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#166 Rad-oh-yeah?

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Posted 20 March 2017 - 14:22

Racer Magazine, besplatan specijal posvecen 2017. Indikar sezoni, PDF format: http://www.racermaga...pecial?pg=1#pg1


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Posted 21 March 2017 - 15:11

Na današnji dan 1909. godine IMS je osnovan. U martu iste godine Luis Strang vrši inspekciju modela Indi staze

 

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Posted 21 March 2017 - 19:04

Testiranje na Barberu, danas:

 

 

Tajming: http://racecontrol.indycar.com/

 

(Posle jutarnje sesije najbrzi je Sato ispred Kanana (obojica Honde) i Pauera (Sevrolet). Po 5 Hondi i Sevija u top 10, testira i Montoja u Penskiju #22!)


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Posted 22 March 2017 - 02:54

Na kraju dana ipak Sevrolet sa Pauerom najbrzi:

 

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Posted 24 March 2017 - 19:25

U toku je otvoreno testiranje na Indijanapolisu, ucestvuju:
 

  • Chip Ganassi Racing
    • Scott Dixon, Tony Kanaan, Charlie Kimball, Max Chilton
  • Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
    • Graham Rahal
  • Schmidt Peterson Motorsports
    • James Hinchcliffe, Mikhail Aleshin
  • Team Penske
    • Helio Castroneves, Josef Newgarden, Simon Pagenaud, Will Power

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Posted 24 March 2017 - 20:50

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ROSSI: The sum of the parts ...
Friday, 24 March 2017
By Alexander Rossi / Images by LAT, IMS Photo


Teamwork. The attribute that is engrained into our heads from elementary school all the way through our journeys in sports, business and even the Wednesday morning spin class we go to. It is about putting individual ego aside for the greater good of the group.

While we hear about this ad nauseam in basketball, football and every other sport that requires a ball, it is often overlooked in motorsports; aside from the couple of times a race when we come in for tires and fuel. The driver is put on a pedestal and the end results are centered on whether or not a driver performed well that day. A driver's performance, while still most important, is only a piece of the puzzle.

Let me explain.

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I could be the best driver to have ever put on a helmet, but without a car that is fast, I won't be competitive. Knowing how to make a car fast consistently is equivalent to knowing how to cook a pancake right every single time. It's hard. It's a lot harder than people think. You would not believe the amount of effort that goes in behind the scenes on a daily basis from both an engineering and a mechanical side to develop a race-winning car. It takes a nine-to-five job and turns it into a 12-plus hour day the majority of the time, and these guys never flinch. They are as competitive as the drivers themselves. We feed off each other's energy and bond over a shared addiction to winning, and it's just a fundamental part of us as human beings. There is no agenda, no search for compliments; just everyone doing their job to be successful. It is only at this point where the opportunity to win presents itself.

Now, let's take a step away from the engineering and mechanical side of things and look at a driver's relationship with his teammates. When I came into the Verizon IndyCar Series at the beginning of the 2016 season, I knew very little about the championship, and even less about the car and tracks. In Formula 1, you had a working relationship with your teammate, but that is where it ended. There was a data share, but no advice, explanations or suggestions on a direction to go with your driving or car setup. At Andretti Autosport, this is the polar opposite of how the team is run, and a huge reason as to why the team has seen so much success, particularly at Indianapolis.

From day one at the Speedway last year, I relied on the other drivers to help me understand concepts that were completely foreign to me, since it was only the second oval I'd ever seen. We spent every evening as a group debriefing in a roundtable format, sometimes until midnight, discussing the positives and negatives of each driver's day. We would take the good and try and apply it to our own car, and cross the negatives off our list. Without a doubt, this is why all five of our cars last May had a chance to win, and we went into that Sunday knowing that we were the strongest team.

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As many of you know, my Indianapolis 500 was a hectic one, with fueling problems in the pit stops that caused us to go from being toward the front to solidly in the back. I assume you've all heard the story of how my engineering team on the timing stand developed a strategy that was either going to win us the race or end in heartbreak, as I could potentially have run out of fuel before the finish. But what you don't know is that one of the primary reasons I won that race was because of two of my teammates – Ryan Hunter-Reay and Townsend Bell.

