HONDA CANADA EXTENDS SPONSORSHIP OF HONDA INDY TORONTO THROUGH 2020 TORONTO (July 16, 2017) – Honda Indy Toronto along with its owners and operators, Green Savoree Racing Promotions, is proud to announce the extension of its sponsorship agreement with Honda Canada Inc. for the annual event at Exhibition Place through 2020. Honda Canada has been...
READ MOREBy Patrick Stephan Among the celebrities here this weekend is noted automobile illustrator Ken Dallison. Even if you don’t know the name, chances are as a TSO subscriber (meaning someone in to racing and cars), you have likely seen his work. He has done paintings and illustrations of nearly every type of racing car known...
READ MORESOURCE: INDYCAR! “Dale Coyne Racing driver Esteban Gutierrez was re-evaluated by INDYCAR Medical Director Dr. Michael Olinger this morning after experiencing concussion-like symptoms Saturday following a crash in Honda Indy Toronto qualifying. Gutierrez has been cleared to drive.”...
READ MOREBy Patrick Stephan Welcome to a sunny and 72 degree morning here in Toronto. We have weather concerns for later in the day, but so far it’s very nice! Esteban Gutierrez was scheduled to visit INDYCAR medical this morning and TSO checked with a team spokesperson around 10:15 this morning who said he has been...
READ MOREBy Patrick Stephan Dale Coyne Racing is out in the paddock building up a new race car. Gutierrez crash damaged the tub, engine and we believe the gearbox, forcing the team to put together a new car. We’ll check in again with the team in the morning to take a look at what they’ve come...
READ MOREBy Patrick Stephan Qualifying for the Honda Indy Toronto got started with the Ambient temperature at 74 degrees, and the track at 110, the highest so far of the weekend. The humidity was a nice and sticky 66%. Will Power wound up P1 in the session, after turning just four laps on the Firestone primary...
READ MOREBy Patrick Stephan Went over to Honda’s hospitality bus for lunch – they feed most of the traveling media, and much of their staff at all the races. The fare is always good and except for Robin Miller day at Indy (hot dogs and hamburgers) generally offers some pretty healthy options. Went that route instead...
READ MOREINDIANAPOLIS (Saturday, July 15, 2017) – Veteran Indy car drivers Juan Pablo Montoya and Oriol Servia have been named by INDYCAR to perform testing duties for the Dallara universal aero kit to be used by all Verizon IndyCar Series teams starting in the 2018 season. Testing of the universal kit, which will be fitted to...
READ MOREBy Patrick Stephan Good morning race fans and welcome to a cloudy and overcast day at Exhibition Place in Toronto! Wait scratch that, welcome to a warm and humid day in Toronto, where bright sunshine is rapidly bringing up the track temperature. Yep, been one of those mornings. Just as the Verizon IndyCar Series practice...
READ MOREBy Patrick Stephan Couple quick notes from the practice session. I chatted briefly with Larry Foyt in the paddock as his team as working on the #4 car and he noted they didn’t get a chance to put on the red alternate tires. Daly was much quicker in P2, with a best lap of 1:01.3930,...
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