[IndyCar] #19 Full course yellow

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Op woensdag 21 oktober 2015 03:42 schreef Fir3fly het volgende:

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Logitech DFGT. Goedkoop dingetje . Ik moet nog eens goede pedalen kopen eigenlijk.

6e plaats voor mij .

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Rd 1 – Sat., March 13: St. Petersburg, Fla. (street)
Rd 2 – Sat., April 2: Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale, Ariz. (oval)
Rd 3 – Sun., April 17: Long Beach, Calif. (street)
Rd 4 – Sun., April 24: Barber Motorsports Park, Birmingham, Ala. (road)
Rd 5 – Sat., May 14: Indianapolis Motor Speedway (road)
Rd 6 – Sun., May 29: Indianapolis 500, Indianapolis Motor Speedway (oval)
Rd 7 – Sat., June 4: Detroit, Mich. (street)
Rd 8 – Sun., June 5: Detroit, Mich. (street)
Rd 9 – Sat., June 11: Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, Texas (oval)
Rd 10 – Sat., June 26: Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wis. (road)
Rd 11 – Sat., July 9: Iowa Speedway, Newton, Iowa (oval)
Rd 12 – Sun., July 17: Toronto, Ontario, Canada (street)
Rd 13 – Sun., July 31: Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio (road)
Rd 14 – Sat., August 21: Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, Pa. (oval)
Rd 15 – Sun., September 4: Boston, Mass. (street)
Rd 16 – Sun., September 18: Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma, Calif. (road)

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As Dennis Reinbold hinted at earlier this week, Sage Karam is to rejoin the team with whom he made his Indy 500 and IndyCar Series debut two years ago.

Dreyer & Reinbold Racing’s #24 Dallara-Chevrolet, co-entered by Kingdom Racing, will be sponsored by Dallas car restorers Gas Monkey Garage.

"We are extremely excited and proud to partner with Gas Monkey Garage,” said Dennis Reinbold. “We’ve been working very hard since last year’s 500 to build a strong commercial and competitive program for the 100th running.

"We believe Sage Karam is a very talented driver and we can’t wait for the month of May. The Gas Monkey Garage brand is known worldwide and bringing them to the Indianapolis 500 for the first time is a thrill."

Karam took ninth place in his first Indy 500 back in 2014, racing a Ganassi car run by D&RR. The 2013 Indy Lights champion then made 12 IndyCar starts for Chip Ganassi Racing last season, scoring a best result of third at Iowa Speedway, and also clocking fifth at Fontana's Auto Club Speedway.

However, Karam was released by Ganassi in December and allowed to pursue other opportunities.

"I’m really thrilled to be associated with Gas Monkey Garage for the 100th Indy 500,” said Karam. “It’s exciting to return to the Dreyer & Reinbold – Kingdom team as well. We had a great run in 2014 at Indy."

Reinbold, meanwhile, has also told Motorsport.com that he is working on finding a teammate for Karam, and favored JR Hildebrand, Oriol Servia and Townsend Bell.

However, he also suggested that the chances of finding the funds to make that happen were currently less than 50/50.

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Ed Carpenter will race under his own team's name again in 2016 after confirming the departure of former partners Sarah Fisher and Wink Hartman, as first reported by RACER.

Carpenter, Josef Newgarden and road/street course specialist Luca Filippi competed under the CFH Racing banner last year following a merger between the single car teams Ed Carpenter Racing and Sarah Fisher Hartman, however with Fisher and Hartman having ended their involvement, the team will revert to the ECR moniker for 2016.

"After competing for a year as CFH Racing, we will be returning to ECR for 2016 and beyond," said Carpenter in a statement. "While we had a great year as CFH Racing, we have had some partnership changes within the organization and it makes the most sense to return to ECR. I am proud of what we have accomplished as a team since we started in 2012 and look forward to building upon that success for another exciting Verizon IndyCar Series season."

The team will continue to be based at its current location on Main St. in Speedway under the joint ownership of Carpenter, Tony George and Stuart Reed, with Fisher to retain a connection by assisting the team with sponsorship development and working with existing partners.

