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The IndyCar Report with Elijah Poe (2.313.1) · The Central Indiana Sports Report

• 0:08
  [SPEAKER_01]: Welcome, Indie Car fans of the Central Indiana Sports Report with Elijah Poe.
• 0:12
  [SPEAKER_01]: I am joined by Elijah Poe.
• 0:15
  [SPEAKER_01]: who was not on the reaction podcast this week because he had a couple of big events the last couple of days.
• 0:20
  [SPEAKER_01]: So Dave Chandler, who was actually at the race in Nashville, filled in as did, Tipped and Tribuninole call leader, sports editor Michelle Garmin.
• 0:29
  [SPEAKER_01]: But so now Elijah is here on the Indie car report to share his thoughts on the Nashville race.
• 0:36
  [SPEAKER_01]: Welcome.
• 0:37
  [SPEAKER_01]: Elijah Hopa, it was not too stressful the last couple of days and your thoughts on the Indie car race.
• 0:45
  [SPEAKER_00]: Thank you, I appreciate it, and I'm glad Dave and Michelle were able to step in, do a pretty good race recap, and kind of agree with everything they said.
• 0:54
  [SPEAKER_00]: My big point is, you know, I get the heat was pretty extreme, but man, I really would have liked to see that race run at full distance.
• 1:02
  [SPEAKER_00]: I understand why Indicard did it.
• 1:04
  [SPEAKER_00]: I don't get me wrong, but I think we would have had just an even better finish than we already had.
• 1:10
  [SPEAKER_00]: It was a little bit difficult to pass the leader once below was in that leading position, but man, it was another good race I would say, but not a great race, like I thought it was going to be.
• 1:21
  [SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, I really thought deeper in the pack.
• 1:23
  [SPEAKER_01]: Indicars got it to wear with the tire strategies and the fuel strategies and the
• 1:31
  [SPEAKER_01]: different things that they've come up with.
• 1:33
  [SPEAKER_01]: The racing is always competitive somewhere in the race, but upfront it was pretty bad whoever came out of the pitch first was the winner is not the way you wanted to terminate race.
• 1:43
  [SPEAKER_00]: Beforehand, I know Indie Car kind of changed downforce levels that they had in years past as well.
• 1:50
  [SPEAKER_00]: And I think that was mainly due to the two different types of tires, which was, you know, I get it.
• 1:56
  [SPEAKER_00]: Andy cars trying something new, but, and you've had to really, really good races at Nashville the last two years.
• 2:03
  [SPEAKER_01]: Why would you say this before me?
• 2:04
  [SPEAKER_01]: I just don't mess with it.
• 2:06
  [SPEAKER_00]: Yeah, I absolutely agree, but it's nice to see Pilo.
• 2:09
  [SPEAKER_00]: He's gotten lucky in the pits and you got lucky again.
• 2:13
  [SPEAKER_00]: But that's part of Andy car racing.
• 2:14
  [SPEAKER_00]: That 10 team was in the position to get lucky off that yellow.
• 2:18
  [SPEAKER_00]: and they took it and were able to capitalize on it and that's what makes close over eight and rough day for new garden who I think probably would have won the race if I had gone fully green on the full uh... a lot meant that they were supposed to run yeah part of the podcast day picked as winners and losers and
• 2:39
  [SPEAKER_01]: Pinsky finished second third and fourth and he said it was a winner and I was like, man, I don't know, you have the best second best and third best car on the track and don't win.
• 2:49
  [SPEAKER_01]: Is that a really a win of a day?
• 2:51
  [SPEAKER_00]: Yeah, honestly, I don't think it is because I think just the way Pinsky is, I think there are so oriented, they want to win and I think especially on the ovals, it's almost an expected that at least one of them is going to win.
• 3:04
  [SPEAKER_00]: I'm obviously with New York and having already won two of the ovals this year.
