Arie Luyendyk Jr. Blog: Indy Lights Kansas 100
Well I finally can catch my breath after an exciting weekend of racing.
I’m on a plane bound for London just a few hours after the finish of the
Indy Lights race in Kansas. In Kansas practice went really well the
AFS/Andretti Green Racing car rolled off the truck aggressive for [...]
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IRL (Firestone) Indy Lights series
INDYLIGHTS: Arie Luyendyk Jr - Kansas weekend blog
Published May 19th, 2008 in INDYLIGHTS. 0 CommentsSource: INDYLIGHTS: Standings after Kansas
INDYLIGHTS: Fisher, Sherman teleconference 2008-04-30
Published May 19th, 2008 in INDYLIGHTS. 0 CommentsAn interview with Brent Sherman and Sarah Fisher
Indy Racing League Teleconference Transcript
MODERATOR:
Good afternoon everyone. Thank you for joining us for today’s Indy Racing League teleconference. We have a couple
of guests joining us today.
We’re starting the call with Firestone Indy Lights driver Brent Sherman. And in a few minutes we’ll be joined by IndyCar
Series [...]
RICHARD ANTINUCCI’s STAR SHINES EARLY ON BUT BURNS OUT TOO QUICKLY AT KANSAS
SPEEDWAY
The Sam Schmidt Motorsports driver leads 14 laps but takes the chequered
flag 13th losing grip on Firestone Indy Lights points lead by three points
to race winner JR Hildebrand.
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — The fourth round of the Firestone Indy Lights series
ended Richard [...]
INDYLIGHTS: Indy Racing League News and Notes 2008-05-01
Published May 19th, 2008 in INDYLIGHTS. 0 CommentsToday’s IndyCar Series and Firestone Indy Lights headlines
1. Large rookie class headed to Indianapolis
2. Sherman gets bonus test with Panther Racing
3. Viso will start month with Mini-Marathon
1. Large rookie class headed to Indianapolis: Only eight rookies have
ever won the Indianapolis 500 - and that includes Ray Harroun, who won
the inaugural race in [...]
RLR/Andersen’s Hildebrand
Makes Short Work of Mini Marathon
INDIANAPOLIS, May 3 - Whether it’s on four Firestone Firehawks or his own two
feet, so far RLR/Andersen Racing’s J.R. Hildebrand is mighty fast at the
Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Hildebrand, a rookie in the Firestone Indy Lights series and its current
point leader, finished the 13.1-mile OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon in just
1 hour, [...]
Andersen Racing Trains Stars of Tomorrow
INDIANAPOLIS, May 4 - As the Indianapolis Motor Speedway opens its gates to
start its traditional month of May activities, Andersen Racing is leading the
point standings in two of the three support series in which it competes, and it
has drivers in second- and third-place in the other one.
The Palmetto, Fla.-based team, [...]
INDYLIGHTS: Al Unser III teleconference 2008-05-07
Published May 19th, 2008 in INDYLIGHTS. 0 CommentsAn interview with Al Unser III
Indy Racing League Teleconference Transcript
THE MODERATOR:
We are joined now by Firestone Indy Lights driver, Al Unser
III. Good afternoon, Al.
AL UNSER III:
How is it going?
THE MODERATOR:
Doing great. Thanks for giving us a call. Al in his fourth
season of Firestone Indy Lights competition, driving the No. 21 [...]
INDYLIGHTS: Indy Racing League News and Notes 2008-05-12
Published May 19th, 2008 in INDYLIGHTS. 0 CommentsToday’s IndyCar Series and Firestone Indy Lights headlines
1. Simmons to drive for Foyt at Indianapolis
2. Pecorari, Potekhen to race Freedom 100 in two-car effort:
1. Simmons to drive for Foyt at Indianapolis: A.J. Foyt Racing announced
that it has hired Jeff Simmons to drive the No. 41 ABC Supply
Honda-powered Dallara as a teammate to Darren Manning for [...]
INDYLIGHTS: Indy Racing League News and Notes 2008-05-13
Published May 19th, 2008 in INDYLIGHTS. 0 CommentsToday’s IndyCar Series and Firestone Indy Lights headlines
1. Teams have different strategies for final week of on-track preparation
for Indianapolis 500
2. Patrick graces cover of Sports Illustrated
3. Dominguez honored in Mexico
4. Buckman released from hospital
1. Teams have different strategies for final week of on-track preparation
for Indianapolis 500: The final week of on-track preparation for the 92nd
Running [...]
