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Old May 28, 2006 | 06:52 PM
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The Indy 500 was one of the best in many, many years! Marco is the real deal. It was REALLY exciting to watch this year. By contrast the F1, which I taped was a waste of time - I figured it would be. City racing sucks..... and the announcers kept trying to build it up as the best race of the year. BULL. History yes; Good racing no.
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Old May 28, 2006 | 07:56 PM
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I totally agree. I'm not a fan of oval racing but I gotta admit that finish was very exciting.
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Old May 29, 2006 | 02:38 AM
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Great Race....anyone notice no engine failures?......must be all HONDA's!

Man, a couple laps to go & I thought Michael Andretti was going to take it, then his kid passes him on the OUTSIDE!

Hornish drove like a man possessed, it goes without saying....Marco was shocked at his speed.
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Old May 29, 2006 | 07:22 AM
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Best one since the Cart days, for the Andretti's
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Old May 30, 2006 | 06:12 AM
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Considering that Michael drove most of the race without a dash display, I'm more than impressed.
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Old May 30, 2006 | 10:38 AM
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Originally Posted by dlq04,May 28 2006, 09:52 PM
The Indy 500 was one of the best in many, many years! By contrast the F1, which I taped was a waste of time - I figured it would be. City racing sucks..... and the announcers kept trying to build it up as the best race of the year. BULL. History yes; Good racing no.
Schumacher starts from pit lane or basically dead last and takes position 5 at the end. Next thing you'll be claiming is there's no passing...

I'll agree the announcers are dolts, but that's not really F1's fault, that's just crappy CBS.
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Old May 30, 2006 | 11:15 AM
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Schumi passes Button and a bunch of backmarkers who's cars were running poorly and several front runners blow up, so he ends up 5th............. still very boring.
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Old May 30, 2006 | 12:34 PM
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They should always invert the field, just like in Sprint cars.
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