2013 IndyCar Series / Mazda Road to Indy discussion
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Final stint now, Castroneves and Hunter-Reay are battling for the lead. Scott Dixon is third followed by Will Power and Charlie Kimball. Tristan Vautier down to 9th after running well in the first 20-30 laps.
RHR takes the lead at the hairpin and locks a wheel, and Dixon follows through later in the lap to take second place. Hunter-Reay will still have his hands full for the last 14 laps.
Retirements: Hinchcliffe, Franchitti, Beatriz.
RHR takes the lead at the hairpin and locks a wheel, and Dixon follows through later in the lap to take second place. Hunter-Reay will still have his hands full for the last 14 laps.
Retirements: Hinchcliffe, Franchitti, Beatriz.
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that was a great link to see the race, are all the other races on the same link
I'm not sure, but they have had the first two races.
Race highlights:
Post-race interviews:
Race results:
1. Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport-Chevrolet 1 hr 52:04.55s / 90 laps
2. Scott Dixon Ganassi-Honda +0.6363s
3. Helio Castroneves Penske-Chevrolet +17.6821s
4. Charlie Kimball Ganassi-Honda +20.6166s
5. Will Power Penske-Chevrolet +26.6469s
6. Simon Pagenaud Schmidt Motorsports-Honda +27.2995s
7. Marco Andretti Andretti Autosport-Chevrolet +27.7175s
8. Justin Wilson Dale Coyne Racing-Honda +30.5504s
9. Josef Newgarden Fisher-Hartman Racing-Honda +41.1029s
10. Tristan Vautier Schmidt Motorsports-Honda +50.6449s
11. Alex Tagliani Bryan Herta Autosport-Honda +58.0458s
12. Ernesto Viso HVM/Team Venezuela-Chevrolet +1:01.4334s
13. Tony Kanaan KV Racing Technology-Chevrolet +1:01.6834s
14. Takuma Sato AJ Foyt Enterprises-Honda +1:03.1151s
15. Oriol Servià Dreyer & Reinbold-Chevrolet +1:03.1495s
16. Sebastien Bourdais Dragon-Chevrolet +1:07.6880s
17. John Hildebrand Panther-Chevrolet +1:09.7447s
18. Simona de Silvestro KV Racing Technology-Chevrolet +1:09.9130s
19. Anthony Allmendinger Penske-Chevrolet +1:11.0558s
20. Sebastian Saavedra Dragon-Chevrolet +1:11.6523s
21. Graham Rahal Rahal-Honda +1:14.0385s*
22. Ed Carpenter ECR-Chevrolet +1 laps
23. James Jakes Rahal-Honda +4 laps
24. Ana Beatriz Dale Coyne-Honda +25 laps Engine
25. Dario Franchitti Ganassi-Honda +48 laps Engine
26. James Hinchcliffe Andretti Autosport-Chevrolet +87 laps Collision damage
*Out of fuel
Fastest lap: James Jakes - 1:08.9918, lap 83
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Soldato
Only just caught up with the race... Strange time for them to put it on being that it wasn't even live, oh well.
Enjoyed the race, really quite like that track it seems to have a good flow to it.
Have to feel for Dixon 4th year in a row of 2nd
Enjoyed the race, really quite like that track it seems to have a good flow to it.
Have to feel for Dixon 4th year in a row of 2nd
Yeah, it's a shame as there's good racing but nobody wants to promote it...
It helps that off-season development has made the cars ~3.5 seconds quicker than last year.
Have to feel for Dixon 4th year in a row of 2nd
He'll be a title threat, he's acclimated to the new chassis much better than Dario has.
Scheduled tyre testing at the Pocono oval was completed yesterday, with drivers giving favourable reviews of the track.
http://www.indycar.com/News/2013/04/4-10-Firestone-tire-test-at-Pocono-a-quick-success
Mario Andretti (who won the 1986 race and started from pole position in 1987) also commented on its re-introduction to the schedule: "We’ve been waiting for this moment and we belong here. This place was built for Indy cars. The facility is fabulous and was my favorite superspeedway to drive on."
The previous track record set by Emerson Fittipaldi in 1989 was broken in the morning session, with average speeds exceeding 212mph. Pocono is part of the Triple Crown series (along with Indianapolis and Fontana) that will pay out a $1 million bonus to the driver that wins all three events. Winning two of the three will net $250,000.
