By Steve Wittich Despite the calendar only reading March 24th, the Northwest-side of Indianapolis sounded much more like it was the middle of May, as 11 twin turbo-charged V6 powered Indy Cars began to circulate the 2.5 mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval just after 9am. The majority of the early running during the morning saw...
READ MOREHere is the morning’s time-sheet from testing at Barber Motorsports Park. Cars are back on track at 3pm (Eastern) and will run until 6pm. RANK CAR NO. DRIVER BEST LAP GAP TO BEST LAP 1 26 Takuma Sato 1:08.1705 —— 2 10 Tony Kanaan 1:08.2163 0.0458 3 12 Will Power 1:08.2997 0.1292 4 9 Scott...
READ MOREIndy Lights Oval Testing – Monday, February 27, 2017 On Monday, an even dozen Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tire drivers took to the 1.5 mile Homestead-Miami Speedway progressively banked (18 degrees – 20 degrees) oval for the first official Indy Lights test of 2017. The first hour of track time was allocated to...
READ MOREBy Steve Wittich For the second straight year the full Verizon IndyCar Series field will travel to the desert in Avondale, Arizona to take part in the first official test session of the new season at Phoenix International Raceway. The entry list of 21 cars will have a total of 12 hours of track time...
READ MORE1. Drivers log valuable track time at Pocono test: With but four races remaining to be completed on the 2016 Verizon IndyCar Series schedule, each one becomes exponentially more important. It’s why 15 drivers participated in team testing Thursday at Pocono Raceway, in preparation for the ABC Supply 500 weekend at the “Tricky Triangle” in Long Pond, Pa., Aug.
READ MOREFORT WORTH, Texas (May 3, 2016) – The following is an event recap with photo and video links from Tuesday’s test session at Texas Motor Speedway featuring 15 Verizon IndyCar Series drivers preparing for the Firestone 600 on Saturday, June 11. Event Recap Fifteen drivers representing five Verizon IndyCar Series organizations participated in a one-day private
READ MOREQuick note from TSO: TSO did learn that KV senior management was very impressed with the lap times that Brabham turned today. Certainly a good way to get the two race program started. pt BRABHAM LAYS SOLID FOUNDATION FOR THE MONTH OF MAY PIRTEK Team Murray rookie driver Matt Brabham laid a solid...
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Nineteen drivers representing nine teams will be taking part in Aero Kit safety testing at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Wednesday April 6, 2016, from 9am to 5pm in preparation for the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil. The INDYCAR rulebook states the following: 6.2.3.1 Safety Test – A Safety...
READ MORE1. It’s going to be an All-Star weekend for trio of INDYCAR drivers: This weekend, Toronto isn’t the city that James Hinchcliffe, Josef Newgarden and Conor Daly are used to when they visit each summer for the Honda Indy Toronto. For starters, it’s about 60 degrees warmer. That, and sports fans are abuzz with news of
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
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