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SnowmanX
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 Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2010 3:05 pm Post subject: SAO PAULO 257km report |
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IndyCar Series to begin season in Brazil with full lineup
By Curt Cavin
For all the talk of a strained economic climate and challenging television package, the Izod IndyCar Series will start its season next week with one of its largest fields of the past 10 years.
Thursday's confirmation that Milka Duno will drive one of Dale Coyne Racing's two cars means the series has 22 confirmed entries for the street course race in Sao Paulo, Brazil, with two more likely forthcoming: Dale Coyne's second car, driven either by Alex Lloyd or Firestone Indy Lights champion J.R. Hildebrand, and a car at KV Racing Technology for newcomer James Rossiter.
IndyCar opened 2009 at Homestead-Miami Speedway with 22 cars, and the series has had more than 24 at the season's first race only once (25 in 2008) since changing equipment in 2003. The average size of the season-opening field over the past seven years is 21.3.
Brazilian rookie Ana Beatriz's deal with Dreyer & Reinbold Racing is for only the race in her hometown, but various part-time deals are in place to strengthen the field at other events.
Sarah Fisher Racing has Sarah Fisher scheduled for nine races, the first March 28 in St. Petersburg, Fla. Fisher has former Indy Lights champion Jay Howard signed for five more races.
Davey Hamilton has a three-race arrangement with the reconfigured Luczo Dragon/de Ferran Motorsports team that has Raphael Matos set for all 17 races. Paul Tracy figures to have at least three events -- Indianapolis, Toronto and Edmonton -- as the fourth driver at KV.
Ryan Hunter-Reay's ride at Andretti Autosport hasn't been confirmed for a full season, but it is expected to be. Team 3G plans to start in St. Pete with Richard Antinucci. Mario Moraes figures to land somewhere.
League chief steward Brian Barnhart likes the lineup, although he knows Graham Rahal and Tomas Scheckter are among those currently rideless drivers who need to be part of it.
"We're very pleased," Barnhart said Thursday. "We're looking at 23 full-timers, maybe 24. Then there's Sarah, Jay Howard, Davey and a few of those deals out there. I think a lot of it speaks to the stability of the rules and the people who have the equipment."
At issue is a lack of U.S. drivers. Only Danica Patrick and Marco Andretti have full-time rides.
At the first race will be six drivers from Brazil (Helio Castroneves, Vitor Meira, Beatriz, Tony Kanaan, Matos and Mario Romancini), four from England (Dan Wheldon, Justin Wilson, Mike Conway and Rossiter), two from Australia (Will Power and Ryan Briscoe), two from Japan (Takuma Sato and Hideki Mutoh), two from Venezuela (Duno and E.J. Viso), and one each from New Zealand (Scott Dixon), Scotland (Dario Franchitti), Canada (Alex Tagliani) and Switzerland (Simona de Silvestro). |
And no Graham Rahal - what a fuckin' joke !!!  
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KlüstérFøk
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| Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2010 3:35 pm Post subject: |
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^ The FedEx transporter can only fit 24 cars... we have 21 confirmed (Lemmings can't count, btw)... who will the other three be ??... 
Confirmed Entries:
1. PENSKE/CINDRIC = #3 - Helio Castroneves
2. PENSKE/CINDRIC = #6 - Ryan Briscoe
3. PENSKE/CINDRIC = #12 - Will Power
4. HAAS/LISLES = #06 - Hideki Mutoh
5. FOYT/FOYT = #14 - Vitor Meira
6. WIGGINS/SAFIULLA = #78 - Simona DeSilvestro
7. GANASSI/HULL = #9 - Scott Dixon
8. GANASSI/HULL = #10 - Dario Franchitti
9. COYNE = #18 - Milka Duno
10. BARNES/GRIFFIN = #4 - Daniel Wheldon
11. REINBOLD/BUHL = #22 - Justin Wilson
12. REINBOLD/BUHL = #23 - Ana Beatriz
13. REINBOLD/BUHL = #24 - Mike Conway
14. BACHELART = #34 - Mario Romancini
15. ANDRETTI/PETERSON = #7 - Danica Patrick
16. ANDRETTI/PETERSON = #11 - Tony Kanaan
17. ANDRETTI/PETERSON = #26 - Marco Andretti
18. KALKHOVEN/VASSER = #5 - Takuma Sato
19. KALKHOVEN/VASSER = #8 - Ernesto Viso
20. DeFERRAN/LUCZO = #2 - Raphael Matos
21. AZZI/FREUDENBERG = #77 - Alexandre Tagliani
Possible Entries:
22. COYNE = #19 - Alex Lloyd or ???
23. ANDRETTI/PETERSON = #37 - Ryan Hunter-Reay
24. KALKHOVEN/VASSER = #32 - James Rossiter
The way I see it is that we will see 23 cars in Sao Paulo.