• 3:07
  [SPEAKER_00]: Obviously we know Rosenquistway in the 500 and this is now the first oval other than the 500 that Pinsky did not win and and they looked like they had the cars too, you know, we talked about the
• 3:18
  [SPEAKER_00]: beginning of the race where it looked like Scotty Mac, New Garden and Lucas just had those cars absolutely lined up.
• 3:24
  [SPEAKER_00]: So yeah, I think it was a disappointing day just because they didn't have a driver in victory lane.
• 3:29
  [SPEAKER_01]: Most of the day, I didn't think Alex blew out any chance to win.
• 3:32
  [SPEAKER_00]: No, but Alex Plough does what he does best is just slides in when everybody least expects it and that number 10 crew.
• 3:39
  [SPEAKER_00]: I mean, there's a reason.
• 3:40
  [SPEAKER_00]: What is it?
• 3:41
  [SPEAKER_00]: Six race wins this year or five five race wins this year out of the 12 starts 13 of the last 29 is incredible.
• 3:49
  [SPEAKER_00]: Yeah, you know, we've talked about how last season he was so dominant.
• 3:53
  [SPEAKER_00]: He might not have the wins this year, but
• 4:05
  [SPEAKER_01]: I think we're going to have a podcast after the season and talk about the greatest five-year spans in any card drivers career because I can't imagine it's not number one Elijah.
• 4:16
  [SPEAKER_00]: Yeah, I mean, I have to hurry.
• 4:17
  [SPEAKER_00]: I think this season, the championship, the way the points are headed, and there's definitely headed in close favor.
• 4:22
  [SPEAKER_00]: And for him, the win, four out of the last five championships, it's unheard of in any car.
• 4:27
  [SPEAKER_00]: You know, we've talked about how any car is super, super competitive, but Alex Plo was taken it to another level where he is the benchmark now.
• 4:35
  [SPEAKER_00]: There, and nobody's reaching that benchmark.
• 4:37
  [SPEAKER_00]: So he just has continued to stack on wins on wins, which is just insanely hard to do in such a good field.
• 4:46
  [SPEAKER_01]: the the amazing the difference here allows it.
• 4:50
  [SPEAKER_01]: I've always complained about Formula 1.
• 4:52
  [SPEAKER_01]: I want so badly to be a Formula 1 fame.
• 4:55
  [SPEAKER_01]: I really, really do.
• 4:57
  [SPEAKER_01]: but it's such bad racing, the same driver wins over and over.
• 5:02
  [SPEAKER_01]: And now it's happening in Indicard, but it's so different, Elijah.
• 5:07
  [SPEAKER_01]: He is fighting among five or six cars every week for these wins.
• 5:12
  [SPEAKER_01]: He has never, 30 seconds out in front of it, well, that shouldn't say never a couple of times he was.
• 5:18
  [SPEAKER_01]: And sometimes it's just obvious he, when he is the best car, he's gonna drive away from the field.
• 5:22
  [SPEAKER_01]: We know that.
• 5:23
  [SPEAKER_01]: But he is mostly when he wins these races in great big battles for him.
• 5:28
  [SPEAKER_01]: And it's just so impressive.
• 5:31
  [SPEAKER_01]: It's so impressive what he's doing right now.
• 5:34
  [SPEAKER_01]: I really, I'm an historian, an amateur historian.
• 5:38
  [SPEAKER_01]: And I really revere the old guys.
• 5:41
  [SPEAKER_01]: And I never want to say, I never want to be accused of resency bias.
• 5:48
  [SPEAKER_01]: I can't imagine there's ever been mario and drudy will always be the greatest and I don't think that could ever be changed because of the way Dry motorsports has changed Yeah, because he would win the Daytona 500 then go to Monica and win that and go win the end of 500 and then win a national championship They don't want to sprint car race down the road.
• 6:08
  [SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, that's never going to happen again, and but
• 6:13
  [SPEAKER_01]: I can't imagine an indie car history that we've ever seen anything like this in five years, especially Elijah, I'm sorry I'm taking over your podcast here, but when AJ Folk Mario and Dreddy were winning races, they always had the best car.
