2002 IRL at Michigan

[djbadlt]

look at all the empty stands

[hbence9]

Was there an accident after the race? Because in the "Indycar seres" game, in the intre there is a Red Bull car which is spinning and somebody hit him! Please answer I dont to when and where was that but it looks michigan.

[RickDesotell]

WE WANT MICHIGAN BACK!

[ah996]

strange to see the IRL cars running a CART line instead of the hugging-the-white-line action we see now. maybe they were a bit quicker in 02?



[Grayqboufan]

@ah996 They were a bit quicker back then. They were making almost 700 hp instead of the 625 of today

[kiwinrg]

wicked race howd they upload 2hours 15 mins 

[kflfv3]

I will never understand, why Infiniti didn't stay in the series, until they had the title...

[UltimateEEnEFan]

Oh please bring Michigan back!

[mrawsome17]

those cars look a lot like formula 1 cars. i dont get why f1 hasnt caught on in america

[MWcrazyhorse]

@mrawsome17 probably because there are no U.S drivers in it.

[mrawsome17]

@MWcrazyhorse haha not since the 70's anyway!

[BrianRichterWWE]

the last 15 min were awesome

[18PacWest]

Jeff Ward in the Ganassi car hit the wall at turn 4. Reminds me a lot of JJ ''Finn-power'' Lehto's accident at the same corner.

[18PacWest]

Safety car deployed because of debris on the backstraight.

[18PacWest]

That was my first IRL race since the '99 Indy 500 when Kenny ''The Superswede'' Bräck won this race.

[DrDenisSaralho]

oval races sucks...

[Rdwomack]

@DrDenisSaralho I prefer diversity. Ovals, road courses, street races. IRL is perfect for me. Open wheel racing that tests a diverse set of skills. Plus, a good side my side race is really exciting. That's just my opinion.

[ICanCount2G]

@Rdwomack Modern IndyCar has almost become what CART was between the late 80s/early 90s and circa 2000. It's gone from what tony george wanted to what he wanted to get away from.

And I love it. 2012 is looking to be the rebirth of a proper american open wheel series.

[fordfocusonme]

@DrDenisSaralho Your either a F1 elite head, anti-NASCAR, or a die hard Champ Car fan. Notice I didn't say CART because CART raced on ovals.

[DrDenisSaralho]

@fordfocusonme

nope, just a race fan that doesnt like ovals ;)

[MWcrazyhorse]

@fordfocusonme elite head... because it is the biggest and best racing on earth and viewed all across the globe from Europe to Asia to South America to North America (excluding the U.S).

You can be whatever fan you please, ofcourse. May I ask a sincere question however, why is it that the U.S has no F1 grand prix and has no driver and has no team or manufacturer. Is it even broadcasted in the U.S?

[fordfocusonme]

@MWcrazyhorse F1 is shown in the United States. A few races are shown on public channels like Fox. Most races are shown on SPEED.

The reason why F1 isn't big in the USA because the cultures are too different. As anyone who switches to European style racing to US racing - they'll tell your its totally different. The same goes the other way around. European style racing is way to serious to us. I think many Europeans feel American style racing is more show then go.

[MWcrazyhorse]

@fordfocusonme aha, thx for that answer. Yes racing is business, not just in europe but especially. The top manufacteurers Mercedes, Ferari, Renault easily spend a billion dollars each on developing new cars and motors. It is prestige and commercial, evidently one needs the best drivers and best mechanics too if one can get them. Now you got yourself a race!! Even if americans don't care enough for racing, a good performance by a u.s manufacteurer would still benefit his company, no?

[fordfocusonme]

@MWcrazyhorse No we enjoy racing - but we enjoy racing where anyone can win and not just the top guys. Billions of dollars to win - that's insane and why would anyone want to enter that? NASCAR, Indycar, sportcar racing, and endurance racing - which Americans loves - you can come in and be competitive with a great team. You can say that for F1. You need tons and tons of money and even with that that doesn't guarantee you nothing (ask Toyota). As I said two different cultures.

[lee47848]

@MWcrazyhorse yes fox has part of the season

[Brantoc]

nice race.. Scheckter is a good driver.

[indycardvr1]

yes, the real indycar series

[franneck1989]

paul page rocks!

[SlamDuncDrummer]

@franneck1989 - I agree, however NHRA is not for him. He needs to find a way back to open wheel.

[SRAMEK]

This was a time, when motorsport was something great

[f1diva]

@richdeveau24 The current Dallara chassis was launched in 2003, granted 2012 can't come soon enough!!

[f1diva]

@richdeveau24 oh and Honda didn't enter the IRL until 2003 ;)

[richdeveau24]

@SRAMEK What are you talking about? Those are basically the same cars and engines they still use today. Go watch old CART videos from the 90s if you want to see something absolutely great.

[webbieNL]

love these old races , thanks:) !