Round 13: Big Machine Music City Grand Prix, Nashville, Tennessee. August 04--06.

[broadrun96]

Originally Posted by fieldodreams79

Same clowns run both. I just hope they don't have the winner and highlights in big bold lettering when I go to look for the replay!!

I'm way way behind but plus side of Peacock being useless they don't actually care what I watch, never get what I've saved on front page, just the same watch our garbage TV. Oh and the Nic Cage vampire movie isn't even bad funny, it's just BAD BAD BAD, wouldn't watch it on a plane with nothing else

[Adam43]

Just started the replay on Peacock. The replay starts on lap 22. Oh cock.

[broadrun96]

Sucks for Linus, he was running decent and the loss of the vent seemed to send him backwards until the wall. Track was CRAZY dirty off line, did not realize how much the Firestones degrade. Minimal yellow seems to actually be a bad thing there for racing, can't pass it you can't get off line without serious penalty. But overall a decent race it seemed

[bjohnsonsmith]

Race Result

The race was nothing like the last two years, with no caution fest, though it was red flagged because of the carnage at the re-start, after Linus Lundqvist's excursion into the tyre barrier brought out the third yellow. We will have to wait until next season's finale to find out if the new layout is an improvement, or not.

Another good result for Honda.

[The Fat Clerk]

What a docile race, completely unexpected.

[Adam43]

Palou sliding out of each corner on the last few laps. Brilliant.

And Stingy pummeled ten drivers into the dust.

[joeb]

Originally Posted by Adam43

Palou sliding out of each corner on the last few laps. Brilliant.

And Stingy pummeled ten drivers into the dust.

In all honesty, is that his best result?

[Adam43]

No, I think Palou has won some races.

Oh, Stingy? 16th, albeit not running, in the first race is technically his best result.

[fieldodreams79]

Originally Posted by Adam43

Just started the replay on Peacock. The replay starts on lap 22. Oh cock.

That's helpful!!

Originally Posted by joeb

Peacock is dreadful app, but it has both IMSA and Indycar races

For the actual replay on Peacock, my favorite is when it breaks into the race for an ad that is REALLY embarrassing if children are present and doesn't stop the actual feed so you have to rewind the coverage while trying to explain to your kid what they just saw.

Originally Posted by broadrun96

I'm way way behind but plus side of Peacock being useless they don't actually care what I watch, never get what I've saved on front page, just the same watch our garbage TV. Oh and the Nic Cage vampire movie isn't even bad funny, it's just BAD BAD BAD, wouldn't watch it on a plane with nothing else

The fam tried to get me to watch that. Nope. Not happening. And I was able to avoid the winner announcement but there's no avoiding Townsend screaming stupidity over everyone else. He needs to go.

[fieldodreams79]

Congrats to Kirkwood. Not the most exciting show, but decent.

Not sure Scotty Mac's team had the best strategy; not pitting on the first FCY and I think I heard they went without the cool suit (WHAT?). At least they remembered his ear buds. Good work, Will Power!!

[bjohnsonsmith]

An interesting post race interview with Scotty Mac, especially on the restarts.


https://racer.com/2023/08/06/disappo...s-were-a-joke/

[joeb]

Originally Posted by bjohnsonsmith

An interesting post race interview with Scotty Mac, especially on the restarts.


https://racer.com/2023/08/06/disappo...s-were-a-joke/

Well they won't have to worry about that restart zone for next season! But to be honest this isn't the first race he had in control before strategy calls did not go his way.

[NaBUru38]

I agree that a no-overtake line could help to make restarts cleaner.

[broadrun96]

Would it? Not sure having the restart in a tighter, can't see down the track area would be any different. Restarts on a tight circuit suck, it's just a fact of life, unless they move it to the bridge and no passing before line but they won't do that

[Greem]

Originally Posted by bjohnsonsmith

The pit lane on the new Nashvile circuit is somewhat convoluted. I've never seen a pit lane that goes back on itself.

We had one for the first two Formula E meetings at Battersea Park:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London...rk_Circuit.svg

The pit lane speed limit line was just before the first of the right turns, watching the cars barrel down there full tilt was quite something!