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Only hours after the finish of the 100th Indy 500, David Hasselhoff announced that the team carrying his name will from today on be a one-car entry. "We didn't get the job done at the most important race of the year," the musician said, "we are therefore going to cut down our entry to one car for the rest of the year to fulfill contractual obligations we have with the IndyCar Series, James James Davies and Al Unser III while the rest of the team prepares itself for the 2017 Indianapolis 500-mile race.
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Very good result for us; we really weren't expecting to finish, let alone score a point. Jose did a fantastic job, keeping his head on when drivers were spinning out and crashing all around him, so we'd like to thank him for a sterling effort at this 2016 Indianapolis 500.
Klon, on Alt-F1 wrote: I like to think it's more poker than gambling, though.
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Re: 2016 F1 Rejects IndyCar Series season
Ryan McReynolds wrote:I had this race won... and then the engine blew. That's about it. Nobody was matching me on the restarts, or the long runs. So, of course Chevy lumber me with a defective engine...
Ashley Cassidy wrote:Damn, I really should've won that. I knew it was coming down to fuel mileage, so I was focusing on saving as much fuel as possible, so I didn't give Jack too much trouble off the restart, but he was a bit too fast for me to stay in range and save fuel. I guess he saved enough fuel earlier in the run, and I didn't. I need to start winning more races now, if I'm gonna get back into this title fight.
Brendon Cassidy Jr wrote:Ashley did a great job today, unfortunately, Lola outsmarted us on the fuel strategy, which is something we need to address. They're winning too much right now. But mostly, I'm incredibly pissed off with the officials, letting the oil on the track just stay there, on the racing line, on the entrance to turn 3! Natalie had a fantastic car and she was right in the fight for the win. But everyone up in race control must've been asleep, because we had drivers complaining for 4 laps that the oil on the track after Vasquez blew up was making the track totally undriveable in 3, and we get screwed over because of it. But then, I guess they have to wait until they're sure freaking Christopherson is going to have an easier time of it before then.
Everything's great.Sebastian Vettel wrote:If I was good at losing I wouldn't be in Formula 1.
I'm not surprised about anything.
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After the spectacular Indianapolis 500, the 2016 IndyCar season continues at the Milwaukee Mile. Not only does the series continue, but so does the rivalry between Mastercard-Lola and Cassidy Racing. Cassidy was furious about Lola snatching the Indy win away from them and they're looking to make up for that at Milwaukee. There are also others, who want to redeem themselves at Milwaukee. Martin van der Meyde for example, who went from winning at Portland to dramatically failing to make the field at Indy.
While the field has shrinked down a bit, 28 grid spots will be fought over on qualifying. But first the free practice from Milwaukee:
1st Free Practice from Milwaukee
What a difference a week can make for Martin van der Meyde! Up, down then up again. Even though it's just free practice.
2nd Free Practice from Milwaukee
1st Qualifying Session from Milwaukee
Since two cars left the field, only 18 cars will qualify on the 1st qualifying session. The 2nd qualifying session and the race will come later.
While the field has shrinked down a bit, 28 grid spots will be fought over on qualifying. But first the free practice from Milwaukee:
1st Free Practice from Milwaukee
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1 Martin van der Meyde (Michael Bright Racing) 20.015
2 Ryan McReynolds (Michael Bright Racing) 20.026
3 Michael Robertson (Mastercard Lola) 20.027
4 Natalie Ryder (Cassidy Racing) 20.036
5 Jack Christopherson (Mastercard Lola) 20.039
6 Collin Pratchett (Mastercard Lola) 20.050
7 Ralf Schumacher (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 20.061
8 Ashley Cassidy (Cassidy Racing) 20.065
9 Jules Vergne (Mastercard Lola) 20.082
10 Claude Speed (Rockstar Engineering) 20.116
11 Lance Vance (Rockstar Engineering) 20.185
12 Rusty Gannit (Aurico Autosport) 20.195
13 Clint Hillman (Cassidy Racing) 20.198
14 Dean O'Lauchlan (Euromotor International) 20.230
15 Kohei Hirate (Onyx Racing) 20.237
16 Jeremy MacMillan (Aurico Autosport) 20.241
17 Rafael Carlos (Aurico Autosport) 20.278
18 Damon Cannon (Checkered Flag Motorsport) 20.302
19 Antonio Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 20.326
20 Beth Lestrade (Euromotor International) 20.350
21 Veronika Asimov (Dreadnought Racing) 20.368
22 Vidal Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 20.369
23 Matteo Vasquez (NeoV Competition) 20.395
24 Daniel Melrose (Horizon Motorsports) 20.411
25 David Lee (Dreadnought Racing) 20.432
26 Joao Cavalcanti (Horizon Motorsports) 20.458
27 Andrea Bianchi (Michael Bright Racing) 20.502
28 Elinor Yurko (Tassie Racing) 20.505
29 Natacha Gachnang (Onyx Racing) 20.519
30 Jose Maria Lopez (NeoV Competition) 20.562
31 Roy Guidry (Onyx Racing) 20.575
32 Tim Horan (Restov Racing) 20.631
33 Nikola Nikolov (DSR Racing) 20.851
34 Pedro Luiz Gonzalez (Cassidy Racing) 21.225
35 Johannes das Schaf (Checkered Flag Motorsport) 21.281
36 Phil McCracken (Michael Bright Racing) 21.454What a difference a week can make for Martin van der Meyde! Up, down then up again. Even though it's just free practice.
2nd Free Practice from Milwaukee
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1 Natalie Ryder (Cassidy Racing) 20.004
2 Ashley Cassidy (Cassidy Racing) 20.004
3 Michael Robertson (Mastercard Lola) 20.015
4 Martin van der Meyde (Michael Bright Racing) 20.016
5 Collin Pratchett (Mastercard Lola) 20.021
6 Jack Christopherson (Mastercard Lola) 20.023
7 Ryan McReynolds (Michael Bright Racing) 20.035
8 Ralf Schumacher (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 20.055
9 Claude Speed (Rockstar Engineering) 20.069
10 Jules Vergne (Mastercard Lola) 20.082
11 Clint Hillman (Cassidy Racing) 20.110
12 Dean O'Lauchlan (Euromotor International) 20.142
13 Lance Vance (Rockstar Engineering) 20.156
14 Rusty Gannit (Aurico Autosport) 20.174
15 Kohei Hirate (Onyx Racing) 20.184
16 Rafael Carlos (Aurico Autosport) 20.242
17 Jeremy MacMillan (Aurico Autosport) 20.256
18 Beth Lestrade (Euromotor International) 20.271
19 Damon Cannon (Checkered Flag Motorsport) 20.310
20 Antonio Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 20.319
21 Daniel Melrose (Horizon Motorsports) 20.368
22 Vidal Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 20.388
23 Veronika Asimov (Dreadnought Racing) 20.401
24 Matteo Vasquez (NeoV Competition) 20.408
25 David Lee (Dreadnought Racing) 20.411
26 Natacha Gachnang (Onyx Racing) 20.482
27 Jose Maria Lopez (NeoV Competition) 20.484
28 Joao Cavalcanti (Horizon Motorsports) 20.485
29 Elinor Yurko (Tassie Racing) 20.498
30 Andrea Bianchi (Michael Bright Racing) 20.558
31 Roy Guidry (Onyx Racing) 20.559
32 Tim Horan (Restov Racing) 20.643
33 Nikola Nikolov (DSR Racing) 20.852
34 Pedro Luiz Gonzalez (Cassidy Racing) 21.228
35 Phil McCracken (Michael Bright Racing) 21.306
36 Johannes das Schaf (Checkered Flag Motorsport) 21.3471st Qualifying Session from Milwaukee
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1 Ralf Schumacher (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 20.087
2 Natalie Ryder (Cassidy Racing) 20.109
3 Martin van der Meyde (Michael Bright Racing) 20.140
4 Ryan McReynolds (Michael Bright Racing) 20.155
5 Kohei Hirate (Onyx Racing) 20.191
6 Rusty Gannit (Aurico Autosport) 20.201
7 Dean O'Lauchlan (Euromotor International) 20.228
8 Clint Hillman (Cassidy Racing) 20.229
9 Collin Pratchett (Mastercard Lola) 20.251
10 Rafael Carlos (Aurico Autosport) 20.254
11 Jeremy MacMillan (Aurico Autosport) 20.281
12 Michael Robertson (Mastercard Lola) 20.297
13 Antonio Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 20.324
14 Jack Christopherson (Mastercard Lola) 20.327
15 Lance Vance (Rockstar Engineering) 20.401
16 Jules Vergne (Mastercard Lola) 20.445
17 Joao Cavalcanti (Horizon Motorsports) 20.459
18 Elinor Yurko (Tassie Racing) 20.481
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19 Jose Maria Lopez (NeoV Competition) 20.525
20 Vidal Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 20.531
21 Matteo Vasquez (NeoV Competition) 20.546
22 Andrea Bianchi (Michael Bright Racing) 20.574
23 Natacha Gachnang (Onyx Racing) 20.641
24 Ashley Cassidy (Cassidy Racing) 20.647
25 Claude Speed (Rockstar Engineering) 20.664
26 Damon Cannon (Checkered Flag Motorsport) 20.704
27 Tim Horan (Restov Racing) 20.722
28 Daniel Melrose (Horizon Motorsports) 20.732
29 Beth Lestrade (Euromotor International) 20.735
30 Veronika Asimov (Dreadnought Racing) 20.753
31 Roy Guidry (Onyx Racing) 20.763
32 Nikola Nikolov (DSR Racing) 21.166
33 Johannes das Schaf (Checkered Flag Motorsport) 21.352
34 David Lee (Dreadnought Racing) 21.443
35 Phil McCracken (Michael Bright Racing) 21.487
36 Pedro Luiz Gonzalez (Cassidy Racing) 21.517Since two cars left the field, only 18 cars will qualify on the 1st qualifying session. The 2nd qualifying session and the race will come later.
MIA SAN MIA!
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Re: 2016 F1 Rejects IndyCar Series season
After a string of poor results, Michael Bright Racing confirm that Andrea Bianchi has left the team after a mutual contract termination.
Klon wrote:more liek Nick Ass-idy amirite?
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pasta_maldonado wrote:After a string of poor results, Michael Bright Racing confirm that Andrea Bianchi has left the team after a mutual contract termination.
Lel, you fired something before he even had the chance to qualify on the 2nd session.
2nd Qualifying Session from Milwaukee
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1 Ashley Cassidy (Cassidy Racing) 20.114
2 Claude Speed (Rockstar Engineering) 20.202
3 Daniel Melrose (Horizon Motorsports) 20.389
4 Veronika Asimov (Dreadnought Racing) 20.419
5 Natacha Gachnang (Onyx Racing) 20.509
6 Vidal Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 20.575
7 Jose Maria Lopez (NeoV Competition) 20.603
8 David Lee (Dreadnought Racing) 20.613
9 Andrea Bianchi (Michael Bright Racing) 20.667
10 Tim Horan (Restov Racing) 20.671
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11 Roy Guidry (Onyx Racing) 20.735
12 Beth Lestrade (Euromotor International) 20.813
13 Nikola Nikolov (DSR Racing) 21.219
14 Phil McCracken (Michael Bright Racing) 21.281
15 Matteo Vasquez (NeoV Competition) 21.399
16 Damon Cannon (Checkered Flag Motorsport) 21.677
17 Pedro Luiz Gonzalez (Cassidy Racing) 21.782
18 Johannes das Schaf (Checkered Flag Motorsport) 21.875Despite being fired, Bianchi manages to qualify his car for the race. Maybe Michael Bright should have "fired" Martin van der Meyde at Indy?
Starting Grid for the Miller 200
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1 Ralf Schumacher (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 20.087
2 Natalie Ryder (Cassidy Racing) 20.109
3 Martin van der Meyde (Michael Bright Racing) 20.140
4 Ryan McReynolds (Michael Bright Racing) 20.155
5 Kohei Hirate (Onyx Racing) 20.191
6 Rusty Gannit (Aurico Autosport) 20.201
7 Dean O'Lauchlan (Euromotor International) 20.228
8 Clint Hillman (Cassidy Racing) 20.229
9 Collin Pratchett (Mastercard Lola) 20.251
10 Rafael Carlos (Aurico Autosport) 20.254
11 Jeremy MacMillan (Aurico Autosport) 20.281
12 Michael Robertson (Mastercard Lola) 20.297
13 Antonio Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 20.324
14 Jack Christopherson (Mastercard Lola) 20.327
15 Lance Vance (Rockstar Engineering) 20.401
16 Jules Vergne (Mastercard Lola) 20.445
17 Joao Cavalcanti (Horizon Motorsports) 20.459
18 Elinor Yurko (Tassie Racing) 20.481
19 Ashley Cassidy (Cassidy Racing) 20.114
20 Claude Speed (Rockstar Engineering) 20.202
21 Daniel Melrose (Horizon Motorsports) 20.389
22 Veronika Asimov (Dreadnought Racing) 20.419
23 Natacha Gachnang (Onyx Racing) 20.509
24 Vidal Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 20.575
25 Jose Maria Lopez (NeoV Competition) 20.603
26 David Lee (Dreadnought Racing) 20.613
27 Andrea Bianchi (Michael Bright Racing) 20.667
28 Tim Horan (Restov Racing) 20.671And without further ado, here's the race result:
Race Results of the Miller Genuine Draft 200
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1 Ryan McReynolds (Michael Bright Racing) 1:40:09.778
2 Martin van der Meyde (Michael Bright Racing) 1:40:19.179
3 Natalie Ryder (Cassidy Racing) 1:40:22.787
4 Lance Vance (Rockstar Engineering) 1:40:26.314
5 Jeremy MacMillan (Aurico Autosport) 1:40:30.648
6 Ashley Cassidy (Cassidy Racing) 1:40:38.270
7 Rafael Carlos (Aurico Autosport) 1 lap
8 Collin Pratchett (Mastercard Lola) 1 lap
9 Michael Robertson (Mastercard Lola) 1 lap
10 Joao Cavalcanti (Horizon Motorsports) 1 lap
11 Daniel Melrose (Horizon Motorsports) 1 lap
12 Natacha Gachnang (Onyx Racing) 1 lap
13 Elinor Yurko (Tassie Racing) 1 lap
Veronika Asimov (Dreadnought Racing) DNF lap 197
Ralf Schumacher (Hasselhoff Motorsport) DNF lap 189
Clint Hillman (Cassidy Racing) DNF lap 189
Jack Christopherson (Mastercard Lola) DNF lap 161
Claude Speed (Rockstar Engineering) DNF lap 148
Kohei Hirate (Onyx Racing) DNF lap 148
Jose Maria Lopez (NeoV Competition) DNF lap 117
Vidal Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) DNF lap 114
Rusty Gannit (Aurico Autosport) DNF lap 108
Jules Vergne (Mastercard Lola) DNF lap 88
Antonio Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) DNF lap 73
Dean O'Lauchlan (Euromotor International) DNF lap 54
Andrea Bianchi (Michael Bright Racing) DNF lap 46
David Lee (Dreadnought Racing) DNF lap 19
Tim Horan (Restov Racing) DNF lap 11MIA SAN MIA!
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While the F1RWRS concludes their visit to North America at Road America, the IndyCar Series begins their visit in Europe with their inaugural race at Donington Park. Tickets have been sold out way in advance, even before British Jack Christopherson won the Indy 500 this year. But his victory at Indy contributed even further to the positive hype surrounding this race. Among the 34 drivers, who try to qualify for this race, four of them are British, including Christopherson. Now, how will free practice play out?
FP1 Results from Donington
FP2 Results from Donington
So far, Cassidy Racing's fast American ladies are setting the pace, but crowd hero Christopherson is close behind. But qualifying can be a different matter. For example: Brits Damon Cannon and Beth Lestrade couldn't even qualify for the last race at Milwaukee!
Q1 Results from Donington
And what a difference a qualifying can indeed make. Suddenly, Michael Bright Racing has locked out the front row! Their car is probably better suited to short, quick runs, rather than long runs in free practice.
Q2 Results from Donington
Since the field keeps shrinking, Q2 becomes more and more obsolete. Only the bottom four didn't qualify for the race, with Tim Horan being a bit of a surprise there.
Starting Grid for the Tesco Donington IndyCar Festival
Race Results
While there were plenty of battles in the midfield, the battle for the victory was boring. Ryan McReynolds drove to a start-finish victory, with a gap of 10 seconds over second placed Natalie Ryder. Jack Christopherson couldn't quite match a pace at the front, but he nonetheless tried to put up a good show for the crowd. Meanwhile, it seems like Michael Bright Racing has finally become a serious opposition to Mastercard-Lola and Cassidy Racing. How will this triangle continue? Only the Deutsche Post 500 at the Lausitzring can tell us!
FP1 Results from Donington
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1 Ashley Cassidy (Cassidy Racing) 1:23.975
2 Ryan McReynolds (Michael Bright Racing) 1:24.011
3 Collin Pratchett (Mastercard Lola) 1:24.015
4 Jack Christopherson (Mastercard Lola) 1:24.019
5 Natalie Ryder (Cassidy Racing) 1:24.041
6 Ralf Schumacher (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 1:24.080
7 Claude Speed (Rockstar Engineering) 1:24.121
8 Martin van der Meyde (Michael Bright Racing) 1:24.152
9 Clint Hillman (Cassidy Racing) 1:24.182
10 Michael Robertson (Mastercard Lola) 1:24.196
11 Dean O'Lauchlan (Euromotor International) 1:24.275
12 Rusty Gannit (Aurico Autosport) 1:24.311
13 Lance Vance (Rockstar Engineering) 1:24.321
14 Kohei Hirate (Onyx Racing) 1:24.363
15 Jeremy MacMillan (Aurico Autosport) 1:24.484
16 Rafael Carlos (Aurico Autosport) 1:24.576
17 Antonio Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 1:24.608
18 Damon Cannon (Checkered Flag Motorsport) 1:24.616
19 Beth Lestrade (Euromotor International) 1:24.661
20 Daniel Melrose (Horizon Motorsports) 1:24.708
21 Vidal Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 1:24.717
22 Matteo Vasquez (NeoV Competition) 1:24.737
23 Veronika Asimov (Dreadnought Racing) 1:24.738
24 David Lee (Dreadnought Racing) 1:24.787
25 Joao Cavalcanti (Horizon Motorsports) 1:24.902
26 Andrea Bianchi (Michael Bright Racing) 1:24.944
27 Natacha Gachnang (Onyx Racing) 1:24.975
28 Elinor Yurko (Tassie Racing) 1:24.986
29 Jose Maria Lopez (NeoV Competition) 1:25.050
30 Roy Guidry (Onyx Racing) 1:25.188
31 Tim Horan (Restov Racing) 1:25.279
32 Nikola Nikolov (DSR Racing) 1:25.825
33 Pedro Luiz Gonzalez (Cassidy Racing) 1:26.440
34 Phil McCracken (Michael Bright Racing) 1:26.520
35 Johannes das Schaf (Checkered Flag Motorsport) 1:26.542
36 Darren Older Jr. (Mastercard Lola) 1:26.661FP2 Results from Donington
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1 Natalie Ryder (Cassidy Racing) 1:23.979
2 Ashley Cassidy (Cassidy Racing) 1:24.008
3 Jack Christopherson (Mastercard Lola) 1:24.019
4 Michael Robertson (Mastercard Lola) 1:24.028
5 Collin Pratchett (Mastercard Lola) 1:24.028
6 Martin van der Meyde (Michael Bright Racing) 1:24.029
7 Ryan McReynolds (Michael Bright Racing) 1:24.057
8 Ralf Schumacher (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 1:24.097
9 Claude Speed (Rockstar Engineering) 1:24.109
10 Clint Hillman (Cassidy Racing) 1:24.181
11 Lance Vance (Rockstar Engineering) 1:24.290
12 Rusty Gannit (Aurico Autosport) 1:24.306
13 Kohei Hirate (Onyx Racing) 1:24.363
14 Jeremy MacMillan (Aurico Autosport) 1:24.474
15 Dean O'Lauchlan (Euromotor International) 1:24.475
16 Rafael Carlos (Aurico Autosport) 1:24.491
17 Beth Lestrade (Euromotor International) 1:24.529
18 Damon Cannon (Checkered Flag Motorsport) 1:24.591
19 Veronika Asimov (Dreadnought Racing) 1:24.712
20 Daniel Melrose (Horizon Motorsports) 1:24.746
21 Antonio Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 1:24.757
22 Vidal Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 1:24.761
23 Matteo Vasquez (NeoV Competition) 1:24.792
24 David Lee (Dreadnought Racing) 1:24.805
25 Joao Cavalcanti (Horizon Motorsports) 1:24.896
26 Elinor Yurko (Tassie Racing) 1:24.932
27 Jose Maria Lopez (NeoV Competition) 1:24.941
28 Natacha Gachnang (Onyx Racing) 1:24.963
29 Andrea Bianchi (Michael Bright Racing) 1:24.987
30 Roy Guidry (Onyx Racing) 1:25.152
31 Tim Horan (Restov Racing) 1:25.335
32 Nikola Nikolov (DSR Racing) 1:25.648
33 Pedro Luiz Gonzalez (Cassidy Racing) 1:26.455
34 Phil McCracken (Michael Bright Racing) 1:26.526
35 Johannes das Schaf (Checkered Flag Motorsport) 1:26.549
36 Darren Older Jr. (Mastercard Lola) 1:26.570So far, Cassidy Racing's fast American ladies are setting the pace, but crowd hero Christopherson is close behind. But qualifying can be a different matter. For example: Brits Damon Cannon and Beth Lestrade couldn't even qualify for the last race at Milwaukee!
