2010 Indy 500

[Belatti]

Starting grid for the 2010 Indy 500:


Row 1

#3 Helio Castroneves - 227.970

#12 Will Power - 227.578

#10 Dario Franchitti - 226.990

Row 2

#6 Ryan Briscoe - 226.554

#77 Alex Tagliani - 226.390

#9 Scott Dixon - 226.233

Row 3

#30 Graham Rahal - 225.519

#20 Ed Carpenter - 224.507

#06 Hideki Mutoh - 223.487

Row 4

#99 Townsend Bell - 225.097

#22 Justin Wilson - 225.050

#2 Raphael Matos - 225.028

Row 5

#32 Mario Moraes - 224.888

#21 Davey Hamilton - 224.852

#24 Mike Conway - 224.583

Row 6

#26 Marco Andretti - 224.575

#37 Ryan Hunter-Reay - 224.547

#4 Dan Wheldon - 224.464

Row 7

#8 EJ Viso - 224.380

#23 Tomas Scheckter - 224.261

#25 Ana Beatriz - 224.243

Row 8

#78 Simona De Silvestro - 224.228

#7 Danica Patrick - 224.217

#36 Bertrand Baguette - 224.189

Row 9

#33 Bruno Junqueira - 225.662

#19 Alex Lloyd - 224.783

#34 Mario Romancini - 224.641

Row 10

#43 John Andretti - 224.518

#67 Sarah Fisher - 224.434

#14 Vitor Meira - 224.388

Row 11

#5 Takuma Sato - 224.178

#11 Tony Kanaan - 224.072

#29 Sebastian Saavedra - 223.634

[Belatti]

Watching some SPEEDtv.com technical photo gallery here:

http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/ ... al-review/

Watching all the bits in those pics, something that I have to point out is how much weight does all the "in excess" bolt length adds. Must be a thing to work and try in a series where all cars are basically the same and you can only fine tune this and that.

Also I have to point out the pic where a red front wing has a bolted gurney flap. Tape would be airflow smoother and lighter.

[ISLAMATRON]

Hope there arent as many yellow flags as last year. every pit stop was under yellow last year... it takes alot away from the racing.

[manchild]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39qdhbkTko4[/youtube]

[RacingManiac]

Watching some SPEEDtv.com technical photo gallery here:

http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/ ... al-review/

Watching all the bits in those pics, something that I have to point out is how much weight does all the "in excess" bolt length adds. Must be a thing to work and try in a series where all cars are basically the same and you can only fine tune this and that.

Also I have to point out the pic where a red front wing has a bolted gurney flap. Tape would be airflow smoother and lighter.

Would be interesting to see whose cars are in those pics. Some I am sure is mandated since the cars are spec cars. So parts are homologated and you have to use them. But fastners and stuff, I am sure you'll find a lot of differences between a Penske/Ganassi/Andretti car vs some randoms....

I remember back in FSAE days We trim all the bolts to stick only 2 full threads out, which is the rule requirement...not sure how much weight it saved, but judges like that, and it shows you have time to put thoughts to little details...

[Belatti]

Well, my horse didnt won the race:





An I talian chassis with a Japanese badged British Engine, in an American series with a British/Malaysian sponsor and a Japanese driver... I love the mix

Where there was no mix was in the Indy 500 2010 podium: 3 Brits, with Dario Franchitti the winner:



Start-Car #-Driver-Laps Run

1 10 Dario Franchitti 200
2 4 Dan Wheldon 200
3 19 Alex Lloyd 200
4 9 Scott Dixon 200
5 7 Danica Patrick 200
6 26 Marco Andretti 200
7 22 Justin Wilson 200
8 12 Will Power 200
9 3 Helio Castroneves 200
10 77 Alex Tagliani 200
11 11 Tony Kanaan 200
12 30 Graham Rahal 200
13 78 Simona De Silvestro 200
14 34 Mario Romancini 200
15 23 Tomas Scheckter 199
16 99 Townsend Bell 199
17 20 Ed Carpenter 199
18 37 Ryan Hunter-Reay 198
19 24 Mike Conway 198
20 5 Takuma Sato 198
21 25 Ana Beatriz 196
22 36 Bertrand Baguette 183
23 29 Sebastian Saavedra 159
24 6 Ryan Briscoe 147
25 8 EJ Viso 139
26 67 Sarah Fisher 125
27 14 Vitor Meira 105
28 06 Hideki Mutoh 76
29 2 Raphael Matos 72
30 43 John Andretti 62
31 32 Mario Moraes 17
32 33 Bruno Junqueira 7
33 21 Davey Hamilton 0



Check Conways accident in the final lap:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZy-tPkZ3W4[/youtube]

[Belatti]

Oh a small correction: I think Official results moved Marco Andretti to 3rd, so no more 3 Brits poduim.
Not that important at Indy unless you are racing the full IRL season...

[Ted68]

a Japanese badged British Engine

Who builds Honda's engines then, Judd/Engine Development or Illmor? I actually thought it was Honda. Did they build their own F1 motors?

My horse came in 15th, Sheckter. At least he got up to 3rd at one point.

[Belatti]

Ilmor

[ISLAMATRON]

I was rooting for Sato as well.... it seemed like he may have been having a gearbox problem, maybe missing a gear or two because he was getting up to speed very slowly, but after a couple laps he was faster than anyone around him. He went backwards at every pit stop or yellow flag.

[RacingManiac]

As with any spec series, the team wins the race, and it's tough for the small guys to race at big teams' level.