Tag: Long Beach

• California Dreaming

  April 25th, 2008 | Gordon Kirby | 1 Comment
  

  The inaugural Formula 5000 race in 1975 at Long Beach.
  I’ve enjoyed the pleasure of covering all thirty-four Long Beach Grands Prix, from the inaugural Formula 5000 race back in 1975 through eight Formula One races from 1976-’83 and twenty-five CART or Champ Car races from 1984-2008. This year’s race… Read more

  Sections: Blogs, Events, Formula 1, Historic Racing

  Tags: Brian Redman, CART, Cosworth, Formula 5000, Honda, Long Beach, Manufacturer, Mario Andretti, Panoz, Turbo

• “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

• Indy car racing’s rebirth slowly begins

  April 4th, 2008 | Gordon Kirby | 3 Comments
  

  The first unified Indycar race of the 21st century took place last Saturday night before a modest crowd at the Homestead-Miami Speedway. There were many good things to see, including a fierce battle at the front and watching Marco Andretti drive such a strong race on a track where he… Read more

  Sections: Blogs, Events, IRL, Other reports

  Tags: Chip Ganassi, Eric Bachelart, Franck Perera, Haas, Indy 500, Jerry Forsythe, Justin Wilson, Long Beach, Marco Andretti, Panoz DP01, Paul Tracy, Penske, Scott Dixon, Tony Kanaan, Track

• 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

• 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