Q1 Results from Donington
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1 Ryan McReynolds (Michael Bright Racing) 1:24.026
2 Martin van der Meyde (Michael Bright Racing) 1:24.065
3 Jack Christopherson (Mastercard Lola) 1:24.130
4 Ashley Cassidy (Cassidy Racing) 1:24.161
5 Natalie Ryder (Cassidy Racing) 1:24.255
6 Collin Pratchett (Mastercard Lola) 1:24.269
7 Michael Robertson (Mastercard Lola) 1:24.285
8 Claude Speed (Rockstar Engineering) 1:24.532
9 Jeremy MacMillan (Aurico Autosport) 1:24.647
10 Damon Cannon (Checkered Flag Motorsport) 1:24.648
11 Dean O'Lauchlan (Euromotor International) 1:24.652
12 Rusty Gannit (Aurico Autosport) 1:24.697
13 Clint Hillman (Cassidy Racing) 1:24.703
14 Rafael Carlos (Aurico Autosport) 1:24.709
15 Beth Lestrade (Euromotor International) 1:24.737
16 Ralf Schumacher (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 1:24.760
17 Kohei Hirate (Onyx Racing) 1:24.782
18 Veronika Asimov (Dreadnought Racing) 1:24.842
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19 Daniel Melrose (Horizon Motorsports) 1:24.898
20 Antonio Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 1:24.910
21 Vidal Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 1:24.932
22 Jose Maria Lopez (NeoV Competition) 1:25.122
23 Matteo Vasquez (NeoV Competition) 1:25.322
24 Natacha Gachnang (Onyx Racing) 1:25.483
25 Nikola Nikolov (DSR Racing) 1:25.648
26 Joao Cavalcanti (Horizon Motorsports) 1:25.740
27 Tim Horan (Restov Racing) 1:25.821
28 Lance Vance (Rockstar Engineering) 1:25.975
29 Elinor Yurko (Tassie Racing) 1:26.078
30 David Lee (Dreadnought Racing) 1:26.520
31 Johannes das Schaf (Checkered Flag Motorsport) 1:26.583
32 Phil McCracken (Michael Bright Racing) 1:26.589
33 Roy Guidry (Onyx Racing) 1:27.383
34 Darren Older Jr. (Mastercard Lola) 1:28.381And what a difference a qualifying can indeed make. Suddenly, Michael Bright Racing has locked out the front row! Their car is probably better suited to short, quick runs, rather than long runs in free practice.
Q2 Results from Donington
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1 Antonio Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 1:24.663
2 Joao Cavalcanti (Horizon Motorsports) 1:24.946
3 Lance Vance (Rockstar Engineering) 1:25.025
4 Matteo Vasquez (NeoV Competition) 1:25.032
5 David Lee (Dreadnought Racing) 1:25.075
6 Natacha Gachnang (Onyx Racing) 1:25.088
7 Roy Guidry (Onyx Racing) 1:25.106
8 Jose Maria Lopez (NeoV Competition) 1:25.329
9 Elinor Yurko (Tassie Racing) 1:25.376
10 Daniel Melrose (Horizon Motorsports) 1:25.485
11 Vidal Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 1:25.504
12 Nikola Nikolov (DSR Racing) 1:25.754
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13 Tim Horan (Restov Racing) 1:26.256
14 Johannes das Schaf (Checkered Flag Motorsport) 1:26.606
15 Darren Older Jr. (Mastercard Lola) 1:26.636
16 Phil McCracken (Michael Bright Racing) 1:26.728Since the field keeps shrinking, Q2 becomes more and more obsolete. Only the bottom four didn't qualify for the race, with Tim Horan being a bit of a surprise there.
Starting Grid for the Tesco Donington IndyCar Festival
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1 Ryan McReynolds (Michael Bright Racing) 1:24.026
2 Martin van der Meyde (Michael Bright Racing) 1:24.065
3 Jack Christopherson (Mastercard Lola) 1:24.130
4 Ashley Cassidy (Cassidy Racing) 1:24.161
5 Natalie Ryder (Cassidy Racing) 1:24.255
6 Collin Pratchett (Mastercard Lola) 1:24.269
7 Michael Robertson (Mastercard Lola) 1:24.285
8 Claude Speed (Rockstar Engineering) 1:24.532
9 Jeremy MacMillan (Aurico Autosport) 1:24.647
10 Damon Cannon (Checkered Flag Motorsport) 1:24.648
11 Dean O'Lauchlan (Euromotor International) 1:24.652
12 Rusty Gannit (Aurico Autosport) 1:24.697
13 Clint Hillman (Cassidy Racing) 1:24.703
14 Rafael Carlos (Aurico Autosport) 1:24.709
15 Beth Lestrade (Euromotor International) 1:24.737
16 Ralf Schumacher (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 1:24.760
17 Kohei Hirate (Onyx Racing) 1:24.782
18 Veronika Asimov (Dreadnought Racing) 1:24.842
19 Antonio Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 1:24.663
20 Joao Cavalcanti (Horizon Motorsports) 1:24.946
21 Lance Vance (Rockstar Engineering) 1:25.025
22 Matteo Vasquez (NeoV Competition) 1:25.032
23 David Lee (Dreadnought Racing) 1:25.075
24 Natacha Gachnang (Onyx Racing) 1:25.088
25 Roy Guidry (Onyx Racing) 1:25.106
26 Jose Maria Lopez (NeoV Competition) 1:25.329
27 Elinor Yurko (Tassie Racing) 1:25.376
28 Daniel Melrose (Horizon Motorsports) 1:25.485
29 Vidal Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 1:25.504
30 Nikola Nikolov (DSR Racing) 1:25.754Race Results
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1 Ryan McReynolds (Michael Bright Racing) 1:55:44.062
2 Natalie Ryder (Cassidy Racing) 1:55:54.651
3 Martin van der Meyde (Michael Bright Racing) 1:55:55.259
4 Jack Christopherson (Mastercard Lola) 1:56:03.573
5 Collin Pratchett (Mastercard Lola) 1:56:07.543
6 Michael Robertson (Mastercard Lola) 1:56:13.411
7 Ashley Cassidy (Cassidy Racing) 1:56:14.695
8 Damon Cannon (Checkered Flag Motorsport) 1:56:17.346
9 Jeremy MacMillan (Aurico Autosport) 1:56:18.454
10 Kohei Hirate (Onyx Racing) 1:56:32.051
11 Dean O'Lauchlan (Euromotor International) 1:56:45.940
12 Veronika Asimov (Dreadnought Racing) 1:56:48.967
13 Matteo Vasquez (NeoV Competition) 1:56:49.462
14 David Lee (Dreadnought Racing) 1:56:50.255
15 Rafael Carlos (Aurico Autosport) 1:56:50.576
16 Claude Speed (Rockstar Engineering) 1:56:51.430
17 Lance Vance (Rockstar Engineering) 1:56:58.526
18 Joao Cavalcanti (Horizon Motorsports) 1:57:02.151
19 Daniel Melrose (Horizon Motorsports) 1:57:06.587
20 Clint Hillman (Cassidy Racing) 1:57:11.355
21 Antonio Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 1:57:12.633
22 Jose Maria Lopez (NeoV Competition) 1 lap
23 Natacha Gachnang (Onyx Racing) 1 lap
24 Nikola Nikolov (DSR Racing) 1 lap
25 Elinor Yurko (Tassie Racing) 1 lap
26 Vidal Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 1 lap
Roy Guidry (Onyx Racing) DNF lap 44
Beth Lestrade (Euromotor International) DNF lap 35
Rusty Gannit (Aurico Autosport) DNF lap 33
Ralf Schumacher (Hasselhoff Motorsport) DNF lap 14While there were plenty of battles in the midfield, the battle for the victory was boring. Ryan McReynolds drove to a start-finish victory, with a gap of 10 seconds over second placed Natalie Ryder. Jack Christopherson couldn't quite match a pace at the front, but he nonetheless tried to put up a good show for the crowd. Meanwhile, it seems like Michael Bright Racing has finally become a serious opposition to Mastercard-Lola and Cassidy Racing. How will this triangle continue? Only the Deutsche Post 500 at the Lausitzring can tell us!
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Re: 2016 F1 Rejects IndyCar Series season
Alright, I decided to go back on my strategy of full retreat. Now I will do the exact opposite:
My team will purchase a third full-time car, to be driven by James James Davies.
Furthermore, the second car (driven by Aston until Indy) will return, driven by Kenan Ardaoglu (for which I will buy enough updates to get him back to 10-10-8).
My team will purchase a third full-time car, to be driven by James James Davies.
Furthermore, the second car (driven by Aston until Indy) will return, driven by Kenan Ardaoglu (for which I will buy enough updates to get him back to 10-10-8).
Re: 2016 F1 Rejects IndyCar Series season
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Where rumours arise in the IndyCar paddock, the Dirttracker ain't far away to check these rumours. As such, the Dirttracker has heard some interesting hummings in the paddock at Donington, UK:
More International Races
It all but confirmed that IndyCar will greatly increase the number of international races, probably at the cost of lesser profitable races in North America. However, the only track that is rumoured to be on its way out is Toronto. Since IndyCar wants to hold at least two races in Canada, it is rumoured that Mosport will take over the 2nd Canadian IndyCar date. Gateway and Kentucky are also under close investigation, but series management wants to keep as many oval races in North America as possible. Therefore, the only way to expand into international market is to expand the schedule. IndyCar already holds 24 races and series owner Walther Williams thinks that 28 races is the absolute maximum.
But where will IndyCar expand? For once, the series wants 1-2 additional races in Europe. Monza in Italy is a hot favorite for a race, while the series is looking for another suitable location in Southern Europe. The races could be then held right before the Asian leg, as the weather is still good enough in that region. Speaking of Asia, the series has also the desire to add a race in China and a further race somewhere in South-East Asia. At the moment, China is building a 2-mile oval close to Beijing, the "Great Wall Speedway", which is rumoured to be build specially for IndyCar.
IndyCar also desires to hold a race in Africa, right after the South American leg of the season. Candidates are Kyalami circuit and the Phakisa Freeway, both in South Africa. With Phakisa being an oval, it seems to be in a favourable position right now. But some sections of series management actually desire a double header in South Africa.
American Ovals to return
IndyCar is also looking to bring back two American oval tracks. Phoenix International Raceway is very keen on hosting the IndyCar Series and negiotiations are in an advanced state. IndyCar also wants to return to Las Vegas, specifically the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. But there are some concerns about the high speeds that could reached on such an oval. It should be said that IndyCar races on the similar Texas Motor Speedway though, without any incident so far. But IndyCar officials have already a back-up plan, in case the oval race won't happen, as they have already evaluated the option of holding a race in the streets of Las Vegas.
Honda and Chevy dominance
There is a growing source of discontent about the dominance of both Honda and Chevrolet engines. So far, only one race winner did not have a Honda or a Chevy in his back, when Kohei Hirate managed to drag his Mazda Cosworth into victory lane at Austin. Among the most vocal opponents of the dominance is Horizon Motorsports, Ford's only customer in the IndyCar series. Seeing as they are struggling, their complaint is understandable. Ford is also aware of the duopoly of Honda and Chevrolet, as Jack Roush is rumoured to launch an improved version of the Ford EcoBoost V6 by the Michigan 500.
On the other hand, Toyota is evaluating its future in IndyCar, as they are also only supplying one team of the grid. They are rumoured to withdraw its resources from IndyCar, in order to focus on their entry in the ACO Le Mans Cup next year. Likewise, Mazda is disappointed with the performance of its SkyActive turbo diesel engine, which couldn't show much in the hands of ZimSport. It has shown some promise at the Indy 500 though, as Jiri Komarek managed to bring his car into the grid. Mazda is also rumoured to be in talks with Onyx Racing, who are still using the old Mazda Cosworth powerplants. They want to see their SkyActive engine in a race, as only race experience can give them enough data to continue the development of the engine.
But it goes without saying that the ongoing dominance of Honda and Chevy is unlikely to attract new engine manufacturers. Infiniti and Judd already shut down their IndyCar operations due to a lack of customers. IndyCar is currently running 3.0l V6 turbo engines, which is seen as good compromise between technology and raw power. While these regs are only in effect since the last season in 2015, IndyCar is already evaluating potential new engine regulations. One option could be to downsize the IndyCar engines, in order to curb the horse power. One wild rumours is the possible permission of naturally aspirated racing engines with a displacement of five litres, similar to the ones used in the LMP2 category. It is expected that IndyCar will announce their decision about the regulations for 2017 by the time the series returns to the United States after their European tour.
EDIT: @ Onxy Wrecked: If you're reading this, "Mazda" is hereby asking you to use their SkyActive engine. Don't worry, it's better than the normal Cosworth engine.
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MBR are finally in the title hunt. In the hope of maintaining this level of competitiveness, we've hired Al Unser III (pay driver) to drive the car vacated by Andrea Bianchi.
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MBR are finally in the title hunt. In the hope of maintaining this level of competitiveness, we've hired Al Unser III (pay driver) to drive the car vacated by Andrea Bianchi.
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Will accept the engine upgrade from Mazda.
More Moneytron, more problems for Onyx!
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Re: 2016 F1 Rejects IndyCar Series season
After their visit in Britain, the IndyCar Series makes their way to Germany. The Eurospeedway Lausitz, also called "Lausitzring", hosts the IndyCar Series in its current form for the second time. Much like the IndyCar race at Britain, this race has seen a lot of hype in Germany. So much hype that Opel decided to brand all cars that normally run Chevrolet engines as Opels. Opel has also been doing lots of promotional work for the "Deutsche Post 500 powered by Opel". The popularity of IndyCar in Germany is growing that much that rumours about a possible entry by another German manufacturer for 2017 have popped up in the paddock. Representatives from VW, BMW and Mercedes have been sighted in the paddock, who have been officially invited by IndyCar to attend the race. But for now, the talk is over as the drivers head for free practice:
Results of the 1st Free Practice from the Lausitzring
Results of the 2nd Free Practice from the Lausitzring
As usual, Cassidy Racing dominates the free practice, showing off their superior performance in long runs. But qualifying, as usual, is a different matter. 34 cars will start the Deutsche Post 500, as qualifying is under way.
Q1 from the Lausitzring
The performance of Hasselhoff Motorsport has been a bit underwhelming so far, but considering that they are using Panoz chassis, they are probably giving 110%. Although J.J. Davies performance in Q1 is surprising, as well as Jack Christopherson's and Claude Speed's! Let's not forget that Christopherson can still keep his chances for a 5m $ bonus, if he manages to win all 500-mile races this season.
Q2 from the Lausitzring
Here's how they line up for the "Deutsche Post 500 powered by Opel":
Starting Grid for the "Deutsche Post 500 powered by Opel"
Race Results
This race was certainly eventful, even though front runners like van der Meyde or Pratchett had to retire in dramatic fashion. The crash between Lestrade and Gachnang also looked way worse than it really was, as both were able to walk away unharmed. In the end, Ryan McReynolds managed to win his 3rd race in a row, picking up more and more ground in the IndyCar championship. He's also proving that Michael Bright Racing is now really a force to be reckoned with. It was also good promotion for Opel, as one "their" rebranded Chevrolet engines won the race.
Will MBR's dominance continue, when the series return to the United States at Watkins Glen? Can Mastercard-Lola and Cassidy Racing strike back? Or can someone else stir up the battle at the front? Don't miss the next IndyCar race at Watkins Glen, to find out the answer!
Results of the 1st Free Practice from the Lausitzring
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1 Ashley Cassidy (Cassidy Racing) 34.592
2 Natalie Ryder (Cassidy Racing) 34.604
3 Jack Christopherson (Mastercard Lola) 34.610
4 Collin Pratchett (Mastercard Lola) 34.628
5 Kenan Ardaoglu (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 34.640
6 Ryan McReynolds (Michael Bright Racing) 34.653
7 Ralf Schumacher (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 34.656
8 Claude Speed (Rockstar Engineering) 34.660
9 Martin van der Meyde (Michael Bright Racing) 34.661
10 J. J. Davies (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 34.663
11 Jules Vergne (Mastercard Lola) 34.682
12 Michael Robertson (Mastercard Lola) 34.683
13 Kohei Hirate (Onyx Racing) 34.693
14 Dean O'Lauchlan (Euromotor International) 34.730
15 Clint Hillman (Cassidy Racing) 34.740
16 Rusty Gannit (Aurico Autosport) 34.757
17 Lance Vance (Rockstar Engineering) 34.759
18 Jeremy MacMillan (Aurico Autosport) 34.841
19 Rafael Carlos (Aurico Autosport) 34.869
20 Damon Cannon (Checkered Flag Motorsport) 34.888
21 Beth Lestrade (Euromotor International) 34.905
22 Antonio Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 34.941
23 Vidal Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 34.957
24 Daniel Melrose (Horizon Motorsports) 34.961
25 Veronika Asimov (Dreadnought Racing) 34.963
26 Natacha Gachnang (Onyx Racing) 34.967
27 Matteo Vasquez (NeoV Competition) 34.988
28 Roy Guidry (Onyx Racing) 35.002
29 Joao Cavalcanti (Horizon Motorsports) 35.012
30 David Lee (Dreadnought Racing) 35.021
31 Jose Maria Lopez (NeoV Competition) 35.089
32 Elinor Yurko (Tassie Racing) 35.146
33 Tim Horan (Restov Racing) 35.263
34 Nikola Nikolov (DSR Racing) 35.451
35 Phil McCracken (Michael Bright Racing) 35.869
36 Al Unser III. (Michael Bright Racing) 35.923
37 Johannes das Schaf (Checkered Flag Motorsport) 35.942Results of the 2nd Free Practice from the Lausitzring
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1 Ashley Cassidy (Cassidy Racing) 34.591
2 Natalie Ryder (Cassidy Racing) 34.594
3 Collin Pratchett (Mastercard Lola) 34.609
4 Ryan McReynolds (Michael Bright Racing) 34.614
5 Jack Christopherson (Mastercard Lola) 34.616
6 J. J. Davies (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 34.649
7 Martin van der Meyde (Michael Bright Racing) 34.657
8 Kenan Ardaoglu (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 34.659
9 Michael Robertson (Mastercard Lola) 34.662
10 Ralf Schumacher (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 34.674
11 Claude Speed (Rockstar Engineering) 34.687
12 Clint Hillman (Cassidy Racing) 34.694
13 Jules Vergne (Mastercard Lola) 34.700
14 Kohei Hirate (Onyx Racing) 34.708
15 Dean O'Lauchlan (Euromotor International) 34.729
16 Rusty Gannit (Aurico Autosport) 34.758
17 Lance Vance (Rockstar Engineering) 34.785
18 Rafael Carlos (Aurico Autosport) 34.837
19 Jeremy MacMillan (Aurico Autosport) 34.855
20 Damon Cannon (Checkered Flag Motorsport) 34.887
21 Beth Lestrade (Euromotor International) 34.901
22 Natacha Gachnang (Onyx Racing) 34.944
23 Antonio Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 34.958
24 Vidal Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 34.960
25 Matteo Vasquez (NeoV Competition) 34.972
26 Roy Guidry (Onyx Racing) 34.993
27 Daniel Melrose (Horizon Motorsports) 34.996
28 David Lee (Dreadnought Racing) 35.013
29 Veronika Asimov (Dreadnought Racing) 35.016
30 Joao Cavalcanti (Horizon Motorsports) 35.027
31 Elinor Yurko (Tassie Racing) 35.131
32 Jose Maria Lopez (NeoV Competition) 35.159
33 Tim Horan (Restov Racing) 35.246
34 Nikola Nikolov (DSR Racing) 35.440
35 Johannes das Schaf (Checkered Flag Motorsport) 35.867
36 Al Unser III. (Michael Bright Racing) 35.915
37 Phil McCracken (Michael Bright Racing) 35.921As usual, Cassidy Racing dominates the free practice, showing off their superior performance in long runs. But qualifying, as usual, is a different matter. 34 cars will start the Deutsche Post 500, as qualifying is under way.
Q1 from the Lausitzring
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1 Collin Pratchett (Mastercard Lola) 34.607
2 Ryan McReynolds (Michael Bright Racing) 34.654
3 Martin van der Meyde (Michael Bright Racing) 34.661
4 Michael Robertson (Mastercard Lola) 34.664
5 Natalie Ryder (Cassidy Racing) 34.683
6 Lance Vance (Rockstar Engineering) 34.752
7 Ashley Cassidy (Cassidy Racing) 34.775
8 Rusty Gannit (Aurico Autosport) 34.778
9 Dean O'Lauchlan (Euromotor International) 34.785
10 Kenan Ardaoglu (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 34.802
11 Ralf Schumacher (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 34.829
12 Kohei Hirate (Onyx Racing) 34.850
13 Beth Lestrade (Euromotor International) 34.882
14 Rafael Carlos (Aurico Autosport) 34.896
15 Clint Hillman (Cassidy Racing) 34.946
16 Damon Cannon (Checkered Flag Motorsport) 35.019
17 Daniel Melrose (Horizon Motorsports) 35.032
18 David Lee (Dreadnought Racing) 35.075
19 Vidal Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 35.079
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20 Elinor Yurko (Tassie Racing) 35.082
21 Joao Cavalcanti (Horizon Motorsports) 35.120
22 Jules Vergne (Mastercard Lola) 35.130
23 Roy Guidry (Onyx Racing) 35.164
24 Jose Maria Lopez (NeoV Competition) 35.194
25 Jeremy MacMillan (Aurico Autosport) 35.225
26 J. J. Davies (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 35.305
27 Matteo Vasquez (NeoV Competition) 35.307
28 Natacha Gachnang (Onyx Racing) 35.317
29 Jack Christopherson (Mastercard Lola) 35.438
30 Tim Horan (Restov Racing) 35.506
31 Veronika Asimov (Dreadnought Racing) 35.509
32 Nikola Nikolov (DSR Racing) 35.574
33 Antonio Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 35.838
34 Johannes das Schaf (Checkered Flag Motorsport) 35.920
35 Al Unser III. (Michael Bright Racing) 35.966
36 Phil McCracken (Michael Bright Racing) 36.539
37 Claude Speed (Rockstar Engineering) 37.740The performance of Hasselhoff Motorsport has been a bit underwhelming so far, but considering that they are using Panoz chassis, they are probably giving 110%. Although J.J. Davies performance in Q1 is surprising, as well as Jack Christopherson's and Claude Speed's! Let's not forget that Christopherson can still keep his chances for a 5m $ bonus, if he manages to win all 500-mile races this season.
