Our East Coast photography team of Tom and Brenda Turk of Piratical Photography were at the Grand Prix of Baltimore this past weekend and have supplied us with some remarkable images from the event! Here is their gallery of the IZOD IndyCar Series photos from the weekend. If you’re in the DC/Baltimore area and need a photographer for your event, wedding, or portraits, be sure to give Tom and Brenda a call.
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Inside The Helmet – Mark Eaton
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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadIn this episode of Inside The Helmet, we speak with Mark Eaton, 2008 SCCA Formula Enterprise National Champion, who is still driving his FE for Robinson Motor Sports in the Cooper Tires USF2000 National Championship Powered by Mazda. Mark shares with us his background and entry into racing, as well as his deep knowledge and years of experience in the FE chassis, and how it has evolved to compete with the Formula Continentals already in the USF2000. You can follow Mark Eaton and Robinson…
Read MoreIndycar-Standing Starts? Ask the Drivers
From the onset of development for the DW12, the designers set forth to build a car not only powerful enough to create new speed records at The Brickyard, but be agile enough to tackle the tight confines of Long Beach. The DW12 was to have enough torque to enhance Tony Kanaan’s famous Brazilian Starts at Iowa, but have enough balance to glide through the Alabama Rollercoaster at Barber. Indeed, the DW12 was designed to be the most versatile racing vehicle on Earth. So far, it looks like the engineers at…
Read MoreUSF2000 – Road America Triple Header Sees a New Contender Emerge
The Cooper Tires USF2000 National Championship Powered by Mazda held it’s first triple-header weekend this past Friday and Saturday at the historic Road America circuit in Elkhart Lake, WI. The started out without surprise as the Cape Motorsports trio of Spencer Pigot, Trent Hindman, and Matthew Brabham, continued their dominance of the field during free practice. When it came time to qualify, however, Belardi Auto Racing’s Scott Anderson showed that his pace at Mid-Ohio was no fluke and took the pole in a rain-shortened qualifying session. “Coming off our recent…
Read MoreIndyCar and USF2000 Photos from MidOhio
I *FINALLY* have all of the photos from the IndyCar & ALMS weekend at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Here’s the USF2000 National Championship and the IZOD IndyCar Series photos. The sports car photos will be up in a separate post soon. USF2000 National Championship Photos IZOD IndyCar Photos
Read MoreOpEd – Caption This: USF2000 at MidOhio
Spencer Pigot, driver of the #2 Cape Motorsports with Wayne Taylor Racing USF2000 car sponsored by Team Pelfrey, won Race #1 on Saturday at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. In Victory Circle, he enjoyed the spoils of his winning drive. Ah! The thrill of victory! Leave your ideas for a caption in the comments section below! Get a good/funny/weird photo from the races? Send it to me at doug@openpaddock.net and we’ll post it for all to enjoy and caption.
Read MoreUSF2000 – Friday Practice at Mid-Ohio
It’s been a long summer off for the USF2000 drivers. The Championship class last competed in May on the 5/8-mile oval at Lucas Oil Raceway in Indianapolis the Saturday before the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race. The National class hadn’t competed since the Grand Prix of Long Beach in April! Now after over two months, three for the NAT drivers, the drivers for the first rung of the Mazda Road to Indy ladder system are back on track at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. The Cape Motorsports duo of #2 Spencer…
Read MoreIndyCar-Getting To Know: James Jakes
Randy Bernard is right. One of the best things about the IZOD Indycar Series is the diversity of the drivers. There are drivers who came up through the USAC Triple Crown ladder. There are drivers who came up through what is now known as the Mazda Road to Indy. There are drivers who followed the hybrid European Junior Formula/American Formula Atlantic ladder. Then there are drivers from the European Formula One ladder system. James Jakes is one of those drivers. When I first saw his name pop up on timesheets…
Read MoreIndy Lights – Jubilee Motorsports To Compete In Firestone Indy Lights In 2013
Jubilee Motorsports today announces its intention to enter Firestone Indy Lights competition in 2013. Jubilee Motorsports is gearing up to campaign in the 2013 Firestone Indy Lights season, bringing with it a commitment to Christian values that will guide the team both on and off the track. “It is an exciting day for Jubilee Motorsports,” Rick Maas, Jubilee Motorsports President, said. “The Mazda Road to Indy has demonstrated it is an established, viable development system. The Firestone Indy Lights presents itself as a very real business opportunity within that development…
Read MoreIndyCar-Ryan Hunter-Reay: “We have to be solid. We have to be in the top six.”
Ryan Hunter-Reay is having a dream season in the IZOD Indycar Series. For once in his career, he’s been able to build continuity with a team and develop relationships key to success. His reward? Outside of mechanical failures at Indianapolis and Texas, he’s been one of the most consistent drivers o nthe grid. Perhaps that’s why RHR now leads Will Power in IndyCar points. He’s just rattled off three wins in a row, and is prepping to make a serious charge at the championship over the final third of the…
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