• 6:27
  [SPEAKER_01]: These cars are pretty much the same.
• 6:30
  [SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, these cars are pretty much the same.
• 6:32
  [SPEAKER_01]: That wasn't the case for Mario and Dreddy was winning championships.
• 6:35
  [SPEAKER_00]: Yeah, and he's just, it's a case of
• 6:38
  [SPEAKER_00]: I don't think we've seen a talent like Alex Plow where, you know, we have a lot of really really good drivers, but at the end of the day, Alex Plow is just flat out better.
• 6:47
  [SPEAKER_00]: It's just like, that is just the case.
• 6:49
  [SPEAKER_00]: He is just better than all of these drivers.
• 6:51
  [SPEAKER_00]: And it's crazy to say that because up and down the grid, we have some of the best drivers, any car has ever seen.
• 6:58
  [SPEAKER_00]: Talk about Scott Dixon, Will Power, Joseph New Garden, up and down.
• 7:09
  [SPEAKER_01]: Back in the, in the, before the turn of the century, the field was filled with stingray robes.
• 7:17
  [SPEAKER_00]: Yeah.
• 7:17
  [SPEAKER_00]: And it's not a big one.
• 7:19
  [SPEAKER_00]: It's just not.
• 7:20
  [SPEAKER_01]: That, that field 25 guys at least 21 of them have completely earned their seats.
• 7:26
  [SPEAKER_00]: Yeah.
• 7:26
  [SPEAKER_00]: It's an, it's incredible.
• 7:27
  [SPEAKER_00]: What polo does.
• 7:28
  [SPEAKER_00]: And honestly, I can see him maybe getting close to that 10 win mark with some of the races we have left.
• 7:34
  [SPEAKER_00]: We know he's going to be really good on the road.
• 7:37
  [SPEAKER_00]: Ganesis found pace on the street circuits and he's been competitive there and it's almost a guarantee he's going to win at Laguna's sake.
• 7:44
  [SPEAKER_00]: Um, he's just so good there.
• 7:48
  [SPEAKER_01]: On our weekly podcast, Greg versus Will versus the world, we debate sports topics for points.
• 7:54
  [SPEAKER_01]: One of the topics is Will Alex Polo in the championship again.
• 7:58
  [SPEAKER_01]: I'm afraid that Will said yes, and I said no.
• 8:03
  [SPEAKER_01]: The stupid and the last question as of the last 10 races will he win five of them and when he didn't win the first three, I felt pretty good about saying no, I feel less good about it now.
• 8:17
  [SPEAKER_00]: Yeah, I think blows is a well in his way to another championship.
• 8:21
  [SPEAKER_00]: Obviously, 83 points.
• 8:23
  [SPEAKER_00]: Yeah, 83 points ahead of Malucus in 87.
• 8:26
  [SPEAKER_00]: I had a Kirkwood and I just can't see Malucus being able to challenge Chip canasi and blow on the road in streets and I don't think Kirkwood can kind of pull together just in every facet just to knock that down.
• 8:40
  [SPEAKER_00]: Cause the problem is it's not like Alex blow when he's not winning is in.
• 8:44
  [SPEAKER_00]: 20th place.
• 8:46
  [SPEAKER_00]: He's in 4th or 5th.
• 8:47
  [SPEAKER_00]: The top five just guy racks up or or insane.
• 8:50
  [SPEAKER_00]: And I think honestly it had to be within like 40 points of this point just to even be close because usually he just doesn't finish in the 20s ever or in the team.
• 9:01
  [SPEAKER_01]: He might have a bad luck once or twice, but he's gonna be in the top five if he doesn't.
• 9:07
  [SPEAKER_00]: Yeah, I mean, you have to think he was crashed out at Phoenix.
• 9:09
  [SPEAKER_00]: He was dead last at Phoenix, and still has an 83 point swing on David Lucas right now.
