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All things related to the NTT INDYCAR SERIES — the premier open-wheel racing series in the United States — the Indianapolis 500 (Indy 500), INDY NXT, and the USF Pro Championships.

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crankybear

OK, I'll go first (self.indycar)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by crankybear to c/indycar

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Not the most knowledgable Lemmy user. Hell, certainly not the most knowledgeable IndyCar fan for that matter. This not-a-subreddit/community (Lemmy)/magazine (kbin) is getting off to a not-atypical IndyCar ragged rolling start.

I've followed it steadily since my wife and I noticed around 2003 or so that we really liked watching the 500 and that maybe we ought to watch more of the races. Went to the 500 in 2007 as well as the last time they were at Kentucky Speedway. I've got some mobility issues (and don't really enjoy crowds), so I've had to be satisfied by whatever part of the race NBC (and ABC before that) deign to show between the same five commercials they show over and over and over and over and over.

I'm not aligned with a particular driver. I'm a regular listener of "Off-Track" so I'll always pull for Rossi, and I've liked Pato since he came in. But outside of Sting Ray Robb, it's not like any of them really annoy me. My wife can't stand Ferrucci, but he just reminds me of every cocky college student I ever taught. Plus I grew up in Houston and any association with AJ Foyt is a plus. I think it's the refinery fumes from Pearland.

So anyway, that's why I'm here. What about you?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

My dad and his dad (deceased) are huge IndyCar fans. They attended the race in Milwaukee every year it existed, probably since the 60s or even earlier. I attended many MKE races since I was about 10 or so as well, though it was also the era where it wasn't run every year. So I would call myself a casual/passive fan, but my son has been watching IndyCar with his grandpa since he was little (he's now 10) and he's a HUGE fan. He picked out Herta as his favorite his rookie year. Which worked out because my dad (and his dad) are huge Andretti fans. We watch pretty much every race together.

My son is such a huge fan, he recreates tracks in a marble racing video game, runs qualifying and the race and is keeping a running points total.