Tag: Pro Mazda

Episode 103 – Openpaddock.net Podcast

Shaun

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadJoin Shaun and Mike as they talk about the weekend at Spa. Always a fantastic race and this weekend’s only real saving grace. They breeze over Sonoma as both were sound asleep but get into INDYCAR news and notes for the week. The 2012 landscape is becoming a bit more clear and they talk about it. Also a brief rundown of the latest IRC round and a victory for Jan Kopecky and Skoda on their home turf. Sit back as always and enjoy the…

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Inside The Helmet – Gustavo Menezes

Doug Patterson

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadWe have a wonderful chat with Gustavo Menezes, full-time driver for Juncos Racing in the Star Mazda Championship and part-time driver for the Interwetten.com Junior Team in the Formula Renault 2.0 (Eurocup and Alps divisions). Gustavo revisits his action-packed weekend at the Infineon Raceway and his battle with Nick Andries, describes the challenges and benefits to racing both here in the US and in Europe, and explains the differences between the two racing cultures. We hope you enjoy listening to Gustavo’s thoughts and insights…

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Episode 100 – OpenPaddock.net Podcast

Shaun

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadHere it is! The 100th episode of the podcast for your consumption! Huge milestone for us and we would like to thank you for the download! Join Shaun, Mike, and Doug as the whole crew gets fired! We also go over Mid-Ohio and the race weekend in Mike’s backyard. As always, sit back and enjoy the show and thank you for listening!

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Star Mazda Wrap-up – Iowa Results, and a Mid-Season Summary

Doug Patterson

Its been an eventful week for the Mazda Road to Indy, for both good and bad reasons. Before we get into the drama filled soap opera that has suddenly surrounded the Firestone Indy Lights series, let’s first focus on the outstanding racing we saw at the Iowa Speedway this past weekend and amid-season new-driver announcement from Jensen MotorSport and Andretti Autosport. Racing at the Iowa Speedway The Star Mazda race at the Iowa Speedway started out much like most oval races in this series. The opening laps were an absolute…

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IndyCar – The Iowa Corn 250 in Photos

Doug Patterson

The IndyCar and Mazda Road to Indy events at the Iowa Speedway this past Friday and Saturday were outstanding, and it was great fun to take part in it. Seeing most of it through a viewfinder, though, meant that I didn’t have much time to actually follow the race play-by-play. Normally, I would do a wrap-up post of the Mazda Road to Indy events, and there was certainly a lot of good action, but instead I will direct you to the outstanding Star Mazda and Indy Lights race reviews from…

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Star Mazda – Open Practice at Iowa Speedway

Doug Patterson

The Star Mazda Championship Presented by Goodyear started off the competitive laps at the Iowa Speedway this afternoon with a four-hour open test/practice session. The two Juncos racing drivers Martin Scuncio in the #60 and Gustavo Menezes in the #28 topped the charts this afternoon, but not by much, after putting up times of 22.028s and 22.044s, respectively. The Team Pelfrey duo of Connor De Phillippi (#11) and Nick Andries (#81) weren’t too far back falling short of Scuncio’s time by 0.016s and 0.050s, respectively. Good enough for P3 and…

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Episode 94 – OpenPaddock.net Podcast

Shaun

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadJoin the Openpaddock crew as they discuss the spectacle flop that was Milwaukee. They praise the racing and blast…well…everything else. We also talk the Acropolis Rally and visit Formula 1 land. As always sit back and enjoy the show!

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Star Mazda – Milwaukee Wrap-Up

Doug Patterson

Like the Cooper Tires Presents the USF2000 National Championship Powered by Mazda, the Star Mazda Championship Presented by Goodyear ran their second oval event of the season at the Milwaukee Mile in front of the Firestone Indy Lights and IZOD IndyCar Series team owners that are the potential future employers of the young drivers in Star Mazda. Unfortunately, and enormous downpour mid-morning on Sunday delayed the start time until after the IZOD IndyCar Series race (about 6pm local). That late start made for an extremely diminished crowd of fans. In…

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