• 9:15
  [SPEAKER_01]: It's just incredible.
• 9:18
  [SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, four championships in five years.
• 9:20
  [SPEAKER_01]: Never thought we'd see that again.
• 9:23
  [SPEAKER_00]: I'm surprised he's been able to do it, but then again.
• 9:27
  [SPEAKER_01]: uh... it's gonna be interesting to see what happens in the future we have some some really really good drivers and really good teams and if he's able to continue the success i wouldn't be surprised but then again i really would yeah we need to talk a little bit about the guy who it was one a and one b a couple of years ago we thought who's gonna have the better future between him and pattoe ward and
• 9:51
  [SPEAKER_01]: Paddo is just really frustrated and are we starting to get to the point where maybe he wasn't quite as good as we expected?
• 9:59
  [SPEAKER_00]: Uh, for Paddo, I don't know.
• 10:00
  [SPEAKER_00]: He is still so young and I'm not sure that McLaren cars just any good.
• 10:06
  [SPEAKER_00]: I don't think you can compare them at McLaren car to a pinch of an Azure.
• 10:11
  [SPEAKER_00]: Yeah, I stop for sure.
• 10:12
  [SPEAKER_00]: Yeah, it's just not the level that Ganesi and Penski is.
• 10:17
  [SPEAKER_00]: I think if you stick patto in any of those teams, I would not be shocked to see him having maybe not as much success as below, but I would say probably pretty close.
• 10:28
  [SPEAKER_01]: And I think that out of everybody feels, I'm just starting to wonder if maybe the sentiment is starting to change a little.
• 10:35
  [SPEAKER_01]: that I kind of feel like if you've been Alex Plo on the Clarence team that he's went on the championship, I used to have Pado on that level of, hey, this guy's it's just inevitable.
• 10:47
  [SPEAKER_01]: He's going to be a champion and I'm just a little less sure than I used to be.
• 10:51
  [SPEAKER_01]: How about that?
• 10:52
  [SPEAKER_00]: I think honestly, if you put Polo in that McLaren team, I think he would still win races.
• 10:56
  [SPEAKER_00]: Win a championship, I'm not sure.
• 10:58
  [SPEAKER_00]: I'm just really, I'm not.
• 10:59
  [SPEAKER_00]: We've seen this McLaren car show up at some tracks and just be absolutely nowhere.
• 11:04
  [SPEAKER_00]: I mean, there were nowhere at Nashville and Patel has pretty much looked in.
• 11:09
  [SPEAKER_00]: He looked in to a top six.
• 11:12
  [SPEAKER_00]: Yes, but then again, yeah, he is that good.
• 11:21
  [SPEAKER_00]: I just think he has the perfect formula at chipping acid, that tin crew, the car they have, the relationship they have with the engineers and also being whisked out, it's just the perfect situation.
• 11:31
  [SPEAKER_01]: It's hard to believe those guys hated each other at one point.
• 11:34
  [SPEAKER_01]: They were fighting each other in court and now they're the greatest team, the greatest tandem in the car history is that team and Alex below maybe.
• 11:42
  [SPEAKER_00]: oh no, it's incredible.
• 11:45
  [SPEAKER_00]: He really just overtook Scott Dixon.
• 11:47
  [SPEAKER_00]: Just picked up where he left off and he's gone with it ever since.
• 11:50
  [SPEAKER_00]: He's the past six years.
• 11:52
  [SPEAKER_00]: A better version of Scott Dixon is unbelievable to say that.
• 11:56
  [SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, it's unbelievable to say that.
• 11:59
  [SPEAKER_00]: It really is.
• 12:03
  [SPEAKER_00]: And we do have some news as well, which I think this is one of the most interesting things that's happened to IndyCar in a long time.
• 12:09
  [SPEAKER_00]: Now, we have a new team coming in on full-time, Dryron Ryan Bull D Racing, has bought one charter, which is going to be a mixed-shoe-mockers charter, to return to full-time team in 2027.
