Indycar 2019

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MartG

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21,234 posts

211 months

Wednesday 2nd January 2019
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This year's schedule




And the provisional entry list


Dinoboy

2,548 posts

224 months

Wednesday 2nd January 2019
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Thanks for that, looking forward to some good races this year.

CedricN

827 posts

152 months

Sunday 6th January 2019
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Thanks, it sure is a long season, As a swede it will be a fun season to follow, especially felix who is extremely talented, and seems to be fast in just about everything he drives.

civicduty

1,857 posts

210 months

Sunday 6th January 2019
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Fernado Alonso to contest 6 rounds, not just the Indy 500!

Dinoboy

2,548 posts

224 months

Sunday 6th January 2019
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civicduty said:
Fernado Alonso to contest 6 rounds, not just the Indy 500!
No, I think that's saying he will do round 6 only.

civicduty

1,857 posts

210 months

Sunday 6th January 2019
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Dinoboy said:
civicduty said:
Fernado Alonso to contest 6 rounds, not just the Indy 500!
No, I think that's saying he will do round 6 only.
Bugger, thought I had an alternative to F1 for part of the year! laughlaughlaugh

chevronb37

6,471 posts

193 months

Tuesday 8th January 2019
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Booked my tickets for St Pete last night. Couple of days there, bit of beach time then over to Sebring for the WEC / IMSA double-header. Well excited!

MartG

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21,234 posts

211 months

Tuesday 12th February 2019
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First open test underway at COTA ( video and laptimes here http://racecontrol.indycar.com/ )

Top times currently around the 1m50s mark - early days yet but well off the 1m37s record from last year's F1 race

MartG

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21,234 posts

211 months

Tuesday 12th February 2019
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1st session finished - Colton Herta topping the timesheets with a 1:48.7, narrowly pipping Indycar debutante Marcus Ericsson on 1:48.8

Second session starts at 20:30 GMT

Dinoboy

2,548 posts

224 months

Tuesday 12th February 2019
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Thanks for the link.

MartG

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21,234 posts

211 months

Tuesday 12th February 2019
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Top times from second session




Smollet

11,757 posts

197 months

Wednesday 13th February 2019
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I can't help but think Wickens racing is somewhat hopeful but I see he has an entry

MartG

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21,234 posts

211 months

Wednesday 13th February 2019
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Smollet said:
I can't help but think Wickens racing is somewhat hopeful but I see he has an entry
I hope he manages it, though I do doubt he'll race this year

https://eu.indystar.com/story/sports/motor/2019/02...

Teppic

7,505 posts

264 months

Wednesday 27th February 2019
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BT Sport have lost the UK broadcast rights with immediate effect:

https://motorsportbroadcasting.com/2019/02/26/bt-s...

Speed Badger

2,944 posts

124 months

Wednesday 27th February 2019
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Oh you're fking kidding, I've just literally signed up to BT Sports via Sky on 18 month contract primarily for the Indycars which starts in 10 days!

MartG

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21,234 posts

211 months

Wednesday 27th February 2019
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Bugger - looks like I'll be cancelling BT TV then frown

2 sMoKiN bArReLs

30,595 posts

242 months

Wednesday 27th February 2019
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MartG said:
Bugger - looks like I'll be cancelling BT TV then frown
I was just going to subscribe to BT Sport to get this! scratchchin Presume the Moto GP is still on though?

Speed Badger

2,944 posts

124 months

Wednesday 27th February 2019
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I was reasonably happy to pay for BT Sport as I like football & it has premier league plus all the Euro games, Indycar, WRC & Moto GP. It used to have DTM as well, but now with no Indycar I can't justify the expense for the odd football, Moto GP and WRC now and then. Hope someone in the UK picks up the rights.

24lemons

2,738 posts

192 months

Thursday 28th February 2019
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I cancelled my BT TV contract yesterday. Indycar was about the only thing I wanted to watch. Really disappointing as I was starting to get into it.


Speed Badger

2,944 posts

124 months

Thursday 28th February 2019
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Yeah im torn on whether to cancel mine as I love all the Champions League / Europa league (Arsenal fan, for my sins).

Heard a rumour Indycar is going to be on the Sky F1 channel if a deal can be done. But this is a rumour from an unreliable source.