Q2 from the Lausitzring
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1 Jack Christopherson (Mastercard Lola) 34.756
2 Jules Vergne (Mastercard Lola) 34.897
3 J. J. Davies (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 35.003
4 Matteo Vasquez (NeoV Competition) 35.006
5 Joao Cavalcanti (Horizon Motorsports) 35.013
6 Jeremy MacMillan (Aurico Autosport) 35.016
7 Veronika Asimov (Dreadnought Racing) 35.025
8 Jose Maria Lopez (NeoV Competition) 35.079
9 Antonio Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 35.184
10 Claude Speed (Rockstar Engineering) 35.242
11 Roy Guidry (Onyx Racing) 35.496
12 Nikola Nikolov (DSR Racing) 35.636
13 Elinor Yurko (Tassie Racing) 35.687
14 Natacha Gachnang (Onyx Racing) 35.751
15 Tim Horan (Restov Racing) 35.849
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16 Al Unser III. (Michael Bright Racing) 35.921
17 Johannes das Schaf (Checkered Flag Motorsport) 35.962
18 Phil McCracken (Michael Bright Racing) 36.012Here's how they line up for the "Deutsche Post 500 powered by Opel":
Starting Grid for the "Deutsche Post 500 powered by Opel"
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1 Collin Pratchett (Mastercard Lola) 34.607
2 Ryan McReynolds (Michael Bright Racing) 34.654
3 Martin van der Meyde (Michael Bright Racing) 34.661
4 Michael Robertson (Mastercard Lola) 34.664
5 Natalie Ryder (Cassidy Racing) 34.683
6 Lance Vance (Rockstar Engineering) 34.752
7 Ashley Cassidy (Cassidy Racing) 34.775
8 Rusty Gannit (Aurico Autosport) 34.778
9 Dean O'Lauchlan (Euromotor International) 34.785
10 Kenan Ardaoglu (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 34.802
11 Ralf Schumacher (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 34.829
12 Kohei Hirate (Onyx Racing) 34.850
13 Beth Lestrade (Euromotor International) 34.882
14 Rafael Carlos (Aurico Autosport) 34.896
15 Clint Hillman (Cassidy Racing) 34.946
16 Damon Cannon (Checkered Flag Motorsport) 35.019
17 Daniel Melrose (Horizon Motorsports) 35.032
18 David Lee (Dreadnought Racing) 35.075
19 Vidal Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 35.079
20 Jack Christopherson (Mastercard Lola) 34.756
21 Jules Vergne (Mastercard Lola) 34.897
22 J. J. Davies (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 35.003
23 Matteo Vasquez (NeoV Competition) 35.006
24 Joao Cavalcanti (Horizon Motorsports) 35.013
25 Jeremy MacMillan (Aurico Autosport) 35.016
26 Veronika Asimov (Dreadnought Racing) 35.025
27 Jose Maria Lopez (NeoV Competition) 35.079
28 Antonio Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 35.184
29 Claude Speed (Rockstar Engineering) 35.242
30 Roy Guidry (Onyx Racing) 35.496
31 Nikola Nikolov (DSR Racing) 35.636
32 Elinor Yurko (Tassie Racing) 35.687
33 Natacha Gachnang (Onyx Racing) 35.751
34 Tim Horan (Restov Racing) 35.849Race Results
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1 Ryan McReynolds (Michael Bright Racing) 3:04:18.987
2 Michael Robertson (Mastercard Lola) 3:04:31.803
3 Natalie Ryder (Cassidy Racing) 3:04:36.275
4 Rafael Carlos (Aurico Autosport) 3:04:47.328
5 J. J. Davies (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 3:04:52.928
6 Ralf Schumacher (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 3:05:01.682
7 Rusty Gannit (Aurico Autosport) 1 lap
8 Jack Christopherson (Mastercard Lola) 1 lap
9 Clint Hillman (Cassidy Racing) 1 lap
10 Antonio Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 1 lap
11 David Lee (Dreadnought Racing) 1 lap
12 Jeremy MacMillan (Aurico Autosport) 1 lap
13 Joao Cavalcanti (Horizon Motorsports) 1 lap
14 Jose Maria Lopez (NeoV Competition) 1 lap
15 Matteo Vasquez (NeoV Competition) 1 lap
16 Roy Guidry (Onyx Racing) 2 laps
Tim Horan (Restov Racing) DNF lap 233
Damon Cannon (Checkered Flag Motorsport) DNF lap 202
Elinor Yurko (Tassie Racing) DNF lap 157
Dean O'Lauchlan (Euromotor International) DNF lap 148
Kenan Ardaoglu (Hasselhoff Motorsport) DNF lap 136
Lance Vance (Rockstar Engineering) DNF lap 133
Beth Lestrade (Euromotor International) DNF lap 125
Natacha Gachnang (Onyx Racing) DNF lap 125
Jules Vergne (Mastercard Lola) DNF lap 119
Collin Pratchett (Mastercard Lola) DNF lap 106
Kohei Hirate (Onyx Racing) DNF lap 97
Ashley Cassidy (Cassidy Racing) DNF lap 93
Vidal Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) DNF lap 70
Claude Speed (Rockstar Engineering) DNF lap 24
Daniel Melrose (Horizon Motorsports) DNF lap 16
Nikola Nikolov (DSR Racing) DNF lap 13
Martin van der Meyde (Michael Bright Racing) DNF lap 7
Veronika Asimov (Dreadnought Racing) DNF lap 6This race was certainly eventful, even though front runners like van der Meyde or Pratchett had to retire in dramatic fashion. The crash between Lestrade and Gachnang also looked way worse than it really was, as both were able to walk away unharmed. In the end, Ryan McReynolds managed to win his 3rd race in a row, picking up more and more ground in the IndyCar championship. He's also proving that Michael Bright Racing is now really a force to be reckoned with. It was also good promotion for Opel, as one "their" rebranded Chevrolet engines won the race.
Will MBR's dominance continue, when the series return to the United States at Watkins Glen? Can Mastercard-Lola and Cassidy Racing strike back? Or can someone else stir up the battle at the front? Don't miss the next IndyCar race at Watkins Glen, to find out the answer!
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Re: 2016 F1 Rejects IndyCar Series season
.Elinor Yurko wrote:This is starting to get rigged
Also Sam Baromono will be back to drive in the second car in Round 12, 15, 16, 19-22 while Jiri Komárek (if accepted by owner) would also like to compete in the oval races for Tassie Racing
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Re: 2016 F1 Rejects IndyCar Series season
HawkAussie wrote:.Elinor Yurko wrote:This is starting to get rigged
Also Sam Baromono will be back to drive in the second car in Round 12, 15, 16, 19-22 while Jiri Komárek (if accepted by owner) would also like to compete in the oval races for Tassie Racing
I guess that'll help Komarek gain a bit of experience ready for next season. However, I do need Komarek on call just in case any problems befall my other drivers, so I reserve the right to pull him if there's a problem.
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Re: 2016 F1 Rejects IndyCar Series season
Ataxia wrote:HawkAussie wrote:.Elinor Yurko wrote:This is starting to get rigged
Also Sam Baromono will be back to drive in the second car in Round 12, 15, 16, 19-22 while Jiri Komárek (if accepted by owner) would also like to compete in the oval races for Tassie Racing
I guess that'll help Komarek gain a bit of experience ready for next season. However, I do need Komarek on call just in case any problems befall my other drivers, so I reserve the right to pull him if there's a problem.
Fair enough deal then, actually though I will ditch Sam Baronomo and run Jiri Komarek for the rest of the season (or until he is needed)
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Re: 2016 F1 Rejects IndyCar Series season
The Dirttracker wrote:
Where rumours arise in the IndyCar paddock, the Dirttracker ain't far away to check these rumours. As such, the Dirttracker has heard some interesting hummings in the paddock at the Lausitzring, Germany:
Potential schedule for 2017 leaked
A source close to IndyCar management has leaked a first draft of the 2017 IndyCar schedule:Code: Select all
1. Brahma IndyCar Grand Prix of Brazil - Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace - February 12st, 2017
2. YRT IndyCar Grand Prix of Argentine - Potrero de los Funes Circuit - February 19th, 2017
3. Sasol 300 - Phakisa Freeway - March 5th, 2017
4. Ford EcoBoost 300 - Homestead-Miami Speedway - March 19th, 2017
5. Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach - Long Beach Street Circuit - April 2nd, 2017
6. G.I. Joe's 200 - Portland International Raceway - April 9th, 2017
7. Phoenix 200 - Phoenix International Raceway - April 23rd, 2017
8. Texaco Grand Prix of Texas - Circuit of the Americas - April 30th, 2017
9. 101th Indianapolis 500 - Indianapolis Motor Speedway - May 28th, 2017
10. Miller Lite 200 - Milwaukee Mile - June 4th, 2017
11. Tesco IndyCar Grand Prix of Britain - TBA - June 18th, 2017
12. Total IndyCar Grand Prix of France - TBA - June 25th, 2017
13. German 500 powered by Opel - Lausitzring - July 2nd, 2017
14. Budweiser Grand Prix of Watkins Glen - Watkins Glen International - July 16th, 2017
15. New England 200 - New Hampshire International Speedway - July 23rd, 2017
16. Michigan 500 - Michigan International Speedway - August 6th, 2017
17. Bosch Grand Prix of Road America - Road America - August 13th, 2017
18. Molson Indy TBA - TBA - August 20th, 2017
19. Molson Indy Montreal - Circuit Gilles Villeneuve - August 28th, 2017
20. Pocono 500 - Pocono Superspeedway - September 10th, 2017
21. FIAT IndyCar Grand Prix of Italy - Autodromo Nazionale Monza - September 24th, 2017
22. Huawei 500 - Beijing Motor Speedway - October 8th, 2017
23. Honda Grand Prix of Japan - Suzuka International Circuit - October 15th, 2017
24. Holden Grand Prix of Australia - Surfers Paradise Street Circuit - October 29th, 2017
25. Mazda Grand Prix of Monterrey - Laguna Seca Circuit - November 12th, 2017
26. Las Vegas 300 - Las Vegas Motor Speedway - November 19th, 2017
27. Texas 300 - Texas Motor Speedway - November 26th, 2017
28. California 500 - Auto Club Speedway - December 3rd, 2017
This calendar is far from being final. For once, the series would like to cut down on the month of may, shortening it to mere two weeks, thus making room for a race on the first week of May. This could be essential in ensuring that the series can indeed end in November, instead of December. Meanwhile, the planned, and controversial, internationalisation of IndyCar goes ahead. But series owner Walther Williams has stated his desire to turn IndyCar into a world-class series, as he feels that the Indianapolis 500 should be part of such a world-class series.
New manufacturers coming?
Despite all the talk about the engine dominance of Honda and Chevrolet, new manufacturer are still evaluating their options regarding IndyCar. Representatives of BMW, Audi and Mercedes have been sighted in the paddock at the Lausitzring, officially because they were invited by series officials. At least one German manufacturer is interested in entering IndyCar, but only if IndyCar allows the use of a naturally-aspirated 5 litre V8 engine. Since Audi has ruled out an entry in open-wheel racing, due to their focus on sportscar racing, Mercedes and BMW stay in contention. Neither manufacturer has given a comment on a potential IndyCar entry, but given that a 5l V8 takes relatively little time in preparation, a potential manufacturer could wait a little bit with their confirmation of an IndyCar entry.
Another manufacturer that has been rumoured for a long time is Fiat. Since Fiat is going to sponsor an IndyCar in Italy, the speculation has been fired once again. There is only an odd problem: Fiat can't seem to decide on who to trust with building an IndyCar engine, since it has SRT, Abarth and Ferrari under one single roof. But a decision is expected shortly and it looks like SRT will get to make the IndyCar engine, since the majority of IndyCar races still take place in North America. The engine will also be entered as a "Dodge" in North American races, while branded as a Fiat elsewhere. But that is, if Fiat indeed decides in favour of IndyCar.
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Re: 2016 F1 Rejects IndyCar Series season
So Cassidy can run a Dodge engine again, like back in AltCART? Count me the hell in for that! 
... just so long as it's title-capable...
... just so long as it's title-capable...
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Re: 2016 F1 Rejects IndyCar Series season
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Re: 2016 F1 Rejects IndyCar Series season
After a successful tour though Europe, the IndyCar Series return to North America. The traditional Watkins Glen International track is host to the 12th round of this year's season. The question that is on everybody's mind is: Can Ryan McReynolds make it four in a row? Or can Cassidy Racing or Mastercard-Lola strike back? Or can another team break through and set their car onto winner's circle?
FP1 from Watkins Glen
FP2 from Watkins Glen
As usual, one can draw conclusions out of free practice and one cannot at the same time. It really matters on qualifying, where 19 cars will qualify on Q1 and 30 grid spots will be filled up on total.
Q1 from Watkins Glen
It's a bit sad to see that Rockstar Engineering went from winning races to not making it past Q1. It's should be about time for Rockstar Engineering to do something, as their package has plenty of potential. Ryan McReynolds once again puts a good lap on the track, even though he's only second on the grid. Ralf Schumacher has also performed surprisingly well.
Q2 from Watkins Glen
No real surprises here. Jose Maria Lopez still struggles in IndyCar and it remains to be seen, if his car owner has any more patience with him. By now, it should be known how the starting grid is composed in IndyCar, so I'll skip right to the race, which will go over 59 laps.
Results of the Budweister Grand Prix at the Glen
Even though qualifying pretty much decided the outcome of the race, there were plenty of battle throughout the entire field. Especially Pratchett, McReynolds and Gannit fought all-day for the victory. But since Watkins Glen doesn't offer that many overtaking spots, Pratchett could defend his lead all the way to the checkered flag. Collin Pratchett won Mastercard-Lola's 5th victory of this season, even though Aurico Autosport's performance was pretty encouraging.
FP1 from Watkins Glen
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1 Natalie Ryder (Cassidy Racing) 1:29.867
2 Ashley Cassidy (Cassidy Racing) 1:29.873
3 Martin van der Meyde (Michael Bright Racing) 1:29.903
4 Michael Robertson (Mastercard Lola) 1:29.903
5 Jack Christopherson (Mastercard Lola) 1:29.913
6 Kenan Ardaoglu (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 1:29.959
7 J. J. Davies (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 1:29.971
8 Ryan McReynolds (Michael Bright Racing) 1:29.979
9 Ralf Schumacher (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 1:29.980
10 Collin Pratchett (Mastercard Lola) 1:30.000
11 Jules Vergne (Mastercard Lola) 1:30.033
12 Claude Speed (Rockstar Engineering) 1:30.053
13 Clint Hillman (Cassidy Racing) 1:30.061
14 Kohei Hirate (Onyx Racing) 1:30.076
15 Dean O'Lauchlan (Euromotor International) 1:30.144
16 Rusty Gannit (Aurico Autosport) 1:30.180
17 Lance Vance (Rockstar Engineering) 1:30.186
18 Rafael Carlos (Aurico Autosport) 1:30.375
19 Beth Lestrade (Euromotor International) 1:30.400
20 Antonio Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 1:30.496
21 Jeremy MacMillan (Aurico Autosport) 1:30.504
22 Damon Cannon (Checkered Flag Motorsport) 1:30.519
23 Natacha Gachnang (Onyx Racing) 1:30.542
24 Daniel Melrose (Horizon Motorsports) 1:30.598
25 Veronika Asimov (Dreadnought Racing) 1:30.623
26 Matteo Vasquez (NeoV Competition) 1:30.641
27 Vidal Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 1:30.647
28 Roy Guidry (Onyx Racing) 1:30.649
29 Jiri Komarek (Tassie Racing) 1:30.706
30 David Lee (Dreadnought Racing) 1:30.706
31 Joao Cavalcanti (Horizon Motorsports) 1:30.712
32 Elinor Yurko (Tassie Racing) 1:30.857
33 Jose Maria Lopez (NeoV Competition) 1:30.906
34 Tim Horan (Restov Racing) 1:31.095
35 Nikola Nikolov (DSR Racing) 1:31.565
36 Al Unser III. (Michael Bright Racing) 1:32.408
37 Johannes das Schaf (Checkered Flag Motorsport) 1:32.481
38 Phil McCracken (Michael Bright Racing) 1:32.578FP2 from Watkins Glen
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1 Natalie Ryder (Cassidy Racing) 1:29.890
2 Collin Pratchett (Mastercard Lola) 1:29.897
3 Jack Christopherson (Mastercard Lola) 1:29.913
4 Ashley Cassidy (Cassidy Racing) 1:29.916
5 Ryan McReynolds (Michael Bright Racing) 1:29.925
6 Martin van der Meyde (Michael Bright Racing) 1:29.929
7 Michael Robertson (Mastercard Lola) 1:29.931
8 Ralf Schumacher (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 1:29.959
9 J. J. Davies (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 1:29.962
10 Claude Speed (Rockstar Engineering) 1:29.992
11 Kenan Ardaoglu (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 1:30.022
12 Kohei Hirate (Onyx Racing) 1:30.037
13 Jules Vergne (Mastercard Lola) 1:30.128
14 Dean O'Lauchlan (Euromotor International) 1:30.174
15 Clint Hillman (Cassidy Racing) 1:30.191
16 Lance Vance (Rockstar Engineering) 1:30.193
17 Rusty Gannit (Aurico Autosport) 1:30.245
18 Jeremy MacMillan (Aurico Autosport) 1:30.384
19 Rafael Carlos (Aurico Autosport) 1:30.506
20 Beth Lestrade (Euromotor International) 1:30.527
21 Damon Cannon (Checkered Flag Motorsport) 1:30.582
22 Matteo Vasquez (NeoV Competition) 1:30.596
23 Natacha Gachnang (Onyx Racing) 1:30.614
24 Veronika Asimov (Dreadnought Racing) 1:30.615
25 Roy Guidry (Onyx Racing) 1:30.656
26 Antonio Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 1:30.689
27 Daniel Melrose (Horizon Motorsports) 1:30.703
28 Jiri Komarek (Tassie Racing) 1:30.725
29 Joao Cavalcanti (Horizon Motorsports) 1:30.739
30 David Lee (Dreadnought Racing) 1:30.768
31 Elinor Yurko (Tassie Racing) 1:30.840
32 Jose Maria Lopez (NeoV Competition) 1:30.875
33 Vidal Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 1:30.916
34 Tim Horan (Restov Racing) 1:31.231
35 Nikola Nikolov (DSR Racing) 1:31.536
36 Johannes das Schaf (Checkered Flag Motorsport) 1:32.432
37 Phil McCracken (Michael Bright Racing) 1:32.452
38 Al Unser III. (Michael Bright Racing) 1:32.552As usual, one can draw conclusions out of free practice and one cannot at the same time. It really matters on qualifying, where 19 cars will qualify on Q1 and 30 grid spots will be filled up on total.
Q1 from Watkins Glen
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1 Collin Pratchett (Mastercard Lola) 1:29.922
2 Ryan McReynolds (Michael Bright Racing) 1:29.931
3 Ralf Schumacher (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 1:29.972
4 J. J. Davies (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 1:30.009
5 Ashley Cassidy (Cassidy Racing) 1:30.079
6 Kenan Ardaoglu (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 1:30.180
7 Rusty Gannit (Aurico Autosport) 1:30.183
8 Clint Hillman (Cassidy Racing) 1:30.193
9 Jack Christopherson (Mastercard Lola) 1:30.247
10 Natalie Ryder (Cassidy Racing) 1:30.252
11 Beth Lestrade (Euromotor International) 1:30.460
12 Jules Vergne (Mastercard Lola) 1:30.681
13 Veronika Asimov (Dreadnought Racing) 1:30.690
14 Dean O'Lauchlan (Euromotor International) 1:30.700
15 Vidal Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 1:30.712
16 Damon Cannon (Checkered Flag Motorsport) 1:30.828
17 Martin van der Meyde (Michael Bright Racing) 1:30.829
18 Natacha Gachnang (Onyx Racing) 1:30.903
19 Joao Cavalcanti (Horizon Motorsports) 1:30.911
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20 Michael Robertson (Mastercard Lola) 1:30.928
21 Matteo Vasquez (NeoV Competition) 1:30.960
22 Jeremy MacMillan (Aurico Autosport) 1:31.012
23 Kohei Hirate (Onyx Racing) 1:31.077
24 Roy Guidry (Onyx Racing) 1:31.146
25 David Lee (Dreadnought Racing) 1:31.218
26 Jiri Komarek (Tassie Racing) 1:31.291
27 Claude Speed (Rockstar Engineering) 1:31.298
28 Lance Vance (Rockstar Engineering) 1:31.343
29 Rafael Carlos (Aurico Autosport) 1:31.457
30 Antonio Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 1:31.566
31 Daniel Melrose (Horizon Motorsports) 1:31.620
32 Tim Horan (Restov Racing) 1:31.626
33 Nikola Nikolov (DSR Racing) 1:32.186
34 Jose Maria Lopez (NeoV Competition) 1:32.299
35 Elinor Yurko (Tassie Racing) 1:32.445
36 Phil McCracken (Michael Bright Racing) 1:32.565
37 Johannes das Schaf (Checkered Flag Motorsport) 1:32.946
38 Al Unser III. (Michael Bright Racing) 1:33.426It's a bit sad to see that Rockstar Engineering went from winning races to not making it past Q1. It's should be about time for Rockstar Engineering to do something, as their package has plenty of potential. Ryan McReynolds once again puts a good lap on the track, even though he's only second on the grid. Ralf Schumacher has also performed surprisingly well.
