Business is business right? Who says that qualifications for the 100th anniversary of the Indianapolis 500 have to end on bump day? Well if you are in the Andretti Autosport camp who had two drivers fail to make the field, then qualifications do not stop until all of your cars are in the show. If your cars cannot do it on speed, then you bring out the biggest weapon of all….the wallet. It was announced today that Ryan Hunter-Reay who was bumped at the last possible moment by Andretti Autosport…
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Read MoreIndyCar Garage Forum Update – 5/12/2011
IndyCar Garage Forum – A place for ALL opinions on INDYCAR As part of a weekly series, IndyCar Garage moderator Tyler Carmichael will provide forum updates to the hot topics on www.IndyCarGarage.com. The forum is monitored frequently and is viewed as constructive place to voice all INDYCAR opinions. The past week of forum discussion has brought lots of conversation and with the Month of May heating up on the track, IndyCar Garage is the place to be for all your INDYCAR Conversation! For the week of May 5th through May…
Read MoreIndyCar Garage Forum Update – 5/5/2011
Editor’s note: This is the first in a new series of articles from Tyler Charmichael, Owner and Moderator of the IndyCar Garage. He will be providing weekly updates for us on the latest topics being discussed at IndyCar Garage, OpenPaddock’s recommended fan interaction site. IndyCar Garage Forum – A place for ALL opinions on INDYCAR One of the unique features of www.IndyCarGarage.com (ICG) is the forum tab on the main page and the top discussion threads that are featured as soon as you pull up the site. In order to…
Read MoreEpisode 87 – Openpaddock.net Podcast
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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadShaun and Mike discuss all of the happening in the world of motorsport! Lots to talk about including aero kits and 2012! Sit back with your favorite beverage and enjoy the show! As always, thank you for the download!
Read MoreVirtual 500 – Vote for Openpaddock.net!
INDYCAR has afforded motorsport writers with a unique chance to compete against their peers. The Virtual 500 is used via iRacing and will see the top 10 writers as voted on you the fans, compete with a shot at racing IZOD IndyCar drivers. Openpaddock has been submitted as a possible entrant into this amazing event. Along with the entry, INDYCAR will work with each blog/website to bring unique coverage to its fans and readers! Head on over to the link posted below and give a Facebook “like” or post a…
Read MoreINDYCAR – Rice and Panther Team for Indy
Good news this evening as Panther Racing has announced that Buddy Rice will drive the #44 machine at the 100th anniversary of the Indianapolis 500. He will team with J.R. Hildebrand for the month of May and maybe more according to Speed.com. That adds yet another defending race champ to the equation. Rice won the race in 2004 with Rahal/Letterman Racing. After two years of sports car racing in the GRAND-AM series, Rice will jump in an IndyCar for the first time since 2008. This is really a great deal…
Read MoreEpisode 86 – Openpaddock.net Podcast
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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadThis is whats on tap for tonight’s recording! A pretty light schedule as the weekend was rather quiet. So as always, sit back with your favorite beverage and enjoy the show! OP #86 – April 26th, 2011 Everybody is on 3 week breaks, so the news is contrived…. IndyCar Vasser seeking to delay body kits til 2012 -Why Jimmy? Is Lotus now saying they aren’t making one? -Why is IndyCar forcing everyone to buy a Dallara body kit? -Wrong message to new partners and…
Read MoreOP-Ed – David Uhl’s “In The Beginning”
Artist David Uhl should be a name familiar to attendees of the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race, or at least his work should be. His piece “Glorious Failure” was selected for the cover of the official 2008 Indianapolis 500 program. This year, he was one of the three artist chosen to create cover art for this year’s 100th Anniversary Edition program. The piece he submitted is called “In The Beginning” and is a tribute to that very first epic Indianapolis 500 Mile Race held back in 1911. “After viewing hundreds of…
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