Tag: USF2000

USF2000 – Road America Triple Header Sees a New Contender Emerge

Doug Patterson

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

Doug Patterson

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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OpEd – Caption This: USF2000 at MidOhio

Doug Patterson

Spencer Pigot, driver of the #2 Cape Motorsports with Wayne Taylor Racing USF2000 car sponsored by Team Pelfrey, won Race #1 on Saturday at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. In Victory Circle, he enjoyed the spoils of his winning drive. Ah! The thrill of victory! Leave your ideas for a caption in the comments section below! Get a good/funny/weird photo from the races? Send it to me at doug@openpaddock.net and we’ll post it for all to enjoy and caption.

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USF2000 – Friday Practice at Mid-Ohio

Doug Patterson

It’s been a long summer off for the USF2000 drivers. The Championship class last competed in May on the 5/8-mile oval at Lucas Oil Raceway in Indianapolis the Saturday before the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race. The National class hadn’t competed since the Grand Prix of Long Beach in April! Now after over two months, three for the NAT drivers, the drivers for the first rung of the Mazda Road to Indy ladder system are back on track at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. The Cape Motorsports duo of #2 Spencer…

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Episode 149 – OpenPaddock.net Podcast

Shaun

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadJoin Shaun and Mike as they discuss the Hungarian Grand Prix and all of the motorsports news in Brief. We also look ahead to the IZOD IndyCar Series as they travel to Mid-Ohio where every point counts in the hot championship battle!

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Episode 148 – OpenPaddock.net Podcast

Shaun

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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 145 – OpenPaddock.net Podcast

Shaun

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadJoin Shaun and Mike as they preview a very crucial Toronto race. INDYCAR has to get this one right and stop the Toronto side show swing from becoming the norm. We also take a look back at all the weeks news in our motorsport in brief.

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Episode 140 – OpenPaddock.net Podcast

Shaun

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadShaun returns after a two week break to talk all about the 96th Indianapolis 500. Join Shaun and Mike as they talk all about the happenings this past weekend and break down what has been called one of the best Indy 500s ever. The show uses the new format with a primary focus on the IZOD IndyCar Series and Mazda Road to Indy. We do briefly cover a couple F1 and rally topics at the end. Given the new format, you may be disappointed…

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MRTI – Night Before the 500 As Seen From the Grassy Knoll

Doug Patterson

Yes, I was the lone shooter on the grassy knoll Saturday night at the Lucas Oil Raceway watching the Night Before the 500 races for the Cooper Tires Presents the USF2000 National Championship Powered by Mazda, the Star Mazda Championship Presented by Goodyear, and the USAC Mopar Midget National Championship. I did something that I haven’t done in a long while, I sat in a lawn chair, drank some beer, smoked a cigar, and enjoyed simply watching a night of auto racing! Ok, I did bring my camera with me,…

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Episode 139 – OpenPaddock.net Podcast

Doug Patterson

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadMike and Doug run amuck as Shaun enjoys time off and discuss all the silliness surrounding the IZOD IndyCar Series, the Lotus (Slowtus?) engines, and preview the Indianapolis 500, the Mazda Road to Indy races, WRC Rally Acropolis, and the Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix.

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