• 12:20
  [SPEAKER_00]: So, RLL going from 3 to 2 in Dryron Ryan Bull D Racing is officially back.
• 12:26
  [SPEAKER_01]: It's really good news, and honestly, I thought for sure it was going to go the other direction.
• 12:33
  [SPEAKER_01]: because Dennis Reynbold was the face of that organization.
• 12:37
  [SPEAKER_01]: And when he died, I just didn't think that we were going to have a dryer in Reynbold anymore.
• 12:42
  [SPEAKER_01]: And to see it go full time, that's good news.
• 12:44
  [SPEAKER_01]: I assume that's good news for Conner Daily.
• 12:47
  [SPEAKER_00]: Yeah, I think honestly, there's only two people up for this seat.
• 12:50
  [SPEAKER_00]: It's going to be make Schumacher and Connor daily.
• 12:53
  [SPEAKER_00]: I wouldn't be shocked to see either or really I would not.
• 12:56
  [SPEAKER_00]: I think what Connor daily brings is is prowess to win on an oval.
• 13:01
  [SPEAKER_00]: But I think make Schumacher definitely has way deeper pockets.
• 13:05
  [SPEAKER_00]: And I think that's definitely needed for a very, very young team.
• 13:08
  [SPEAKER_00]: Especially when you only have one charter, I think it would be interesting.
• 13:11
  [SPEAKER_00]: We don't have any.
• 13:13
  [SPEAKER_00]: team on this grid that only runs one car.
• 13:15
  [SPEAKER_00]: Um, so I'm excited to see it plays out in the future for them for sure.
• 13:19
  [SPEAKER_01]: I think it drawn Ryan Bolden Conner daily be a perfect marriage.
• 13:23
  [SPEAKER_01]: Let's find make Schumacher a ride somewhere else because I like that.
• 13:27
  [SPEAKER_01]: I think they could win on ovals.
• 13:29
  [SPEAKER_01]: I think if once they got to learn each other and they're doing it every weekend, they could win on ovals.
• 13:34
  [SPEAKER_00]: Well, how about make Schumacher, you know, a top 10 in a, uh,
• 13:38
  [SPEAKER_00]: Nashedville is a little nice to see that finally gets a good result, only in about to get to August, I was so excited for him, Elijah.
• 13:47
  [SPEAKER_01]: I could feel him in six place up there, just being excited to be up there, because it had just gone so poorly for him.
• 13:54
  [SPEAKER_00]: Yeah, I hope it works out.
• 13:55
  [SPEAKER_00]: I think whoever's in that sea, a dry and rye mold is obviously going to be a bit of a learning curve, especially with the fact that a new car is coming just one year after.
• 14:05
  [SPEAKER_00]: I think kind of puts in behind the April, but I also think this works out for Ray Hall Letterman land again as well, because I think they're a little, little, little push the thin with three cars.
• 14:15
  [SPEAKER_00]: And I think given them the chance to just focus on two cars, two drivers, I think could maybe see a little bit of our surgeons from them as well.
• 14:23
  [SPEAKER_01]: Schumacher and Ray Hall letter, but never quite felt like the right fit did it.
• 14:29
  [SPEAKER_00]: No, and I understand why he would join there, you know, that's a pretty decent entry level team, but time he joined, we're now just seeing a little bit of a improvement in Ray Hall Letterman land again.
• 14:40
  [SPEAKER_00]: They've had some pretty safe to say some pretty pretty down years in the last couple years.
• 14:47
  [SPEAKER_00]: We've seen some good braces this year from them.
• 14:50
  [SPEAKER_00]: So maybe things are on the up.
• 14:51
  [SPEAKER_00]: And I think it just gives them more time to focus on their own program, which I think is needed because it'd be awesome to see them competing up.
• 14:58
  [SPEAKER_00]: Maybe next in the maybe next to Myershank racing or air McLaren.
