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Rally – DC Presents Teamworks 2009
F1 – Schumacher/Ferrari Talk at Monza
With the silly season in full swing and the Italian Grand Prix coming up, what would be a week without a story out of Maranello. While we were lucky enough to acquire Fisichella from Force India to help finish this years campaign, we still have to focus on where we are going to be next year. So lets stir the silly season pot. Crash.net ran a story this morning indicating that both Ferrari and Michael Schumacher will be staging talks on Michael’s involvement in the team next year. However, what…
Read MoreRally – Stop Crying
As was predicted on the show this week, we have protestors who are plaguing Rally Australia over the environmental “damage” the race causes. This dates back to the court ruling last week when a judge in Australia denied an injunction on the event because of the damage it would cause to the ecological grounds. SS6 Was cancelled when protestors threw rocks onto the car path. Australian authorities have stated they will find those responsible and prosecute them to the fullest extent of the law. The stage is set to be…
Read MoreRally – Solberg Chooses Citroen
We have been waiting for some time now on a decision from Petter Solberg in regards to his choice in car for the last two rounds of the championship. The former champion has teetered on the brink of an 07 C4 and an 08 Focus to use in Spain and Great Britain. Now that he has had a chance to drive them both, he has made his decision. The C4 will get the nod for the last two rounds with Petter saying it is the best car for him at…
Read MoreRally – Latvala Leads OZ
The WRC has concluded day 1 in Australia and a bit of a surprise has taken shape at the top of the leader board. The surprises may be short lived because of road conditions, however there is clearly some tactical decision making going on amongst the title contenders. Jari Matti Latvala has put the Ford Focus at the front of the rally after day 1 with a slim lead over Citroen Junior Team driver Sebastian Ogier. Ogier is off to the best start in his WRC career and is only…
Read MoreRally – Gymkhana 2.1
F1 – Fisichella in at Ferrari
Giancarlo Fisichella was confirmed Thursday as the second driver for Ferrari on the heels of his brilliant second place finish at Spa. The Italian will now fulfill a lifelong dream and compete at Monza in the red outfit in front of the tifosi on race day. Fisi was thankful to his Force India team for releasing him to the Italian squad in what many people thought was the only logical choice. Fisi was battling Robert Kubica for the second seat and will now replace Luca Badoer. Badoer was the stand…
Read MoreEpisode 06 – Open Paddock Podcast
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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadGreat show this week as we do a very quick wrap up of this weekends action and move onto the news and stories we will be talking about this weekend.
Read MorePodcast – Episode 6 Tonight!!
Tonight the schedules have finally mixed and the stars have aligned for the sixth installment of the Open Paddock Podcast. Tonight’s topics will be Spa, Moto GP (just a dab), Chicago, Rally America, ALMS, as well as a WRC preview! Also, tune in as Mike and I go over all the hot news items of the week. Should be available for download late tonight and for sure early tomorrow for you iTunes subscribers.
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