When the virtual road meets the reality of Real
World Driving...
Yeah, I know Thars absolutely NO Correlation,
but... I found the Speed Freaks interview with Conor Daly, Thee Hardest Working
Driver in IndyCars, Tuh-duh! Enjoyable as always.
As Conor was fairly philisophical about his
runner-up finish in the IndyCar i Racing Indianapolis 175 Virtual Race. Saying
he'll take it, but Tank Gawd' for Guaranteed Starting Spots, which Daly was
filling in for Carlin that week, albeit Conor's a Fulltime Driver this year
courtesy of two race teams, i.e.; (ECR) Ed Carpenter Racing and Carlin.
Yet Daly Mused He'd have Never Qualified -
Presumably on Speed alone due to his
running the Barest Bones Sim Rig Set-up of All...
As I Don't know
'bout Y'all, but just Thee Mention of Guaranteed Starting Grid Slots for the
Indianapolis 500 absolutely makes me Shudder!
Which is why I suppose I found 'Ol R', aka
Racer's Robin Miller, Ye Curmudgeon of IndyCar's following yarn so refreshing.
As Miller harkens back to another obscure
name from the past, another of his Sprint Car Heroes Me Thinks? Noting how Jan Opperman
put an underperforming Champ Car into the Field of The Fastest 33 Starters at
Mother Speedway Wayback in 1976!
And speaking 'O Bump Day's of Past, Robin Miller
tells us 'bout three Drivers who persevered to land starts at Indianapolis
despite long odds...