Q2 from Watkins Glen
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1 Kohei Hirate (Onyx Racing) 1:30.058
2 Michael Robertson (Mastercard Lola) 1:30.437
3 Claude Speed (Rockstar Engineering) 1:30.492
4 Rafael Carlos (Aurico Autosport) 1:30.644
5 Daniel Melrose (Horizon Motorsports) 1:30.648
6 Matteo Vasquez (NeoV Competition) 1:30.737
7 Jiri Komarek (Tassie Racing) 1:30.752
8 Roy Guidry (Onyx Racing) 1:30.760
9 Antonio Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 1:30.821
10 Lance Vance (Rockstar Engineering) 1:30.898
11 Elinor Yurko (Tassie Racing) 1:30.941
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12 Jose Maria Lopez (NeoV Competition) 1:31.024
13 Jeremy MacMillan (Aurico Autosport) 1:31.187
14 Tim Horan (Restov Racing) 1:31.467
15 David Lee (Dreadnought Racing) 1:31.644
16 Nikola Nikolov (DSR Racing) 1:32.196
17 Johannes das Schaf (Checkered Flag Motorsport) 1:32.687
18 Phil McCracken (Michael Bright Racing) 1:33.448
19 Al Unser III. (Michael Bright Racing) 1:33.704No real surprises here. Jose Maria Lopez still struggles in IndyCar and it remains to be seen, if his car owner has any more patience with him. By now, it should be known how the starting grid is composed in IndyCar, so I'll skip right to the race, which will go over 59 laps.
Results of the Budweister Grand Prix at the Glen
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1 Collin Pratchett (Mastercard Lola) 1:31:18.789
2 Ryan McReynolds (Michael Bright Racing) 1:31:19.379
3 Rusty Gannit (Aurico Autosport) 1:31:19.568
4 Ralf Schumacher (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 1:31:25.921
5 Ashley Cassidy (Cassidy Racing) 1:31:28.681
6 J. J. Davies (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 1:31:29.818
7 Dean O'Lauchlan (Euromotor International) 1:31:34.855
8 Beth Lestrade (Euromotor International) 1:31:37.425
9 Jack Christopherson (Mastercard Lola) 1:31:41.238
10 Joao Cavalcanti (Horizon Motorsports) 1:31:52.035
11 Clint Hillman (Cassidy Racing) 1:31:54.525
12 Martin van der Meyde (Michael Bright Racing) 1:32:07.486
13 Vidal Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 1:32:07.796
14 Jules Vergne (Mastercard Lola) 1:32:07.870
15 Rafael Carlos (Aurico Autosport) 1:32:08.863
16 Natalie Ryder (Cassidy Racing) 1:32:09.442
17 Kenan Ardaoglu (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 1:32:10.109
18 Damon Cannon (Checkered Flag Motorsport) 1:32:12.903
19 Kohei Hirate (Onyx Racing) 1:32:17.764
20 Lance Vance (Rockstar Engineering) 1:32:19.267
21 Michael Robertson (Mastercard Lola) 1:32:21.538
22 Natacha Gachnang (Onyx Racing) 1:32:22.022
23 Claude Speed (Rockstar Engineering) 1:32:22.374
24 Matteo Vasquez (NeoV Competition) 1:32:22.547
25 Jiri Komarek (Tassie Racing) 1:32:27.118
26 Antonio Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 1:32:39.065
27 Daniel Melrose (Horizon Motorsports) 1:32:41.182
28 Elinor Yurko (Tassie Racing) 1:32:44.640
Roy Guidry (Onyx Racing) DNF lap 32
Veronika Asimov (Dreadnought Racing) DNF lap 17Even though qualifying pretty much decided the outcome of the race, there were plenty of battle throughout the entire field. Especially Pratchett, McReynolds and Gannit fought all-day for the victory. But since Watkins Glen doesn't offer that many overtaking spots, Pratchett could defend his lead all the way to the checkered flag. Collin Pratchett won Mastercard-Lola's 5th victory of this season, even though Aurico Autosport's performance was pretty encouraging.
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Re: 2016 F1 Rejects IndyCar Series season
The IndyCar Series continues its tour accross the Eastern United States at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway, for the Hart's Beer 200. As with every IndyCar weekend in 2016, the question is, whether Mastercard-Lola, Cassidy Racing and Michael Bright Racing can keep up with their monopoly on the winner's circle. But oval races can be unpredictable at times, so we may be in for a surprise.
But another issue popped up that soon became the topic of the paddock. An unknown group called "The American Formula League, LLC" has sent a press release to the auto racing media, claiming to be launching an "alternate American open-wheel series" in 2017. IndyCar's response was short, but brisk. A series spokesperson claimed that all contracts for 2017 and beyond were "bulletproof". But more on that later. For now, let's go to free practice.
FP1 from Loudon
FP2 from Loudon
The free practice longruns show the same old picture. The "triforce" of IndyCar racing occupies the first positions. It doesn't look like someone else can break in at qualifying.
Q1 from Loudon
This is one hot front row for the Hart's Beer 200: Ashley Cassidy, who hasn't been lucky recently and Ryan McReynolds, who seems to have inherited her luck. Special mention should go to Kohei Hirate, who has finally shown some glimpse of the potential the Mazda SkyActive diesel engine has. Maybe he can do something from 5th position. The only real surprise of Q1 is Jack Christopherson not making it into the first half of the grid, but he should normally make it to the grid of 28.
Q2 from Loudon
Starting Grid for the Hart's Beer 200:
Result of the Hart's Beer 200
The first caution of the race comes out after lap 2, as Rusty Gannit has a pretty nasty shunt at turn two. His car gets loose and crashes rearwards into the wall. He is taken to the medical center for a routine inspection, but he seems to be alright. This causes a long caution and as when the race resumes on lap 12, team mates Roy Guidry and Natacha Gachnang are heavily fighting each other. But they tangle at turn four on lap 16, which sends Guidry into the outside wall. Gachnang's suspension has also been damaged in the process, which causes two of the three Onyx cars to retire within a lap. Beth Lestrade retires on lap 38, while Michael Robertson retires on lap 42, both with mechanical problems. Then on lap 59, Jiri Komarek's car gets a bit slippery as he's just on his outlap on fresh tires. In combination wiht the relatively cold track (due to cold weather), this causes disaster, as he crashes into the outside wall of turn three. Ryan McReynolds, who drives right behind him is unlucky enough to catch a piece of debris. This cuts his right front tire open and sends him into the wall, too. This causes another long caution, which goes from lap 60 to lap 68. As the race resumes on lap 69, then race leader Ashley Cassidy suddenly pulls over to the outside. Smoke comes out of her car and she'll later confirm on TV that there was a sudden problem with the oil lines. Then on lap 71, another engine would expire as Kohei Hirate's Mazda blows up on the back straight.
The race goes on without a caution from lap 68 to 122. Then on lap 122, Dean O'Lauchlan spins as he goes into turn three. Unfortunately, Daniel Melrose, who drives right behind him, can't avoid him anymore and crashes into the rear of his car. But it's a little wonder that both men can get out of their cars on their own. Still, they are brought to the medical center, for a further check on their condition. Meanwhile at the top of the field, the usual suspects are fighting for the lead: Michael Bright Racing's Martin van der Meyde battles with Mastercard Lola's trio of Jack Christopherson, Collin Pratchett and Jules Vergne. Meanwhile, Cassidy Racing's Natalie Ryder has fallen a bit back, while Hasselhoff Racing can be at least happy, as Ralf Schumacher is still in contention for the victory. After the caution due to the O'Lauchlan-Melrose accident, the race would have resumed on lap 133, but Jules Vergne's car suddenly stops running and he has to park his car at the outside of turn two. But when the caution ends on lap 136, the race goes on pretty eventless for the rest of the 200 laps, as the field spreads out. Therefore, Jack Christopherson can race to a relatively easy victory for Mastercard-Lola.
But another issue popped up that soon became the topic of the paddock. An unknown group called "The American Formula League, LLC" has sent a press release to the auto racing media, claiming to be launching an "alternate American open-wheel series" in 2017. IndyCar's response was short, but brisk. A series spokesperson claimed that all contracts for 2017 and beyond were "bulletproof". But more on that later. For now, let's go to free practice.
FP1 from Loudon
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1 Natalie Ryder (Cassidy Racing) 21.442
2 Michael Robertson (Mastercard Lola) 21.452
3 Collin Pratchett (Mastercard Lola) 21.454
4 Ashley Cassidy (Cassidy Racing) 21.466
5 Ryan McReynolds (Michael Bright Racing) 21.469
6 Martin van der Meyde (Michael Bright Racing) 21.482
7 Ralf Schumacher (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 21.485
8 J. J. Davies (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 21.489
9 Jack Christopherson (Mastercard Lola) 21.495
10 Jules Vergne (Mastercard Lola) 21.522
11 Claude Speed (Rockstar Engineering) 21.525
12 Kohei Hirate (Onyx Racing) 21.531
13 Kenan Ardaoglu (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 21.550
14 Clint Hillman (Cassidy Racing) 21.563
15 Dean O'Lauchlan (Euromotor International) 21.579
16 Lance Vance (Rockstar Engineering) 21.607
17 Rusty Gannit (Aurico Autosport) 21.642
18 Rafael Carlos (Aurico Autosport) 21.685
19 Jeremy MacMillan (Aurico Autosport) 21.723
20 Damon Cannon (Checkered Flag Motorsport) 21.727
21 Beth Lestrade (Euromotor International) 21.730
22 Antonio Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 21.795
23 Natacha Gachnang (Onyx Racing) 21.802
24 Vidal Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 21.809
25 Matteo Vasquez (NeoV Competition) 21.815
26 Daniel Melrose (Horizon Motorsports) 21.826
27 David Lee (Dreadnought Racing) 21.840
28 Jiri Komarek (Tassie Racing) 21.877
29 Veronika Asimov (Dreadnought Racing) 21.878
30 Roy Guidry (Onyx Racing) 21.887
31 Joao Cavalcanti (Horizon Motorsports) 21.902
32 Elinor Yurko (Tassie Racing) 21.955
33 Jose Maria Lopez (NeoV Competition) 21.956
34 Tim Horan (Restov Racing) 22.065
35 Nikola Nikolov (DSR Racing) 22.280
36 Al Unser III. (Michael Bright Racing) 22.771
37 Johannes das Schaf (Checkered Flag Motorsport) 22.813
38 Phil McCracken (Michael Bright Racing) 22.819FP2 from Loudon
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1 Ashley Cassidy (Cassidy Racing) 21.445
2 Natalie Ryder (Cassidy Racing) 21.451
3 Jack Christopherson (Mastercard Lola) 21.460
4 Martin van der Meyde (Michael Bright Racing) 21.464
5 Ryan McReynolds (Michael Bright Racing) 21.486
6 Kenan Ardaoglu (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 21.486
7 Ralf Schumacher (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 21.499
8 Michael Robertson (Mastercard Lola) 21.504
9 Claude Speed (Rockstar Engineering) 21.506
10 Collin Pratchett (Mastercard Lola) 21.513
11 J. J. Davies (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 21.519
12 Clint Hillman (Cassidy Racing) 21.539
13 Kohei Hirate (Onyx Racing) 21.550
14 Jules Vergne (Mastercard Lola) 21.555
15 Dean O'Lauchlan (Euromotor International) 21.581
16 Lance Vance (Rockstar Engineering) 21.599
17 Rusty Gannit (Aurico Autosport) 21.652
18 Jeremy MacMillan (Aurico Autosport) 21.681
19 Beth Lestrade (Euromotor International) 21.712
20 Rafael Carlos (Aurico Autosport) 21.727
21 Antonio Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 21.760
22 Damon Cannon (Checkered Flag Motorsport) 21.785
23 Natacha Gachnang (Onyx Racing) 21.794
24 Matteo Vasquez (NeoV Competition) 21.812
25 Daniel Melrose (Horizon Motorsports) 21.813
26 Roy Guidry (Onyx Racing) 21.839
27 Vidal Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 21.848
28 Veronika Asimov (Dreadnought Racing) 21.850
29 David Lee (Dreadnought Racing) 21.854
30 Joao Cavalcanti (Horizon Motorsports) 21.862
31 Jiri Komarek (Tassie Racing) 21.884
32 Jose Maria Lopez (NeoV Competition) 21.938
33 Elinor Yurko (Tassie Racing) 21.994
34 Tim Horan (Restov Racing) 22.056
35 Nikola Nikolov (DSR Racing) 22.300
36 Al Unser III. (Michael Bright Racing) 22.735
37 Johannes das Schaf (Checkered Flag Motorsport) 22.750
38 Phil McCracken (Michael Bright Racing) 22.767The free practice longruns show the same old picture. The "triforce" of IndyCar racing occupies the first positions. It doesn't look like someone else can break in at qualifying.
Q1 from Loudon
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1 Ashley Cassidy (Cassidy Racing) 21.441
2 Ryan McReynolds (Michael Bright Racing) 21.496
3 Collin Pratchett (Mastercard Lola) 21.522
4 Michael Robertson (Mastercard Lola) 21.531
5 Kohei Hirate (Onyx Racing) 21.550
6 Dean O'Lauchlan (Euromotor International) 21.612
7 Kenan Ardaoglu (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 21.639
8 Rusty Gannit (Aurico Autosport) 21.644
9 Natalie Ryder (Cassidy Racing) 21.660
10 Martin van der Meyde (Michael Bright Racing) 21.672
11 Lance Vance (Rockstar Engineering) 21.678
12 Jeremy MacMillan (Aurico Autosport) 21.706
13 Claude Speed (Rockstar Engineering) 21.709
14 Damon Cannon (Checkered Flag Motorsport) 21.730
15 Ralf Schumacher (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 21.748
16 Clint Hillman (Cassidy Racing) 21.769
17 Jules Vergne (Mastercard Lola) 21.817
18 J. J. Davies (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 21.831
19 David Lee (Dreadnought Racing) 21.862
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20 Jiri Komarek (Tassie Racing) 21.892
21 Roy Guidry (Onyx Racing) 21.902
22 Vidal Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 21.931
23 Elinor Yurko (Tassie Racing) 21.945
24 Joao Cavalcanti (Horizon Motorsports) 21.998
25 Jack Christopherson (Mastercard Lola) 22.010
26 Daniel Melrose (Horizon Motorsports) 22.023
27 Matteo Vasquez (NeoV Competition) 22.046
28 Beth Lestrade (Euromotor International) 22.150
29 Jose Maria Lopez (NeoV Competition) 22.180
30 Antonio Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 22.185
31 Rafael Carlos (Aurico Autosport) 22.469
32 Nikola Nikolov (DSR Racing) 22.513
33 Tim Horan (Restov Racing) 22.524
34 Natacha Gachnang (Onyx Racing) 22.688
35 Al Unser III. (Michael Bright Racing) 22.726
36 Phil McCracken (Michael Bright Racing) 22.869
37 Johannes das Schaf (Checkered Flag Motorsport) 22.972
38 Veronika Asimov (Dreadnought Racing) 23.368This is one hot front row for the Hart's Beer 200: Ashley Cassidy, who hasn't been lucky recently and Ryan McReynolds, who seems to have inherited her luck. Special mention should go to Kohei Hirate, who has finally shown some glimpse of the potential the Mazda SkyActive diesel engine has. Maybe he can do something from 5th position. The only real surprise of Q1 is Jack Christopherson not making it into the first half of the grid, but he should normally make it to the grid of 28.
Q2 from Loudon
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1 Jack Christopherson (Mastercard Lola) 21.611
2 Beth Lestrade (Euromotor International) 21.746
3 Rafael Carlos (Aurico Autosport) 21.755
4 Natacha Gachnang (Onyx Racing) 21.786
5 Veronika Asimov (Dreadnought Racing) 21.817
6 Roy Guidry (Onyx Racing) 21.914
7 Daniel Melrose (Horizon Motorsports) 21.917
8 Jose Maria Lopez (NeoV Competition) 21.961
9 Jiri Komarek (Tassie Racing) 22.000
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10 Vidal Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 22.020
11 Antonio Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 22.045
12 Joao Cavalcanti (Horizon Motorsports) 22.223
13 Matteo Vasquez (NeoV Competition) 22.290
14 Nikola Nikolov (DSR Racing) 22.384
15 Elinor Yurko (Tassie Racing) 22.503
16 Al Unser III. (Michael Bright Racing) 22.722
17 Johannes das Schaf (Checkered Flag Motorsport) 22.918
18 Phil McCracken (Michael Bright Racing) 23.047
19 Tim Horan (Restov Racing) 24.754Starting Grid for the Hart's Beer 200:
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1 Ashley Cassidy (Cassidy Racing) 21.441
2 Ryan McReynolds (Michael Bright Racing) 21.496
3 Collin Pratchett (Mastercard Lola) 21.522
4 Michael Robertson (Mastercard Lola) 21.531
5 Kohei Hirate (Onyx Racing) 21.550
6 Dean O'Lauchlan (Euromotor International) 21.612
7 Kenan Ardaoglu (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 21.639
8 Rusty Gannit (Aurico Autosport) 21.644
9 Natalie Ryder (Cassidy Racing) 21.660
10 Martin van der Meyde (Michael Bright Racing) 21.672
11 Lance Vance (Rockstar Engineering) 21.678
12 Jeremy MacMillan (Aurico Autosport) 21.706
13 Claude Speed (Rockstar Engineering) 21.709
14 Damon Cannon (Checkered Flag Motorsport) 21.730
15 Ralf Schumacher (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 21.748
16 Clint Hillman (Cassidy Racing) 21.769
17 Jules Vergne (Mastercard Lola) 21.817
18 J. J. Davies (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 21.831
19 David Lee (Dreadnought Racing) 21.862
20 Jack Christopherson (Mastercard Lola) 21.611
21 Beth Lestrade (Euromotor International) 21.746
22 Rafael Carlos (Aurico Autosport) 21.755
23 Natacha Gachnang (Onyx Racing) 21.786
24 Veronika Asimov (Dreadnought Racing) 21.817
25 Roy Guidry (Onyx Racing) 21.914
26 Daniel Melrose (Horizon Motorsports) 21.917
27 Jose Maria Lopez (NeoV Competition) 21.961
28 Jiri Komarek (Tassie Racing) 22.000Result of the Hart's Beer 200
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1 Jack Christopherson (Mastercard Lola) 1:40:18.485
2 Martin van der Meyde (Michael Bright Racing) 1:40:27.826
3 Ralf Schumacher (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 1:40:33.020
4 Collin Pratchett (Mastercard Lola) 1:40:37.679
5 Natalie Ryder (Cassidy Racing) 1:40:39.216
6 Claude Speed (Rockstar Engineering) 1:40:39.624
7 Kenan Ardaoglu (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 1:40:41.032
8 Lance Vance (Rockstar Engineering) 1:40:47.222
9 Veronika Asimov (Dreadnought Racing) 1 lap
10 Rafael Carlos (Aurico Autosport) 2 laps
Damon Cannon (Checkered Flag Motorsport) DNF lap 186
David Lee (Dreadnought Racing) DNF lap 183
J. J. Davies (Hasselhoff Motorsport) DNF lap 143
Jeremy MacMillan (Aurico Autosport) DNF lap 141
Jules Vergne (Mastercard Lola) DNF lap 133
Dean O'Lauchlan (Euromotor International) DNF lap 122
Daniel Melrose (Horizon Motorsports) DNF lap 122
Jose Maria Lopez (NeoV Competition) DNF lap 111
Clint Hillman (Cassidy Racing) DNF lap 105
Kohei Hirate (Onyx Racing) DNF lap 71
Ashley Cassidy (Cassidy Racing) DNF lap 69
Ryan McReynolds (Michael Bright Racing) DNF lap 60
Jiri Komarek (Tassie Racing) DNF lap 59
Michael Robertson (Mastercard Lola) DNF lap 42
Beth Lestrade (Euromotor International) DNF lap 38
Natacha Gachnang (Onyx Racing) DNF lap 17
Roy Guidry (Onyx Racing) DNF lap 16
Rusty Gannit (Aurico Autosport) DNF lap 2The first caution of the race comes out after lap 2, as Rusty Gannit has a pretty nasty shunt at turn two. His car gets loose and crashes rearwards into the wall. He is taken to the medical center for a routine inspection, but he seems to be alright. This causes a long caution and as when the race resumes on lap 12, team mates Roy Guidry and Natacha Gachnang are heavily fighting each other. But they tangle at turn four on lap 16, which sends Guidry into the outside wall. Gachnang's suspension has also been damaged in the process, which causes two of the three Onyx cars to retire within a lap. Beth Lestrade retires on lap 38, while Michael Robertson retires on lap 42, both with mechanical problems. Then on lap 59, Jiri Komarek's car gets a bit slippery as he's just on his outlap on fresh tires. In combination wiht the relatively cold track (due to cold weather), this causes disaster, as he crashes into the outside wall of turn three. Ryan McReynolds, who drives right behind him is unlucky enough to catch a piece of debris. This cuts his right front tire open and sends him into the wall, too. This causes another long caution, which goes from lap 60 to lap 68. As the race resumes on lap 69, then race leader Ashley Cassidy suddenly pulls over to the outside. Smoke comes out of her car and she'll later confirm on TV that there was a sudden problem with the oil lines. Then on lap 71, another engine would expire as Kohei Hirate's Mazda blows up on the back straight.
