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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadKevin, Mike, and Doug stumble and stagger their way through the weekly news in Rally, Formula 1, and IndyCar. We recap Loeb’s unsurprising win at Spain, and preview the upcoming return of the USGP at COTA in Austin.
Read MoreOne of the worst kept secrets in auto racing is now confirmed; Graham Rahal is leaving G2 to join his father’s team at Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing. Graham will pilot the #15 TBC Retail Group Honda/Dallara in 2013. Valvoline also joins the team as a major associate sponsor. Graham came up through the Formula BMW/Star Mazda/Formula Atlantic/Indy pro Series ladder system to make his Champ Car debut in 2007 with Newman-Haas Racing. he stuck with Newman-Haas as they transitioned into the IZOD Indycar Series, winning his first race at St.…
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Last week saw the final round of the Global Rallycross Championship at the Special Equipment Market Association (a.k.a. SEMA) show in Las Vegas. This time the track was set up in a large parking area just outside the convention center. It still had the big gap jump, but this time it was properly made of dirt instead of the death steel of the other rounds. As was expected, Tanner Foust took the win in the final heat but that was only after a very close battle with Ken Block. This…
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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadShaun makes his last appearence on OpenPaddock Live before being shipped out to Qatar to pound sand and watch MotoGP racing. Joining Shaun are Mike (as always), Doug, and the new Shaun, Kevin Neely. On the docket this week: Rally WRC – the future of M-Sport. Will Nasser Al-Attiyah’s Qatar money be the team’s saving grace? WRC – Sistemas Integrales de Telecomunicacion (SIT) slated to take over timing duties for 2013. Kubica will drive the WRC Citroen C4 in two rallies this month. Back…
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You might remember rumors back in August that Qatari native Nasser Al-Attiyah was planning to buy the 8 times manufacturer championship title holder Citroen World Rally Team. Nasser has already competing this season in a Citroen prepared DS3 under the Qatar World Rally Team banner which gave some weight to the rumor. However Citroen Team Principal, Yves Matton politely laughed such an idea. As with many rumors though, there is often a grain of truth. Maybe Nasser wasn’t going to buy Citroen, but maybe he was putting out feelers with…
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