Ernhrtfan Racing
Would you like to react to this message? Create an account in a few clicks or log in to continue.

2017 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Weekend

+7
PRAWBLEMS
navycook75
RetrogradeRenegade
Alpineopossum
RealRacingRoots
mtrimmer365
AntmanB
11 posters

Go down

2017 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Weekend Empty 2017 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Weekend

Post by AntmanB Wed Apr 05, 2017 7:46 pm

Indycar, United Sports Cars, Stadium Super TRucks and  PIrelli World Challenge all will Test Their Skills in Southern California.

Schedule: https://gplb.com/weekend-schedule/
Indycar Entries: http://digbza2f4g9qo.cloudfront.net/~/media/Files/2017/IndyCar/02-LB/indycar-entrylist.pdf?vs=1&d=20170404T152909


Last edited by AntmanB on Thu Apr 06, 2017 5:33 am; edited 1 time in total
AntmanB
AntmanB
Champion
Champion

Posts : 1459
Join date : 2011-08-06
Age : 31

Back to top Go down

2017 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Weekend Empty Re: 2017 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Weekend

Post by mtrimmer365 Wed Apr 05, 2017 8:30 pm

NTT Data will return to sponsor Dixon for this race. Spencer Pigot will also be sponsored by Loki the Wolf Dog, an Instagram superstar (this could actually work well because it may attract new young fans to Indycar, just a thought).

Also, Indy Lights will not be at Long Beach.
mtrimmer365
mtrimmer365
Development Series Rookie
Development Series Rookie

Posts : 199
Join date : 2017-02-08
Age : 20
Location : sunken into my bed

Back to top Go down

2017 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Weekend Empty Re: 2017 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Weekend

Post by AntmanB Thu Apr 06, 2017 5:33 am

mtrimmer365 wrote:

Also, Indy Lights will not be at Long Beach.

oh.
AntmanB
AntmanB
Champion
Champion

Posts : 1459
Join date : 2011-08-06
Age : 31

Back to top Go down

2017 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Weekend Empty Re: 2017 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Weekend

Post by mtrimmer365 Fri Apr 07, 2017 9:03 pm

Will Power is fastest in the second practice at Long Beach.

Also, not related to the race weekend, but Zach Veach has been confirmed to be driving the number 40 for AJ Foyt racing at the Indianapolis 500. Other news in the Indycar scene is that George Michael Steinbrenner IV is starting a campaign to bring his team and Colton Herta to Indycar, possibly in the next two years.
mtrimmer365
mtrimmer365
Development Series Rookie
Development Series Rookie

Posts : 199
Join date : 2017-02-08
Age : 20
Location : sunken into my bed

Back to top Go down

2017 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Weekend Empty Re: 2017 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Weekend

Post by RealRacingRoots Sat Apr 08, 2017 5:23 am

While it might be sans Celebrity Pro-Am, what the Long Beach GP gains in its place is something pretty special; historic Can-Am racing!

RealRacingRoots
RealRacingRoots
First-Time Winner
First-Time Winner

Posts : 316
Join date : 2013-03-31
Age : 29
Location : Canuckistan

https://www.youtube.com/user/Crashbroke23

Back to top Go down

2017 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Weekend Empty Re: 2017 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Weekend

Post by mtrimmer365 Sat Apr 08, 2017 8:52 pm

2017 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Starting Grid:
mtrimmer365
mtrimmer365
Development Series Rookie
Development Series Rookie

Posts : 199
Join date : 2017-02-08
Age : 20
Location : sunken into my bed

Back to top Go down

2017 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Weekend Empty Re: 2017 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Weekend

Post by AntmanB Sun Apr 09, 2017 5:27 am

The United Sports car Race was a wreckfest, including this inasne finish in GT Le Mans:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XHOzcasOxE
AntmanB
AntmanB
Champion
Champion

Posts : 1459
Join date : 2011-08-06
Age : 31

Back to top Go down

2017 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Weekend Empty Re: 2017 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Weekend

Post by Alpineopossum Sun Apr 09, 2017 10:19 am

That IMSA race was crazy, and exciting. As much as I sometimes find those other Taylors involved in racing to be a bit irritating (especially Wayne) that was an amazing move by Jordan on Ryan Dalziel and it shows that they are the team to beat in American prototypes.

I have to feel sorry for Antonio Garcia. That one was totally out of his control.
Alpineopossum
Alpineopossum
Champion
Champion

Posts : 1879
Join date : 2011-08-08
Age : 27
Location : Cleveland

http://ohioperspective.wordpress.com/

Back to top Go down

2017 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Weekend Empty Re: 2017 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Weekend

Post by mtrimmer365 Sun Apr 09, 2017 6:00 pm

Crap, Rossi is out. he was having such a great run too. Hoping either Hinch or Hunter Reay can take this one.

EDIT: YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME, ALL OF THE ANDRETTI CARS WENT OUT OF THE RACE DUE TO MECHANICAL ISSUES.
mtrimmer365
mtrimmer365
Development Series Rookie
Development Series Rookie

Posts : 199
Join date : 2017-02-08
Age : 20
Location : sunken into my bed

Back to top Go down

2017 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Weekend Empty Re: 2017 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Weekend

Post by RetrogradeRenegade Sun Apr 09, 2017 6:31 pm

JAMES HINCHCLIFFE WINS! Very Happy
RetrogradeRenegade
RetrogradeRenegade
Regular Contender
Regular Contender

Posts : 726
Join date : 2012-05-08
Age : 31
Location : ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Back to top Go down

2017 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Weekend Empty Re: 2017 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Weekend

Post by navycook75 Sun Apr 09, 2017 6:40 pm

Nice to see his injury from a few years ago didn't slow him down.