• 15:03
  [SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, Lily Foster is another one of those guys who's just kind of quietly earned his way into the series, right?
• 15:08
  [SPEAKER_00]: Yeah, he has kind of reminds me of, uh,
• 15:11
  [SPEAKER_00]: I can't really say young Marcus Armstrong because Marcus Armstrong is a young guy, but just one of those drivers where he's just consistently had some pretty good performances and definitely outperform that car he's in speaking about performing your car.
• 15:32
  [SPEAKER_01]: He every week is just been in the mix, and it doesn't matter what team he's on.
• 15:38
  [SPEAKER_01]: It's just go to any team and randomly every week and just beat you and I am, you started beating this drum last year and I thought you were a little out over your skis and I got it, you were right on this guy.
• 15:50
  [SPEAKER_01]: He is a real talent.
• 15:53
  [SPEAKER_00]: Yeah, I wouldn't be surprised to maybe see him in a bigger seat next year, but then again, I could also see him staying at Hunkosalinga Racing just because that's what he's done his whole career.
• 16:03
  [SPEAKER_00]: He's just been at these smaller teams consistently putting in good, he takes advantage of what he has.
• 16:10
  [SPEAKER_00]: and I'd be interested to see I hope he gets a shot with the big team because I think it would be a pretty fun to see him at maybe a ganache.
• 16:16
  [SPEAKER_00]: I think maybe taking over Kevin Simpson's ride.
• 16:19
  [SPEAKER_00]: I don't know if that's a possibility or if that's something Chip can ask he wants to do because BK is a little bit on the more veteran side, but then again I think why not give him a shot.
• 16:28
  [SPEAKER_00]: He's definitely proven that he can perform.
• 16:32
  [SPEAKER_01]: I don't know if it's official official but sure sounds like
• 16:38
  [SPEAKER_00]: I don't know.
• 16:39
  [SPEAKER_00]: I think it could happen.
• 16:41
  [SPEAKER_00]: I just don't think.
• 16:43
  [SPEAKER_00]: I don't know.
• 16:44
  [SPEAKER_00]: I would hate to see that third sea of ganache on it.
• 16:47
  [SPEAKER_00]: No, I wouldn't say wasted because I do think Kiffin has some talent, but maybe it just hasn't, and she hasn't had those moments.
• 16:54
  [UNKNOWN]: Yeah.
• 16:57
  [SPEAKER_01]: One of the worst things about the sport and there's nothing that can be done about it, but is that you can, I wouldn't say buy your way in.
• 17:04
  [SPEAKER_01]: You have to, certainly have to have talent to get there,
• 17:08
  [SPEAKER_01]: And I'm not accusing anyone of that.
• 17:11
  [SPEAKER_01]: I kind of don't get into it because I don't really want to know when guys do that.
• 17:16
  [SPEAKER_01]: I want to see if they have the talent anyway.
• 17:18
  [SPEAKER_01]: But the last couple of weeks, last couple of races have certainly been a step in the right direction for Kiffin Simpson.
• 17:25
  [SPEAKER_01]: And I think maybe buoyed by the confidence that can ask these told me I'll be back next year because that's certainly the way it sounds from the sources I have.
• 17:35
  [SPEAKER_00]: Yeah, that would be a good reason.
• 17:37
  [SPEAKER_00]: That would be, uh, and you never know, you know, some of these drivers do take time to develop.
• 17:42
  [SPEAKER_00]: It's not like you can just expect somebody to jump in a car and be like an Alex below.
• 17:47
  [SPEAKER_00]: That's, he's the, he's an oddity for sure.
• 17:49
  [SPEAKER_00]: And I think if there's a team that could probably turn around a driver, it's going to be Chip Kinesi.
• 17:54
  [SPEAKER_01]: Yeah, I just like to see those guys start at the bottom and move their way up.
• 17:58
  [SPEAKER_01]: That's on.
• 17:58
  [SPEAKER_01]: Yeah.
