Episode 160 — OpenPaddock.net Podcast

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadIf you missed it last night on ETV Live!, we had the honor of speaking with the newly signed pilot of the #9 Firestone Indy Lights racing machine for Belardi Auto Racing, Mr. Peter Dempsey. Peter shared with us his experiences struggling to find a stable ride through the end of 2011 with Andretti Autosport, racing and coaching in 2012 at Indianapolis and Detroit this past season with Younessi Racing, and ending the 2012 season with Belardi. We also asked him to do some…

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Star Mazda – Hawksworth is Your 2012 Champion

Sage Karam’s hopes of catching Team Pelfrey’s lightning fast rookie, Jack Hawksworth, ended in Race #1 of this past weekend’s double-header at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Hawksworth won the pole for Race #1, and as he has done so often this season, he took the checkers after leading every lap of the race. Karam started off the race on scuffed tyres which fell off more rapidly than expected causing Sage to run off course twice in Turn 6 on consecutive laps. Relegated to mid-pack, there wasn’t much else he could…

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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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Star Mazda – Hawksworth All But Champion

As with the two USF2000 races this past weekend on the Streets of Baltimore, the two championship contenders in the Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear, Andretti Autosport’s Sage Karam, and Team Pelfrey’s Jack Hawksworth each took a victory, but a DNF by Karam would allow Hawksworth to stretch his lead. With three more races to go, it’s still a battle, but Hawksworth is definitely the favourite. Four drivers are still in contention, mathematically, but the two practical contenders are Jack and Sage. Star Mazda Race #1 Qualifying for Race…

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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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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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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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Episode 148 – OpenPaddock.net Podcast

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadHere is the podcast version of this week’s show! Join the full paddock trio as they give a motorsport in brief that is not all that brief. We also talk about all the hot news around IndyCar. The Mazda Road to Indy was in action as well and Doug has a full run down on all the action! Thanks for the download and remember to tune into ETV LIve on Tuesday night at 9:30pm central on Tuesdays for the live show!

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Episode 147 – OpenPaddock.net Podcast

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadJoin Shaun and Mike for all of this week’s motorsports news in brief. We also look ahead to the German Grand Prix, and Edmonton for the INDYCAR folks. We also give further detail on next week’s live show and what that means for the site going forward! As always, thank you for the download and enjoy the show!

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Episode 146 – OpenPaddock.net Podcast

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadJoin Shaun and Mike as they recap the race in Toronto and talk about Ryan Hunter-Reay and his surprise lead in the championship. We also look ahead to the rest of the championship and weigh his chances at upsetting Will Power.

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