Tag: 2009

IndyCar – Post-Sonoma Soap Opera

Doug Patterson

If you missed the Sonoma race this weekend, you missed a lot. For the first time in many seasons, I remained conscious for the entirety of the race at Infineon. Now before the haters start digging into me, let me say (and if you read my Mid-Ohio post you’ll know this to be true) I love road courses. In fact, the circuit at Sears Point, aka Sonoma, aka Infineon, is a heck of a lot of fun to drive. Sadly, its not a heck of a lot of fun, typically,…

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F1 – Loeb Contacts USF1

Shaun

Sebastian Loeb has made no secret his desire to pilot a Formula 1 car in the near future. With the Frenchman testing a Red Bull chassis earlier this year, speculation has grown as to whether he would make the switch from his current WRC job. Loeb is on the brink of losing the title for the first time in five years and has expressed his interest in trying other things on more than one occasion. With the oppurtunity to pilot an STR at the season ending GP in Abu Dhabi…

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Le Mans – 1000Km of Nurburgring

Shaun

While we often sit and discuss the negative aspects of the ALMS series, we sometimes forget that there is another series in Europe that showcases great cars over long periods of time. This weekend in particular the Le Mans series travelled to one of the most famous race courses on the planet in the Nurburgring for 1000km. While the course would showcase the best Europe had to offer…the series did not. Missing from action were the Audi R15s and the Peugeot team that has had a strong grip on the…

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IndyCar – When it Rains it Pours

Shaun

This weekend the IndyCar series will be without two of its drivers after a massive practice accident. Nelson Philippe and Will Power had a nasty coming together during practice for this weekends race in Sonoma California. This continues to highlight a rough summer for race drivers as we have suffered 3 racing fatalities and another two that have seen serious injury to competitors. The accident happened at turn 3A which is a blind hill corner when Ryan Philippe spun for the second time and was then clipped in the nose…

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IndyCar – Danica Staying Put?

Shaun

While the silly season has been in full swing across all forms of major motorsport, no move has received as much attention as Danica Patrick and her future. The rumors have been in full affect all year as the female drivers contract comes to an end. Arguably one of the hottest commercial properties and a pretty good driver in her own right, Patrick has been rumored from USF1 to Stewart Haas Racing all the way to TCGR. However, Autosport has just ran a story that indicates Danica will stay at…

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F1 – Grand Prix of Europe

Shaun

With seven events left on the 2009 Formula 1 schedule, the teams were in Valencia this weekend for the Grand Prix of Europe. All eyes were on local favorite Fernando Alonso and his Renault team as well as the resurgent McLaren Mercedes team who were able to take a surprising win last round in Hungary. Alonso would have ground to make up during the race as he would slot in at eighth on the grid. The McLaren’s kept up there quick pace and would start the race from the front…

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