Tag: 2009

Indycar – Camping @ the Glen

Shaun

The IndyCar series traveled to upstate New York for their fourth of July celebrations as the Camping World Grand Prix brought the American open wheel cars back to the road course. Watkins Glen is a beautiful track that has hosted Formula 1 races and more recently, it has been one of two road racing fixtures in the Nascar series. The obvious racing headline going into the event was the domination of Penske and Ganassi throughout this year. Ganassi had the momentum after a strong showing at Iowa and Penske was looking…

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Rally – Kimi to Make WRC Debut

Shaun

2007 Formula 1 World Campion will make his WRC debut at his home rally in Finland. The rally which takes place at the end of July will be the Finns first rally on a gravel surface.  The current Ferrari champion has said he will eventually make a switch between F1 and the WRC; it was just a matter of when. It looked as though that could have been a real possibility for the next season, however a deal that saved the championship and Formula 1 altogether was reached and the…

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Rally – Solberg to S2000 Abarth?

Shaun

Rallybuzz.com has recently ran a story that indicates there is a chance that we could see Petter Solberg in a Fiat Abarth S2000 next year in the WRC. He would be the first to announce his entry into the WRC Cup that has been implemented into next years regulations. While there is nothing concrete at the moment, Solberg did express hiss desire to be back in a factory car and on the the development curve once again. Solberg says that he has made no commitment for next year and a…

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Rally – Poland Conclusion

Shaun

Yesterday was the final day of Rally Poland and it was the shortest day of competition. A day of mixed emotions for the BP Abu Dhabi team and a salvage job for the Citroen of Sebastian Loeb. As the day began the Fords had a comfortable lead and looked poised for a second straight 1/2 finish. Danni Sordo promised more pressure from his C4 on the final day. After being back 38 seconds it was going to be tough for the Spaniard to make up that kind of time. If…

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Rally – Poland Day 1 & 2

Shaun

Rally Poland has ended its first day of competition and there were a couple surprises to talk about. This event may see the first change in the drivers’ championship as well as helps a certain team make a real ball game out of the manufacturer’s title as well. With Petter Solberg having the early lead after the spectator stage, it was on to the loose dirt/gravel surfaces in the super stages. Mikko Hirvonen continued to roll through the stages all morning and was granted a sigh of relief after Sebastian…

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