Testing footage:
http://www.indycar.com/News/2013/04/4-10-Firestone-tire-test-at-Pocono-a-quick-success
Mario Andretti (who won the 1986 race and started from pole position in 1987) also commented on its re-introduction to the schedule: "We’ve been waiting for this moment and we belong here. This place was built for Indy cars. The facility is fabulous and was my favorite superspeedway to drive on."
The previous track record set by Emerson Fittipaldi in 1989 was broken in the morning session, with average speeds exceeding 212mph. Pocono is part of the Triple Crown series (along with Indianapolis and Fontana) that will pay out a $1 million bonus to the driver that wins all three events. Winning two of the three will net $250,000.
Testing footage:
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Ryan Briscoe will return to Indycar at the Indianapolis 500 with Ganassi:
http://www1.skysports.com/motor-rac...-to-Indianapolis-500-with-Chip-Ganassi-Racing
http://www1.skysports.com/motor-rac...-to-Indianapolis-500-with-Chip-Ganassi-Racing
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Indycar Series Round 3 of 19: Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach
Venue: Streets of Long Beach, Los Angeles County, CA
Track length: 1.96 miles
Race length: 80 laps (156.8 miles)
Lap record: 1:06.886 (Sébastien Bourdais, Lola B02/00-Cosworth, 2006)
Overview: The Long Beach Grand Prix is the longest running major street race held on the North American continent. It started in 1975 as a Formula 5000 race on the streets of downtown, and became a Formula One event the following year. From 1984 to the present day, it has been an Indycar event. Other races held during the Grand Prix week include Firestone Indy Lights, American Le Mans Series, and the Toyota Pro/Celebrity race.
Drivers' preview:
Entry list:
http://www.indycar.com/~/media//Files/2013/IZOD-IndyCar-Series/03-LB/indycar-entrylist
In addition to all 26 participating cars and drivers that were at Alabama, Mike Conway returns to Indycar with the Rahal-Letterman team for a one-off attempt at repeating his win at Long Beach in 2011.
Schedule:
http://www.indycar.com/~/media//Files/2013/IZOD-IndyCar-Series/03-LB/weekendschedule
TV coverage:
ESPN UK at 21:45, 21st April. Re-run at 20:15, 24th April.
Venue: Streets of Long Beach, Los Angeles County, CA
Track length: 1.96 miles
Race length: 80 laps (156.8 miles)
Lap record: 1:06.886 (Sébastien Bourdais, Lola B02/00-Cosworth, 2006)
Overview: The Long Beach Grand Prix is the longest running major street race held on the North American continent. It started in 1975 as a Formula 5000 race on the streets of downtown, and became a Formula One event the following year. From 1984 to the present day, it has been an Indycar event. Other races held during the Grand Prix week include Firestone Indy Lights, American Le Mans Series, and the Toyota Pro/Celebrity race.
Drivers' preview:
Entry list:
http://www.indycar.com/~/media//Files/2013/IZOD-IndyCar-Series/03-LB/indycar-entrylist
In addition to all 26 participating cars and drivers that were at Alabama, Mike Conway returns to Indycar with the Rahal-Letterman team for a one-off attempt at repeating his win at Long Beach in 2011.
Schedule:
http://www.indycar.com/~/media//Files/2013/IZOD-IndyCar-Series/03-LB/weekendschedule
TV coverage:
ESPN UK at 21:45, 21st April. Re-run at 20:15, 24th April.
Soldato
Nice time for it to be on, fair bit of racing to watch this weekend and being off on Monday means I can have a few beers watching this one 
Nice time for it to be on, fair bit of racing to watch this weekend and being off on Monday means I can have a few beers watching this one
I'll post the link to the ALMS stream as soon as I have details, for those that are interested.
that would be great, Thanks
Practice 1 highlights: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XA-2c8jWQA
James Hinchcliffe was fastest in first practice with a lap in 1:09.8157, followed by Mike Conway (1:09.8290) and Takuma Sato (1:10.0180).
Practice 2 highlights: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7Ck_v_cAPc
Second practice saw a few drivers find (and exceed) the limit, including Justin Wilson who heavily locked up into turn 8. Ryan Hunter-Reay went fastest (1:09.4224), Mike Conway was second again (1:09.4603) and Will Power third (1:09.5166).
Practice 3 highlights: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKFom2hxREI
Simon Pagenaud topped the chart in third practice (1:08.0960), Will Power ended second (1:08.1036), with Mike Conway third (1:08.1112).
Full practice results available here: http://www.indycar.com/Stats
James Hinchcliffe was fastest in first practice with a lap in 1:09.8157, followed by Mike Conway (1:09.8290) and Takuma Sato (1:10.0180).
