NASCAR imitates Formula One as Bowyer scratches an itch, Montoya will make an encore appearance in open-wheel racing, Kimi is confirmed at Ferrari as the 2014 calendar takes shape, and we recap the WRC Rally Australia and ERC Rally Poland.
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OpenPaddock.net Podcast: Episode #204 – Tuesday September 17, 2013
The continuing NASCAR saga
- NASCAR changes rules to deter race manipulation
- Jeff Gordon added to NASCAR’s Chase field
IndyCar
- Montoya turns down Andretti IndyCar offer
- Juan Pablo Montoya’s return will give IndyCar a villain
- Munoz closing in on IndyCar deal
- Michael Andretti eyes F1 customer cars
- IndyCar won’t be back in Baltimore in 2014, ’15
- Kurt Busch will not participate in season-ending IndyCar race in California
- next up – Houston October 5-6
Formula 1
- Massa to leave Ferrari
- Official: Raikkonen rejoins Ferrari
- Ferrari signs de Beer from Lotus
- Lotus signs Ferrari aero chief
- Whiting inspects Mexico City track
- New Jersey still expecting to be on 2014 calendar
- Singapore Preview (Round 13 of 19)
- Track changes at Singapore
- next up – Korea October 6
Rally
- WRC Australia (Round 10 of 13)
- Kris Meeke crashes out, leaving Citroen frustrated
- Sebastien Ogier wins but must wait for title
- results – standings
- Drama in Power Stage
- Meeke crashes…again
- Hirvonen can’t believe his F#$king luck
- Ogier missing 1 point to be crowned World Champion
- Kiwi Hayden Paddon – What could have been – showing major speed in S2000, would have dominated except for missing start of Day 1 due to $12 electrical part failure
- Al-Kuwari voices safety concern for WRC2 not getting same gaps in the dust
- next up – France October 3-6
- ERC – Poland
- Kubica loses it in sloppy home round
- R5 claims it’s first victory with – Kajetan Kajetanwicz in Fiesta R5
- Up to 40 R5 cars could be ready by next season opener in January – Ford Fiesta R5, Citroen DS3 R5, and Peugeot 208 T16 R5. Skoda looking to get into Fabia R5 as well
- Discovery’s Velocity to carry ERC coverage in USA! – new partnership with Eurosport
- NOTE: Top Gear America – at DirtFish Rally and stage rally roads of Olympus
- GRC – Charlotte this weekend
- Subaru drops to two cars and boots Dave Mirra
- Mirra to drive Mini in Charlotte
- Introduction of Chevy Sonic GRC
