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Episode 12.1 – Open Paddock Podcast

Shaun

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadPlease join me as I welcome our resident rally champion to the show! John Cassidy, driver and owner for Last Ditch Racing. John and his team have captured the last three east regional championships including the 2009 crown. Tune in as we discuss the future of Rally America as well as John helps with questions regarding a certain Rally America driver that could be going to Europe. All this and a Great Britain preview as well. A special thanks to John and all the…

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IndyCar – IRL to Sanction a Revived F2000

Doug Patterson

Amidst the uncertainty surrounding many things involving the Indy Racing League (title sponsor, Brazil race, new engine/chassis specs), one more iron is added to the fire: F2000. The Indy Racing League has recently signed an agreement to be the sanctioning body for the U.S. F2000 National Championship. This is certainly an interesting move, and an uplifting one in some respects. If successful, the new F2000 series could provide a solid ladder sequence for young drivers to make their way to Indianapolis. Last year, the IRL supported the Snap-On Stars of…

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IndyCar – Newman Wachs Coming in 2010?

Doug Patterson

Newman Wachs Racing is set to take Altantics champion John Edwards to either GP2 or IndyCar. As of now, they’re leaning strongly towards IndyCar, and it would seem to be a good fit since all of their work and efforts thus far, and all of the experience of Edwards, has been in domestic open-wheel series. John Edwards has won consecutive championships in Star Mazda (2008) and the Atlantic Championship (2009). The latter was thanks to a fantastic drive on his part in the season finale at Laguna Seca enabling him…

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F1 – Toyota Offers Kimi

Shaun

Now that the real part of the F1 season has ended, the real part of the offseason can continue. Silly season has already seen Alonso to Ferrari, and Kimi to the curb. Toyota however have mad an offer to the former Ferrari ace as they continue to look for success in the sport. This deal may be the best they have ever offered and may lend them that first victory. As me and Mike stated a couple weeks ago, Kimi to Toyota would be a potentially great combo for both…

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Rally – Pastrana and New Year’s Eve

Shaun

It has been recently announced that Travis Pastrana will be the talent on hand for this year’s Red Bull No Limit event that will take place on New Year’s eve in Los Angeles, California. Travis will try and break the record for the longest jump in a rally car. The current record is held by Pastrana’s rally teammate Ken Block at a huge 171 ft. Not only will Pastrana try and break the record, he will be looking to shatter it and land at least 100 ft. further. This jump…

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Rally – Fiesta S2000 Test Update

Shaun

The newest challenger from the Ford stables has successfully completed its first round of testing. The Ford Fiesta S2000 has completed it initial gravel and tarmac tests as it continues it’s early yet accelerated development. M-Sport, who is responsible for Ford’s rallying program has carried out the initial tests of the car as they prepare for the 2010 season. The car is now ready to make the track to Lommel, Belgium where it will undergo further tests. The car will then head to Spain for the final tests on both…

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F1 – Stewards Guilty of 151c

mike

The action on the track at Interlagos was fierce and exciting for most of the race on Sunday, which made for one of the better races of the season. The stewards were kept busy all day though, due to the early safety car period, a hot headed Jarno Trulli, a grand battle of Japanese drivers, and a fireball on pitlane. Unfortunatley though, it became clear as the race played out that the Stewards were once again incapable of rendering decisions on incidents. The Incidents On the first lap there were…

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F1 – Button/Brawn Take Titles

mike

So the competitive portion of the Formula 1 championship is now over and the most unlikely of outcomes has been finally realized. Jenson Button was able to end all doubt before Abu Dhabi and claim his ‘World Champion’ title. Going in to this race, he only had to score 6 points to lock up the championship, and depending on where his rivals finished in Interlagos, that point total would drop. Brawn GP rose like a phoenix from the ashes of the deplorable Honda program, barely making it to the grid…

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Rally – Rally America 2010 Schedule

Doug Patterson

The Rally America series has released its 2010 schedule and there’s a mix of good and bad for rally fans. First of all the bad: there will only be six instead of nine events for the national championship. Ojibwe Forests Rally in Bemidji, MN, Rally Colorado in Steamboat Springs, CO, and the Lake Superior Performance Rally in Houghton, MI will remain as regional events, but they will not be part of the national championship. The six events that will be part of the national prize are Sno*Drift Rally in Atlanta,…

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A1GP – Surfers Paradise CANCELLED

Doug Patterson

The A1GP series announced today that it will be forced to cancel its first event of the season at Surfer’s Paradise. The announcement came just five days after the release of the entry list for the season opener, a list which contained no less than 19 entries. Sadly, it appears that this situation has arisen from the financial difficulties of the A1GP Operations Ltd facet of the series which went into liquidation over the summer. The A1GP cars are currently being held by the freight company Delivered On Time as…

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