Tag: Engineer

• 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

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  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

• A chink in the armour

  March 19th, 2008 | Rob Widdows | 6 Comments
  

  The men from Ingolstadt were in sombre mood at the end of the 2008 Sebring 12 Hours. For the first time this century they failed to win. Worse still, it was the men from Stuttgart who were first to reach the chequered flag. It could have been worse, it could… Read more

  Sections: Blogs, Events, Other reports, Sportscars

  Tags: Allan McNish, Audi, Derek Bell, Engineer, IMSA, Le Mans, Marco Werner, Mechanic, Penske, Peugeot, Porsche, Rinaldo Capello, Roger Penske, Sebring, TDi, Turbo, Wolfgang Ullrich

• Who’s Franck Perera?

  February 8th, 2008 | Gordon Kirby | 1 Comment
  

  In Champ Car testing at Sebring last weekend, 23-year old Frenchman Franck Perera showed he will be a man to watch this year. Driving one of Eric Bachelart’s Conquest Racing cars, Champ Car rookie Perera set the pace and yesterday Bachelart announced that Perera will lead his team this year.… Read more

  Sections: Blogs, IRL, Personalities

  Tags: Elkhart Lake, Engineer, Eric Bachelart, Franck Perera, Haas, Long Beach, Mazda, Panoz-Cosworth, Raphael Matos, Sebring, Toyota