Practice 2 highlights: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7Ck_v_cAPc
Second practice saw a few drivers find (and exceed) the limit, including Justin Wilson who heavily locked up into turn 8. Ryan Hunter-Reay went fastest (1:09.4224), Mike Conway was second again (1:09.4603) and Will Power third (1:09.5166).
Practice 3 highlights: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKFom2hxREI
Simon Pagenaud topped the chart in third practice (1:08.0960), Will Power ended second (1:08.1036), with Mike Conway third (1:08.1112).
Full practice results available here: http://www.indycar.com/Stats
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Qualifying is under way, live timing and scoring here: http://racecontrol.indycar.com/
Dario Franchitti fastest so far in Q1, 1:07.3356.
Drivers advancing to Q2: Hunter-Reay, Castroneves, Viso, Franchitti, Kanaan, Power, Sato, Rahal, Conway, Hinchcliffe, Kimball, Hildebrand.
Drivers advancing to Q3/Fast Six: Conway, Power, Franchitti, Hunter-Reay, Sato, Castroneves.
Dario Franchitti fastest so far in Q1, 1:07.3356.
Drivers advancing to Q2: Hunter-Reay, Castroneves, Viso, Franchitti, Kanaan, Power, Sato, Rahal, Conway, Hinchcliffe, Kimball, Hildebrand.
Drivers advancing to Q3/Fast Six: Conway, Power, Franchitti, Hunter-Reay, Sato, Castroneves.
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Qualifying highlights: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zx0msO_OdgY
Post-qualifying interviews: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_q0XanCPz9s
Warm-up highlights: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spGmVXdlqVk
Dario Franchitti took pole for the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach with a 1:07.2379 lap, followed by Ryan Hunter-Reay (1:07.2934) and Will Power (1:07.3987).
Full grid:
1) Dario Franchitti
2) Ryan Hunter-Reay
3) Will Power
4) Takuma Sato
5) Mike Conway
6) Helio Castroneves
7) James Hinchcliffe
8) Tony Kanaan
9) Charlie Kimball
10) Ernesto Viso
11) Graham Rahal
12) John Hildebrand
13) James Jakes
14) Anthony Allmendinger
15) Sebastien Bourdais
16) Josef Newgarden
17) Simon Pagenaud
18) Oriol Servia
19) Tristan Vautier
20) Simona de Silvestro
21) Sebastian Saavedra
22) Alex Tagliani
23) Ana Beatriz
24) Ed Carpenter
25) Justin Wilson*
26) Marco Andretti*
27) Scott Dixon*
*Justin Wilson's car was declared illegal. Marco Andretti and Scott Dixon were penalised for blocking.
Takuma Sato was fastest in the morning warm-up session (1:08.5388), with Josef Newgarden second (1:08.5409) and Ernesto Viso third (1:08.5475). Full timesheet here: http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2013/LB_final.pdf
TV coverage: http://www.viplivesports.eu/motorsp...nd-prix-of-long-beach-live-stream-online.html
Post-qualifying interviews: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_q0XanCPz9s
Warm-up highlights: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spGmVXdlqVk
Dario Franchitti took pole for the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach with a 1:07.2379 lap, followed by Ryan Hunter-Reay (1:07.2934) and Will Power (1:07.3987).
Full grid:
1) Dario Franchitti
2) Ryan Hunter-Reay
3) Will Power
4) Takuma Sato
5) Mike Conway
6) Helio Castroneves
7) James Hinchcliffe
8) Tony Kanaan
9) Charlie Kimball
10) Ernesto Viso
11) Graham Rahal
12) John Hildebrand
13) James Jakes
14) Anthony Allmendinger
15) Sebastien Bourdais
16) Josef Newgarden
17) Simon Pagenaud
18) Oriol Servia
19) Tristan Vautier
20) Simona de Silvestro
21) Sebastian Saavedra
22) Alex Tagliani
23) Ana Beatriz
24) Ed Carpenter
25) Justin Wilson*
26) Marco Andretti*
27) Scott Dixon*
*Justin Wilson's car was declared illegal. Marco Andretti and Scott Dixon were penalised for blocking.
Takuma Sato was fastest in the morning warm-up session (1:08.5388), with Josef Newgarden second (1:08.5409) and Ernesto Viso third (1:08.5475). Full timesheet here: http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2013/LB_final.pdf
TV coverage: http://www.viplivesports.eu/motorsp...nd-prix-of-long-beach-live-stream-online.html
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