Could post videos of Gil deFerran for days but I guess this would be the best after his first win at Laguna Seca holding his baby asking everyone to quiet down.
RIP Gil.
It wouldn’t be
@detroitgp
without
#indycar
’s version of the “lap of the gods” here from Juan Pablo Montoya in 1999 qualifying on the pole.
Practice today starts at 3:30et on Peacock.
It's Texas time. That means it's time to watch this Adrian Fernandez qualy in 2001 at absolutely just bananas speed.
Now upscaled as best we could for your viewing pleasure! Enjoy!
It’s alright. Take your 10 teams. We will have 27 cars within a second in a few weeks, having zero idea Sunday morning who’s going to win the race. All the very best. LFG
@IndyCar
Ok now HERE is the English version that is properly upscaled and color corrected of Juan Montoya's "Lap of the Gods"
#indycar
style in 1999.
Thanks
@ChampCar4Ever
!
I know we post this all the time but cmon.
It’s what should have been
@detroitgp
weekend... so just another excuse to watch the greatest single
#indycar
lap you will ever see.
This happened 20 years ago. Mario Andretti testing his sons
#Indycar
at IMS for the injured Tony Kanaan, survives and walks away relatively unscathed after flipping several times in the air from debris that launched his car vertically.
This was the local news report.
An update on Alex Zanardi from his son: “Dad has been conscious for some time now, since some months. Little by little, his conditions are improving. small steps. But we know that it is a long journey, it will take a long time. Nobody knows what he will be able to do again.”
Cont
#FinalTweets
Romain Grosjean - Straight up,
#Indycar
needs Romain Grosjean. He has more of a following on social media than I think the entire grid combined. He has a personality. And is someone you look to watch for each and every race.
That being said, I definitely thought he
After posting the top time of the session, Mario Andretti hits debris and literally goes flying through the air, lands and walks away.
19 years ago to the day.
I’m convinced Formula 1 adds fake crowd noise for passes. It always sounds the same and this time the crowd was literally sitting down doing nothing yet “the crowd was going wild.”
That’s F1 though.
This right here. Is a microcosm of the marketing. Guy wins his 57th indycar race. In what is a roped off desert of emotion. The podium is literally a few cinder blocks in front of a vinyl sign. Cmon.
EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT CHAMPWEB HAS BEEN LICENSED TO DISTRIBUTE HISTORIC
@INDYCAR
CONTENT.
#INDYCAR
HAS BEEN A GREAT PARTNER IN THIS PROCESS AS WE ALL LOOK TO EVOLVE THE SPORT WHILE MAINTAINING THE CONNECTION TO THE PAST.
Stefan Wilson doesn’t race every weekend. But he works and worked his butt off to be here, in the
#Indy500
. He worked all year round to work with partners and sponsors and to build relationships. Solidly made the race. Had a race ready and worthy team.
It’s just a cruel sport
Congratulations to
@CervezaTecate
for winning the
#liverymadness
bracket! You truly have a massive following that should wake up the marketing and racing community to show the potential that exists in the Mexican market still!
PS. The livery truly is beautiful in person!
6 years ago we lost Justin Wilson. Many may not remember that JW sold stock in himself to further his motorsports career.
Here was Justin in his Jaguar F1 machine before he came stateside.
#badass
The mother of all on boards. Now upscaled (as best we can)!
Juan Montoya in Detroit for his pole lap in 1999. This is magic.
Vote below in
#ChampMadness
when you're done!
@jpmontoya
.
The Rd of 16
#ChampMadness
continues with two drivers that would, could, can and will drive anything:
Mario Andretti and Juan Montoya.
(This is a modern era poll so 1979+)
Vote below on who should advance to the Quarterfinals!
Good. Thank you! About time
#Indycar
sticks up for itself. This is your series, promote it. Stop promoting formula 1.
Will Power says IndyCar field toughest in world: 'F1's a joke as far as competition' via
@IndyCaronNBC
The late great Kevin Kallkhoven saw the talent of Katherine Legge and gave her a chance with his Toyota Atlantic team. In 2005, she won at Long Beach becoming the first woman to win a major motorsports race.
And now 18 years later,
@KatherineLegge
has again earned her right to
Scott Dixon, a now 6 time
#indycar
champion, got to test a BMW Formula 1 car in 2004.
That’s as close as he got. Think about that.
Is there any doubt he is one of the best drivers in the world still to this day?
#ChampMadness
For anyone that watched all major motorsports this weekend and can’t conclude that the on track product of the
#Indycar
series is far superior, I am curious what more you want?
I would like a brand new chassis and a third engine but not at the expense of the current product.
After 4400 votes in our final matchup, and beating the liveries of Players, Target, KOOL, Herdez, McLaren and Gilmore, it will be Tecate taking home the
#liverymadness
crown in back to back years!
An incredible showing of support from the
@CervezaTecate
faithful and
@AdrianF007
Juan Montoya is back in Indycar so seems like as good of time as any to show the “lap of the gods” Indycar version
@detroitgp
.
This was peak driver + machine merging as one.
