1997 Indianapolis 500-Part 2-Command and Start

[StFidjnr]

this is the start of a very long 500 miles at indy.

[TheCarlsonsRaiders]

1995 was the last year of true Indy 500 racing, before IRL and USAC ruined it.

[reading70]

@TheCarlsonsRaiders I totally agree with you. Now let's hope with the reunification of the series and the new 2012 rules.

[pcgeekamd]

@ encinobalboa : They did have speed times...it's on part 3..:P

[Villeneuve27]

this sucks balls compared to 1995

[WSBT960]

Slow and Safe...Enrico I take it you want another fatality at Indy?

[encinobalboa]

No talk of lap times or speed. IRL was slow and is still slow.

[encinobalboa]

Junior league drivers crashing on the pace lap! And the sound of the motors is pure NASCAR.

[NASCARfan22k]

Crashes before the start almost never occur in NASCAR.

[IrishPunisher]

That's because Nascar drivers don't "race" until the last ten laps. Especially if Nascar makes them pit every 10 laps for new, faulty tires.

[racermac1988]

I'm pretty sure that there was a crash before the start at Talladega a few years ago between Mark Martin and Jimmie Johnson... HMM... Lets not be hypocritical here.

[racermac1988]

Oh really, care to share a few examples? Please do since you insist they happen every other race.

[NASCARfan22k]

Here's a few examples:

1994 New Hampshire...six car pileup in turn four before the green flag

1982 Indianapolis...Kevin Cogan has a mechanical failure before the start, resulting in a five-car crash.

1992 Indianpolis...TWO single-car spins on the second parade lap.

1994 Surfer's Paradise...rain-slick track causes five-car pileup in hairpin turn on pace lap.

I was exaggerating with that "every other race" comment, but pre-race incidents seem to happen somewhat often in open-wheel.

[racermac1988]

And that is any different from the cronic lap 1 yellow flag how?

[NASCARfan22k]

The difference is that on the pace lap, the cars are only going 40-60 miles per hour, whereas on the first scored lap, the cars are often at full speed in half of a lap or less.

[AntonyBlalock]

also, i remember a spin before the 2002 Richmond  Busch Race

[yngwie503]

@racermac1988 hey man dont worry about this idiot hes a nascar fan, he was born ignorant you do a great job uploading this stuff thanks

[mustang6172]

What about the 1996 U.S. 500?

Unless you were watching another race at the time...

[JoeytheHDK]

The engines didn't even sound right. It was so much cooler with the loud, powerful whine of the turbo engines, coupled with the low hums of the stock-block Menard V6s.

Those were the days.

[racermac1988]

Amen to that Menard V6!!!

[dhfiuejfdhjfoiewdjmn]

yes you are right

[DavidSkywalker01]

Not only that the cars look VISABLY slower.

[gretzkysyotes]

The field didn't even form up worth a shit on the first start atttempt. It was pathetic.

[chucktaggart]

Yea these engines sound awful. Plus, the cars just look slow, even the current Dallara's are better.

[boilerpip]

I hated that engine package. It sucked when they sounded like stock cars. Indy Cars should sound like Indy Cars, not something you'd hear at a NASCAR race!

[BlueFox284]

Agreed.

Comparing the cars of the 97 race to the ones years prior with the turbos, is like comparing ice cream to cow shit. . .

[KingLiddicote]

@boilerpip

Thank God Nissan isn't in open wheel anymore.

[TheMarioBros]

Alfonso Giaffone? Is he Felipe's brother?

[chucktaggart]

I don't think so

[LB1973]

Cousins, The are also Rubens Barrichello's cousins in law

[S2KINDYCAR]

cousin

[DavidSkywalker01]

Yes he is.

[S2KINDYCAR]

cousin

[Dimage25]

Wow the sound of these cars is just crazy..Love it, that's the way it should be!!

[Porsche918]

Hey guys, I drive in a circle. I am so great. You guys can't touch me. OH SHIT! A WALL! HOW DID I CRASH?

I AM THE BEST RACER EVER! I RACE IN A DAMN CIRCLE!

[mightycowhero]

WHY ARE YOU HERE?

[ljostarter]

This was Bryan Howard's first year as chief starter of the International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race.