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Post by Panda on Mar 9, 2010 17:46:40 GMT 1
Thought I'd kick this thread off as the new Indycar season starts this weekend.
Ganassi and Penske look like continuing their rivalry with Dario Franchitti aiming for a 2nd title in a row.
2010 Calendar: (o = oval)
Mar 14: Sao Paulo
Mar 28: St. Petersburg
Apr 11: Barber Motorsports Park
Apr 18: Long Beach
May 1: Kansas Speedway (o)
May 30: Indianapolis 500 (o)
Jun 5: Texas Motor Speedway (o)
Jun 20: Iowa Speedway (o)
Jul 4: Watkins Glen
Jul 18: Toronto
Jul 25: Edmonton
Aug 8: Mid-Ohio
Aug 22: Infineon Raceway
Aug 28: Chicagoland (o)
Sep 4: Kentucky Speedway (o)
Sep 18: Twin Ring Motegi (o)
Oct 2: Homestead-Miami Speedway (o)
Confirmed Teams & Drivers (some drivers will only race part-time)
AJ FOYT
14. Vitor Meira (Brazil)
ANDRETTI
7. Danica Patrick (USA)
11. Tony Kanaan (Brazil)
26. Marco Andretti (USA)
37. Ryan Hunter-Reay (USA)
CONQUEST
34. Mario Romancini (Brazil)
CURB/AGAJANIAN/TEAM 3G
98. Richard Antinucci (USA) (unconfirmed)
DALE COYNE
18. Milka Duno (Venezuela)
DE FERRAN LUCZO DRAGON
00. Davey Hamilton (USA)
2. Raphael Matos (Brazil)
DREYER & REINBOLD
22. Justin Wilson (GB)
23. Ana Beatriz (Brazil)
24. Mike Conway (GB)
FAZZT
77. Alex Tagliani (Canada)
HVM
78. Simona de Silvestro (Switzerland)
KV
5. Takuma Sato (Japan)
8. EJ Viso (Venezuela)
32. James Rossiter (GB) (unconfirmed)
NEWMAN/HAAS/LANIGAN
06. Hideki Mutoh (Japan)
PANTHER
4. Dan Wheldon (GB)
SARAH FISHER
66. Jay Howard (GB)
67. Sarah Fisher (USA)
TARGET CHIP GANASSI
9. Scott Dixon (New Zealand)
10. Dario Franchitti (GB)
TEAM PENSKE
3. Helio Castroneves (Brazil)
6. Ryan Briscoe (Australia)
12. Will Power (Australia)
Other part-time entries are still to be confirmed, including several for the Indy 500.
Drivers planning to take part in the Indy 500:
Paul Tracy (Canada)
Bertrand Baguette (Belgium)
Townsend Bell (USA)
Robby Gordon (USA)
Sebastian Savedraa (Colombia)
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Post by Shireblogger on Mar 10, 2010 2:44:45 GMT 1
Is this series being shown on British tv this year ?
I'm very annoyed that Five has dropped its coverage of NASCAR.
Anybody follow World Touring Cars ? On the evidence of the first round last weekend, it could be a very dull series, given Seat's total domination, and BMW's big cutbacks.
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Post by Panda on Mar 10, 2010 17:23:42 GMT 1
Is this series being shown on British tv this year ? I'm very annoyed that Five has dropped its coverage of NASCAR. Anybody follow World Touring Cars ? On the evidence of the first round last weekend, it could be a very dull series, given Seat's total domination, and BMW's big cutbacks. I think Sky Sports are still showing Indycars but I don't know if there any terrestrial coverage. Five have dropped all their late-night sports coverage now. It was originally planned last year at some point but had a stay of execution to allow them to show one more season of NFL. |
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Post by Paddy on Mar 10, 2010 20:56:46 GMT 1
Saw the WTCC race in Brazil on youtube.
Was pretty boring tbh.
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Post by Panda on Mar 12, 2010 22:01:27 GMT 1
Some late additions to the Indycar line-up:
Britain's Alex Lloyd will drive for Dale Coyne.
Graham Rahal is to drive Sarah Fisher's car at road/street races, starting from Round 2 in St. Petersburg.
Mario Moraes has been given the final seat at KV ahead of James Rossiter.
In total, 24 cars are entered for this weekend's opening race.
Number of drivers per country:
Brazil - 7
Great Britain - 5
USA - 3
Australia - 2
Japan - 2
Venezuela - 2
Canada - 1
New Zealand - 1
Switzerland - 1
4 women are entered for the race, which must be some sort of record.