The race goes on without a caution from lap 68 to 122. Then on lap 122, Dean O'Lauchlan spins as he goes into turn three. Unfortunately, Daniel Melrose, who drives right behind him, can't avoid him anymore and crashes into the rear of his car. But it's a little wonder that both men can get out of their cars on their own. Still, they are brought to the medical center, for a further check on their condition. Meanwhile at the top of the field, the usual suspects are fighting for the lead: Michael Bright Racing's Martin van der Meyde battles with Mastercard Lola's trio of Jack Christopherson, Collin Pratchett and Jules Vergne. Meanwhile, Cassidy Racing's Natalie Ryder has fallen a bit back, while Hasselhoff Racing can be at least happy, as Ralf Schumacher is still in contention for the victory. After the caution due to the O'Lauchlan-Melrose accident, the race would have resumed on lap 133, but Jules Vergne's car suddenly stops running and he has to park his car at the outside of turn two. But when the caution ends on lap 136, the race goes on pretty eventless for the rest of the 200 laps, as the field spreads out. Therefore, Jack Christopherson can race to a relatively easy victory for Mastercard-Lola.
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Re: 2016 F1 Rejects IndyCar Series season
J.O.U.R.N.A.L wrote:Techcraft, Escher to extend their limbs to Aurico IndyCar team
After rumors spread that the IndyCar officials will not honor Aurico Autosport's withdrawal from IndyCar series over bankruptcy inflicted from their loss of Pennzoil title sponsorship and loss of their F3RWRS and GT-R World Championship teams, two teams, Escher Racing, founded by Canadian Kevin Escher when he left Aurico Autosport during the scandal outbreak that disgraced the team, as well as Techcraft, founded by former Japan F3000 team prinicipal Asuka Kuwashima, has announced that they had secured a partnership with the ailing American team. Andrew Ulrich, the founder and team principal of Aurico Autosport, has said that he "has welcomed the partnership", despite his and the co-founder (as well as co-team principal) Rick Osborne statement that "the damage is already done".
The deal, which will go until the end of the 2016 IndyCar season, is expected to secure Rusty Gannit's, Jeremy MacMillan's, and Rafael Carlos' IndyCar career for this season. As a result, the team will be referred as Aurico Autosport with Techcraft and Escher Racing for the rest of the season.
*insert publicocrap here*
Additionally, Pennzoil, which remained their commitment to Aurico Autosport as a technical partner, has stated that they would extend their technical partnership and even handed out the possibility of reinstating Aurico's title sponsorship with them.
*publicocrap from Pennzoil follows*
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Re: 2016 F1 Rejects IndyCar Series season
Engine explodes after qualifying 5th? Welcome to the stock block Buicks of the 1980s and 1990s.
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It's round 14 of the 2016 IndyCar Series and it's time for the traditional Michigan 500. This 500-mile race may not have the history of the Indianapolis 500, yet it has seen some memorable races over it's lifetime. Now the stars of the IndyCar Series are back and ready to tackle this race. But even moreso than Indy, endurance and reliability is the key in this race, as the attrition is often high at Michigan. 40 entries try to get one of the 34 grid spots for these. Among them are Horizon Motorsports, who saw three out of their four cars not qualifying for their race at New Hampshire. But Ford has reacted and launched an improved version of their engine for the Michigan 500. It remains to be seen if Ford can close up on Honda and Chevy, though.
FP1 from Michigan
FP2 from Michigan
No real news at the front of the grid. It seems like the improved Ford still can't match the speeds of Honda and Chevrolet. Also: Only three cars in the top 10 are not from Mastercard-Lola, Michael Bright Racing or Cassidy Racing. After 14 races, that much can be said, IndyCar is becoming almost "boring" at the top. But maybe qualifying can shake up things a little:
Q1 from Michigan
What a 1st row we have for Michigan! The two fastest ladies in auto racing and the reigning Indy 500 winner!
Q2 from Michigan
And here's how they line up for the Michigan 500:
Starting Grid for the Michigan 500
The race goes on smoothly for the first six laps, but Jiri Komarek brings out the first caution of the day, when his new Ford engine expires right after turn two. A bad omen? The race resumes shortly thereafter and runs caution-free...until lap 16. Jose Maria Lopez gets slippery after turn two, which may have been caused by the oil spilt by Jiri Komarek's car. Lopez loses control of his car, and crashes into the inside wall. Luckily, he wasn't so fast when he crashed. While the track is cleaned up during the caution, Vidal Reyna-Sanchez comes to the pits with a terminal engine failure. So two Fords have already given up after almost 10% of the race. Then, ABC's cameras catch Ford representatives talking with Tassie Racing and Horizon Motorsports. All of a sudden, the remaining Ford-engines IndyCar pull over to the pits and retire with immediate effect. Here's one of the Ford execs, giving an interview to ABC's Vince Welsh:
The race resumes on lap 21 and there are only three retirements before the next caution period: Beth Lestrade (lap 24), Damon Cannon (lap 54) and David Lee (lap 58). Then on lap 65, Jeremy MacMillan has a nasty shunt. As he goes into turn one, his car gets loose. In the process, he hits the outside wall head on! The entire front part of his car is destroyed, but he can miraculously climb out of the car on his own. He's still brought to the medical center for a routine check, though. After MacMillan's car is removed from the track, the race resumes once again on lap 75. The race goes on without incident until we've almost reached the half-point. Martin van der Meyde pull over to the pits on lap 123, as a result of gearbox failure. Then on lap 147/148, we witness another heavy accident. Claude Speed tries to lap Veronika Asimov, but Asimov doesn't seem to see the blue flags. As both go into turn 4, Asimov gets into Speed's path, sending him right into the outside wall. While Asimov initially crosses the finish line, Speed doesn't seem to be moving. He is rescued out of his car and after a short examination at the medical centre, he's flown to a nearby hospital. This is Speed's second heavy accident in a relatively short time. His last heavy accident was at the 2015 race at Kentucky. Veronika Asimov meanwhile retires with a broken front suspension in the pits.
After the race resumes on lap 160, things take another turn for the worse...at least from the viewpoint of Cassidy Racing and Mastercard-Lola. On lap 162, Jack Christopherson retires with another mechanical failure. Then on lap 167, things get worse for Cassidy Racing, as Ashley Cassidy crashes out at turn three. But this wasn't to be the last accident of the day. We've already seen plenty of accidents, which left some debris on the track. While the track was always cleaned up after a big crash, some parts can go unnoticed. Such was the case when Roy Guidry cuts his left rear tire open on the backstraight. He has a violent spin to the inside and crashes sidewards into the inside wall. Another caution flag is waved when all of a sudden, IndyCar race control summons the team directors for a conference. There, it is decided to stop the race after 200 laps, due to "safety concerns". The large numbers of crashes, coupled with the remaining uncertainity of Claude Speed's condition have led IndyCar to stop the race prematurely. In fairness, it should also be mentioned that a thunderstorm was on its way to Michigan International Speedway. Therefore, after 200 laps, the results look like that:
Results of the prematurely stopped Michigan 500
After this controversial and eventful race, some questions remain. The most important question is about Claude Speed's condition. Luckily, Speed hasn't suffered any grave injuries and has been cleared to run at the next race, which is in two weeks anyway. The other question is about Ford's participation in IndyCar racing. It remains to be seen if Ford will continue in IndyCar. We'll surely see some answers over the next weeks.
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1 Ashley Cassidy (Cassidy Racing) 30.635
2 Ryan McReynolds (Michael Bright Racing) 30.640
3 Jack Christopherson (Mastercard Lola) 30.642
4 Collin Pratchett (Mastercard Lola) 30.643
5 Natalie Ryder (Cassidy Racing) 30.651
6 Michael Robertson (Mastercard Lola) 30.652
7 Ralf Schumacher (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 30.668
8 Kenan Ardaoglu (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 30.674
9 Martin van der Meyde (Michael Bright Racing) 30.704
10 J. J. Davies (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 30.705
11 Jules Vergne (Mastercard Lola) 30.709
12 Kohei Hirate (Onyx Racing) 30.719
13 Clint Hillman (Cassidy Racing) 30.720
14 Claude Speed (Rockstar Engineering) 30.743
15 Dean O'Lauchlan (Euromotor International) 30.763
16 Rusty Gannit (Aurico Autosport) 30.812
17 Antonio Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 30.846
18 Lance Vance (Rockstar Engineering) 30.853
19 Jeremy MacMillan (Aurico Autosport) 30.881
20 Daniel Melrose (Horizon Motorsports) 30.885
21 Beth Lestrade (Euromotor International) 30.893
22 Vidal Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 30.905
23 Damon Cannon (Checkered Flag Motorsport) 30.905
24 Jiri Komarek (Tassie Racing) 30.941
25 Joao Cavalcanti (Horizon Motorsports) 30.945
26 Veronika Asimov (Dreadnought Racing) 30.990
27 Natacha Gachnang (Onyx Racing) 31.006
28 Elinor Yurko (Tassie Racing) 31.006
29 David Lee (Dreadnought Racing) 31.014
30 Matteo Vasquez (NeoV Competition) 31.027
31 Roy Guidry (Onyx Racing) 31.039
32 Rafael Carlos (Aurico Autosport) 31.052
33 Jose Maria Lopez (NeoV Competition) 31.105
34 Tim Horan (Restov Racing) 31.308
35 Jose Pablo Mazzacane (Commonwealth Racing) 31.336
36 Buddy Lazier (Lazier Partners Racing) 31.436
37 Nikola Nikolov (DSR Racing) 31.474
38 Johannes das Schaf (Checkered Flag Motorsport) 31.903
39 Phil McCracken (Michael Bright Racing) 31.905
40 Al Unser III. (Michael Bright Racing) 31.912FP2 from Michigan
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1 Ashley Cassidy (Cassidy Racing) 30.629
2 Jack Christopherson (Mastercard Lola) 30.637
3 Collin Pratchett (Mastercard Lola) 30.640
4 Ryan McReynolds (Michael Bright Racing) 30.641
5 Michael Robertson (Mastercard Lola) 30.672
6 J. J. Davies (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 30.673
7 Martin van der Meyde (Michael Bright Racing) 30.675
8 Natalie Ryder (Cassidy Racing) 30.683
9 Claude Speed (Rockstar Engineering) 30.686
10 Kenan Ardaoglu (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 30.686
11 Ralf Schumacher (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 30.701
12 Jules Vergne (Mastercard Lola) 30.708
13 Clint Hillman (Cassidy Racing) 30.719
14 Kohei Hirate (Onyx Racing) 30.720
15 Dean O'Lauchlan (Euromotor International) 30.774
16 Rusty Gannit (Aurico Autosport) 30.787
17 Lance Vance (Rockstar Engineering) 30.827
18 Antonio Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 30.838
19 Rafael Carlos (Aurico Autosport) 30.865
20 Beth Lestrade (Euromotor International) 30.882
21 Vidal Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 30.937
22 Jeremy MacMillan (Aurico Autosport) 30.940
23 Damon Cannon (Checkered Flag Motorsport) 30.958
24 Natacha Gachnang (Onyx Racing) 30.960
25 Jiri Komarek (Tassie Racing) 30.975
26 Veronika Asimov (Dreadnought Racing) 30.983
27 Daniel Melrose (Horizon Motorsports) 30.990
28 Elinor Yurko (Tassie Racing) 30.994
29 Joao Cavalcanti (Horizon Motorsports) 30.995
30 Roy Guidry (Onyx Racing) 31.018
31 Matteo Vasquez (NeoV Competition) 31.040
32 David Lee (Dreadnought Racing) 31.070
33 Jose Maria Lopez (NeoV Competition) 31.104
34 Tim Horan (Restov Racing) 31.227
35 Jose Pablo Mazzacane (Commonwealth Racing) 31.326
36 Nikola Nikolov (DSR Racing) 31.460
37 Buddy Lazier (Lazier Partners Racing) 31.474
38 Al Unser III. (Michael Bright Racing) 31.898
39 Phil McCracken (Michael Bright Racing) 31.916
40 Johannes das Schaf (Checkered Flag Motorsport) 31.957
No real news at the front of the grid. It seems like the improved Ford still can't match the speeds of Honda and Chevrolet. Also: Only three cars in the top 10 are not from Mastercard-Lola, Michael Bright Racing or Cassidy Racing. After 14 races, that much can be said, IndyCar is becoming almost "boring" at the top. But maybe qualifying can shake up things a little:
Q1 from Michigan
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1 Ashley Cassidy (Cassidy Racing) 30.617
2 Natalie Ryder (Cassidy Racing) 30.632
3 Jack Christopherson (Mastercard Lola) 30.644
4 Michael Robertson (Mastercard Lola) 30.647
5 Collin Pratchett (Mastercard Lola) 30.689
6 Clint Hillman (Cassidy Racing) 30.727
7 Ryan McReynolds (Michael Bright Racing) 30.729
8 Claude Speed (Rockstar Engineering) 30.766
9 J. J. Davies (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 30.782
10 Rusty Gannit (Aurico Autosport) 30.804
11 Jeremy MacMillan (Aurico Autosport) 30.861
12 Ralf Schumacher (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 30.886
13 Daniel Melrose (Horizon Motorsports) 30.894
14 Rafael Carlos (Aurico Autosport) 30.912
15 Joao Cavalcanti (Horizon Motorsports) 30.954
16 David Lee (Dreadnought Racing) 31.047
17 Kenan Ardaoglu (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 31.048
18 Beth Lestrade (Euromotor International) 31.068
19 Dean O'Lauchlan (Euromotor International) 31.135
20 Elinor Yurko (Tassie Racing) 31.149
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21 Lance Vance (Rockstar Engineering) 31.178
22 Jiri Komarek (Tassie Racing) 31.228
23 Matteo Vasquez (NeoV Competition) 31.244
24 Vidal Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 31.245
25 Natacha Gachnang (Onyx Racing) 31.251
26 Antonio Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 31.346
27 Jose Maria Lopez (NeoV Competition) 31.352
28 Martin van der Meyde (Michael Bright Racing) 31.364
29 Roy Guidry (Onyx Racing) 31.372
30 Tim Horan (Restov Racing) 31.401
31 Veronika Asimov (Dreadnought Racing) 31.445
32 Damon Cannon (Checkered Flag Motorsport) 31.456
33 Jules Vergne (Mastercard Lola) 31.561
34 Jose Pablo Mazzacane (Commonwealth Racing) 31.620
35 Kohei Hirate (Onyx Racing) 31.646
36 Nikola Nikolov (DSR Racing) 31.755
37 Buddy Lazier (Lazier Partners Racing) 31.890
38 Al Unser III. (Michael Bright Racing) 32.014
39 Johannes das Schaf (Checkered Flag Motorsport) 32.110
40 Phil McCracken (Michael Bright Racing) 32.220What a 1st row we have for Michigan! The two fastest ladies in auto racing and the reigning Indy 500 winner!
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1 Lance Vance (Rockstar Engineering) 30.963
2 Natacha Gachnang (Onyx Racing) 30.978
3 Martin van der Meyde (Michael Bright Racing) 30.978
4 Antonio Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 30.995
5 Vidal Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 31.011
6 Damon Cannon (Checkered Flag Motorsport) 31.027
7 Jiri Komarek (Tassie Racing) 31.040
8 Roy Guidry (Onyx Racing) 31.090
9 Veronika Asimov (Dreadnought Racing) 31.159
10 Jules Vergne (Mastercard Lola) 31.220
11 Matteo Vasquez (NeoV Competition) 31.221
12 Jose Maria Lopez (NeoV Competition) 31.316
13 Tim Horan (Restov Racing) 31.319
14 Kohei Hirate (Onyx Racing) 31.407
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15 Buddy Lazier (Lazier Partners Racing) 31.517
16 Nikola Nikolov (DSR Racing) 31.596
17 Jose Pablo Mazzacane (Commonwealth Racing) 31.777
18 Johannes das Schaf (Checkered Flag Motorsport) 31.922
19 Al Unser III. (Michael Bright Racing) 31.930
20 Phil McCracken (Michael Bright Racing) 31.975And here's how they line up for the Michigan 500:
Starting Grid for the Michigan 500
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1 Ashley Cassidy (Cassidy Racing) 30.617
2 Natalie Ryder (Cassidy Racing) 30.632
3 Jack Christopherson (Mastercard Lola) 30.644
4 Michael Robertson (Mastercard Lola) 30.647
5 Collin Pratchett (Mastercard Lola) 30.689
6 Clint Hillman (Cassidy Racing) 30.727
7 Ryan McReynolds (Michael Bright Racing) 30.729
8 Claude Speed (Rockstar Engineering) 30.766
9 J. J. Davies (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 30.782
10 Rusty Gannit (Aurico Autosport) 30.804
11 Jeremy MacMillan (Aurico Autosport) 30.861
12 Ralf Schumacher (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 30.886
13 Daniel Melrose (Horizon Motorsports) 30.894
14 Rafael Carlos (Aurico Autosport) 30.912
15 Joao Cavalcanti (Horizon Motorsports) 30.954
16 David Lee (Dreadnought Racing) 31.047
17 Kenan Ardaoglu (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 31.048
18 Beth Lestrade (Euromotor International) 31.068
19 Dean O'Lauchlan (Euromotor International) 31.135
20 Elinor Yurko (Tassie Racing) 31.149
21 Lance Vance (Rockstar Engineering) 30.963
22 Natacha Gachnang (Onyx Racing) 30.978
23 Martin van der Meyde (Michael Bright Racing) 30.978
24 Antonio Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 30.995
25 Vidal Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 31.011
26 Damon Cannon (Checkered Flag Motorsport) 31.027
27 Jiri Komarek (Tassie Racing) 31.040
28 Roy Guidry (Onyx Racing) 31.090
29 Veronika Asimov (Dreadnought Racing) 31.159
30 Jules Vergne (Mastercard Lola) 31.220
31 Matteo Vasquez (NeoV Competition) 31.221
32 Jose Maria Lopez (NeoV Competition) 31.316
33 Tim Horan (Restov Racing) 31.319
34 Kohei Hirate (Onyx Racing) 31.407The race goes on smoothly for the first six laps, but Jiri Komarek brings out the first caution of the day, when his new Ford engine expires right after turn two. A bad omen? The race resumes shortly thereafter and runs caution-free...until lap 16. Jose Maria Lopez gets slippery after turn two, which may have been caused by the oil spilt by Jiri Komarek's car. Lopez loses control of his car, and crashes into the inside wall. Luckily, he wasn't so fast when he crashed. While the track is cleaned up during the caution, Vidal Reyna-Sanchez comes to the pits with a terminal engine failure. So two Fords have already given up after almost 10% of the race. Then, ABC's cameras catch Ford representatives talking with Tassie Racing and Horizon Motorsports. All of a sudden, the remaining Ford-engines IndyCar pull over to the pits and retire with immediate effect. Here's one of the Ford execs, giving an interview to ABC's Vince Welsh:
Vince Welsh wrote:"I'm here with Paul Rocchi, the head of Ford's IndyCar program. Mr. Rocchi, why did the Fords pull out?"
Paul Rocchi wrote:"Vince, we discovered that we, and I emphasize the WE, have likely made a mistake, when modifying our engines. As we investigated Jiri Komarek's engine, we found out that a part, we've build into every engine, was very light and thus easy to break. After Reyna-Sanchez's retirement, we decided to advise our partners to pull out their remaining cars."
Vince Welsh wrote:"Has that any consequences for Ford's IndyCar program?"
Paul Rocchi wrote:"We don't know."
Vince Welsh wrote:"Thanks Mr. Rocchi for stepping in front of our camera and back to you, Paul!"
The race resumes on lap 21 and there are only three retirements before the next caution period: Beth Lestrade (lap 24), Damon Cannon (lap 54) and David Lee (lap 58). Then on lap 65, Jeremy MacMillan has a nasty shunt. As he goes into turn one, his car gets loose. In the process, he hits the outside wall head on! The entire front part of his car is destroyed, but he can miraculously climb out of the car on his own. He's still brought to the medical center for a routine check, though. After MacMillan's car is removed from the track, the race resumes once again on lap 75. The race goes on without incident until we've almost reached the half-point. Martin van der Meyde pull over to the pits on lap 123, as a result of gearbox failure. Then on lap 147/148, we witness another heavy accident. Claude Speed tries to lap Veronika Asimov, but Asimov doesn't seem to see the blue flags. As both go into turn 4, Asimov gets into Speed's path, sending him right into the outside wall. While Asimov initially crosses the finish line, Speed doesn't seem to be moving. He is rescued out of his car and after a short examination at the medical centre, he's flown to a nearby hospital. This is Speed's second heavy accident in a relatively short time. His last heavy accident was at the 2015 race at Kentucky. Veronika Asimov meanwhile retires with a broken front suspension in the pits.
