Originally Posted by roadwarrior

Fixed it...Patrick left IndyCar for the cash. Pure and simple. Not every track requires "help" like a restrictor plate track like Daytona or Talladega. Some, like Michigan this past weekend, for example.

What makes me chuckle are the comments that have little to no basis in fact. But what else is new?

Tony Kanaan, who won Indy this year...benches 310 and as of two years ago,(lost contact) he'd done a half Ironman and six sprint tris. He rides about 60 miles every day, including during racing season. I know the guy that trains him. In the car, for three hours his HR is over 200. He's 5'5" and weighs 147. So when he smacks the wall at 230mph and is out riding his bike the next day when most would be in the hospital for a week, high level conditioning and safety equipment is how it's done.

People may not enjoy auto racing. It is about the same as bike racing. It's only interesting to people that care to watch. Except for July when everyone's an expert.

Don't think that weekend roundy rounds for an hour require a lot of great skill.