Posted in Champ Car World Series on Jul 1st, 2007 No Comments »
They were running at Mount Tremblant, one of my favorite tracks (although I only drove it once, and made a mess of it then!) It had prospects of being run in the rain, which I always enjoy. (Sadist that I am!)
Only 17 cars entered. Paul Tracy dinged his car in morning practice, and the steering […]
Posted in Champ Car World Series on Apr 18th, 2007 No Comments »
Images of Saturday Champ Car Practice and Qualifying for the 2007 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach.
Posted in Champ Car World Series on Apr 17th, 2007 3 Comments »
I was walking back after Champ Car Saturday qualifying from turn 1 and the fountain area, when I came across Long Beach Grand Prix founder Chris Pook and entourage heading back to the convention center. One of them recognized and asked me how I was doing. My response was I would like to see five […]
Posted in Champ Car World Series on Apr 17th, 2007 2 Comments »
Long Beach has become the crown jewel of the moribund and grandiosely named Champ Car World Series. Too bad that this year’s race was over after a few practice laps.
The loss of perpetual competitor Paul Tracy has killed any competition in the series. Since Paul’s team lost its major sponsorship, they have not been able […]
Posted in Champ Car World Series on Apr 12th, 2007 No Comments »
It was really good to see long time good guy Derrick Walker’s team win a race, and the veteran owner skillfully guided Aussie Will Power to a fine win. And as far as street races go, for once a decent course was laid out without alley size roadways, railroad tracks and manholes in the line. […]
Posted in Champ Car World Series on Apr 9th, 2007 No Comments »
I’ve walked the area around downtown Las Vegas (it’s not something I’d recommend). I watched the CART race in Las Vegas yesterday (and it’s not something I’d recommend either).
Running on street circuits just doesn’t make all that much sense to me. Lousy runoff areas, lousy paving (often even after it’s been touched up) and […]
Posted in Indy Racing League, Champ Car World Series on Apr 8th, 2007 1 Comment »
Last year there was a lot of talk about Champ Car and IRL merging. Tony George and Kevin Kalkhoven agreed to share the management of open-wheel racing in the United States. Now a year has passed and they appear no closer to unification than before. Both series are adding new races to their calendars and […]
Posted in Champ Car World Series on Apr 4th, 2007 No Comments »
With the season opener imminent, top drivers from previous seasons still don’t have rides. You might remember these names: Junquiera, Servia, Phillipe, Ranger, Hunter-Reay, and Legge! They all either won or were highly promoted in past years, yet the field is filled with witness protection program names like Alex Figge, Tristan Gommendy, Matt Halliday, Neel […]