After the race resumes on lap 160, things take another turn for the worse...at least from the viewpoint of Cassidy Racing and Mastercard-Lola. On lap 162, Jack Christopherson retires with another mechanical failure. Then on lap 167, things get worse for Cassidy Racing, as Ashley Cassidy crashes out at turn three. But this wasn't to be the last accident of the day. We've already seen plenty of accidents, which left some debris on the track. While the track was always cleaned up after a big crash, some parts can go unnoticed. Such was the case when Roy Guidry cuts his left rear tire open on the backstraight. He has a violent spin to the inside and crashes sidewards into the inside wall. Another caution flag is waved when all of a sudden, IndyCar race control summons the team directors for a conference. There, it is decided to stop the race after 200 laps, due to "safety concerns". The large numbers of crashes, coupled with the remaining uncertainity of Claude Speed's condition have led IndyCar to stop the race prematurely. In fairness, it should also be mentioned that a thunderstorm was on its way to Michigan International Speedway. Therefore, after 200 laps, the results look like that:
Results of the prematurely stopped Michigan 500
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1 Michael Robertson (Mastercard Lola) 2:42:41.057
2 Collin Pratchett (Mastercard Lola) 2:43:07.193
3 Ryan McReynolds (Michael Bright Racing) 2:43:19.871
4 Rafael Carlos (Aurico Autosport) 2:43:21.560
5 J. J. Davies (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 2:43:22.809
6 Kenan Ardaoglu (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 1 lap
7 Natalie Ryder (Cassidy Racing) 1 lap
8 Rusty Gannit (Aurico Autosport) 1 lap
9 Dean O'Lauchlan (Euromotor International) 1 lap
10 Ralf Schumacher (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 1 lap
11 Lance Vance (Rockstar Engineering) 1 lap
12 Natacha Gachnang (Onyx Racing) 1 lap
13 Matteo Vasquez (NeoV Competition) 2 laps
Roy Guidry (Onyx Racing) DNF lap 187
Kohei Hirate (Onyx Racing) DNF lap 169
Ashley Cassidy (Cassidy Racing) DNF lap 167
Jack Christopherson (Mastercard Lola) DNF lap 162
Veronika Asimov (Dreadnought Racing) DNF lap 148
Claude Speed (Rockstar Engineering) DNF lap 147
Clint Hillman (Cassidy Racing) DNF lap 144
Jules Vergne (Mastercard Lola) DNF lap 138
Martin van der Meyde (Michael Bright Racing) DNF lap 123
Tim Horan (Restov Racing) DNF lap 119
Jeremy MacMillan (Aurico Autosport) DNF lap 65
David Lee (Dreadnought Racing) DNF lap 58
Damon Cannon (Checkered Flag Motorsport) DNF lap 54
Beth Lestrade (Euromotor International) DNF lap 24
Daniel Melrose (Horizon Motorsports) DNF lap 20
Joao Cavalcanti (Horizon Motorsports) DNF lap 20
Elinor Yurko (Tassie Racing) DNF lap 20
Antonio Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) DNF lap 20
Vidal Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) DNF lap 19
Jose Maria Lopez (NeoV Competition) DNF lap 16
Jiri Komarek (Tassie Racing) DNF lap 6After this controversial and eventful race, some questions remain. The most important question is about Claude Speed's condition. Luckily, Speed hasn't suffered any grave injuries and has been cleared to run at the next race, which is in two weeks anyway. The other question is about Ford's participation in IndyCar racing. It remains to be seen if Ford will continue in IndyCar. We'll surely see some answers over the next weeks.
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Daniel Melrose, in the pits during the Ford Debacle wrote:This is absolute horseshite. We signed with Ford at the beginning of the season as a works team in the hope they would lead us to victory this year. However, their entire engine program has been an absolute joke this year. We lost three cars at New Hampshire before the race even started with the old-spec, and now this. You'd think that such a large organisation would know how to build an engine that isn't utter rubbish. Either they shape up or we're outta here. We already have a BMW 3.0 V6T test mule in the MRT engine workshop back at Cologne on the dyno for a potential future either here in America or somewhere in Europe.
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Elinor Yurko wrote:This is completely stupid that ford wanted us to withdraw our cars, we were in a brilliant position until we got the word to come in. I thought this was a normal pitstop but they had to withdraw the car with Horizon Motorsports. I hope that we will withdraw from the rest of the season because of this
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You mind letting me take my own driver's quotes? Kthx.
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Mazda has a powerful, but fragile engine... The problem is that Hirate was already down a cylinder after final practice. That being said, the engine was reliable enough to make well pass mid-race before the giving up the ghost in Hirate. Guidry crashed on debris some 18 laps later and the marginal driver in Gachnang in 12th although it's safe to say she's out of her element on ovals.
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ESPN Sport wrote:Second Draft IndyCar Calender Release
Just weeks after a first IndyCar calender draft was leaked to the media, it seems that a second draft calender has started making the rounds in the paddock at Michigan. Allegedly drafted with the help of Horizion owner Daniel Melrose, the new look 29-race draft is scheduled to start on February 12th, but will finish on November 12th thanks to clever race rescheduling, rather than the original December 3rd finishing date of the original draft.Code: Select all
1. Sasol Grand Prix of Durban - Durban Street Circuit: Feburary 10-12
2. YRT Grand Prix of Argentina - Potrero de los Funes Circuit: Feburary 24-26
3. Brahma IndyCar Grand Prix of Brazil - Autodromo Jose Carlose Pace: March 3-5
4. Ford EcoBoost 300 - Homestead-Miami Speedway: March 10-12
5. United Airlines Texas 300 - Texas Motor Speedway: March 24-26
6. Miller Light 200 - Phoenix International Raceway: March 31-April 2
7. Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach - Long Beach Street Circuit: April 7-9
8. G.I Joe's 200 - Portland International Raceway: April 21-23
9. Iowa Corn 300 - Iowa Speedway: April 28-30
10. Texaco Grand Prix of Texas - Circuit of the Americas: May 4-7
11. 101st Indianapolis 500 500: May 10-28
12. Miller Light 200 - Milwaukee Mile: June 2-4
13. Tesco IndyCar 300 at Rockingham - Rockingham Motor Speedway: June 16-18
14. Total Grand Prix of Belgium - Circuit Zolder: June 23-25
15. German 500 powered by Opel - EuroSpeedway Lausitz: June 30-July 2
16. FIAT IndyCar Grand Prix of Italy - Mugello: July 7-9
17. Pennzoil IndyCar Grand Prix of Baltimore - Streets of Baltimore: July 21-23
18. Budweiser Grand Prix of New York - Watkins Glen: July 28-30
19. Valvoline New England 200 - New Hampshire International Speedway: August 4-6
20. Pocono 500 - Pocono Superspeedway: August 11-12
21. Molson Indy Montreal - Circuit du Gilles Villeneueve: August 25-27
22. Molson Indy Toronto - Canadian Tire Motorsport Park: September 1-3
23. Michigan 500 - Michigan: September 8-10
24. Bosch Grand Prix of Road America - Road America: September 15-17
25. Honda Grand Prix of Japan - Suzuka International Circuit: September 29-October 1
26. Huawei 500 - Beijing Motor Speedwat: October 6-8
27. Holden Grand Prix of Australia - Surfers Paradise Street Circuit: October 20-22
28. Mazda Grand Prix of Monterrey - Laguna Seca: November 3-5
29. California 500 - Auto Club Speedway: November 10-12
Compared to the first draft calender, a raft of alterations have been made, chief of which has been the rumoured dropping of the penultimate round at Las Vegas to make room for two races at Iowa in April, and Baltimore in July after the European tour. Many other races have been rescheduled, including the round at Texas Motor Speedway being moved from late-November to late-March, and several of the American and Canadian races being reshuffled after the European tour.
On the international front, the opening trio of races have also changed, with Durban now tipped to hold the season-opening race amongst fears that upgrades to the facilities at Phakisa Freeway are running behind schedule and over budget, while the two South American races have been swapped on the calender. Even the European tour didn't escape unscathed, with the Italian round being moved to early July at Mugello, Rockingham being favoured as the venue for the British round yet again, and growing rumours that the French event may be dropped in favour of Zolder.
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Wizzie, I know told you to post your schedule in this thread...as a suggestion by Horizon Motorsports! Leave the official reports to me 
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The attrition... can we have upgrades?
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Re: 2016 F1 Rejects IndyCar Series season
FMecha wrote:The attrition... can we have upgrades?
This type of attrition reminds me of the early 1990s and late 1980s.
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Kenan Ardaoglu's stay with Volks.Racing is already over, he will go to the IFRC and his place will be taken by young Janneau Esmeijer from the Netherlands (stats 6-6-6).
Re: 2016 F1 Rejects IndyCar Series season
After a gruelling Michigan 500 (Or "Michigan 400", as it has been mockingly called among racing fans), the IndyCar Series heads for Toronto, Ontario. The Molson Indy Toronto is rumoured to be the last IndyCar race from Toronto, as the series is rumoured to move to nearby Mosport track for 2017. In any case, we can expect the IndyCar teams to put up a good show at Toronto nonetheless.
FP1 from Toronto
FP2 from Toronto
Free Practice brought few surprises, as the same old teams occupy the front positions. So on to qualifying:
Q1 from Toronto
Just a reminder: Only 26 cars qualify for street courses, so only seven drivers will be lucky to qualify for the race on Q2.
Q2 from Toronto
Here's how they line up for the Molson Indy Toronto:
Starting Grid for the Molson Indy Toronto
For all the deserved flak Ford has gotten for the Michigan disaster, it should noted that the Ford teams did improve a bit. Daniel Melrose's 11th position may put him in contention for a good points finish.
Result of the Molson Indy Toronto
Natalie Ryder finally brings Cassidy Racing back to victory lane and strengthens her lead in the IndyCar series. Also noteworthy is another accident by Claude Speed. Luckily, his collision with Jack Christopherson wasn't as hard as his crash at Michigan. Other than that, this race was pretty uneventful.
IndyCar from Road America follows right afterwards...which mean tomorrow! :p
FP1 from Toronto
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1 Natalie Ryder (Cassidy Racing) 57.052
2 Ashley Cassidy (Cassidy Racing) 57.060
3 Collin Pratchett (Mastercard Lola) 57.191
4 Ryan McReynolds (Michael Bright Racing) 57.231
5 Martin van der Meyde (Michael Bright Racing) 57.256
6 J. J. Davies (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 57.290
7 Ralf Schumacher (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 57.332
8 Michael Robertson (Mastercard Lola) 57.436
9 Jules Vergne (Mastercard Lola) 57.564
10 Clint Hillman (Cassidy Racing) 57.574
11 Jack Christopherson (Mastercard Lola) 57.625
12 Kohei Hirate (Onyx Racing) 57.641
13 Claude Speed (Rockstar Engineering) 57.641
14 Rusty Gannit (Aurico Autosport) 57.658
15 Lance Vance (Rockstar Engineering) 57.693
16 Dean O'Lauchlan (Euromotor International) 57.777
17 Antonio Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 57.968
18 Jeremy MacMillan (Aurico Autosport) 58.089
19 Daniel Melrose (Horizon Motorsports) 58.111
20 Rafael Carlos (Aurico Autosport) 58.114
21 Vidal Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 58.139
22 Beth Lestrade (Euromotor International) 58.267
23 Jiri Komarek (Tassie Racing) 58.315
24 Joao Cavalcanti (Horizon Motorsports) 58.319
25 Janneau Esmeijer (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 58.620
26 Matteo Vasquez (NeoV Competition) 58.718
27 Roy Guidry (Onyx Racing) 58.727
28 David Lee (Dreadnought Racing) 58.837
29 Veronika Asimov (Dreadnought Racing) 58.978
30 Natacha Gachnang (Onyx Racing) 59.004
31 Damon Cannon (Checkered Flag Motorsport) 59.099
32 Elinor Yurko (Tassie Racing) 59.426
33 Tim Horan (Restov Racing) 59.494
34 Jose Maria Lopez (NeoV Competition) 59.902
35 Nikola Nikolov (DSR Racing) 1:00.618
36 Phil McCracken (Michael Bright Racing) 1:02.230
37 Al Unser III. (Michael Bright Racing) 1:02.539
38 Johannes das Schaf (Checkered Flag Motorsport) 1:02.540FP2 from Toronto
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1 Michael Robertson (Mastercard Lola) 57.144
2 Martin van der Meyde (Michael Bright Racing) 57.159
3 Jack Christopherson (Mastercard Lola) 57.177
4 Collin Pratchett (Mastercard Lola) 57.221
5 J. J. Davies (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 57.229
6 Ralf Schumacher (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 57.253
7 Natalie Ryder (Cassidy Racing) 57.271
8 Ashley Cassidy (Cassidy Racing) 57.293
9 Ryan McReynolds (Michael Bright Racing) 57.354
10 Claude Speed (Rockstar Engineering) 57.369
11 Kohei Hirate (Onyx Racing) 57.493
12 Dean O'Lauchlan (Euromotor International) 57.583
13 Jules Vergne (Mastercard Lola) 57.707
14 Clint Hillman (Cassidy Racing) 57.840
15 Rafael Carlos (Aurico Autosport) 58.000
16 Rusty Gannit (Aurico Autosport) 58.034
17 Jeremy MacMillan (Aurico Autosport) 58.040
18 Lance Vance (Rockstar Engineering) 58.069
19 Antonio Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 58.122
20 Beth Lestrade (Euromotor International) 58.158
21 Damon Cannon (Checkered Flag Motorsport) 58.185
22 Daniel Melrose (Horizon Motorsports) 58.206
23 Jiri Komarek (Tassie Racing) 58.296
24 Vidal Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 58.496
25 Matteo Vasquez (NeoV Competition) 58.553
26 Elinor Yurko (Tassie Racing) 58.582
27 Veronika Asimov (Dreadnought Racing) 58.661
28 Natacha Gachnang (Onyx Racing) 58.684
29 Roy Guidry (Onyx Racing) 58.762
30 Janneau Esmeijer (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 58.919
31 Joao Cavalcanti (Horizon Motorsports) 58.986
32 Jose Maria Lopez (NeoV Competition) 59.024
33 David Lee (Dreadnought Racing) 59.304
34 Tim Horan (Restov Racing) 59.686
35 Nikola Nikolov (DSR Racing) 1:00.554
36 Phil McCracken (Michael Bright Racing) 1:02.143
37 Johannes das Schaf (Checkered Flag Motorsport) 1:02.328
38 Al Unser III. (Michael Bright Racing) 1:02.417Free Practice brought few surprises, as the same old teams occupy the front positions. So on to qualifying:
Q1 from Toronto
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1 Natalie Ryder (Cassidy Racing) 57.106
2 J. J. Davies (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 57.272
3 Collin Pratchett (Mastercard Lola) 57.408
4 Jack Christopherson (Mastercard Lola) 57.452
5 Ryan McReynolds (Michael Bright Racing) 57.648
6 Ralf Schumacher (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 57.679
7 Jules Vergne (Mastercard Lola) 57.692
8 Rusty Gannit (Aurico Autosport) 57.718
9 Dean O'Lauchlan (Euromotor International) 57.829
10 Michael Robertson (Mastercard Lola) 58.081
11 Daniel Melrose (Horizon Motorsports) 58.089
12 Ashley Cassidy (Cassidy Racing) 58.230
13 Vidal Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 58.265
14 Claude Speed (Rockstar Engineering) 58.275
15 Martin van der Meyde (Michael Bright Racing) 58.299
16 Lance Vance (Rockstar Engineering) 58.451
17 Jiri Komarek (Tassie Racing) 58.466
18 Beth Lestrade (Euromotor International) 58.573
19 Joao Cavalcanti (Horizon Motorsports) 58.627
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20 David Lee (Dreadnought Racing) 58.698
21 Veronika Asimov (Dreadnought Racing) 58.869
22 Matteo Vasquez (NeoV Competition) 58.884
23 Elinor Yurko (Tassie Racing) 58.991
24 Janneau Esmeijer (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 58.996
25 Clint Hillman (Cassidy Racing) 59.053
26 Natacha Gachnang (Onyx Racing) 59.116
27 Rafael Carlos (Aurico Autosport) 59.191
28 Jose Maria Lopez (NeoV Competition) 59.762
29 Kohei Hirate (Onyx Racing) 59.787
30 Antonio Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 59.967
31 Tim Horan (Restov Racing) 1:00.100
32 Damon Cannon (Checkered Flag Motorsport) 1:00.420
33 Roy Guidry (Onyx Racing) 1:00.497
34 Nikola Nikolov (DSR Racing) 1:00.895
35 Jeremy MacMillan (Aurico Autosport) 1:01.438
36 Johannes das Schaf (Checkered Flag Motorsport) 1:02.631
37 Phil McCracken (Michael Bright Racing) 1:02.785
38 Al Unser III. (Michael Bright Racing) 1:03.071Just a reminder: Only 26 cars qualify for street courses, so only seven drivers will be lucky to qualify for the race on Q2.
Q2 from Toronto
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1 Kohei Hirate (Onyx Racing) 57.717
2 Clint Hillman (Cassidy Racing) 58.080
3 Matteo Vasquez (NeoV Competition) 58.504
4 Natacha Gachnang (Onyx Racing) 58.878
5 Jeremy MacMillan (Aurico Autosport) 58.978
6 Damon Cannon (Checkered Flag Motorsport) 59.185
7 Janneau Esmeijer (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 59.355
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8 Antonio Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 59.356
9 Jose Maria Lopez (NeoV Competition) 59.381
10 Tim Horan (Restov Racing) 59.747
11 Roy Guidry (Onyx Racing) 59.886
12 Rafael Carlos (Aurico Autosport) 59.934
13 Veronika Asimov (Dreadnought Racing) 1:00.607
14 David Lee (Dreadnought Racing) 1:01.012
15 Elinor Yurko (Tassie Racing) 1:01.231
16 Nikola Nikolov (DSR Racing) 1:02.149
17 Phil McCracken (Michael Bright Racing) 1:02.355
18 Johannes das Schaf (Checkered Flag Motorsport) 1:03.245
19 Al Unser III. (Michael Bright Racing) 1:03.890Here's how they line up for the Molson Indy Toronto:
Starting Grid for the Molson Indy Toronto
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1 Natalie Ryder (Cassidy Racing) 57.106
2 J. J. Davies (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 57.272
3 Collin Pratchett (Mastercard Lola) 57.408
4 Jack Christopherson (Mastercard Lola) 57.452
5 Ryan McReynolds (Michael Bright Racing) 57.648
6 Ralf Schumacher (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 57.679
7 Jules Vergne (Mastercard Lola) 57.692
8 Rusty Gannit (Aurico Autosport) 57.718
9 Dean O'Lauchlan (Euromotor International) 57.829
10 Michael Robertson (Mastercard Lola) 58.081
11 Daniel Melrose (Horizon Motorsports) 58.089
12 Ashley Cassidy (Cassidy Racing) 58.230
13 Vidal Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 58.265
14 Claude Speed (Rockstar Engineering) 58.275
15 Martin van der Meyde (Michael Bright Racing) 58.299
16 Lance Vance (Rockstar Engineering) 58.451
17 Jiri Komarek (Tassie Racing) 58.466
18 Beth Lestrade (Euromotor International) 58.573
19 Joao Cavalcanti (Horizon Motorsports) 58.627
20 Kohei Hirate (Onyx Racing) 57.717
21 Clint Hillman (Cassidy Racing) 58.080
22 Matteo Vasquez (NeoV Competition) 58.504
23 Natacha Gachnang (Onyx Racing) 58.878
24 Jeremy MacMillan (Aurico Autosport) 58.978
25 Damon Cannon (Checkered Flag Motorsport) 59.185
26 Janneau Esmeijer (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 59.355For all the deserved flak Ford has gotten for the Michigan disaster, it should noted that the Ford teams did improve a bit. Daniel Melrose's 11th position may put him in contention for a good points finish.
Result of the Molson Indy Toronto
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1 Natalie Ryder (Cassidy Racing) 1:34:36.484
2 Ryan McReynolds (Michael Bright Racing) 1:34:46.152
3 J. J. Davies (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 1:35:29.479
4 Matteo Vasquez (NeoV Competition) 1 lap
5 Daniel Melrose (Horizon Motorsports) 1 lap
6 Ralf Schumacher (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 1 lap
7 Martin van der Meyde (Michael Bright Racing) 1 lap
8 Natacha Gachnang (Onyx Racing) 1 lap
9 Janneau Esmeijer (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 1 lap
10 Rusty Gannit (Aurico Autosport) 1 lap
11 Kohei Hirate (Onyx Racing) 1 lap
12 Ashley Cassidy (Cassidy Racing) 1 lap
13 Beth Lestrade (Euromotor International) 1 lap
14 Vidal Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 1 lap
15 Damon Cannon (Checkered Flag Motorsport) 1 lap
Dean O'Lauchlan (Euromotor International) DNF lap 87
Jules Vergne (Mastercard Lola) DNF lap 79
Jack Christopherson (Mastercard Lola) DNF lap 68
Claude Speed (Rockstar Engineering) DNF lap 68
Jeremy MacMillan (Aurico Autosport) DNF lap 56
Lance Vance (Rockstar Engineering) DNF lap 53
Jiri Komarek (Tassie Racing) DNF lap 43
Collin Pratchett (Mastercard Lola) DNF lap 32
Clint Hillman (Cassidy Racing) DNF lap 15
Joao Cavalcanti (Horizon Motorsports) DNF lap 8
Michael Robertson (Mastercard Lola) DNF lap 1Natalie Ryder finally brings Cassidy Racing back to victory lane and strengthens her lead in the IndyCar series. Also noteworthy is another accident by Claude Speed. Luckily, his collision with Jack Christopherson wasn't as hard as his crash at Michigan. Other than that, this race was pretty uneventful.
IndyCar from Road America follows right afterwards...which mean tomorrow! :p
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After a brief visit to Canada, the IndyCar Series returns to American soil and it's what some call "The finest race track in North America", Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. The championship battle is fully under way and Road America will surely test those, who aspire to become the 2016 IndyCar champion.
FP1 from Road America
FP2 from Road America
OoC: Free Practice has become so boring, I don't know what else to say about it. Sorry!