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KlüstérFøk
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So today the official "Entry List" for San Paulo has been released - 24 cars (just as we knew) - except there are two TBA's for drivers... whooptydoodoo... =>
Confirmed Entries:
1. PENSKE/CINDRIC = #3 - Helio Castroneves
2. PENSKE/CINDRIC = #6 - Ryan Briscoe
3. PENSKE/CINDRIC = #12 - Will Power
4. HAAS/LISLES = #06 - Hideki Mutoh
5. FOYT/FOYT = #14 - Vitor Meira
6. WIGGINS/SAFIULLA = #78 - Simona DeSilvestro
7. GANASSI/HULL = #9 - Scott Dixon
8. GANASSI/HULL = #10 - Dario Franchitti
9. COYNE = #18 - Milka Duno
10. COYNE = #19 - TBA ---> Alex Lloyd
11. BARNES/GRIFFIN = #4 - Daniel Wheldon
12. REINBOLD/BUHL = #22 - Justin Wilson
13. REINBOLD/BUHL = #23 - Ana Beatriz
14. REINBOLD/BUHL = #24 - Mike Conway
15. BACHELART = #34 - Mario Romancini
16. ANDRETTI/PETERSON = #7 - Danica Patrick
17. ANDRETTI/PETERSON = #11 - Tony Kanaan
18. ANDRETTI/PETERSON = #26 - Marco Andretti
19. ANDRETTI/PETERSON = #37 - Ryan Hunter-Reay
20. KALKHOVEN/VASSER = #5 - Takuma Sato
21. KALKHOVEN/VASSER = #8 - Ernesto Viso
22. KALKHOVEN/VASSER = #32 - TBA ---> James Rossiter or Mario Moraes
23. DeFERRAN/LUCZO = #2 - Raphael Matos
24. AZZI/FREUDENBERG = #77 - Alexandre Tagliani
...word is that Mario Moraes may be in KVRT's car #32 for this race only - James Rossiter will be full-time afterwards... 
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Lloyd gets Coyne seat for Brazil
By Matt Beer
Dale Coyne Racing has named Alex Lloyd as the driver of its second car for this weekend's IndyCar opener in Sao Paulo.
The team will announce its full 2010 driver plans at round two of the championship in St Petersburg two weeks later.
Lloyd has been hunting for a full-time IndyCar seat since dominating the 2007 Indy Lights championship. He was taken on by Ganassi as a development driver, but the team was unable to find the backing to run him in its main squad, and he was limited to two Indianapolis 500 outings with satellite operations.
Having parted company with Ganassi to look for other opportunities last summer, he drove for Newman/Haas/Lanigan in the 2009 finale at Homestead and had hoped to contest the full 2010 season with the team before a sponsorship deal fell through.
The 25-year-old Briton recently tested for Dale Coyne at Sebring and will join Milka Duno in the team's line-up this weekend. |
BTW, Dale Coyne plans to make an official announcement sometime before St.Pete race.
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KarnEvil9
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Dixon leads first practice in Brazil
By Matt Beer
Scott Dixon set the fastest time in the opening free practice session of the IndyCar Series season in Sao Paulo.
The former champion stopped the clocks at 1m31.7707s for Ganassi as the field acclimatised to the new Brazilian street track that will host tomorrow's opener.
Three different teams filled the top three, with Penske's Ryan Briscoe and Andretti Autosport's Tony Kanaan claiming second and third, both two tenths of a second down on Dixon.
Penske's Will Power and Dreyer & Reinbold's Mike Conway completed the top five, followed by Ryan Hunter-Reay in his debut with Michael Andretti's team.
New squad Fazzt also made an encouraging start to its season, with Alex Tagliani taking ninth place. Top rookie was HVM's Simona de Silvestro in 12th.
Reigning champion Dario Franchitti was only 17th, though. The Ganassi driver had an early trip down an escape road, then had to park his car in the pits after damaging his suspension against the Turn 8 wall.
Franchitti was not the only driver caught out by the new track. Marco Andretti (Andretti Autosport) also went off course in the opening minutes, Conquest's rookie Mario Romancini did severe rear end damage to his car when he hit the Turn 3 wall, and Milka Duno brought the session to a slightly early end when she spun under acceleration out of the final corner and nosed into the opposite barrier.
