Coldrsx @ the Rexall Edmonton Indy
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Coldrsx @ the Rexall Edmonton Indy
Ok ok...not s2000 related but HONDA related:>
What a weekend of racing...MASSIVE crowds, awesome weather, great racing (toyota atlantic, IRL, NASCAR Can series, GT race), great events around the city, and amazing cars everywhere downtown.
I was a blue flagger on turn 10, here are some of my pics and others
indy car
paddock
my siteline - kinda scary since they came directly towards me at 150+mph
hi Edmonton
PT
good morning
beautiful
What a weekend of racing...MASSIVE crowds, awesome weather, great racing (toyota atlantic, IRL, NASCAR Can series, GT race), great events around the city, and amazing cars everywhere downtown.
I was a blue flagger on turn 10, here are some of my pics and others
indy car
paddock
my siteline - kinda scary since they came directly towards me at 150+mph
hi Edmonton
PT
good morning
beautiful
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Here's the one from SI.com
North of the Border
"Excited fans everywhere, with big crowds for the three days of the event, and a city buzzing with excitement.
No, that's not a description of the scene at Indianapolis, the site of Sunday's AllState 400 at the Brickyard. That's a description of the IndyCar Series' first-ever race in Canada. Suffice to say, the Rexall Edmonton Indy at the City Centre Airport was a stunning success.
When the IndyCar Series unified in February, Edmonton was an event that had to be put on this year's schedule because it was one of the most successful races on the old Champ Car schedule. During the first year of the Edmonton race in '05, a three-day total of over 200,000 spectators came to the airport circuit.
With this year's race being held from Thursday through Saturday, there was concern that the spectator attendance would be off from the traditional Friday-Sunday schedule. But with perfect weather all three days, there were big crowds for Thursday's practice sessions, Friday's qualifications and a capacity crowd for Saturday's race won by Scott Dixon.
While the track promoter did not announce attendance figures, Saturday's race probably drew 60,000, with 50,000 fans on Thursday and 50,000 on Friday for a three-day total over 160,000. The "Festival City" looked like the host city of an NCAA Final Four, replete with race souvenir booths set up throughout the airport and the city.
"When I first went out I couldn't believe how many people were here for a practice on a Thursday," said Dixon. "I haven't seen anything quite like that before. It was fantastic to see that support and the fans were quite knowledgeable, too. They are great fans."
"I love Canada," said Tony Kanaan. "On Thursday it looks like a Sunday for us. We could barely walk through the paddock. This is the kind of event that we need. It's amazing."
And for the drivers, it was a demanding circuit, with fast speeds and slick areas that made it a handful for even the best drivers to keep it on the race course."
Great pics too!
Won't miss this one next year. Looks like TO is going to replace the Nashville oval next year as well. That'll be it from ChampCar leftovers.
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more pics
The new Oilers owner, Daryl Katz sponsored Graham Rahal.....poor Oilers car
video game lap around Edmonton's track
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cppo...eature=related
North of the Border
"Excited fans everywhere, with big crowds for the three days of the event, and a city buzzing with excitement.
No, that's not a description of the scene at Indianapolis, the site of Sunday's AllState 400 at the Brickyard. That's a description of the IndyCar Series' first-ever race in Canada. Suffice to say, the Rexall Edmonton Indy at the City Centre Airport was a stunning success.
When the IndyCar Series unified in February, Edmonton was an event that had to be put on this year's schedule because it was one of the most successful races on the old Champ Car schedule. During the first year of the Edmonton race in '05, a three-day total of over 200,000 spectators came to the airport circuit.
With this year's race being held from Thursday through Saturday, there was concern that the spectator attendance would be off from the traditional Friday-Sunday schedule. But with perfect weather all three days, there were big crowds for Thursday's practice sessions, Friday's qualifications and a capacity crowd for Saturday's race won by Scott Dixon.
While the track promoter did not announce attendance figures, Saturday's race probably drew 60,000, with 50,000 fans on Thursday and 50,000 on Friday for a three-day total over 160,000. The "Festival City" looked like the host city of an NCAA Final Four, replete with race souvenir booths set up throughout the airport and the city.
"When I first went out I couldn't believe how many people were here for a practice on a Thursday," said Dixon. "I haven't seen anything quite like that before. It was fantastic to see that support and the fans were quite knowledgeable, too. They are great fans."
"I love Canada," said Tony Kanaan. "On Thursday it looks like a Sunday for us. We could barely walk through the paddock. This is the kind of event that we need. It's amazing."
And for the drivers, it was a demanding circuit, with fast speeds and slick areas that made it a handful for even the best drivers to keep it on the race course."
Great pics too!
Won't miss this one next year. Looks like TO is going to replace the Nashville oval next year as well. That'll be it from ChampCar leftovers.
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more pics
The new Oilers owner, Daryl Katz sponsored Graham Rahal.....poor Oilers car
video game lap around Edmonton's track
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cppo...eature=related
.....and shes a honda girl too 
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Yea but danica is one of the most stuck on herself drivers. Everytime I see her on ESPN I am reminded of how big of a cry baby she is and tries to tell other people their slow and get out of her way. Its not like she is so damn fast she wins everything and blows up some huge crazy fast lap times.
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