First an apology. This has been a busy and rough holiday season, and although I very much enjoy following and writing about motorsports, especially the Mazda Road to Indy, family does and will always come first. So now I’m back and getting caught up with the happenings at Winterfest, the State of the Series, and all the other news and events that have been going on since the beginning of the year. This year, our newest member of the OpenPaddock crew, Kristi (aka IAIndyFan on Twitter) will be taking over…
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Star Mazda – 2009 Season Review – The Mid-Season Grind
Star Mazda Series – 2009 Season Review The Mid-Season Grind: The first double-header of the season was at the New Jersey Motorsports Park. Both races were won from the pole, Race 1 by Conor Daly and Race 2 by Richard Kent, and it was the first victory of the year for both race winners. Conor struggled on Sunday inspite of winning the pole and race on Saturday. On Sunday, his car was not the same and he fought an oversteering car all day, finishing Race 2 exactly where he started…
Read MoreIndyCar – Lights are a bit light
This weekend’s Firestone Indy Lights race, with only 16 cars contesting the Husar’s House of Fine Diamonds 100 at the historic Milwaukee Mile, will feature the shortest grid since the Infineon race in August of 2006, when only 14 cars competed. This continues an unfortunate trend seen in the Firestone Indy Lights series this season. The first race at St. Petersburg featured 27 cars on the grid, but at Long Beach, there were only 25. At Kansas, the total number of entries had dropped to 24, and two more were…
Read MoreIndyCar – Tracy to Replace Miera
Veteran CART/CCWS/IndyCar driver Paul Tracy has been signed by AJ Foyt to drive his #14 this weekend in at the Milwaukee Mile. This weekend’s race is sponsored by ABC Supply who also sponsors Foyt’s IndyCar effort. Also, it should be noted that the event title is the ABC Supply/AJ Foyt 225. Got to put up a good showing for the sponsors, and who better to thrill the big wigs than the Thrill From West Hill. Vitor Miera is expected to be out of action for 4-6 months, but he is…
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