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Episode 219 – OpenPaddock.net Podcast
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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadThis week we have a special treat! Former Indy Lights driver, 2013 24 Hours of LeMans LMP2 race winner, and 2013 LMP2 World Endurance Championship season champion, Mr. Martin Plowman joins us to discuss his recent signing with A.J. Foyt Racing for the Month of May. We discuss the IndyCar Media Day announcements from Florida, Saavedra is confirmed at KV, and Simona is off to chase her dream of being a Formula 1 pilot with Sauber. Doug gives us a quick recap of the…
Read MoreINDYCAR – The Core Audience: YouTube is King
(Note: Numbers used in this article were retrieved on the afternoon of February18, 2014) A conversation between Matt Archuleta (@Indy44 get on twitter… follow him now), Steve Jarzombek (@sejarzo) and myself about YouTube, subscribers, the NASCAR behemoth and IndyCar uncovered something interesting. We all know that NASCAR far and away exceeds INDYCAR in popularity in all aspects of the word. But a curious little tidbit came to light when looking through social media numbers. The oft quoted social media count to determine who is watching is twitter. The official IndyCar…
Read MoreTUSCC – Winter Test at Sebring International Raceway Preview
Forty-two cars are set to take part in this week’s TUDOR United SportsCar Championship Winter Test at Sebring International Raceway. IMSA released the complete entry list for the Feb. 20-21 test on Monday, confirming the competitors that will take to the 3.7-mile Florida circuit in preparation for the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring to be held March 13 – 15th. 12 Prototype class entries will be present, with this marking the first race in which the Daytona Prototypes will race on the historic circuit. Action Express will be a…
Read MorePR – Action Express Racing Ready for Sebring Testing
Denver, N.C. (18 February 2014) – Action Express Racing opened the 2014 IMSA TUDOR United SportsCar Championship with a strong result, taking a big victory and double-podium team finish in the Rolex 24 At Daytona, and the team is focused on continuing that momentum when the next chapter of IMSA history is written at Sebring International Raceway in March. The team will take the opportunity to continue preparations for the Sebring event with an IMSA-hosted test at the 3.74-mile circuit this Thursday and Friday. Following the Daytona triumph, the team returned to the…
Read MorePR – K-PAX Racing will run McLaren 12C GT3 cars in 2014 Pirelli World Challenge
SAN JOSE, Calif. (Feb. 17, 2014) – K-PAX Racing, winners of three GT Class championships in the Pirelli World Challenge sports car series, today announced it will field a pair of McLaren 12C GT3 cars in in its quest to win a fourth championship in 2014. Driving the McLarens will be Alex Figge, 33, of Denver, Colo., a veteran sports car and open-wheel racer who has won five Pirelli World Challenge races in the last three seasons and Robert Thorne, 23, of Littleton, Colo., a talented road racer who most…
Read MoreThe Missed Shift – V is for…
The Void of the Offseason Now that the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona is over and the dust has settled, there’s a bit of a lull. The Winter Olympics has filled that void somewhat. I think it’s interesting and a bit comforting to hear Leigh Diffey calling the sliding events (Luge, Bobsled, Skeleton) on NBCSN. There’s a tight bond between the racing community and bobsledding, at least. Geoff Bodine built bobsleds fr the U.S. Olympic Team. Now, the foundation that helps fund the team is Bobby Rahal, who I’m sure…
Read MoreEpisode 218 – OpenPaddock.net Podcast
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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadOpenPaddock.net Podcast, Episode #218 – Tuesday, February 11th, 2014 IndyCar IMS announced no news whatsoever this week with country concert announcement and reveal of graphical representation of what the GP Indy trophy will look like… (Why not flying cocksman?) Tags announces canadian tin top plans, still waiting on IndyCar announcements National Guard sponsorship officially going to RLLR Resons why Panther bid failed Schmidt Peterson Hamilton 2 Dogs and a Pet Monkey gets Hamilton back under their roof February testing Another Dragon Defection! Saavedra joins…
Read MorePR – Justin Wilson Joins Michael Shank Racing with Curb/Agajanian At Sebring
Pataskala, Ohio (13 February 2014) – Michael Shank Racing with Curb/Agajanian will bring a set of familiar and fast faces when the team makes its debut competition appearance at Sebring International Raceway next month, as Justin Wilson will return to race with the squad alongside full season pilots John Pew and Ozz Negri in the Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring on March 15. The trio will share the driving duties on the 3.74-mile circuit in the No. 60 Michael Shank Racing with Curb/Agajanian Ford Ecoboost Riley for round two of…
Read MoreINDYCAR – A Trophy and a Concert
I must commend IMS and INDYCAR for the bold design of the trophy for the new Grand Prix of Indianapolis. The trophy, although not a physical creation as of yet, looks to be another polished silver beauty that has come to define Indycar championship hardware. The futuristic look for the trophy dazzles me; high-tech and aspirational were the two words that come to mind as soon as I saw the hardware. Plus, the trophy has absolutely no historical connections, and I feel that was the correct decision, and important to…
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