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Episode 232 – OpenPaddock.net Podcast

May 21, 2014 Doug Patterson

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadDoug returns this week to join the Mikes in discussing the qualifying weekend for the 98th running of the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race. We also preview this weekend’s Road to Indy races on Carb Day and the Night Before the 500. Shaw recaps the news from the GCR, WRC, and Rally America, and we wrap up the show with a preview of the Monaco GP and which Mercedes we think will win. OpenPaddock.net Podcast, Episode 232 – Tuesday, May 20th, 2014 [yop_poll id=”3″] IndyCar…

IndyCar – Road to Indy Well Represented in 500 Field

May 20, 2014 Doug Patterson

The Mazda Road to Indy has been a very successful program since it’s inception. We’ve certainly done our best to document that here at OpenPaddock.net and to follow the progress of many of the drivers that have come through the Road to Indy, but admittedly, we’re fans and a bit biased. There is objective evidence of the program’s success, and it can be seen in the list of the 33 drivers who will contest the 98th running of the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race. Although the formal program has only been…

RoadToIndy – Episode 5, Indianapolis Grand Prix

May 16, 2014 Doug Patterson

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Episode 231 – OpenPaddock.net Podcast

May 16, 2014 Doug Patterson

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadIt’s the Mike & Mike show again! Doug is buried in ungraded final exams, and Shaun is busy making life difficult for the bad guys. Joining M&M this week is Christopher Leone, Social Media Manager of the Red Bull Global RallyCross, to discuss the cool things that are happening with GRC this season including their new broadcast deal wtih NBC! Shaw recaps the rest of the news from the world of rally racing, and Whitesell gives us his perspective from the viewing mounds of…

PR – Everyone is Going Purple!

May 15, 2014 Mike Shaw

Royal Purple Synthetic Oil has been on a tear with partnerships lately. First was the announcement at the Red Bull Global Rallycross Media Day that Royal Purple was renewing their partnership with the Red Bull GRC series and sponsoring an Olsbergs MSE Ford Fiesta GRC Supercar that will be driven by Steve Arpin. Then last week Royal Purple announced a partnership with Subaru Rally Team USA. The especially interesting point here is that Royal Purple is not just backing the SRT USA Global Rallycross Team, but also their Rally…

Episode 228 – OpenPaddock.net Podcast

April 24, 2014 Doug Patterson

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadFearless Leader Shaun Pechin returns to the show as we preview this weekend’s IndyCar and Mazda Road to Indy event at Barber Motorsports Park, recap the week’s news in the WRC and Rally America, and review the news in Formula 1 and last weekend’s grand prix in China. OpenPaddock.net Podcast, Episode #228 – Tuesday, April 22, 2014 Misc. Pickett racing pulls out of TUSCAR — Is anyone surprised? IndyCar Saavedra on probation, fined 10k Helio’s new twitter problems Is Will Power getting kid glove…

Indy Lights – The Year of the Veterans

April 22, 2014 Doug Patterson

The 2014 Indy Lights presented by Cooper Tires championship is underway and has it’s first two races are in the books. The series started with a increase in participants over the last season with a total of twelve entrants at both of the opening street races. I know it’s not a large of a field as we’d like to see, but it’s an improvement over the single-digit fields of last season. As usual, there are a number of European drivers coming over from the multitude of formula series that abound,…

IndyCar – Relive the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg in Photos

April 8, 2014April 8, 2014 Doug Patterson

Two of our top photographers, Brian McKay of TenPesos.com and Tom Turk of PiraticalPhotography.com, were down in Florida for the season opening races for the Verizon IndyCar Series, Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires, the Pro Mazda Championship Presented by Cooper Tires, the Cooper Tires USF2000 National Championship Powered by Mazda, and the SCCA Pro Racing Pirelli World Challenge. Yes, it was a busy weekend and a crowded race track! Brian and Tom did incredible work, and you can enjoy the fantastic racing action all over again through their photos.…

IndyCar – ride along

April 6, 2014 Mike Shaw

Thirteen minutes of IndyCar audio and video from last Sunday’s Firestone Grand Prix of Saint Petersburg race, captured by microphones and cameras atop the cars – We already know what happened during the race, so ‘enjoy the ride’ without chattering from Cheever and Goodyear.

Episode 225 – OpenPaddock.net Podcast

April 3, 2014 Doug Patterson

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadShaun, his co-host Mike, and his other co-host Mike (yeah, that joke never gets old) lead you through our first big open-wheel weekend with IndyCar and the Mazda Road to Indy in St. Petersburg, and Formula 1 in Malaysia. Mr. Shaw reviews the news in rally and previews WRC’s Rally Portugal and looks with excitement to his time this week down in LA with the GRC. OpenPaddock.net Podcast: Episode 225 – Tuesday, April 1st, 2014 Misc. Talk that Formula E could replace F1 in…