They both had an issue earlier in the race and were two laps down, so instead of just running their own race and being done, they both made the last third of their races about helping me get to the end. Allowing me to sit behind them and save fuel, is without question, what made the difference that day.

So the next time that you see a victory celebration and the driver doing donuts or spraying champagne (or drinking milk) know that there was an entire team trackside, back at the workshop and sometimes even on the racetrack, that all played a pivotal role in the result. The driver is the face in the helmet, but the rest is the men and women that commit everything to the sport that they love and are already thinking about how they are going to win the next one. This, in my mind, is what makes motor racing the ultimate team sport.

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Posted 25 March 2017 - 17:39

 

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Posted 28 March 2017 - 20:00

- Pipa Man potvrdjena u trecem Kojnovom bolidu (#63) za Indi 500. Ovo ce biti njen peti Indi za DCR, sesti ukupno, a bice uparena sa istim sponzorom (Suzan G. Komen) i inzenjerskom ekipom kao i prosle godine kada je ostvarila svoj najbolji rezultat, 18. mesto sa krugom zaostatka za vodecim.


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Posted 29 March 2017 - 15:22

Indikar za dogodine: http://digbza2f4g9qo...20170328T172648


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Posted 30 March 2017 - 15:01

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Standardni aeropaket za superovale za sezonu 2018.


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Posted 30 March 2017 - 15:25

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First look at the Indy 500 grid
Wednesday, 29 March 2017
By Marshall Pruett / Images by IMS Photo, LAT


The race to complete the grid for the 101st running of the Indianapolis 500 is following a familiar trend.

Take a limited number of ready and available Dallara DW12s, a growing desire by some teams to yank extra entries to have a spare DW12 ready in case of emergency, and a tight control over the number of engine leases Chevy and Honda are willing to provide, and the forecasted entry list is a tight 33 to 34 entries.

The price to participate in this year's Indy 500 has also seen a steep cost increase with some teams. Where some of the final deals to drive in the 2016 event went for something in the $500,000 range, the sum of $800,000 has been reported as the number needed to fill some of the vacant seats. And in a few cases, that $800,000 is not all-inclusive. Another $400,000 is also required as a crash deposit to cover the loss of the car, bringing the total buy-in to $1.2 million.

Elsewhere in the paddock, Indy 500 pricing in the $600,000-$750,000 range – without a stiff crash deposit – has been reported.

Looking at the available seats, the impact of KV Racing's closure on the ride-for-hire market has been considerable after the team fielded three cars in the 100th Indy 500. Drivers accustomed to striking deals for proven KV entries have been forced to look deeper into the paddock for alternatives, and in many cases, the only options are attached to new or unproven programs. It means the process of completing the field of 33 could take longer than desired as drivers explore their remaining options.

With less than 50 days to go until the opening day of practice starts at the Speedway, here's where the grid stands (listed by car count, driver and engine):

A.J. FOYT RACING

Count, Driver, Engine
1. Conor Daly, Chevy
2. Carlos Munoz, Chevy
3. TBD, Chevy

Among the list of drivers searching for Indy-only seats this year, James Davison, Stefan Wilson, Jack Harvey, Matthew Brabham, Gustavo Yacaman and Zach Veach are known, and a few others, including Jeff Simmons, who last raced at Indy in 2008, are said to be sniffing around behind the scenes. Of those listed here, it would not be a surprise to see Veach wind up in Foyt's third entry.

ANDRETTI AUTOSPORT

4. Marco Andretti, Honda
5. Ryan Hunter-Reay, Honda
6. Alexander Rossi, Honda
7. Takuma Sato, Honda
8. TBD, Honda

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Townsend Bell had the pace to win last year's 500 in the fifth Andretti entry and would be a natural to return, but he might spend the month of May in the NBCSN commentary booth. Barring a good deal at Andretti (or elsewhere) that would have a serious shot at winning, the veteran could be ready to step away from making his annual run at the 500.