Good job Hinch!
navycook75
navycook75
Legend
Legend

Posts : 4976
Join date : 2011-08-06
Age : 35
Location : Portland, New York

Back to top Go down

2017 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Weekend Empty Re: 2017 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Weekend

Post by PRAWBLEMS Sun Apr 09, 2017 7:01 pm

What the actual hell Andretti? Seriously I'd lol if Ryan wasn't part of it.
Good for Hinch tho!
PRAWBLEMS
PRAWBLEMS
Regular Contender
Regular Contender

Posts : 543
Join date : 2012-02-24
Age : 23
Location : Boston, MA

Back to top Go down

2017 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Weekend Empty Re: 2017 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Weekend

Post by mtrimmer365 Sun Apr 09, 2017 7:33 pm

Good win by James Hinchcliffe, but I can't get over how frustrating Andretti's engine problems were. I'm not trying to go full Alex Jones and create a wild conspiracy theory, but I think it is kinda weird that all Andretti Hondas had their engines fail and no other Honda did.
mtrimmer365
mtrimmer365
Development Series Rookie
Development Series Rookie

Posts : 199
Join date : 2017-02-08
Age : 20
Location : sunken into my bed

Back to top Go down

2017 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Weekend Empty Re: 2017 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Weekend

Post by PackerMan71 Sun Apr 09, 2017 11:30 pm

Pretty decent race. The strategy was pretty interesting, although the racing got a bit boring at times.

Will Power was a bit too ambitious on the first lap and wrecked himself and Charlie Kimball, although it looked like Kimball did come a little bit, so I'd say both were to blame for that. I've been seeing online that some people have been calling Will Power a trash driver, and I've got to say, if you don't like the guy, that's understandable, but let's be serious here. Calling a driver trash when he has 28 career wins and a championship on his resume makes you look kind of dumb. Just saying.

The Andretti mechanical issues were kind of crazy, with all four cars falling out, including RHR who looked like he had a car that could win. Tough break for him.

So, the podium had James Hinchcliffe, Sebastien Bourdias, and Josef Newgarden. That's quite the group of drivers.

Good for Hinchy. It's been a while since he's seen victory lane, and what a return: winning at Long Beach, and after the near-fatal injury at Indy a few years, this was a very popular win.

Bourdais... another podium from the back of the pack. The championship is real, y'all.

Josef Newgarden with a good run today as well.

Overall, the race was fairly enjoyable to me. 6/10.
PackerMan71
PackerMan71
Legend
Legend

Posts : 2741
Join date : 2011-08-06
Age : 38
Location : Groveport, Ohio

Back to top Go down

2017 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Weekend Empty Re: 2017 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Weekend

Post by Alta Mon Apr 10, 2017 4:15 am

Solid race. Glad to see Hinch back in victory lane and not fall into the "he was never same after a big injury" crowd.

Coyne and championship run is two words i would've never thought i said in the same sentence, but with the crazy strats and this being essentially the band back together from Bourdias Champ Car title runs...here we are.
Alta
Alta
Legend
Legend

Posts : 3999
Join date : 2011-08-06
Age : 100
Location : San Francisco, California

Back to top Go down

2017 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Weekend Empty Re: 2017 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Weekend

Post by JMac525 Mon Apr 10, 2017 4:17 pm

Pretty solid Long Beach race. Some good passing and not all that much fail. It was pretty gutting to see all of those Andretti cars grenade within that short period of time, particularly Hunter-Reay.

Also, not sure if anyone saw but Hildebrand broke his hand in that last lap incident with Aleshin. Hopefully it's not too serious and recovers soon.
JMac525
JMac525
Champion
Champion

Posts : 1313
Join date : 2011-08-13
Age : 31
Location : Indiana

Back to top Go down

2017 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Weekend Empty Re: 2017 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Weekend

Post by SpeedDemon37 Wed Apr 12, 2017 4:41 pm

A little late on the reply here, but I'd say that a lot of fans probably had very mixed reactions to the race.

On the one hand, the final stage of the race is what one would refer to as an absolute worst case scenario for everyone at Andretti Autosport. I've never seen a four-car team lose every entrant due to mechanical troubles, and to have Rossi, Sato, and Hunter-Reay all drop out within minutes of one another and so close to the finish must have been terrible for any Andretti fan to watch. The fact that Rossi and Hunter-Reay were two of the biggest contenders for the win made it that much more disappointing.

On the other hand, we finally witnessed the long-awaited return to victory lane of James Hinchcliffe, and at such a major event, nonetheless. From the day after his life nearly ended at Indianapolis in 2015, he's shown an unbelievable determination to return to the track and to win. It's wonderful to see that that perseverance has been rewarded!
SpeedDemon37
SpeedDemon37
Champion
Champion

Posts : 1791
Join date : 2012-05-11
Age : 26
Location : Michigan, USA

Back to top Go down

2017 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Weekend Empty Re: 2017 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Weekend

Post by Sponsored content


Sponsored content


Back to top Go down

Back to top

- Similar topics

 
Permissions in this forum:
You cannot reply to topics in this forum