Q1 from Road America
Q2 from Road America
Starting Grid for the Bosch Grand Prix of Road America
Result of the Bosch Grand Prix of Road America
What a brilliant drive by Natalie Ryder and what a disaster for Ryan McReynolds! We've seen much better performances from him in this season, so something must have been wrong with his car. If it was, it should be even more amazin that McReynolds managed to drag his car onto the grid. Can McReynolds rebound at the Pocono 500, or can Cassidy's Natalie Ryder pull away further? That remains to be seen at the next race, the Pocono 500!
FP1 from Road America
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1 Natalie Ryder (Cassidy Racing) 1:39.773
2 Michael Robertson (Mastercard Lola) 1:39.890
3 Ryan McReynolds (Michael Bright Racing) 1:39.894
4 Martin van der Meyde (Michael Bright Racing) 1:39.928
5 Ralf Schumacher (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 1:39.943
6 Collin Pratchett (Mastercard Lola) 1:39.978
7 J. J. Davies (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 1:40.095
8 Jack Christopherson (Mastercard Lola) 1:40.112
9 Kohei Hirate (Onyx Racing) 1:40.178
10 Jules Vergne (Mastercard Lola) 1:40.201
11 Claude Speed (Rockstar Engineering) 1:40.233
12 Clint Hillman (Cassidy Racing) 1:40.313
13 Dean O'Lauchlan (Euromotor International) 1:40.317
14 Ashley Cassidy (Cassidy Racing) 1:40.380
15 Lance Vance (Rockstar Engineering) 1:40.520
16 Rusty Gannit (Aurico Autosport) 1:40.615
17 Antonio Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 1:40.728
18 Rafael Carlos (Aurico Autosport) 1:40.842
19 Vidal Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 1:40.937
20 Joao Cavalcanti (Horizon Motorsports) 1:41.009
21 Jeremy MacMillan (Aurico Autosport) 1:41.130
22 Damon Cannon (Checkered Flag Motorsport) 1:41.177
23 Jiri Komarek (Tassie Racing) 1:41.183
24 Matteo Vasquez (NeoV Competition) 1:41.219
25 Veronika Asimov (Dreadnought Racing) 1:41.450
26 David Lee (Dreadnought Racing) 1:41.462
27 Beth Lestrade (Euromotor International) 1:41.605
28 Natacha Gachnang (Onyx Racing) 1:41.649
29 Roy Guidry (Onyx Racing) 1:41.694
30 Jose Maria Lopez (NeoV Competition) 1:41.714
31 Daniel Melrose (Horizon Motorsports) 1:41.716
32 Janneau Esmeijer (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 1:41.948
33 Elinor Yurko (Tassie Racing) 1:41.961
34 Nikola Nikolov (DSR Racing) 1:43.176
35 Tim Horan (Restov Racing) 1:43.603
36 Al Unser III. (Michael Bright Racing) 1:44.917
37 Phil McCracken (Michael Bright Racing) 1:44.962
38 Johannes das Schaf (Checkered Flag Motorsport) 1:46.004FP2 from Road America
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1 Natalie Ryder (Cassidy Racing) 1:39.786
2 Martin van der Meyde (Michael Bright Racing) 1:39.833
3 Collin Pratchett (Mastercard Lola) 1:39.834
4 Jack Christopherson (Mastercard Lola) 1:39.838
5 Ashley Cassidy (Cassidy Racing) 1:39.879
6 Ralf Schumacher (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 1:39.950
7 J. J. Davies (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 1:40.083
8 Ryan McReynolds (Michael Bright Racing) 1:40.090
9 Claude Speed (Rockstar Engineering) 1:40.177
10 Michael Robertson (Mastercard Lola) 1:40.190
11 Kohei Hirate (Onyx Racing) 1:40.195
12 Clint Hillman (Cassidy Racing) 1:40.259
13 Lance Vance (Rockstar Engineering) 1:40.387
14 Jules Vergne (Mastercard Lola) 1:40.391
15 Rusty Gannit (Aurico Autosport) 1:40.487
16 Dean O'Lauchlan (Euromotor International) 1:40.742
17 Rafael Carlos (Aurico Autosport) 1:40.813
18 Antonio Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 1:40.907
19 Joao Cavalcanti (Horizon Motorsports) 1:41.031
20 Beth Lestrade (Euromotor International) 1:41.036
21 Damon Cannon (Checkered Flag Motorsport) 1:41.085
22 Jiri Komarek (Tassie Racing) 1:41.099
23 Jeremy MacMillan (Aurico Autosport) 1:41.101
24 Daniel Melrose (Horizon Motorsports) 1:41.273
25 Natacha Gachnang (Onyx Racing) 1:41.295
26 Matteo Vasquez (NeoV Competition) 1:41.343
27 Elinor Yurko (Tassie Racing) 1:41.419
28 Vidal Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 1:41.602
29 Janneau Esmeijer (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 1:41.652
30 Jose Maria Lopez (NeoV Competition) 1:41.706
31 Veronika Asimov (Dreadnought Racing) 1:41.712
32 Roy Guidry (Onyx Racing) 1:41.995
33 Tim Horan (Restov Racing) 1:42.294
34 David Lee (Dreadnought Racing) 1:42.710
35 Nikola Nikolov (DSR Racing) 1:43.736
36 Johannes das Schaf (Checkered Flag Motorsport) 1:44.942
37 Phil McCracken (Michael Bright Racing) 1:45.382
38 Al Unser III. (Michael Bright Racing) 1:45.534OoC: Free Practice has become so boring, I don't know what else to say about it. Sorry!
Q1 from Road America
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1 Claude Speed (Rockstar Engineering) 1:40.009
2 Natalie Ryder (Cassidy Racing) 1:40.214
3 Michael Robertson (Mastercard Lola) 1:40.306
4 Ashley Cassidy (Cassidy Racing) 1:40.607
5 Collin Pratchett (Mastercard Lola) 1:40.730
6 Ralf Schumacher (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 1:40.825
7 Vidal Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 1:40.828
8 Rafael Carlos (Aurico Autosport) 1:40.933
9 Damon Cannon (Checkered Flag Motorsport) 1:41.057
10 J. J. Davies (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 1:41.090
11 Beth Lestrade (Euromotor International) 1:41.115
12 Dean O'Lauchlan (Euromotor International) 1:41.160
13 Kohei Hirate (Onyx Racing) 1:41.252
14 Jules Vergne (Mastercard Lola) 1:41.269
15 Veronika Asimov (Dreadnought Racing) 1:41.307
16 Clint Hillman (Cassidy Racing) 1:41.357
17 Jeremy MacMillan (Aurico Autosport) 1:41.364
18 Lance Vance (Rockstar Engineering) 1:41.386
19 Jack Christopherson (Mastercard Lola) 1:41.494
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20 Elinor Yurko (Tassie Racing) 1:41.556
21 Jiri Komarek (Tassie Racing) 1:41.807
22 Jose Maria Lopez (NeoV Competition) 1:41.822
23 David Lee (Dreadnought Racing) 1:41.834
24 Daniel Melrose (Horizon Motorsports) 1:41.997
25 Roy Guidry (Onyx Racing) 1:42.008
26 Rusty Gannit (Aurico Autosport) 1:42.038
27 Tim Horan (Restov Racing) 1:42.207
28 Antonio Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 1:42.225
29 Natacha Gachnang (Onyx Racing) 1:42.549
30 Ryan McReynolds (Michael Bright Racing) 1:42.607
31 Matteo Vasquez (NeoV Competition) 1:42.803
32 Martin van der Meyde (Michael Bright Racing) 1:43.029
33 Joao Cavalcanti (Horizon Motorsports) 1:43.126
34 Nikola Nikolov (DSR Racing) 1:43.550
35 Janneau Esmeijer (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 1:44.148
36 Phil McCracken (Michael Bright Racing) 1:44.918
37 Al Unser III. (Michael Bright Racing) 1:45.604
38 Johannes das Schaf (Checkered Flag Motorsport) 1:46.638Q2 from Road America
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1 Martin van der Meyde (Michael Bright Racing) 1:40.088
2 Antonio Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 1:40.753
3 Rusty Gannit (Aurico Autosport) 1:40.920
4 Natacha Gachnang (Onyx Racing) 1:41.133
5 Joao Cavalcanti (Horizon Motorsports) 1:41.254
6 Daniel Melrose (Horizon Motorsports) 1:41.341
7 Jiri Komarek (Tassie Racing) 1:41.940
8 Ryan McReynolds (Michael Bright Racing) 1:41.988
9 Janneau Esmeijer (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 1:42.162
10 Tim Horan (Restov Racing) 1:42.200
11 David Lee (Dreadnought Racing) 1:42.296
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12 Elinor Yurko (Tassie Racing) 1:42.490
13 Roy Guidry (Onyx Racing) 1:43.672
14 Matteo Vasquez (NeoV Competition) 1:44.160
15 Al Unser III. (Michael Bright Racing) 1:44.939
16 Jose Maria Lopez (NeoV Competition) 1:45.116
17 Phil McCracken (Michael Bright Racing) 1:45.294
18 Johannes das Schaf (Checkered Flag Motorsport) 1:45.600
19 Nikola Nikolov (DSR Racing) 1:47.898Starting Grid for the Bosch Grand Prix of Road America
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1 Claude Speed (Rockstar Engineering) 1:40.009
2 Natalie Ryder (Cassidy Racing) 1:40.214
3 Michael Robertson (Mastercard Lola) 1:40.306
4 Ashley Cassidy (Cassidy Racing) 1:40.607
5 Collin Pratchett (Mastercard Lola) 1:40.730
6 Ralf Schumacher (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 1:40.825
7 Vidal Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 1:40.828
8 Rafael Carlos (Aurico Autosport) 1:40.933
9 Damon Cannon (Checkered Flag Motorsport) 1:41.057
10 J. J. Davies (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 1:41.090
11 Beth Lestrade (Euromotor International) 1:41.115
12 Dean O'Lauchlan (Euromotor International) 1:41.160
13 Kohei Hirate (Onyx Racing) 1:41.252
14 Jules Vergne (Mastercard Lola) 1:41.269
15 Veronika Asimov (Dreadnought Racing) 1:41.307
16 Clint Hillman (Cassidy Racing) 1:41.357
17 Jeremy MacMillan (Aurico Autosport) 1:41.364
18 Lance Vance (Rockstar Engineering) 1:41.386
19 Jack Christopherson (Mastercard Lola) 1:41.494
20 Martin van der Meyde (Michael Bright Racing) 1:40.088
21 Antonio Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 1:40.753
22 Rusty Gannit (Aurico Autosport) 1:40.920
23 Natacha Gachnang (Onyx Racing) 1:41.133
24 Joao Cavalcanti (Horizon Motorsports) 1:41.254
25 Daniel Melrose (Horizon Motorsports) 1:41.341
26 Jiri Komarek (Tassie Racing) 1:41.940
27 Ryan McReynolds (Michael Bright Racing) 1:41.988
28 Janneau Esmeijer (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 1:42.162
29 Tim Horan (Restov Racing) 1:42.200
30 David Lee (Dreadnought Racing) 1:42.296Result of the Bosch Grand Prix of Road America
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1 Natalie Ryder (Cassidy Racing) 1:29:46.257
2 Claude Speed (Rockstar Engineering) 1:30:09.480
3 Beth Lestrade (Euromotor International) 1:30:48.389
4 Michael Robertson (Mastercard Lola) 1:30:53.093
5 Martin van der Meyde (Michael Bright Racing) 1:31:03.424
6 Damon Cannon (Checkered Flag Motorsport) 1:31:06.818
7 Clint Hillman (Cassidy Racing) 1:31:18.471
8 Jack Christopherson (Mastercard Lola) 1:31:24.468
9 Veronika Asimov (Dreadnought Racing) 1:31:26.098
10 Kohei Hirate (Onyx Racing) 1:31:30.350
11 Jeremy MacMillan (Aurico Autosport) 1:31:31.227
12 Lance Vance (Rockstar Engineering) 1 lap
13 Daniel Melrose (Horizon Motorsports) 1 lap
14 Collin Pratchett (Mastercard Lola) 1 lap
15 Natacha Gachnang (Onyx Racing) 1 lap
16 Rafael Carlos (Aurico Autosport) 1 lap
17 Ashley Cassidy (Cassidy Racing) 1 lap
18 Ralf Schumacher (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 1 lap
19 Antonio Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 1 lap
20 Tim Horan (Restov Racing) 1 lap
21 Joao Cavalcanti (Horizon Motorsports) 1 lap
22 Jules Vergne (Mastercard Lola) 1 lap
23 J. J. Davies (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 1 lap
24 Janneau Esmeijer (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 1 lap
25 Vidal Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 1 lap
26 Ryan McReynolds (Michael Bright Racing) 1 lap
27 Jiri Komarek (Tassie Racing) 1 lap
Rusty Gannit (Aurico Autosport) DNF lap 46
David Lee (Dreadnought Racing) DNF lap 43
Dean O'Lauchlan (Euromotor International) DNF lap 23What a brilliant drive by Natalie Ryder and what a disaster for Ryan McReynolds! We've seen much better performances from him in this season, so something must have been wrong with his car. If it was, it should be even more amazin that McReynolds managed to drag his car onto the grid. Can McReynolds rebound at the Pocono 500, or can Cassidy's Natalie Ryder pull away further? That remains to be seen at the next race, the Pocono 500!
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Re: 2016 F1 Rejects IndyCar Series season
I thought Kentucky was the next race on the schedule.
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Re: 2016 F1 Rejects IndyCar Series season
Any news, Ferrarist?
More Moneytron, more problems for Onyx!
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Re: 2016 F1 Rejects IndyCar Series season
Finally a new IndyCar race. Note that planned upgrades can only be applied after the Pocono 500, as I've already ran that race.
After a spectacular race at Road America, the IndyCar Series returns to the oval. The 1.5 mile Kentucky Speedway presents an appropiate challenge before the gruelling Pocono 500. Without further ado, let's jump right into the action!
FP1 from Kentucky
FP2 from Kentucky
Since the battle at the top is more or less the same, let's talk about the high speeds instead. Natalie Ryder's times were both in the region of 228mph. In contrast, Johannes das Schaf's time was in the region of 216mph. But a speed of 216mph shouldn't be enough to make the 30-car grid at Kentucky Speedway.
Q1 from Kentucky
Q2 from Kentucky
Here's how they line up for the Jack Daniels 300:
Starting Grid for the Jack Daniels 300
Result of the Jack Daniels 300
After the negative headlines of the last oval race at Michigan, the Jack Daniels 300 will surely bring positive headlines for IndyCar. Jack Christopherson and Martin van der Meyde fought all day with each other and almost lapped the whole field. It surely helped them that their competitors from Cassidy Racing had a very bad day, with Natalie Ryder and Ashley Cassidy not even making it past the half of the race.
But once again, it's been shown that Mastercard-Lola, Michael Bright Racing, Cassidy Racing and perhaps Hasselhoff Motorsport were a class on their own. If IndyCar wants to uphold equal chances for every team, they may have to react soon enough.
After a spectacular race at Road America, the IndyCar Series returns to the oval. The 1.5 mile Kentucky Speedway presents an appropiate challenge before the gruelling Pocono 500. Without further ado, let's jump right into the action!
FP1 from Kentucky
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1 Natalie Ryder (Cassidy Racing) 23.655
2 Ashley Cassidy (Cassidy Racing) 23.657
3 Collin Pratchett (Mastercard Lola) 23.674
4 Jack Christopherson (Mastercard Lola) 23.674
5 Martin van der Meyde (Michael Bright Racing) 23.675
6 Michael Robertson (Mastercard Lola) 23.677
7 Ryan McReynolds (Michael Bright Racing) 23.687
8 Ralf Schumacher (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 23.703
9 J. J. Davies (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 23.707
10 Claude Speed (Rockstar Engineering) 23.721
11 Jules Vergne (Mastercard Lola) 23.751
12 Kohei Hirate (Onyx Racing) 23.755
13 Clint Hillman (Cassidy Racing) 23.761
14 Rusty Gannit (Aurico Autosport) 23.812
15 Dean O'Lauchlan (Euromotor International) 23.812
16 Lance Vance (Rockstar Engineering) 23.813
17 Antonio Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 23.876
18 Jeremy MacMillan (Aurico Autosport) 23.903
19 Rafael Carlos (Aurico Autosport) 23.903
20 Vidal Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 23.921
21 Daniel Melrose (Horizon Motorsports) 23.922
22 Beth Lestrade (Euromotor International) 23.941
23 Damon Cannon (Checkered Flag Motorsport) 23.945
24 Joao Cavalcanti (Horizon Motorsports) 23.975
25 Jiri Komarek (Tassie Racing) 23.983
26 Natacha Gachnang (Onyx Racing) 24.006
27 Matteo Vasquez (NeoV Competition) 24.022
28 Veronika Asimov (Dreadnought Racing) 24.025
29 Elinor Yurko (Tassie Racing) 24.037
30 David Lee (Dreadnought Racing) 24.048
31 Roy Guidry (Onyx Racing) 24.048
32 Janneau Esmeijer (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 24.060
33 Jose Maria Lopez (NeoV Competition) 24.136
34 Tim Horan (Restov Racing) 24.275
35 Nikola Nikolov (DSR Racing) 24.503
36 Phil McCracken (Michael Bright Racing) 24.928
37 Al Unser III. (Michael Bright Racing) 24.928
38 Johannes das Schaf (Checkered Flag Motorsport) 24.937FP2 from Kentucky
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1 Natalie Ryder (Cassidy Racing) 23.659
2 Ashley Cassidy (Cassidy Racing) 23.659
3 Collin Pratchett (Mastercard Lola) 23.671
4 Michael Robertson (Mastercard Lola) 23.671
5 Ryan McReynolds (Michael Bright Racing) 23.671
6 Jack Christopherson (Mastercard Lola) 23.677
7 Martin van der Meyde (Michael Bright Racing) 23.679
8 Ralf Schumacher (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 23.705
9 J. J. Davies (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 23.706
10 Claude Speed (Rockstar Engineering) 23.721
11 Jules Vergne (Mastercard Lola) 23.740
12 Kohei Hirate (Onyx Racing) 23.746
13 Clint Hillman (Cassidy Racing) 23.755
14 Dean O'Lauchlan (Euromotor International) 23.805
15 Lance Vance (Rockstar Engineering) 23.812
16 Rusty Gannit (Aurico Autosport) 23.816
17 Antonio Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 23.875
18 Jeremy MacMillan (Aurico Autosport) 23.899
19 Rafael Carlos (Aurico Autosport) 23.899
20 Daniel Melrose (Horizon Motorsports) 23.921
21 Beth Lestrade (Euromotor International) 23.923
22 Vidal Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 23.923
23 Damon Cannon (Checkered Flag Motorsport) 23.945
24 Jiri Komarek (Tassie Racing) 23.971
25 Joao Cavalcanti (Horizon Motorsports) 23.975
26 Natacha Gachnang (Onyx Racing) 24.000
27 Veronika Asimov (Dreadnought Racing) 24.023
28 Elinor Yurko (Tassie Racing) 24.025
29 Matteo Vasquez (NeoV Competition) 24.029
30 David Lee (Dreadnought Racing) 24.050
31 Janneau Esmeijer (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 24.051
32 Roy Guidry (Onyx Racing) 24.059
33 Jose Maria Lopez (NeoV Competition) 24.137
34 Tim Horan (Restov Racing) 24.280
35 Nikola Nikolov (DSR Racing) 24.500
36 Phil McCracken (Michael Bright Racing) 24.930
37 Al Unser III. (Michael Bright Racing) 24.942
38 Johannes das Schaf (Checkered Flag Motorsport) 24.954Since the battle at the top is more or less the same, let's talk about the high speeds instead. Natalie Ryder's times were both in the region of 228mph. In contrast, Johannes das Schaf's time was in the region of 216mph. But a speed of 216mph shouldn't be enough to make the 30-car grid at Kentucky Speedway.
