Episode 154 – OpenPaddock.net Podcast

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadJoin Shaun and the rest of the paddock trio as they discuss the race at Baltimore. We also talk about our favorite F1 race of the year from Spa! Sit back and enjoy the show and don’t forget, you can catch us live on ETV Live every Tuesday night starting a 930pm central!

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Indy Lights – Won and Lost In the Blink of an Eye

It’s often said that winning a championship doesn’t happen in an instant, but is cultivated race after race over the whole season. Certainly, that’s true, but while a championship can’t be won in an instant, two contenders for the 2012 Firestone Indy Lights championship found that it can certainly be lost in an instant this past weekend on the Streets of Baltimore. Going into Baltimore, three drivers were battling for this year’s Indy Lights title, Sam Schmidt Motorsport’s drivers Tristan Vautier and Esteban Guerrieri and Andretti Autosport’s Sebastian Saavedra. Coming…

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USF2000 – Advantage Brabham

The Cooper Tires USF2000 National Championship double-header on the Streets of Baltimore’s Inner Harbor saw major changes in the championship standings in both the Championship class and the National class. In one case, the lead was extended and the championship all but assured, and in the other the points battle got even tighter. The Championship Class The two championship contenders in the 2012 Cooper Tires USF2000 National Championship Powered by Mazda each came away from the two events on the Streets of Baltimore with a win. Brabham, however, comes away…

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MRTI – USF2000, Star Mazda, & Indy Lights Photos from Baltimore

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 Mazda Road to Indy 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

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…

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Indycar-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…

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USF2000 – 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…

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IndyCar 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

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Episode 150 – OpenPaddock.net Podcast

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadJoin the guys this week as we discuss all things Mid-Ohio. Another year and another great show! We also talk about the Firestone Indy Lights and their second annual headline event. Thank you for the download and as always, enjoy the show!

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