’ll do well, but he has no IndyCar experience. I agree though, it’d be cool if he does win.
"Tripper" (tripe46)
05/03/2017 at 10:00, STARS: 0
Yea I can’t imagine that it’s an easy transition going from F1 circuits to an oval with walls everywhere.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
05/03/2017 at 10:00, STARS: 2
I’ve been to every 500 since 1997. I think he’ll perform well, and I wouldn’t be at all surprised to see a top 10 or even top 5 finish. He’s highly unlikely to win, and there’s so much unknown that being taken out in the first lap is always on the table, but I have no doubt that he’ll be capable of being competitive. I’m excited to see him race.
"Ash78, voting early and often" (ash78)
05/03/2017 at 10:03, STARS: 1
To be fair, isn
’
t Indy about 50/50 roads and ovals? I
’
ve only been to two IRL races
—
one of each.
"Azrek" (azrek)
05/03/2017 at 10:11, STARS: 3
I am just hoping it brings in more viewers. Indy Car has good races, but really isn’t bringing in the sponsors.
"dropthatclutch" (dropthatclutch)
05/03/2017 at 10:15, STARS: 2
Is just like to see him make the checkered flag.
He’d be heartbroken not to finish in Spain, and that’s all he’s got before Indy.
"BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest." (bmanultima)
05/03/2017 at 10:29, STARS: 1
The Indy 500 is raced on the speedway.
"Ash78, voting early and often" (ash78)
05/03/2017 at 10:36, STARS: 0
I don’t mean just the Brickyard, I mean the whole series.
"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
05/03/2017 at 10:37, STARS: 0
500 hundred miles of left turns. But the track is so damned big that they really haul ass wide open.
"BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest." (bmanultima)
05/03/2017 at 10:39, STARS: 0
Oh, yeah, it’s a mix.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
05/03/2017 at 10:45, STARS: 0
Actually IndyCar is more road and street courses than ovals these days, but Alonso is only coming over to run the Indy 500.
"Ash78, voting early and often" (ash78)
05/03/2017 at 10:50, STARS: 0
Ahhh, I didn’t realize that. I saw him on the sidelines at the Barber race a couple weeks ago, I just assumed he was actually moving over here full time and not just for the 500.
"boredalways" (boredalway666)
05/03/2017 at 10:57, STARS: 1
Sadly, I imagine that he will spend that Sunday in the same position as your photo, not due to breakdown but another dumbass Indy driver taking him out in Turn 3 or 4.
ETA: he’s on track now testing...I can hear him
"Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero" (sampsonite24)
05/03/2017 at 11:00, STARS: 1
im gonna say 6th, should we start an oppo pool?
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
05/03/2017 at 11:01, STARS: 0
Nope, although I’d love to see him do that. Maybe in a couple years.
"Tripper" (tripe46)
05/03/2017 at 11:28, STARS: 0
Yea I’m watching!
"Tripper" (tripe46)
05/03/2017 at 11:28, STARS: 0
Yes
"McMike" (mcmike)
05/03/2017 at 11:33, STARS: 1
I think he’s going to fatigue qucikly, seeing how he’s not used to driving a car for that many laps in a row.
"PotbellyJoe and 42 others" (potbellyjoe)
05/03/2017 at 11:35, STARS: 1
I hate to be among the DNF votes, but I feel like this has DNF all over it.
Mansell ran well on the crossover as did JPM, and he has a team that knows how to get an F1 guy running well at Indy (Rossi) but I feel like Alonso is going to be a victim of expectations and push it too hard on an ill-advised pass at some point.
"Tripper" (tripe46)
05/03/2017 at 11:49, STARS: 0
Yea I can easily see that, especially because he’s hungry for action. Or at least I would think he would be.
"Chuckles" (chucklesw37)
05/03/2017 at 12:03, STARS: 1
The Chevy powered cars put on a clinic this past weekend at the oval at Phoenix. The Penske cars specifically have been the cream of the crop. It wouldn’t surprise me to see Alonso do well and be one of the better Hondas, but I don’t see him competing with the Penske cars.
"415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)" (415s30)
05/03/2017 at 12:14, STARS: 1
Yeah I have no idea, they guy is massively talented and if anyone can get the feel for a new car/circuit it’s him. I will just hope he isn’t the victim of someone else’s mistake. I don’t know anything about Indy so I can’t really say, I mean is the car he’s getting a Ferrari/Mercedes level car in that series, is there a huge difference in Honda/Chevy cars and various teams given that it is a spec series? I don’t know. If he has decent equipment I wouldn’t bet against him.
"Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero" (sampsonite24)
05/03/2017 at 12:42, STARS: 0
im just horrible at organizing things haha
"Chuckles" (chucklesw37)
05/03/2017 at 12:52, STARS: 1
Last weekend was the first oval course, and Chevy powered cars took 7 out of the 10 top spots, including the top 4 spots (which were the only 4 cars on the lead lap of the race). Only 4 cars led the race at any point, and those 4 cars were the 4 Chevys owned by Roger Penske. They finished 1st, 2nd, 4th, and 9th (due in part to making contact with another car).
My money would be on one of those 4 guys to win at Indy.
"Tripper" (tripe46)
05/03/2017 at 13:08, STARS: 0
I’m having a tough time finding betting info for Indy. One site says 16/1 for an Alonso win, but that is all that I have found.