[Pos Driver Team Time Gap ]
1. Scott Dixon Ganassi 1m31.7707s
2. Ryan Briscoe Penske 1m31.9731s + 0.2024s
3. Tony Kanaan Andretti 1m31.9753s + 0.2048s
4. Will Power Penske 1m32.3009s + 0.5302s 
5. Mike Conway Dreyer & Reinbold 1m32.6446s + 0.8739s
6. Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti 1m32.7943s + 1.0236s
7. Raphael Matos Luczo Dragon/de Ferran 1m32.8537s + 1.0830s 
8. Helio Castroneves Penske 1m32.9402s + 1.1695s
9. Alex Tagliani Fazzt 1m33.1523s + 1.3816s
10. Justin Wilson Dreyer & Reinbold 1m33.3587s + 1.5880s
11. EJ Viso KV 1m33.3998s + 1.6291s
12. Simona de Silvestro HVM 1m33.4757s + 1.7050s
13. Marco Andretti Andretti 1m33.4808s + 1.7101s
14. Mario Moraes KV 1m33.5580s + 1.7874s
15. Hideki Mutoh Newman/Haas/Lanigan 1m33.6684s + 1.8978s
16. Vitor Meira Foyt 1m33.6970s + 1.9263s
17. Dario Franchitti Ganassi 1m33.8456s + 2.0750s
18. Alex Lloyd Dale Coyne 1m33.9907s + 2.2200s
19. Takuma Sato KV 1m34.0126s + 2.2420s
20. Dan Wheldon Panther 1m34.4779s + 2.7072s
21. Mario Romancini Conquest 1m34.6577s + 2.8871s
22. Danica Patrick Andretti 1m34.7795s + 3.0088s 
23. Ana Beatriz Dreyer & Reinbold 1m37.4300s + 5.6593s
24. Milka Duno Dale Coyne 1m43.4555s + 11.6848s |
No surprise in Ganassi and Penske being on top.
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| Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 11:29 am Post subject: |
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Crashed in Practice #1: Dario Franchitti, Marco Andretti, Mario Romancini, Milka Duno...
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Dixon stays on top in second session
By Matt Beer
Scott Dixon was quickest again in second practice in Sao Paulo, as the treacherous new street track continued to provide a stern test for the IndyCar field.
In a repeat of the first session result, Ganassi driver Dixon led the way ahead of Penske's Ryan Briscoe and Andretti Autosport's Tony Kanaan - with Dixon's margin over the field up to half a second this time.
Briscoe was one of several drivers to have incidents during the session, spinning and brushing the wall on the pits straight. Bumpy and dusty, the straight past the main grandstands is proving to be one of the biggest challenges on the circuit, with drivers having to feather the throttle and making constant steering corrections to keep pointing in the right direction.
While Briscoe avoided major contact in his incident, Ana Beatriz was less fortunate when she lost control near the same spot. Her Dreyer & Reinbold car hit the wall and rearranged its left front suspension, with the session extended by 10 minutes as it took the marshals some time to retrieve the stranded Dallara-Honda.
Other incidents in the session included a very early escape road visit for Luczo Dragon/de Ferran driver Raphael Matos, spins for Dale Coyne Racing's Alex Lloyd and Andretti Autosport's Danica Patrick, and a late crash by Hideki Mutoh, who nosed his Newman/Haas/Lanigan car into the Turn 3 wall.
New team Fazzt continued to be one of the stars of the weekend, with Alex Tagliani taking fifth place behind Penske's Will Power.
Andretti duo Ryan Hunter-Reay and Marco Andretti, Helio Castroneves in the third Penske, and KV team-mates Mario Moraes and EJ Viso rounded out the top ten.
[Pos Driver Team Time Gap ]
1. Scott Dixon Ganassi 1m32.7369s
2. Ryan Briscoe Penske 1m33.2471s + 0.5372s
3. Tony Kanaan Andretti 1m33.3384s + 0.6016s
4. Will Power Penske 1m33.8045s + 1.0677s
5. Alex Tagliani Fazzt 1m34.0698s + 1.3329s
6. Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti 1m34.3339s + 1.5970s
7. Marco Andretti Andretti 1m34.8893s + 2.1525s
8. Helio Castroneves Penske 1m34.9522s + 2.2154s
9. Mario Moraes KV 1m35.0701s + 2.3332s
10. EJ Viso KV 1m35.0702s + 2.3333s
11. Dario Franchitti Ganassi 1m35.1564s + 2.4195s
12. Raphael Matos Luczo Dragon/de Ferran 1m35.2949s + 2.5580s
13. Simona de Silvestro HVM 1m35.4282s + 2.6913s
14. Danica Patrick Andretti 1m35.7395s + 3.0027s
15. Vitor Meira Foyt 1m35.7497s + 3.0128s
16. Hideki Mutoh Newman/Haas/Lanigan 1m35.9978s + 3.2609s
17. Dan Wheldon Panther 1m36.0740s + 3.3371s
18. Mike Conway Dreyer & Reinbold 1m36.3362s + 3.5993s
19. Takuma Sato KV 1m36.7977s + 4.0608s
20. Alex Lloyd Dale Coyne 1m36.9803s + 4.2434s
21. Justin Wilson Dreyer & Reinbold 1m36.9843s + 4.2475s
22. Mario Romancini Conquest 1m40.5845s + 7.8476s
23. Ana Beatriz Dreyer & Reinbold 1m40.8720s + 8.1351s
24. Milka Duno Dale Coyne 1m44.2048s + 11.4680s |
Kudos to Tony Kanaan - glad to see him do good.
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Crashed in Practice #2: Ana Beatriz, Hideki Mutoh...
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