• 17:59
  [SPEAKER_00]: Yeah, I agree.
• 18:00
  [SPEAKER_01]: I agree.
• 18:01
  [SPEAKER_01]: And can Assy's always done this and he's always, you know, the Darren mannings of the world and just always seem to have a third car that was just not very good, but and it seems to work for him because he is the king of it right now.
• 18:15
  [SPEAKER_01]: Roger Pinsky is the king of all time, but right now there's no doubt it's chip going to have to see.
• 18:21
  [SPEAKER_00]: Yeah, yeah, there's no doubt he is running the sport right now that that programs the championships the championship speak for themselves They really do and we actually just have a news come out right now.
• 18:32
  [SPEAKER_00]: We've got an official date for what's going to be the first race of the 2027 any car season The Grand Prix of St. Peter's Burgess set for March 5th through the 7th So we later than this past year
• 18:46
  [SPEAKER_00]: I mean, if said to see when they release the full schedule, um, because I know that probably don't want to get into football season, but, um, maybe that's not the, maybe that won't be the first race.
• 18:56
  [SPEAKER_00]: Never know what any card you're going to do, but St. P is set for 20, 27.
• 19:01
  [SPEAKER_01]: I have a feeling that they have in their contract to do the first race.
• 19:05
  [SPEAKER_00]: Yeah.
• 19:05
  [SPEAKER_00]: And honestly, it would just feel wrong if any card wasn't there and we'd go to Mexico.
• 19:11
  [SPEAKER_00]: Maybe you could do that.
• 19:12
  [SPEAKER_00]: Ooh, yeah, see, I would, I would be very, very disappointed in any car for not racing somewhere.
• 19:19
  [SPEAKER_00]: That's not Canada United States next year.
• 19:23
  [SPEAKER_01]: This should have two races in Mexico, Elijah.
• 19:26
  [SPEAKER_00]: Yeah, should have the Mexico City and a monorail.
• 19:29
  [SPEAKER_00]: And I would love for them to get down to South Paolo as well, in Brazil.
• 19:32
  [SPEAKER_00]: I mean, Tony can now, and you're talking about, we've got some of the biggest Indicard legends tied into Brazil in Mexico.
• 19:38
  [SPEAKER_00]: The fact we're not down there is crazy.
• 19:43
  [SPEAKER_01]: All right, Elijah, a couple weeks off until Portland.
• 19:46
  [SPEAKER_01]: It's, I think we can officially say the final stretch of the season.
• 19:51
  [SPEAKER_00]: Yeah, it's gonna be a great crazy stretch in August, you know, five races in four weeks with the double header in Milwaukee.
• 20:00
  [SPEAKER_00]: Two new courses in Markham and Washington DC, it's gonna be some really, really, really fun any car racing before we get to the season finale here in Laguna, Saka and September 6.
• 20:11
  [SPEAKER_00]: So it's all downhill from here and can't wait to see how it plays off.
• 20:15
  [SPEAKER_00]: Get it all crammed in before football season.
• 20:18
  [SPEAKER_01]: smart.
• 20:18
  [SPEAKER_01]: I love it.
• 20:19
  [SPEAKER_01]: You have to.
• 20:20
  [SPEAKER_01]: You have to.
• 20:22
  [SPEAKER_01]: They tried taking on the NFL in the past and they got like four viewers.
• 20:26
  [SPEAKER_00]: So don't do it.
• 20:27
  [SPEAKER_00]: I mean as much as I love any car, it'd be hard to take me away from my cults.
• 20:32
  [SPEAKER_00]: That's right.
• 20:33
  [SPEAKER_01]: Me too.
• 20:35
  [SPEAKER_01]: And you know, I'm passionate we are about it.
• 20:37
  [SPEAKER_01]: And if you're competing against an NFL Sunday, you're probably just not going to win.
• 20:53
  [SPEAKER_01]: Central Indiana Sports Report is a product of ITG media, and I love Susie.