IndyCar @ PIR

I've been to a number of IndyCar races at PIR over the years (including back when it was CART), and always enjoy them. The short track length and lap times do, indeed, promote lots of on-track action, as well as facilitating different tire and pit-stop strategies. Should also note that it can make keeping track of "who's on first" difficult at some points in the race--at least for an old guy like myself!

There have been at least two infield seating areas at recent IndyCar events--one inside T12 (leading onto the front straight), and one inside T1-2-3 (the chicane). The latter is my 2nd favorite viewing area, my favorite being the grandstands on the outside of the T1-2-3 complex.

Definitely recommend attending, and hope you enjoy!

 

Yes, lots of action in the chicane, especially in first few laps, or on restarts. Definitely also takes a while to get the chicane right when tracking or racing--as is optimizing the exit of T7 for the best shot down the back straight. Exit of T12 not as difficult, but still crucial for front straight speed/lap times. DCT/paddles certainly make it easier overall, but getting it right in a three-pedal car is quite satisfying! Keep after it, and enjoy...

 

How were the ALMS races there?

 

i went two years ago and there was wreck on the first or second lap on the chicane

 

A friend of mine used to get a suite overlooking the pits every year. Good times!

 

Attended last 2 events since their return. We had bleacher seats near the top row of T1. The starts are crazy with all the cars bunched. Always expect a few casualties. From our vantage point we’re able to see most of the sweeping turn and parts of the backstretch. Definitely fun times. Looking forward to the next race.

 

Good venue. Raced there as an engineer/DAG in CART days. And as driver (Rose Cup, etc.). Agree that chicane is good spot to watch as well as turn leading to straightaway.

 

The ALMS races were awesome, although my son and I always went to the Friday practices, so we could hang out in the paddock. Fridays seemed to be 'low pressure' and stress for the teams, and drivers and team personnel always seemed more approachable. My son got autographs from, photos with, and talked to SO MANY ALMS/Le Mans/F1 personalities over the years... Reinhold Joest, Wolfgang Ulrich, J.J. Lehto, David Brabham, Jan Magnusson, Derek Bell, Alan McNish, Max Angelleli, Wayne Taylor, Boris Said, Hans Stuck, Johnny O'Connell... Can't remember them all. My son even got to sit in the Champion team's Audi R8 on a Friday between sessions... This past summer, my son put his pictures together, and wrote about his memories of the ALMS days at Portland that was published on the ********** web site.

Great memories!!

 

Don't know why FChat blanked out the web site name.... It rhymes with "thrive bribe".......

 

Because silliness that's why.

Awesome, I'll look for it.

 

It's good. It's not a perfectly symmetrical oval shape, so it's like an oval road course in that respect.

I prefer the Milwaukee Mile but I guess I'm in the minority as it has a hard time staying on the IndyCar calendar. The "Mile" is almost symmetrical but with very low banking. The CART competitors back in the day would use a road course set up there.

 

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and Part 2:
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Again, the asterisks are being blocked by Fchat. Website is about cars, and rhymes with "thrive bribe".....

 

I have no idea what website you guys are talking about.

 

Two words: First is: drive. Second word is: tribe. Put those two words together, preceded by a "www" and followed by a ".com". For some reason, when I try to type the URL as a proper URL, Fchat turns it into a bunch of asterisks......

 

Huh. Never heard of it before-- thanks for the link.