Talk:2001 American Memorial/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Johanna (talk · contribs) 15:43, 15 April 2016 (UTC)

Fourth on my "to review" list. Johanna^{(talk to me!)} 15:43, 15 April 2016 (UTC)

@Johanna: It's been nearly a month; are you still planning to review this? --Bentvfan54321 (talk) 23:41, 9 May 2016 (UTC)

@Bentvfan54321: Yes I am! The page must have been left off my watchlist or something. I will put up comments as soon as I can. Johanna^{(talk to me!)} 00:48, 13 May 2016 (UTC)

Comments

• Is the infobox file some sort of official image? I can't tell from the file description page.

• It's a map of the track's layout. In the auto racing WikiProjects, this is usually the image that goes in the infobox. (See my my Featured Articles: 2010 Sylvania 300 and 2006 UAW-Ford 500. They're both NASCAR races instead of CART, but it's the same idea.) --Bentvfan54321 (talk) 12:27, 16 May 2016 (UTC)

• I know absolutely nothing about auto racing, but from the perspective of a casual reader, I can say that I have no idea what "points" are. I'm not sure if it's worth it to briefly explain or not, but just take that into consideration.

• Points toward the series championship are accumulated by drivers at every race, with the winner receiving the most and the folks at the back receiving very few or none at all, depending on the auto racing series. It's similar to the Premier League if you follow football (soccer) at all. --Bentvfan54321 (talk) 12:27, 16 May 2016 (UTC)

• "the September 11 attacks occurred." This is a bit of an awkward construction--perhaps you can change it up a bit.

•  Done? --Bentvfan54321 (talk) 12:27, 16 May 2016 (UTC)

• "The series"? Is this what one refers to CART as?

• Yes, CART is an auto racing "series" in the same way as NASCAR's Sprint Cup Series is, CART just doesn't put "series" in their name. --Bentvfan54321 (talk) 12:27, 16 May 2016 (UTC)

• General comment: a few files of some of the important drivers of the race might help spruce the article up a little bit.

•  Done --Bentvfan54321 (talk) 15:15, 16 May 2016 (UTC)

• You can't expect readers to remember which day the Thursday of that week was, so replace that with the date.

•  Done --Bentvfan54321 (talk) 15:15, 16 May 2016 (UTC)

• "The pole position went to de Ferran, who..." Restructure this sentence, particularly the latter half.

•  Done --Bentvfan54321 (talk) 15:15, 16 May 2016 (UTC)

• Split refs into two columns.

•  Done --Bentvfan54321 (talk) 15:15, 16 May 2016 (UTC)

@Bentvfan54321: Wow! This is really an exemplary article. I really don't have much to say. Clear this up and I'll be happy to pass. Johanna^{(talk to me!)} 02:32, 16 May 2016 (UTC)

@Johanna: Thanks! I'll see what I can do soon. --Bentvfan54321 (talk) 12:08, 16 May 2016 (UTC)

•  Done everything, let me know if you want anything else amended. Thanks, --Bentvfan54321 (talk) 15:15, 16 May 2016 (UTC)

• @Bentvfan54321: Wonderful work! Pass. Johanna^{(talk to me!)} 04:04, 23 May 2016 (UTC)