2024 NTT Indycar series - News, rumours and hijinx

[Everso Biggyballies]

Bottom post of the previous page:

Canapino is as much a full of shite twat as his scabby supporters. His response was totally out of order and flew in the face of his / Maccas joint statement condoning his supporters responses. Indycar should nip this now and bench him.

[John]

Canapino doubles down and seems hell bent on ruining his career.

https://www.carburando.com/notas/el-ped ... pourchaire

And speaking with Argentine media, apparently Augie's the victim. Meanwhile more tweets have surfaced with Canapino fans tagging his twitter account with his death threats they've sent to Pourchaire. Threats Canapino claims doesn't exist/he hasn't seen any.

[Everso Biggyballies]

Marty Snider said on the broadcast yesterday that it seems as though Tom B is cut for the rest of the year at MSR.

If that is the case I just hope they have someone better suited and more talented lined up as the replacement than the old man called Helio.. A little out of his depth these days, certainly on road tracks anyway.

I hope Malukas gets the ride.

Ideally, I wish Linus would've signed with MSR rather than CGR as I think it's a better environment to be in - and to develop in - but if I remember correctly the negotiations with Tom and Felix were so far gone by that time that there wasn't much to do - plus obviously, CGR is CGR....

Our wishes are granted..... it was a no brainer in reality.

MEYER SHANK RACING SIGNS MALUKAS, DROPS BLOMQVIST FOR REMAINDER OF INDYCAR 2024

David Malukas will make his return from injury to drive in IndyCar action with Meyer Shank Racing next week, which has signed him to replace Tom Blomqvist for the rest of the season.

Good luck to him.

Feel a bit sorry for Tom B given he gave up a prime Le Mans seat to take the Indycar drive.

[John]

Marty Snider said on the broadcast yesterday that it seems as though Tom B is cut for the rest of the year at MSR.

If that is the case I just hope they have someone better suited and more talented lined up as the replacement than the old man called Helio.. A little out of his depth these days, certainly on road tracks anyway.

I hope Malukas gets the ride.

Ideally, I wish Linus would've signed with MSR rather than CGR as I think it's a better environment to be in - and to develop in - but if I remember correctly the negotiations with Tom and Felix were so far gone by that time that there wasn't much to do - plus obviously, CGR is CGR....

Our wishes are granted..... it was a no brainer in reality.

MEYER SHANK RACING SIGNS MALUKAS, DROPS BLOMQVIST FOR REMAINDER OF INDYCAR 2024

David Malukas will make his return from injury to drive in IndyCar action with Meyer Shank Racing next week, which has signed him to replace Tom Blomqvist for the rest of the season.

Good luck to him.

Feel a bit sorry for Tom B given he gave up a prime Le Mans seat to take the Indycar drive.

I think Tom will be fine for 2025 though, he'll be back in the sports car game for next year.

[MonteCristo]

And speaking with Argentine media, apparently Augie's the victim. Meanwhile more tweets have surfaced with Canapino fans tagging his twitter account with his death threats they've sent to Pourchaire. Threats Canapino claims doesn't exist/he hasn't seen any.

To possibly be fair, probably doesn't want to cross his own fans.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9s_Escobar

They sound a lovely bunch.

[John]

And speaking with Argentine media, apparently Augie's the victim. Meanwhile more tweets have surfaced with Canapino fans tagging his twitter account with his death threats they've sent to Pourchaire. Threats Canapino claims doesn't exist/he hasn't seen any.

To possibly be fair, probably doesn't want to cross his own fans.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9s_Escobar

They sound a lovely bunch.

Well, Colombia =/= Argentina, but yeah.

[Cheeveer]

And speaking with Argentine media, apparently Augie's the victim. Meanwhile more tweets have surfaced with Canapino fans tagging his twitter account with his death threats they've sent to Pourchaire. Threats Canapino claims doesn't exist/he hasn't seen any.

To possibly be fair, probably doesn't want to cross his own fans.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9s_Escobar

They sound a lovely bunch.

Well, Colombia =/= Argentina, but yeah.

Just some 9000kms

[John]

And speaking with Argentine media, apparently Augie's the victim. Meanwhile more tweets have surfaced with Canapino fans tagging his twitter account with his death threats they've sent to Pourchaire. Threats Canapino claims doesn't exist/he hasn't seen any.

To possibly be fair, probably doesn't want to cross his own fans.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9s_Escobar

They sound a lovely bunch.

Well, Colombia =/= Argentina, but yeah.

Just some 9000kms

Next door down' undah. About the distance of a standard walkabout.

[MonteCristo]

My intended point being mental fans are mental.

Separately, he could very well be mental too. Or he's trying to look out for himself and his family and not trying to rock the boat with his mental fans. You don't choose your fans.

[MonteCristo]

Will Power has mellowed a lot in recent years.

An interview with him about his wife's illness last year.

https://racer.com/2024/06/09/will-and-l ... d-america/

[MonteCristo]

The mighty Road America will be around for another three years.

https://racer.com/2024/06/09/road-ameri ... h-indycar/

[John]

https://www.reddit.com/r/INDYCAR/commen ... _race_all/

Legge will race all remaining ovals for DCR in the 51.

[MonteCristo]

https://www.reddit.com/r/INDYCAR/commen ... _race_all/

Legge will race all remaining ovals for DCR in the 51.

Never change, Coyne. Never change.

I miss this sort of stuff in F1.

[DaleJuniorFan]

2025 schedule + new TV rights deal with FOX:

https://www.indycar.com/News/2024/06/06 ... 5Schedules

* Gateway and Laguna Seca swap dates
* Milwaukee Mile now only one race instead of doubleheader
* All races will air on the main FOX network; practice/qualifying + INDY NXT on FS1/FS2.

[MonteCristo]

Hmm. Sounds like they're backing them well. Hopefully it turns out OK.

[MonteCristo]

2025 schedule + new TV rights deal with FOX:

https://www.indycar.com/News/2024/06/06 ... 5Schedules

* Gateway and Laguna Seca swap dates
* Milwaukee Mile now only one race instead of doubleheader
* All races will air on the main FOX network; practice/qualifying + INDY NXT on FS1/FS2.

Thermal Club also a full points race.

INDYCAR 2025 CALENDAR
March 2 St Petersburg
March 23 Thermal Club
April 13 Long Beach
May 4 Barber
May 10 Indy road course
May 25 Indianapolis 500
June 1 Detroit
June 15 Gateway
June 22 Road America
July 6 Mid-Ohio
July 12 Iowa
July 13 Iowa
July 20 Toronto
July 27 Laguna Seca
August 10 Portland
August 24 Milwaukee
August 31 Nashville

Still finishes way too soon. At least there aren't a million races at Indy!