Tag: Carl Haas

• Why Ickx feels lucky

  January 4th, 2010 | Gordon Kirby | 9 Comments
  

  A few days after Christmas I had the pleasure of talking to Jacky Ickx for a book I’m writing about the history of Carl Haas and Newman/Haas Racing. Thirty years ago Ickx won the Can-Am championship driving a Lola for Haas’s team, and I wanted to talk to him about… Read more

  Sections: Blogs, Formula 1, Historic Racing, Sportscars

  Tags: Brabham, Carl Haas, Carlos Reutemann, Ferrari, Ford, Jackie Stewart, Jacky Ickx, Jochen Rindt, Le Mans, Lola, Mario Andretti, Mirage, Newman/Haas, Paris-Dakar, Porsche

• Indy qualifying starts amid sadness

  May 9th, 2008 | Gordon Kirby | 3 Comments
  

  The opening weekend of qualifying for this year’s 92nd Indianapolis 500 takes place this weekend. Favourites for the pole must be Scott Dixon and Dan Wheldon who have been the men to beat on oval tracks so far this year in Chip Ganassi’s pair of Dallara-Hondas. Other pole contenders include… Read more

  Sections: Blogs, IRL, Other reports, Personalities

  Tags: Andretti-Green Racing, Can-Am, Carl Haas, CART, Chip Ganassi, Dan Wheldon, Danica Patrick, Dario Franchitti, Davey Evans, Engineer, Formula 5000, Haas, Helio Castroneves, HWM, Indianapolis 500, Indy 500, Jay Howard, Justin Wilson, Lola, Maranello, Maranello Concessionaires, Marco Andretti, Mario Andretti, Newman/Haas, Newman/Haas/Lannigan, Sam Hornish, Scott Dixon, Tony Kanaan, Track

• “People are loving the fact that we’re all racing together again”

  April 14th, 2008 | Gordon Kirby | 1 Comment
  

  Last week, following Graham Rahal’s (above) inspired victory in his first IRL race in the streets of St Petersburg, team owner Carl Haas (below) was in the best spirits he’s been in for months. Like all the former Champ Car teams, Newman/Haas/Lanigan has been up to its elbows in a… Read more

  Sections: Blogs, IRL, Other reports

  Tags: Carl Haas, Jerry Forsythe, Jimmy Vasser, Justin Wilson, Long Beach, Panoz-Cosworth, Paul Tracy

• Some good news and some bad

  March 28th, 2008 | Gordon Kirby | 3 Comments
  

  It was sad to talk last week with each of Derrick Walker (above), Paul Tracy (below) and Carl Haas. All three had tales of woe to tell about how the fallout from Champ Car’s demise has affected them. Walker’s team finds itself without the sponsorship to be able to race… Read more

  Sections: Blogs, IRL, Personalities

  Tags: Carl Haas, Elkhart Lake, Jerry Forsythe, Jimmy Vasser, Jon Fogarty, Laguna Seca, Long Beach, Panoz, Panoz DP01, Paul Newman, Paul Tracy