Tag: Mazda Road to Indy

Episode 222 – OpenPaddock.net Podcast

Doug Patterson

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadAnd, minutes on the heels of last week’s podcast, here is this week’s! Open Paddock Episode #222 for Tuesday, March 11th, 2014 IndyCar New Indy 500 Qaul procedures Servia gets at least 4 races at RLL Hawksworth gets BHA seat (instead of Luca Filipi) Verizon…. almost a done deal Long Beach puts off vote on F1 bid request to do due dilligence Panther still trying to get a car on the grid, despite taking their name out of the running for Leader’s Circle money…

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Episode 220 – OpenPaddock.net Podcast

Doug Patterson

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadPatterson and Whitesell return from their epic rally weekend and they along with Mr. Shaw give us a recap of the Rally in the 100 Acre Wood, Pechin takes us through the crazy litigious soap opera in IndyCar, Patterson gives us an update on the Mazda Road to Indy Winterfest, and Whitesell runs down the news in Formula 1. BRAAAP! OpenPaddock Podcast Episode #220 for Tuesday, February 25, 2013 Misc 12 hours of Daytona won by no talent hack who just happens to have…

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Episode 219 – OpenPaddock.net Podcast

Doug Patterson

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadThis week we have a special treat! Former Indy Lights driver, 2013 24 Hours of LeMans LMP2 race winner, and 2013 LMP2 World Endurance Championship season champion, Mr. Martin Plowman joins us to discuss his recent signing with A.J. Foyt Racing for the Month of May. We discuss the IndyCar Media Day announcements from Florida, Saavedra is confirmed at KV, and Simona is off to chase her dream of being a Formula 1 pilot with Sauber. Doug gives us a quick recap of the…

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Pro Mazda – Juncos Completes Its 2014 Quartet with Spencer Pigot and Kyle Kaiser

Doug Patterson

Juncos Racing returns to a four-car outfit for the 2014 Pro Mazda Championship Presented by Cooper Tires after signing Spencer Pigot and Kyle Kaiser. This will be both Spencer’s and Kyle’s 2nd year in the Pro Mazda Championship. Spencer spent 2013 with Team Pelfrey after battling for the 2012 USF2000 Championship to the last race with his then Cape Motorsports teammate and eventual 2012 champion Matthew Brabham. In 2013, Spencer, and Team Pelfrey as a whole, failed to achieve the pace and success they had showed in previous seasons finishing…

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Pro Mazda – Jose Gutierrez Joins Juncos Racing

Doug Patterson

Juncos Racing continues it’s tradition of recruiting and developing young South and Central American talent, bringing them to the US open-wheel racing scene. The team continues to build it’s 2014 Pro Mazda Championship roster with their signing of Jose Gutierrez from Monterrey, Mexico will be joining the team for the full 2014 season. Like his new teammate Julia Ballario, Jose had raced for the team at Mid-Ohio in 2013. This will be his first full season in the Mazda Road to Indy. Last season, in addition to his occasional outings…

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Pro Mazda – Juncos Racing Signs Argentina’s Julia Ballario

Doug Patterson

As we approach the Mazda Road to Indy Winterfest, the driver announcements are starting to come in! Juncos Racing, a stalwart in the Pro Mazda Championship, has announced the first member their 2014 team. Julia Ballario will join the team beginning in March on the Streets of St. Petersburg. Ms. Ballario is be the first Argentinian woman to race in the US, and comes to the Pro Mazda Championship with a significant amount of experience in both open-wheel formula cars and in touring cars, and competed with Juncos in Pro…

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Episode 216 – OpenPaddock.net Podcast

Doug Patterson

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadYour regular quartet of misfits meet once again to discuss the week’s news in motorsport. We even talk about NASCAR! I know, right? We discuss the wee bit of IndyCar news that’s out there and highlight a couple of USF2000 driver announcements. Pechin and Shaw discuss the biggest event of the past week, IMSA’s TUDOR United Sports Car Championship Rolex 24 at the Daytona International Speedway. We look at the exciting race that it was, but also discuss the indecision and waffling by the…

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Episode 213 – OpenPaddock.net Podcast

Doug Patterson

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadMike, Mike, and Doug make one last appearance in 2013 and talk about the few bits of motorsport news that’s around. Formula E seems to have a lot more traction that we expected, Ganassi and Briscoe are reunited, as is Paul Page and IMS radio. Fan Force United returns to Indy Lights, Sutil safe at Sauber, and Kubica confirmed at M-Sport. In each category, we also look back at the best and worst from each segment we cover. It’s been another great year, and…

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Episode 212 – OpenPaddock.net Podcast

Doug Patterson

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadIn our penultimate show of 2013, Mike, Doug, and Mike continue to be stunned at the enthusiasm shown for the new Formula E all-electric racing series, Panoz sues Nissan (who didn’t see that coming?), and TUSCAR has aero and tire issues with the prototypes. Whitesell leads us through the news in IndyCar and Formula 1, Patterson brings us up to speed on Indy Light’s new chassis and engine for 2015, and Shaw shakes his head at the T&S errors in the WRC and takes…

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Episode 211 – OpenPaddock.net Podcast

Doug Patterson

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadDoug, Mike, and Mike debate who should fill the #10 seat at TCGR, and review a bevey of driver signings and tests. Doug gives us a MRTI silly season summary, Whitesell leads us through a recap of the USGP, and Shaw brings us up to speed on Rally GB. OpenPaddock.net Podcast – Episode 211, Tuesday, November 19th, 2013 IndyCar IndyCar legend Dario Franchitti retires from racing who replaces him? #10 or #8 car? Penske, Sam Hornish part ways after decade together IndyCar Series outlines…

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