ATLANTIC: Pacific Coast Motorsports updates website
Published May 19th, 2008 in ATLANTIC. 0 CommentsPCM Announces the Evolution of PCMracing.com
Indianapolis, IN (May 13, 2008) — Pacific Coast Motorsports
is pleased to announce the evolution of www.pcmracing.com. The Oxnard,
California-based professional auto-racing team fields entries for Carl
Skerlong and Frankie Muniz in the Cooper Tires Present the Atlantic
Championship Powered by Mazda. The team also fields an entry in the
IndyCar Series, where [...]
– NEXT STEP, SHARPER TOOLS –
Rising open-wheel racer Dane Cameron heads into his second Atlantic Championship race this weekend at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
Rising open-wheel racing star Dane Cameron heads to Round Two of the 2008
Cooper Tires Presents the Atlantic Championship Powered by Mazda with a
sharper set of tools and a powerful determination to improve [...]
ATLANTIC: Laguna Seca: Pacific Coast Motorsports preview
Published May 19th, 2008 in ATLANTIC. 0 CommentsMazda Laguna Seca Raceway a Favorite for Muniz and Skerlong
Confidence at the Corkscrew: If testing results give any indication of
what is to come, the California-based PCM/USRT team are looking good for
a successful weekend. Skerlong led most of the two-day test here last
winter and finished second overall, while Muniz hovered near the
top-ten. It [...]
ATLANTIC: Hinchcliffe takes Laguna Seca provisional pole
Published May 19th, 2008 in ATLANTIC. 0 CommentsCanadian driver James Hinchcliffe gave a whole new meaning to the term
“hot driver” on a track with a temperature of 125 degrees F (and air
temperature of 97 F), while running the quickest lap of 1.17.541 during
Friday’s Atlantic Championship qualifying session. The self-proclaimed
“Mayor of Hinchtown” credits a retooled engineering effort by the
Forsythe/Petit team in the weeks [...]
ATLANTIC: Laguna Seca: Series Friday qualifying report
Published May 19th, 2008 in ATLANTIC. 0 CommentsHinchcliffe Scores Provisional Pole for Monterey Festival of Speed In
Scorcher at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
MONTEREY, Calif. (May 16, 2008) — With an air temperature of
97 degrees Fahrenheit and a track temperature of 125, it was unseasonably
hot for the first day of practice and qualifying at Mazda Raceway Laguna
Seca, but Canadian racer James Hinchcliffe scorched the [...]
ATLANTIC: Laguna Seca: Pacific Coast Motorsports Friday notes
Published May 19th, 2008 in ATLANTIC. 0 CommentsSkerlong and Muniz Searching for Success on Saturday
CARL SKERLONG, #14 King Taco/Mazda/Swift/Cooper Tires
Carl on qualifying: “I made a mistake. We had a great session this
morning and I was confident we had a good car for qualifying.
Unfortunately, I pushed too hard too fast and lost it at turn four. It
was really a shame because [...]
According to Toronto’s favorite driver racing this weekend, “The season
starts here. Long Beach was just a test that they gave away points for
some reason”, and so James Hinchcliffe continues to be just as funny in
the Media Center as he is fast on the track.
And that’s fast as in a lap time of 1:16.189, a new [...]
ATLANTIC: Laguna Seca: Pacific Coast Motorsports Saturday notes
Published May 19th, 2008 in ATLANTIC. 0 CommentsSkerlong Secures Front Row in the King Taco Car at Laguna
CARL SKERLONG, #14 King Taco/Mazda/Swift/Cooper Tires
Starting Position: 2 Time: 1:16.356 Speed: 105.516
Carl on qualifying: “Good progress over yesterday. The PCM/USRT
team did a great job getting the King Taco car quick again today. I am
very excited to start on the front row [...]
ATLANTIC: Laguna Seca: Walker Racing Saturday notes
Published May 19th, 2008 in ATLANTIC. 0 CommentsExperience Pays off for Walker Racing Trio in California
Monterey, California (May 17, 2008) - Previous experience at the
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca track has paid off for Walker Racing in
final qualifying today. The three drivers, Canadian Kevin Lacroix,
and Englishmen Greg and Leo Mansell, who had previously tested at the
Monterey, California circuit, had a successful second day.
Lacroix [...]
ATLANTIC: Hinchcliffe has perfect weekend at Laguna Seca
Published May 19th, 2008 in ATLANTIC. 0 CommentsJames Hinchcliffe almost missed what he called “our perfect weekend”. He
admitted, “I was too cautious at the standing start and Carl (Skerlong)
took the lead”. Not to worry, because drivers Dane Cameron (#19 Genoa
Racing) and Greg Mansell (#5 Walker Racing) got tangled up fairly
quickly, and there came that dreaded full course caution. On the restart
after the [...]