"It's important for IndyCar to have strong entries on grid and this team needs to be two of them, so I will do what I can to help them with business developments and continue with solutions for our current partners," said Fisher. "I am lucky to have been an owner in this series for eight years, having incredible memories along the way. Lastly, I am extremely thankful to Wink and Libba Hartman for everything they've done to help us get to where we are today."

The team has also confirmed that it might only field one car full-time. Josef Newgarden is set to contest the full season in the No. 21 entry, with Fuzzy's Ultra Premium Vodka backing for the first four races. But while Carpenter will reprise his oval-only role in ECR's second car, no road/street program has yet been confirmed for the No. 20.

"ECR is in a great position as we head into 2016," Carpenter said. "We have been a Chevrolet team from the beginning, so we're excited to continue that relationship and help them win another championship. We have had a very productive off-season and our plans are well underway for a successful year."

Newgarden said that he is confident that the restructured team will be capable of helping him to build on the form that helped him earn two victories last season.

"I may never have had the chance to race an Indy car if it was not for Wink Hartman, Libba Hartman, Sarah Fisher and Andy O'Gara," he said. "They really were a huge turning point in my career and helped me break into the professional level. Their support was everything and more that a young driver could ask for.

"Moving forward, I'm extremely excited about 2016 with Ed Carpenter Racing. I enjoy working with Ed Carpenter so much, as both a teammate and a team owner. I look forward to putting 100 percent into the season and trying to achieve greater and bigger results. With the entire ECR team and the Chevy partnership we have, I feel there is absolutely nothing that can stand in our way from topping our very promising season in 2015."

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Op woensdag 21 oktober 2015 03:42 schreef Fir3fly het volgende:

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Logitech DFGT. Goedkoop dingetje . Ik moet nog eens goede pedalen kopen eigenlijk.

6e plaats voor mij .

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BUENOS AIRES – Michael Andretti has said that it is “possible” Formula E driver Robin Frijns will make his Verizon IndyCar Series debut with Andretti Autosport in 2016.


Frijns enjoyed a successful junior career in Europe, beating Jules Bianchi to the Formula Renault 3.5 title in 2012, but was never able to make the step up to Formula 1.

Frijns joined Andretti’s Formula E team for the 2015-2016 season, and scored its first podium of the campaign in Putrajaya.

Speaking to MotorSportsTalk in Buenos Aires, Andretti confirmed that the team was still considering its options for a fourth car in the 2016 Verizon IndyCar Series season.

“Right now we’re still a three car team. There are still a couple of irons in the fire for the fourth car,” Andretti said.

“We also have a couple of irons in the fire for the fourth car for maybe doing certain races, not the whole season. So we’re still trying.”

When asked if either of his Formula E drivers could possible fill this seat, Andretti said that it was possible Frijns could step up for a few races.

“It’s very possible that he could, one or two races, but we’ll see,” Andretti said. “It’s possible, yeah.”

When asked by MotorSportsTalk if an opportunity to race in IndyCar with Andretti was on the cards, Frijns remained coy, saying: “That’s not a question I have to answer.”

However, he did admit that he would jump at the chance to do race if offered: “Oh yeah definitely!”

Honda has hinted it could supply a 12th engine at multiple races this year, not necessarily for the same team. Spencer Pigot is already confirmed to a three-race program with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing at St. Petersburg and the month of May.

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Bryan Herta Autosport and Andretti Autosport have confirmed that the teams will merge in IndyCar this year, resulting in Andretti fielding a fourth full-time entry.

Herta's outfit was formed in 2009 and, having run Dan Wheldon to victory in the 2011 Indianapolis 500, fielded the No. 98 car across the last four years in the championship.

"I couldn't be more excited about this new chapter for Bryan Herta Autosport," Herta said.

"Michael has been a long-time friend, and we certainly know that Andretti Autosport was a big part of my career.

"When the opportunity came together for us to strengthen our organisation and merge with one of the most successful teams and names in the sport, it was really a no brainer.

"I'm especially proud that what we've built with all the employees of BHA will remain intact and become part of the fabric of Andretti Autosport."

Andretti has already confirmed Carlos Muńoz, Marco Andretti and Ryan Hunter-Reay for 2016.

The fourth full-season driver, who will pilot the No. 98 car, will be announced at a later date.