Jack Harvey driving with fractured thumb Before we get into the Mazda Road To Indy practice reports here at Barber Motorsports Park, there is one last note from the Indy Lights presented by Cooper Tire race at Long Beach. SPM with Curb-Agajanian driver Jack Harvey suffered a fractured thumb on his left hand as a
READ MOREThe bottom two rungs on Mazda Road To Indy took to the 2.3 mile 17-Turn road course at Barber Motorsports Park for a pair of 45-minute test sessions each, before the official Honda Grand Prix of Alabama practice starts on Friday morning. Cooper Tires USF2000 powered by Mazda testing The first Cooper Tires USF2000 powered
READ MOREBy Steve Wittich Indy Lights presented by Cooper Tire preview After an eventful race at the Toyota Grand Prix Of Long Beach, the Indy Lights presented by Cooper Tire teams are making the long trip cross country to Birmingham, Alabama. The two Legacy Indy Lights 100 races on the 2.3 mile 17-Turn road course will be the...
READ MOREThe Team Penske duo of Juan Montoya and Helio Castroneves were the first to take to the track for the afternoon session. With two hours left to go in the session the top five times were held by: Sebastien Bourdais, Helio Castroneves, James Hinchcliffe, Will Power and Takuma Sato. With one hour left to go...
READ MOREGood morning from third floor of the Barber Motorsports Park tower where the sun is coming up and the weather forecast is a carbon copy of yesterday, which means I’m certainly not going to complain. According to the fine folks at Firestone Racing the high yesterday was 82F and the highest track temperature recorded was...
READ MOREAs teams worked to tune in their new aero-kits, they turned a total of 1189 laps during the two sessions at Barber Motorsports Park. The last 10 minutes of practice were highly entertaining as Will Power, Simon Pagenaud, and Scott Dixon traded quickest laps as the No. 9 target car ended the session on top...
READ MOREThe first official test for of the aero kit era began in earnest this morning at Barber Motorsports Park, although the morning session saw a reduced number of laps turned. Each driver/car was allocated six sets of tires and some teams limited their drivers track time. Expect to see more laps turned in the remaining...
READ MOREBy Steve Wittich I hope everybody is having a good Sunday! I (Steve) will be providing you with coverage of Verizon IndyCar Series spring training from Barber Motorsports Park over the next couple of days. I just arrived in Birmingham and will be attending the Honda aero-kit unveil at the Barber Motorsports Museum this...
READ MOREJuan Piedrahita was the first driver to venture out onto the damp and foggy 2.3 mile 17-turn road-course. The day featured on and off showers (including a red flag inducing downpour around noon) and a wet track for the majority of the day. Ten different drivers representing five different teams used the day long session
READ MOREI’ve been Barber Motorsports Park (Barber) at least half of a dozen times, and each and every trip I’m equally impressed at how beautiful the facility is. They are also continually making improvements and additions. As part of a $4 million expansion of the Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum, they are building a bridge from the
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