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Post by Panda on Mar 15, 2010 0:48:49 GMT 1
Result from Round 1 of the Indycar Series in Sao Paulo:
(grid positions in brackets)
1. Will Power (5)
2. Ryan Hunter-Reay (4)
3. Vitor Meira (16)
4. Raphael Matos (12)
5. Dan Wheldon (18)
6. Scott Dixon (7)
7. Dario Franchitti (1)
8. Mike Conway (19)
9. Helio Castroneves (9)
10. Tony Kanaan (6)
11. Justin Wilson (3)
12. EJ Viso (17)
13. Ana Beatriz (22)
14. Ryan Briscoe (8)
15. Danica Patrick (13)
16. Simona de Silvestro (11)
ret Mario Romancini (20)
ret Alex Lloyd (15)
ret Alex Tagliani (2)
ret Hideki Mutoh (14)
ret Milka Duno (24)
ret Takuma Sato (10)
ret Marco Andretti (21)
ret Mario Moraes (23)
Notes:
The race was red flagged for 36 minutes halfway through due to a thunderstorm. It eventually became a 2-hour timed race with 61 of the 75 scheduled laps being completed.
Power passed Hunter-Reay for the lead with 3 laps to go. Just 4 laps earlier, Briscoe had gone into the tyre barrier while leading.
Qualifying was moved back to Sunday morning so organisers could work on the main straight which had a severe lack of grip on Saturday.
Simona de Silvestro became the first rookie to lead on their debut since Graham Rahal in 2008. She led for 4 laps after staying out when most of the field pitted.
Takuma Sato crashed out at the first corner.
Round 2 is another street race in St. Petersburg in 2 weeks.
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Post by Panda on Mar 24, 2010 19:34:00 GMT 1
Bertrand Baguette is to drive for Conquest in the Indycar Series from Round 3 onwards.
This weekend sees Dario Franchitti make his 200th open-wheel race start of his career.
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Post by Paddy on Mar 24, 2010 19:36:41 GMT 1
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Post by Panda on Mar 29, 2010 0:49:31 GMT 1
Round 2 of the Indycar Series has been postponed due to thunderstorms in St. Petersburg and the rest of Florida.
The race has been rescheduled for 10am local time on Monday.
Will Power will start from pole, ahead of Tony Kanaan. Justin Wilson starts 4th on the grid.
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Post by Panda on Mar 29, 2010 20:15:55 GMT 1
Result from Round 2 of the Indycar Series in St. Petersburg:
(grid positions in brackets)
1. Will Power (1)
2. Justin Wilson (4)
3. Ryan Briscoe (19)
4. Helio Castroneves (5)
5. Dario Franchitti (13)
6. Alex Tagliani (8)
7. Danica Patrick (21)
8. Raphael Matos (23)
9. Graham Rahal (16)
10. Tony Kanaan (2)
11. Ryan Hunter-Reay (7)
12. Marco Andretti (6)
13. Mario Romancini (18)
14. Hideki Mutoh (12)
15. Vitor Meira (17)
16. Simona de Silvestro (14)
17. EJ Viso (9)
ret Scott Dixon (3)
ret Mike Conway (10)
ret Dan Wheldon (15)
ret Mario Moraes (20)
ret Takuma Sato (11)
ret Alex Lloyd (22)
ret Milka Duno (24)
Standings after Round 2 of 17:
1. Power 103
2. Hunter-Reay 59
3. Wilson 59
4. Franchitti 59
5. Matos 56
6. Castroneves 54
7. Briscoe 51
8. Meira 50
9. Wheldon 42
10. Patrick 41
11. Dixon 40
12. Tagliani 40
13. Kanaan 40
14. Conway 36
15. Viso 31
16. Andretti 30
17. Romancini 30
18. Mutoh 28
19. de Silvestro 28
20. Sato 24
21. Moraes 24
22. Lloyd 24
23. Duno 24
24. Rahal 22
25. Ana Beatriz 17
Round 3 is at Barber Motorsports Park on April 11th.
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Post by Paddy on Mar 29, 2010 21:03:32 GMT 1
Danica and Raphael both did well.
