IndyCar
Gold Coast Indy Track Starts to Take Shape
Work has started on the track for the Gold Coast’s 2008 Nikon Indy race with the positioning of the first pedestrian bridge near Tedder Avenue.
Open Letter To V8 Chairman Tony Cochrane
Editor’s note: Say hi and welcome to Australia’s Peter G. He has been a long-time commenter at my affiliate siteFull Throttle and has gotten the “bug,” (read, pissed off) to write this open letter to V8 Supercars boss Tony Cochrane concerning his letter relating to the Gold Coast IndyCar event scheduling.
As a side note, [...]
IndyCar Returns to Australia
The IndyCar Series will make its debut in Australia with the Gold Coast Indy 300 on October 26, but there was no Aussie date on the 2009 schedule announced. Indy Racing League officials confirmed the 2008 event after completing a deal with event organizers.
IndyCar: Australian Ryan Briscoe Wins at Milwaukee Mile
Australian takes first IndyCar Series race win, and the 300th for Penske racing, to deny Indy 500 winner repeat.
Ryan Briscoe and a multi-cat accident three laps from home denied Scott Dixon the chance to join the elite list of drivers to add victory at the Milwaukee Mile to the one he took at Indianapolis last [...]
Japan 300 Postponed Until Sunday Due to to Heavy Rain
Heavy rain (”Ooame”) forced the cancellation of Friday’s qualifying and the track was still wet on Saturday.
Organizers tried to get the track ready but “weepers” (I think I’ve heard that term somewhere before - ed) caused by more than 2 inches of rain the previous 30 hours forced Saturday’s race to be called off after [...]
Kiwi Dixon Wins Indycar Season Opener
Brisbane-born Kiwi Scott Dixon has won the first race under the unified IndyCar Series banner, taking the checkered flag in the GAINSCO Auto Insurance Indy 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway 0.5828 seconds ahead of Marco Andretti.
While Dixon took out the race win, for the two Australians Will Power and Ryan Briscoe it was not to be, [...]
Homestead Ends Early for Aussie Will Power
Will Power has had his IndyCar debut end prematurely after contact in the early stages of the Gainsco Auto Insurance 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida.
Power started from 19th in the 25-car field in today’s opening race of the 2008 IndyCar Series, the first since the unification of open-wheel racing in the United States.
The [...]