Believe it or not its
#MomentMadness
time, where you vote on the
#indycar
moment that was most memorable to YOU.
1997 Portland finish between Mark Blundell and Gil deFerran VS
1999
#Indycar
Juan Montoya's Lap of the Gods qualifying lap at Detroit.
Vote below!
October is a difficult month for Indycar and it’s history and October 31st will always be in a shadow for anyone in and around the community when Greg Moore lost his life.
A tribute from ESPN that evening 23 years ago.
#RedGlovesRule
20 years ago, this was a qualifying lap around
@txmotorspeedway
courtesy of
@adrianf007
.
You know the rest.
Enjoy the bananas speed, sound and the fact that drivers were ready and willing to do this.
An emotional Gil de Ferran after taking home the 2000 CART Championship in Fontana. Many emotions in this but given what happened the year prior to what would have been his teammate in Greg Moore, made this championship so special to Gil and his family.
#RIPGil
Here it is. The moment heard around the world where rookie and third generation driver Marco Andretti was on the precipice of victory at the 2006
#indy500
, until Sam Hornish Jr...
#indycar
|
#upscaled
April 23, 2003 - With less than five minutes to go in a private test for
@followandretti
...
@marioandretti
hit debris and flipped. Flipped a lot.
And then...walked away.
Here’s the man. Mario Andretti snapping this pic next to his Phoenix trophy in preparation for
#DriversChoice
which starts this Monday.
Cmon. How cool is this?
@MarioAndretti
| 🐐 |
#DriversChoice
#FinalTweets
Augustin Canapino - The fact that Canapino finished ahead of 3 other drivers who raced in every race, is insanely impressive.
The fact that he had no issues getting acclimated to the
#indy500
is also impressive.
It's also clear he has quite a rabid following in
Final lap at Mid Ohio in 1998 where Adrian Fernandez and Scott Pruett deliver a 1-2 finish for Pat Patrick and Patrick Racing.
Pat Patrick passed away today at the age of 91.
“Right now, we're in the fundraising state of trying to find a partner that's willing to help us adapt in IndyCar because as you can imagine, it's not free.” -RW
Wickens wants to be first disabled Indy 500 racer next year
We'll finish off the day here with Gil de Ferran in victory lane drinking the milk at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway with his family around him.
#RIPGil
“It has to be the best-looking car in the world, the best sounding car in the world, be the best racing car in the world.” - Coyne
IndyCar team owner Dale Coyne believes a new car is essential for the series
One of the most infamous accidents in
#indy500
history here in 1989 where Kevin Cogan's car is literally split in half and Kevin climbs out unscathed.
#AllMonthLong
|
#Upscaled
I imagine there will be zero comments wanting to bring Cleveland back right?
The green flag at the 1998
#indycar
version of the Cleveland GP at Burke Lakefront Airport (upscaled)
#indycar
#ABCSupply500
- Another look at the
@robertwickens
accident. The only potential "Good part" is that some speed was lost hitting the safer barrier and didnt have as abrupt of an angle. ROBERT IS AWAKE AND ALERT.
Today would have been Greg Moore’s 45th birthday. So we thought we would switch it up a bit this time and show clips of cars Greg raced in other than his
#99
Players ride.
As always
#redglovesrule
#ChampMadness
continues! Vote below on this Rd. of 16 matchup between two
#indycar
champions both of whom have two titles:
Gil de Ferran vs. Will Power.
Vote below on who should advance to the Quarterfinals!
BREAKING NEWS:
@PREMA_Team
will make its NTT INDYCAR SERIES debut in 2025.
PREMA will make the move to
#INDYCAR
and field two full-time entries and has signed with
@TeamChevy
.
20 years ago, we lost Greg Moore. "What could have been" really doesn't even begin to describe it.
Here was RPM2Nights tribute following his accident.
#Redglovesrule
“Pocono is not for sissies"
"They don’t call it the Tricky Triangle for nothing.
“It would be a grave mistake for IndyCar not to go back to Pocono. That’s my clear position and I don’t mind expressing it.” -
@MarioAndretti
I dont know. The sights. The sounds. The voices. The driver.
Cars are back at Indy. So why not show Rick Mears with Tom Carnegie in the background for his qual run in 1991.
More scenes from Texas 2001. The race that was cancelled ultimately due to driver safety passing out from the G-forces experienced over the duration of a lap.
OMG.
First watch the save from
#GregMoore
as he challenges Alex Zanardi for the lead.
Followed by one of the greatest passes in
#Indycar
history... for the lead with 4 laps to go!
@lxznr
| Rio | 1998
#FinalTweets
Texas
#Indycar
- Yes it’s early into the 2023 season but there’s been no better “feel good” story than Juncos Hollinger Racing.
They did great as a one car operation last year, picked up a completely unknown driver to 98% of fans in Augustin Canapino and have
Speaking of Super Bowl ads. The best
#Indycar
ad of all time. Ran in select markets during the 2002 super bowl.
(And there’s Scott Dixon, like Tom Brady, still around and still winning 🏆)