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Post by Panda on Mar 29, 2010 21:33:14 GMT 1
Danica and Raphael both did well. Decent result for Danica considering her p*ss-poor record away from ovals (just 2 podium finishes, I think). Simona de Silvestro has been going well for a rookie. She could get a big result at some point this year. Sato's had a shocking start to his Indycar career, crashing out of both races. |
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Post by Paul on Mar 29, 2010 21:38:21 GMT 1
Danica and Raphael both did well. Decent result for Danica considering her p*ss-poor record away from ovals (just 2 podium finishes, I think). Simona de Silvestro has been going well for a rookie. She could get a big result at some point this year. Sato's had a shocking start to his Indycar career, crashing out of both races. You are expressing surprise that Takuma Sato has crashed out of more than one race?!  |
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Post by Panda on Mar 29, 2010 23:58:57 GMT 1
Decent result for Danica considering her p*ss-poor record away from ovals (just 2 podium finishes, I think). Simona de Silvestro has been going well for a rookie. She could get a big result at some point this year. Sato's had a shocking start to his Indycar career, crashing out of both races. You are expressing surprise that Takuma Sato has crashed out of more than one race?! Not surprised in the slightest! Quite amused at the fact he's managed a grand total of 24 laps in his 2 races so far. The prospect of him racing on the ovals is slightly worrying... |
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Post by Paul on Apr 3, 2010 16:14:41 GMT 1
Anyone who's a fan of single seater racing might want to check out Superleague Formula which starts this weekend for its third season at Silverstone. The premise and marketing behind it is fundamentally flawed (drivers represent football clubs instead of racing teams) but the racing was excellent last season, and they are very powerful cars. And the field is very respectable indeed, including former F1 drivers Bourdais, Montagny and (whisper it) Karthikeyan, former Virgin tester Alvaro Parente, and up and coming talent such as Marcos Martinez, Max Wissel and Julien Jousse.
There are three races tomorrow live on ESPN or streamed on their website (http://www.superleagueformula.com/). First is at 11am and the 2nd and 3rd from 2pm. It's well worth watching.
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Post by Panda on Apr 3, 2010 16:28:37 GMT 1
I was looking at the line-up for that a couple of weeks ago and was very surprised at how strong it is.
In my mind I've been trying to work out some sort of pecking order for single-seater racing and was wondering where this would fit in, compared to GP2, F2 and World Series by Renault/Nissan/whatever it's called this year.
Disappointed that there's no Ricardo Rosset in the Accrington Stanley car...
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Post by Paul on Apr 3, 2010 17:03:04 GMT 1
I'm not sure Superleague fits anywhere actually. Much like A1GP, it's specific purpose is not to train up young talent for F1; it's purpose is to encourage football fans into motorsport. No F1 teams have shown much interest in Rigon or Valles who have won the first two Superleagye seasons, and there are a lot of F1 has-beens involved.
In terms of some single seater order, GP2 is clearly second behind F1, then probably World Series by Renault and F3 Euroseries closely matched behind that. GP3 launches this year, and that's probably going to follow behind those two. F2 has become a complete joke this year and is some way behind that, alongside the national F3 championships and Formula Master if it runs this year.
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Post by Paddy on Apr 3, 2010 17:51:56 GMT 1
BTCC starts tomorrow at Thruxton, Live from 11am on ITV4. Can't wait  . |
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Post by Panda on Apr 3, 2010 18:10:58 GMT 1
I'm not sure Superleague fits anywhere actually. Much like A1GP, it's specific purpose is not to train up young talent for F1; it's purpose is to encourage football fans into motorsport. No F1 teams have shown much interest in Rigon or Valles who have won the first two Superleagye seasons, and there are a lot of F1 has-beens involved. In terms of some single seater order, GP2 is clearly second behind F1, then probably World Series by Renault and F3 Euroseries closely matched behind that. GP3 launches this year, and that's probably going to follow behind those two. F2 has become a complete joke this year and is some way behind that, alongside the national F3 championships and Formula Master if it runs this year. Is Formula Nippon still going? |
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Post by Paddy on Apr 3, 2010 18:24:08 GMT 1
BTCC starts tomorrow at Thruxton, Live from 11am on ITV4. Can't wait . Grid for race 1: 1 52 Gordon Shedden Honda 1'24.061 - 2 888 F.Giovanardi Vauxhall 1'24.317 0.256 3 4 Matt Neal Honda 1'24.614 0.553 4 77 Andrew Jordan Vauxhall 1'24.833 0.772 5 2 Jason Plato Chevrolet 1'24.868 0.807 6 23 Tom Chilton Ford 1'25.017 0.956 7 5 Mat Jackson BMW 1'25.289 1.228 8 21 Tom Onslow-Cole Ford 1'25.504 1.443 9 88 Philip Glew Vauxhall 1'25.563 1.502 10 29 Paul O'Neill Honda 1'25.832 1.771 11 11 Steven Kane BMW 1'25.867 1.806 12 6 Rob Collard BMW 1'25.894 1.833 13 55 David Pinkney Vauxhall 1'26.362 2.301 14 22 Tom Boardman SEAT 1'26.369 2.308 15 20 Alex MacDowall Chevrolet 1'26.967 2.906 16 27 Martin Johnson Vauxhall 1'27.292 3.231 17 44 Andy Neate BMW 1'28.270 4.209 18 99 Shaun Hollamby Volkswagen 1'28.309 4.248 19 98 Matthew Hamilton Honda 1'29.045 4.984 20 28 John George Honda 1'29.336 5.27 |
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