Q1 from Kentucky
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1 Natalie Ryder (Cassidy Racing) 23.675
2 Jack Christopherson (Mastercard Lola) 23.681
3 Ashley Cassidy (Cassidy Racing) 23.706
4 Claude Speed (Rockstar Engineering) 23.749
5 Kohei Hirate (Onyx Racing) 23.760
6 Michael Robertson (Mastercard Lola) 23.767
7 Ralf Schumacher (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 23.838
8 Ryan McReynolds (Michael Bright Racing) 23.864
9 Martin van der Meyde (Michael Bright Racing) 23.886
10 Dean O'Lauchlan (Euromotor International) 23.887
11 Antonio Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 23.919
12 J. J. Davies (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 23.973
13 Veronika Asimov (Dreadnought Racing) 24.061
14 Roy Guidry (Onyx Racing) 24.066
15 Natacha Gachnang (Onyx Racing) 24.092
16 Collin Pratchett (Mastercard Lola) 24.097
17 Joao Cavalcanti (Horizon Motorsports) 24.100
18 David Lee (Dreadnought Racing) 24.106
19 Matteo Vasquez (NeoV Competition) 24.150
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20 Jose Maria Lopez (NeoV Competition) 24.255
21 Beth Lestrade (Euromotor International) 24.295
22 Elinor Yurko (Tassie Racing) 24.296
23 Damon Cannon (Checkered Flag Motorsport) 24.299
24 Vidal Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 24.349
25 Rafael Carlos (Aurico Autosport) 24.351
26 Clint Hillman (Cassidy Racing) 24.397
27 Daniel Melrose (Horizon Motorsports) 24.406
28 Jules Vergne (Mastercard Lola) 24.419
29 Lance Vance (Rockstar Engineering) 24.461
30 Jiri Komarek (Tassie Racing) 24.477
31 Janneau Esmeijer (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 24.489
32 Jeremy MacMillan (Aurico Autosport) 24.579
33 Tim Horan (Restov Racing) 24.678
34 Nikola Nikolov (DSR Racing) 24.707
35 Johannes das Schaf (Checkered Flag Motorsport) 25.003
36 Al Unser III. (Michael Bright Racing) 25.029
37 Rusty Gannit (Aurico Autosport) 25.130
38 Phil McCracken (Michael Bright Racing) 25.156Q2 from Kentucky
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1 Jules Vergne (Mastercard Lola) 23.754
2 Lance Vance (Rockstar Engineering) 23.892
3 Rusty Gannit (Aurico Autosport) 23.898
4 Jeremy MacMillan (Aurico Autosport) 23.975
5 Daniel Melrose (Horizon Motorsports) 24.040
6 Damon Cannon (Checkered Flag Motorsport) 24.058
7 Rafael Carlos (Aurico Autosport) 24.126
8 Clint Hillman (Cassidy Racing) 24.193
9 Jiri Komarek (Tassie Racing) 24.209
10 Tim Horan (Restov Racing) 24.293
11 Janneau Esmeijer (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 24.402
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12 Elinor Yurko (Tassie Racing) 24.501
13 Vidal Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 24.513
14 Nikola Nikolov (DSR Racing) 24.541
15 Jose Maria Lopez (NeoV Competition) 24.801
16 Beth Lestrade (Euromotor International) 24.908
17 Al Unser III. (Michael Bright Racing) 25.022
18 Phil McCracken (Michael Bright Racing) 25.296
19 Johannes das Schaf (Checkered Flag Motorsport) 26.028Here's how they line up for the Jack Daniels 300:
Starting Grid for the Jack Daniels 300
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1 Natalie Ryder (Cassidy Racing) 23.675
2 Jack Christopherson (Mastercard Lola) 23.681
3 Ashley Cassidy (Cassidy Racing) 23.706
4 Claude Speed (Rockstar Engineering) 23.749
5 Kohei Hirate (Onyx Racing) 23.760
6 Michael Robertson (Mastercard Lola) 23.767
7 Ralf Schumacher (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 23.838
8 Ryan McReynolds (Michael Bright Racing) 23.864
9 Martin van der Meyde (Michael Bright Racing) 23.886
10 Dean O'Lauchlan (Euromotor International) 23.887
11 Antonio Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 23.919
12 J. J. Davies (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 23.973
13 Veronika Asimov (Dreadnought Racing) 24.061
14 Roy Guidry (Onyx Racing) 24.066
15 Natacha Gachnang (Onyx Racing) 24.092
16 Collin Pratchett (Mastercard Lola) 24.097
17 Joao Cavalcanti (Horizon Motorsports) 24.100
18 David Lee (Dreadnought Racing) 24.106
19 Matteo Vasquez (NeoV Competition) 24.150
20 Jules Vergne (Mastercard Lola) 23.754
21 Lance Vance (Rockstar Engineering) 23.892
22 Rusty Gannit (Aurico Autosport) 23.898
23 Jeremy MacMillan (Aurico Autosport) 23.975
24 Daniel Melrose (Horizon Motorsports) 24.040
25 Damon Cannon (Checkered Flag Motorsport) 24.058
26 Rafael Carlos (Aurico Autosport) 24.126
27 Clint Hillman (Cassidy Racing) 24.193
28 Jiri Komarek (Tassie Racing) 24.209
29 Tim Horan (Restov Racing) 24.293
30 Janneau Esmeijer (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 24.402Result of the Jack Daniels 300
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1 Jack Christopherson (Mastercard Lola) 1:34:21.327
2 Martin van der Meyde (Michael Bright Racing) 1:34:23.767
3 Michael Robertson (Mastercard Lola) 1:34:43.852
4 Ralf Schumacher (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 1:34:46.415
5 Roy Guidry (Onyx Racing) 1 lap
6 Joao Cavalcanti (Horizon Motorsports) 1 lap
7 Daniel Melrose (Horizon Motorsports) 1 lap
8 Matteo Vasquez (NeoV Competition) 1 lap
9 Rusty Gannit (Aurico Autosport) 1 lap
10 Jeremy MacMillan (Aurico Autosport) 1 lap
11 Clint Hillman (Cassidy Racing) 1 lap
12 Lance Vance (Rockstar Engineering) 1 lap
Natacha Gachnang (Onyx Racing) DNF lap 171
Antonio Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) DNF lap 156
Dean O'Lauchlan (Euromotor International) DNF lap 146
Kohei Hirate (Onyx Racing) DNF lap 138
Damon Cannon (Checkered Flag Motorsport) DNF lap 124
Veronika Asimov (Dreadnought Racing) DNF lap 113
Janneau Esmeijer (Hasselhoff Motorsport) DNF lap 101
Natalie Ryder (Cassidy Racing) DNF lap 87
Ryan McReynolds (Michael Bright Racing) DNF lap 86
J. J. Davies (Hasselhoff Motorsport) DNF lap 84
David Lee (Dreadnought Racing) DNF lap 80
Collin Pratchett (Mastercard Lola) DNF lap 72
Jiri Komarek (Tassie Racing) DNF lap 51
Claude Speed (Rockstar Engineering) DNF lap 49
Jules Vergne (Mastercard Lola) DNF lap 17
Rafael Carlos (Aurico Autosport) DNF lap 6
Ashley Cassidy (Cassidy Racing) DNF lap 3
Tim Horan (Restov Racing) DNF lap 1After the negative headlines of the last oval race at Michigan, the Jack Daniels 300 will surely bring positive headlines for IndyCar. Jack Christopherson and Martin van der Meyde fought all day with each other and almost lapped the whole field. It surely helped them that their competitors from Cassidy Racing had a very bad day, with Natalie Ryder and Ashley Cassidy not even making it past the half of the race.
But once again, it's been shown that Mastercard-Lola, Michael Bright Racing, Cassidy Racing and perhaps Hasselhoff Motorsport were a class on their own. If IndyCar wants to uphold equal chances for every team, they may have to react soon enough.
MIA SAN MIA!
Re: 2016 F1 Rejects IndyCar Series season
After the very exciting race at Kentucky Speedway, the IndyCar Series heads for its longest day. The Pocono 500 from the traditional track that is located inside the Quaker State. Not only will it be IndyCar's longest day, but also its biggest day, as 38 cars will take the green flag. The fact that 40 cars are competing for the grid spots, will leave those two cars that can't qualify even more unhappy.
FP1 from Pocono
FP2 from Pocono
While the "big 3" once again lock out the front positions, the gaps between the drivers are very slim. Will qualifying be that close, too?
Q1 from Pocono
Claude Speed's 4th position is a slighy surprise of this qualifying. Maybe he can play a role in the outcome of the Pocono 500.
Q2 from Pocono
While Al Unser III. could be used to not qualifying for a race, Elinor Yurko must be the world's unluckiest IndyCar driver. On the other hand, Johannes das Schaf can finally start an IndyCar since the 2015 California 500!
Starting Grid for the Pocono 500
Result of the Pocono 500
Despite Cassidy and Speed having a relatively large gap over the rest of the field, it was a very exciting five-car battle between positions 3 and 7. Special mention should go to Antonio Reyna-Sanchez's good performance, rehabilating Ford a bit in the process. Aurico's Rusty Gannit was also well in the mix.
FP1 from Pocono
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1 Ryan McReynolds (Michael Bright Racing) 39.971
2 Ashley Cassidy (Cassidy Racing) 39.984
3 Natalie Ryder (Cassidy Racing) 39.984
4 Jack Christopherson (Mastercard Lola) 39.986
5 Martin van der Meyde (Michael Bright Racing) 39.990
6 Claude Speed (Rockstar Engineering) 40.033
7 Collin Pratchett (Mastercard Lola) 40.033
8 Kohei Hirate (Onyx Racing) 40.042
9 Clint Hillman (Cassidy Racing) 40.076
10 J. J. Davies (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 40.078
11 Dean O'Lauchlan (Euromotor International) 40.106
12 Rusty Gannit (Aurico Autosport) 40.110
13 Lance Vance (Rockstar Engineering) 40.110
14 Jules Vergne (Mastercard Lola) 40.120
15 Ralf Schumacher (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 40.138
16 Rafael Carlos (Aurico Autosport) 40.191
17 Jeremy MacMillan (Aurico Autosport) 40.230
18 Beth Lestrade (Euromotor International) 40.231
19 Damon Cannon (Checkered Flag Motorsport) 40.235
20 Antonio Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 40.250
21 Jiri Komarek (Tassie Racing) 40.270
22 Joao Cavalcanti (Horizon Motorsports) 40.272
23 Daniel Melrose (Horizon Motorsports) 40.295
24 Michael Robertson (Mastercard Lola) 40.301
25 Natacha Gachnang (Onyx Racing) 40.326
26 Matteo Vasquez (NeoV Competition) 40.342
27 Elinor Yurko (Tassie Racing) 40.350
28 Janneau Esmeijer (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 40.368
29 Roy Guidry (Onyx Racing) 40.375
30 David Lee (Dreadnought Racing) 40.399
31 Veronika Asimov (Dreadnought Racing) 40.405
32 Vidal Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 40.412
33 Jose Maria Lopez (NeoV Competition) 40.531
34 Jose Pablo Mazzacane (Commonwealth Racing) 40.633
35 Tim Horan (Restov Racing) 40.790
36 Nikola Nikolov (DSR Racing) 40.799
37 Buddy Lazier (Lazier Partners Racing) 40.851
38 Johannes das Schaf (Checkered Flag Motorsport) 41.221
39 Phil McCracken (Michael Bright Racing) 41.324
40 Al Unser III. (Michael Bright Racing) 41.401FP2 from Pocono
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1 Natalie Ryder (Cassidy Racing) 39.961
2 Martin van der Meyde (Michael Bright Racing) 39.964
3 Ashley Cassidy (Cassidy Racing) 39.987
4 Ryan McReynolds (Michael Bright Racing) 39.994
5 Collin Pratchett (Mastercard Lola) 39.995
6 Michael Robertson (Mastercard Lola) 40.024
7 Kohei Hirate (Onyx Racing) 40.039
8 J. J. Davies (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 40.047
9 Jules Vergne (Mastercard Lola) 40.050
10 Ralf Schumacher (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 40.052
11 Clint Hillman (Cassidy Racing) 40.059
12 Claude Speed (Rockstar Engineering) 40.067
13 Lance Vance (Rockstar Engineering) 40.113
14 Jack Christopherson (Mastercard Lola) 40.136
15 Antonio Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 40.178
16 Rafael Carlos (Aurico Autosport) 40.210
17 Beth Lestrade (Euromotor International) 40.212
18 Rusty Gannit (Aurico Autosport) 40.219
19 Daniel Melrose (Horizon Motorsports) 40.278
20 Joao Cavalcanti (Horizon Motorsports) 40.283
21 Vidal Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 40.286
22 Natacha Gachnang (Onyx Racing) 40.293
23 Dean O'Lauchlan (Euromotor International) 40.304
24 Jeremy MacMillan (Aurico Autosport) 40.306
25 Damon Cannon (Checkered Flag Motorsport) 40.308
26 Veronika Asimov (Dreadnought Racing) 40.319
27 Elinor Yurko (Tassie Racing) 40.339
28 Janneau Esmeijer (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 40.364
29 Jiri Komarek (Tassie Racing) 40.373
30 Matteo Vasquez (NeoV Competition) 40.420
31 David Lee (Dreadnought Racing) 40.461
32 Jose Maria Lopez (NeoV Competition) 40.496
33 Roy Guidry (Onyx Racing) 40.550
34 Tim Horan (Restov Racing) 40.553
35 Jose Pablo Mazzacane (Commonwealth Racing) 40.744
36 Buddy Lazier (Lazier Partners Racing) 40.757
37 Nikola Nikolov (DSR Racing) 40.907
38 Johannes das Schaf (Checkered Flag Motorsport) 41.219
39 Al Unser III. (Michael Bright Racing) 41.221
40 Phil McCracken (Michael Bright Racing) 41.237While the "big 3" once again lock out the front positions, the gaps between the drivers are very slim. Will qualifying be that close, too?
Q1 from Pocono
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1 Ashley Cassidy (Cassidy Racing) 39.964
2 Ryan McReynolds (Michael Bright Racing) 39.986
3 Martin van der Meyde (Michael Bright Racing) 40.005
4 Claude Speed (Rockstar Engineering) 40.021
5 J. J. Davies (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 40.025
6 Clint Hillman (Cassidy Racing) 40.092
7 Natalie Ryder (Cassidy Racing) 40.097
8 Rusty Gannit (Aurico Autosport) 40.102
9 Collin Pratchett (Mastercard Lola) 40.148
10 Ralf Schumacher (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 40.156
11 Lance Vance (Rockstar Engineering) 40.164
12 Antonio Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 40.172
13 Jeremy MacMillan (Aurico Autosport) 40.207
14 Rafael Carlos (Aurico Autosport) 40.210
15 Beth Lestrade (Euromotor International) 40.224
16 Kohei Hirate (Onyx Racing) 40.249
17 Dean O'Lauchlan (Euromotor International) 40.307
18 Vidal Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 40.333
19 Jack Christopherson (Mastercard Lola) 40.341
20 Matteo Vasquez (NeoV Competition) 40.361
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21 Natacha Gachnang (Onyx Racing) 40.372
22 Joao Cavalcanti (Horizon Motorsports) 40.373
23 Janneau Esmeijer (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 40.374
24 Elinor Yurko (Tassie Racing) 40.376
25 Jiri Komarek (Tassie Racing) 40.397
26 Jules Vergne (Mastercard Lola) 40.450
27 Veronika Asimov (Dreadnought Racing) 40.545
28 Jose Maria Lopez (NeoV Competition) 40.605
29 David Lee (Dreadnought Racing) 40.662
30 Tim Horan (Restov Racing) 40.664
31 Damon Cannon (Checkered Flag Motorsport) 40.735
32 Michael Robertson (Mastercard Lola) 40.738
33 Nikola Nikolov (DSR Racing) 40.889
34 Roy Guidry (Onyx Racing) 40.939
35 Jose Pablo Mazzacane (Commonwealth Racing) 41.080
36 Johannes das Schaf (Checkered Flag Motorsport) 41.301
37 Buddy Lazier (Lazier Partners Racing) 41.396
38 Daniel Melrose (Horizon Motorsports) 41.417
39 Phil McCracken (Michael Bright Racing) 41.965
40 Al Unser III. (Michael Bright Racing) 42.241Claude Speed's 4th position is a slighy surprise of this qualifying. Maybe he can play a role in the outcome of the Pocono 500.
Q2 from Pocono
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1 Michael Robertson (Mastercard Lola) 40.054
2 Jules Vergne (Mastercard Lola) 40.106
3 Damon Cannon (Checkered Flag Motorsport) 40.281
4 Joao Cavalcanti (Horizon Motorsports) 40.327
5 Veronika Asimov (Dreadnought Racing) 40.345
6 Jiri Komarek (Tassie Racing) 40.373
7 Janneau Esmeijer (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 40.421
8 Natacha Gachnang (Onyx Racing) 40.429
9 Roy Guidry (Onyx Racing) 40.572
10 David Lee (Dreadnought Racing) 40.655
11 Jose Maria Lopez (NeoV Competition) 40.780
12 Tim Horan (Restov Racing) 40.791
13 Buddy Lazier (Lazier Partners Racing) 40.907
14 Nikola Nikolov (DSR Racing) 41.105
15 Phil McCracken (Michael Bright Racing) 41.356
16 Daniel Melrose (Horizon Motorsports) 41.442
17 Jose Pablo Mazzacane (Commonwealth Racing) 41.581
18 Johannes das Schaf (Checkered Flag Motorsport) 41.582
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19 Al Unser III. (Michael Bright Racing) 41.613
20 Elinor Yurko (Tassie Racing) 42.624While Al Unser III. could be used to not qualifying for a race, Elinor Yurko must be the world's unluckiest IndyCar driver. On the other hand, Johannes das Schaf can finally start an IndyCar since the 2015 California 500!
Starting Grid for the Pocono 500
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1 Ashley Cassidy (Cassidy Racing) 39.964
2 Ryan McReynolds (Michael Bright Racing) 39.986
3 Martin van der Meyde (Michael Bright Racing) 40.005
4 Claude Speed (Rockstar Engineering) 40.021
5 J. J. Davies (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 40.025
6 Clint Hillman (Cassidy Racing) 40.092
7 Natalie Ryder (Cassidy Racing) 40.097
8 Rusty Gannit (Aurico Autosport) 40.102
9 Collin Pratchett (Mastercard Lola) 40.148
10 Ralf Schumacher (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 40.156
11 Lance Vance (Rockstar Engineering) 40.164
12 Antonio Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 40.172
13 Jeremy MacMillan (Aurico Autosport) 40.207
14 Rafael Carlos (Aurico Autosport) 40.210
15 Beth Lestrade (Euromotor International) 40.224
16 Kohei Hirate (Onyx Racing) 40.249
17 Dean O'Lauchlan (Euromotor International) 40.307
18 Vidal Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 40.333
19 Jack Christopherson (Mastercard Lola) 40.341
20 Matteo Vasquez (NeoV Competition) 40.361
21 Michael Robertson (Mastercard Lola) 40.054
22 Jules Vergne (Mastercard Lola) 40.106
23 Damon Cannon (Checkered Flag Motorsport) 40.281
24 Joao Cavalcanti (Horizon Motorsports) 40.327
25 Veronika Asimov (Dreadnought Racing) 40.345
26 Jiri Komarek (Tassie Racing) 40.373
27 Janneau Esmeijer (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 40.421
28 Natacha Gachnang (Onyx Racing) 40.429
29 Roy Guidry (Onyx Racing) 40.572
30 David Lee (Dreadnought Racing) 40.655
31 Jose Maria Lopez (NeoV Competition) 40.780
32 Tim Horan (Restov Racing) 40.791
33 Buddy Lazier (Lazier Partners Racing) 40.907
34 Nikola Nikolov (DSR Racing) 41.105
35 Phil McCracken (Michael Bright Racing) 41.356
36 Daniel Melrose (Horizon Motorsports) 41.442
37 Jose Pablo Mazzacane (Commonwealth Racing) 41.581
38 Johannes das Schaf (Checkered Flag Motorsport) 41.582Result of the Pocono 500
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1 Ashley Cassidy (Cassidy Racing) 3:00:58.916
2 Claude Speed (Rockstar Engineering) 3:01:07.775
3 Ryan McReynolds (Michael Bright Racing) 3:01:12.666
4 Antonio Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) 3:01:13.326
5 Collin Pratchett (Mastercard Lola) 3:01:14.321
6 Rusty Gannit (Aurico Autosport) 3:01:15.044
7 Natalie Ryder (Cassidy Racing) 3:01:18.852
8 Martin van der Meyde (Michael Bright Racing) 3:01:27.455
9 Ralf Schumacher (Hasselhoff Motorsport) 3:01:32.813
10 Matteo Vasquez (NeoV Competition) 3:01:40.335
11 Veronika Asimov (Dreadnought Racing) 3:01:45.818
12 Daniel Melrose (Horizon Motorsports) 1 lap
13 Roy Guidry (Onyx Racing) 1 lap
14 Buddy Lazier (Lazier Partners Racing) 1 lap
15 Johannes das Schaf (Checkered Flag Motorsport) 2 laps
Jiri Komarek (Tassie Racing) DNF lap 196
Clint Hillman (Cassidy Racing) DNF lap 194
Jose Pablo Mazzacane (Commonwealth Racing) DNF lap 186
Beth Lestrade (Euromotor International) DNF lap 184
David Lee (Dreadnought Racing) DNF lap 165
Janneau Esmeijer (Hasselhoff Motorsport) DNF lap 155
Jules Vergne (Mastercard Lola) DNF lap 138
Rafael Carlos (Aurico Autosport) DNF lap 117
Lance Vance (Rockstar Engineering) DNF lap 113
Nikola Nikolov (DSR Racing) DNF lap 100
Vidal Reyna-Sanchez (Horizon Motorsports) DNF lap 98
Jose Maria Lopez (NeoV Competition) DNF lap 97
Michael Robertson (Mastercard Lola) DNF lap 94
Joao Cavalcanti (Horizon Motorsports) DNF lap 87
J. J. Davies (Hasselhoff Motorsport) DNF lap 79
Phil McCracken (Michael Bright Racing) DNF lap 75
Jack Christopherson (Mastercard Lola) DNF lap 72
Damon Cannon (Checkered Flag Motorsport) DNF lap 59
Kohei Hirate (Onyx Racing) DNF lap 38
Natacha Gachnang (Onyx Racing) DNF lap 16
Dean O'Lauchlan (Euromotor International) DNF lap 15
Jeremy MacMillan (Aurico Autosport) DNF lap 9
Tim Horan (Restov Racing) DNF lap 3Despite Cassidy and Speed having a relatively large gap over the rest of the field, it was a very exciting five-car battle between positions 3 and 7. Special mention should go to Antonio Reyna-Sanchez's good performance, rehabilating Ford a bit in the process. Aurico's Rusty Gannit was also well in the mix.
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According to our sources within the team, David Hasselhoff has sold his IndyCar team to John Laurinaitis. The former professional wrestler has announced that RWS1 team People Power presents Holden CR Motorsport will abandon its RWS1 operation, looking for entries in other series.
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According to the official homepage of Avis Michael Bright Racing, the team has traded Al Unser III to bild-english.de Hasselhoff Motorsport in exchange for the services of James James Davies. The deal is rumoured to give Hasselhoff additional financial strength in face of the rumoured sale to CR Motorsport and improve the performance of MBR. Rumours say, Ralf Schumacher's 2017 contract is in some form or fashion involved in the deal, but no official statement has been made on that yet. So far, none of the drivers involved in the trade were available for comment.