Episode 120 – Open Paddock Podcast
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Skipping episode 119 that never happened, join the Paddock boys as they play host to Gustavo Menezes from the Star Mazda series. He talks about his 2012 plans and also provides valuable insight into the world that is the Mazda Road to Indy. Boys also bring you up to speed with all of this weeks top racing stories. Thank you for the download as always and we hope you enjoy the show! Read More →
Episode 118 – OpenPaddock.net Podcast
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Join Shaun and Mike as they pick through holiday leftovers for this week’s show. We give the weekly dose of WRC, IndyCar, and Formula 1 news. We also give you another chance to win more AcceleRace team gear with a new scavenger hunt question! Thanks for the download and as always, sick back and enjoy the show! Read More →
Episode 116 – OpenPaddock.net Podcast
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Join Shaun and Mike as they cover all of this week’s top motorsport news. ALMS fires back at Grand Am, and qualifying is officially added to the WRC. We also talk about the latest driver signings in both IndyCar and F1. As always, thank you for the download and enjoy the show. Read More →
Indy Lights – Juncos Racing Joins Forces with Davey Hamilton Racing
Juncos Racing, joined the Star Mazda Championship in 2009 and instantly became one of the powerhouse teams fielding the winningest driver in Star Mazda history, Peter Dempsey, and in their second season they won the championship with Conor Daly. Last season they were 2nd in the team championship for the second year in a row. Not too shabby for a relatively new race team! Now, Juncos Racing is set to expand yet again and go racing in the Firestone... [Read More...]
IndyLights – That’s a Wrap!
The season finale for the 2011 Firestone Indy Lights series took place this morning at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, and there was no lack of excitement! Although Sam Schmidt Motorsports had long since wrapped up the team championship, and the team’s primary driver, Josef Newgarden, had secured the drivers’ championship at Kentucky, there was still a fierce battle to be had for second spot in the drivers’ championship... [Read More...]
IndyLights – Las Vegas Preview
The final round of the 2011 Firestone Indy Lights Series takes place this Sunday at the Las Vegas Motorspeedway, but the calamity from Kentucky has left a few cars and one driver on the sidelines. David Ostella, primary driver for Jensen MotorSport, is out. The team was not able to repair his car in time for the transport out to Las Vegas leaving the team with only one entry, newcomer Oliver Webb. This is a pretty brutal situation for Ostella who... [Read More...]
IndyCar – Kentucky Weekend in Photos
Our IndyCar photographer, Joe Ferrall, was at the Kentucky Speedway and brought back some really great shots of both the IZOD IndyCar Series and Firestone Indy Lights events. Enjoy! [Show as slideshow] [View with PicLens] ... [Read More...]
IndyLights: Jensen MotorSport Adds Serious Engineering Muscle
Jensen MotorSport has already been showing some strength in the latter half of this season, but now they’ve grabbed another gear and are shooting for significant improvement. Today, the team announced the hiring of veteran GP2 engineer Raul Prados! Mr. Prados’ experiences includes working with top-shelf European open-wheel such as Carlin and iSport, and he engineered the winning car in the 2010 GP2 Asia series. Most of all, I love Mr.... [Read More...]
IndyLights – Rusty Mitchell, Horses, and Horsepower
A curious thing crossed my virtual desk here at OpenPaddock this week, a press release. …no, that’s not especially unusual, but its content sure was. Normally, teams and drivers issue a release previewing their thoughts and expectations for the upcoming event, but this was a bit more than the simple “we hope to roll off the transport fast and win” type of hype and blase quotes. This was a nice little background piece... [Read More...]
IndyLights – Jensen Motorsports Wins Firestone Image Award
Jensen Motorsports has had a tough 2011 in the Firestone Indy Lights Series. Their primary driver, Canadian David Ostella, has had the pace to bring home a quality finish for the team, but it seems that they’ve been caught out all too often by mechanical gremlins or just plain being at the wrong place at the wrong time and being taken out by a competitor as happened at Toronto. Their second driver, Oliver Webb, also promises to have good pace... [Read More...]