Veach was considered the front-runner for the fifth Andretti seat until that recently changed, and according to recent chatter, Carlin Racing Indy Lights driver Zachary Claman De Melo, Andretti Lights driver Dalton Kellett and former Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Indy Lights driver Jack Harvey (pictured) are among the options to claim the Indy 500's most coveted vacancy.

CHIP GANASSI RACING

9. Max Chilton, Honda
10. Scott Dixon, Honda
11. Tony Kanaan, Honda
12. Charlie Kimball, Honda

The powerhouse team is expected to stick with its four full-time entries for the 500. It last ran five cars in a partnership with Gary Peterson in 2015 with Sebastian Saavedra behind the wheel of Peterson's Chevy-powered car.

DALE COYNE RACING

13. Sebastien Bourdais, Honda
14. Ed Jones, Honda
15. Pippa Mann, Honda

With the confirmation of Mann, who has become the closest thing to a permanent fixture at Indy with Coyne, the race to fill a fourth seat – provided Honda can supply an engine – is on.

LARRY CURRY/HARDING GROUP

16. Gabby Chaves, Chevy

Former Menard Racing team manager and Tri-Star Racing co-owner Larry Curry is back with a new a team funded by the Harding Group which, among other notable jobs, performed the latest paving of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway's 2.5-mile oval. With two new Dallara DW12s purchased for the program, 2014 Indy Lights champion Gabby Chaves slotted into its primary seat, and an affiliation with Dennis Reinbold's Dreyer & Reinbold Racing team (Curry's effort is also based out of DRR's shop), the new Chevy-powered program should be a solid addition to the Indy 500 field.

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Talk of possibly using the second DW12 to field two entries has been discussed, but a heavy proviso has been attached: If Chaves were to crash and need the second chassis, his teammate would be pulled from the cockpit. Barring the acquisition of a third DW12 to use as a spare for Chaves, it's hard to imagine any driver or sponsor agreeing to a situation where their seat could be taken away at any time.

DREYER & REINBOLD RACING

17. Sage Karam, Chevy

Karam is a fixture at DRR, and despite his lack of steady open-wheel activity, the 22-year-old has kept busy with the Lexus sports car program in IMSA. Compared to some Indy-only drivers who will hit the track with almost a year of rust to clear, Karam will be one of few to step right in and get down to business. Despite being in separate single-car entries, the link between DRR and Curry brings two strong drivers together in a collaborative effort that should reduce some of the known limitations that come with fielding a solo program.

ED CARPENTER RACING

18. Ed Carpenter, Chevy
19. JR Hildebrand, Chevy

Early indicators suggest ECR's recent three-car Indy assault will be trimmed to two. Citing the limited number of spare cars, Carpenter is said to have turned down a number of offers to put a third DW12 in the field to safeguard ECR's interests. Rumors regarding Spencer Pigot being given a shot in the spare ECR Chevy have been floated, and if the series struggles to fill the last position on the grid, this would be the logical place to look for a solution, but still stands as an extremely remote possibility.

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20. Kyle Kaiser, Chevy

The 2015 Indy Lights champions are stepping up with an IndyCar program to debut at Indy with two potential Chevy-powered DW12 entries. One could be for Kyle Kaiser, but owner Ricardo Juncos doesn't want to rush his 21-year-old Lights driver and is also talking with several others about the ride.

LAZIER PARTNERS RACING

21. Buddy Lazier, Chevy

The Laziers are in the same place they've been in recent 500s with not enough money and a need to update their DW12 with new parts, but they always manage to come through. It made including LPR as an expected entry rather easy, and until we hear otherwise, LPR will remain on the list. The former presence of Larry Curry brought increased organization and structure to the team, but with his focus elsewhere this year, the team will want to find another veteran to bring similar management skills. If Bob Lazier's estimates are correct, Buddy's son Flynn could be the family's choice to drive their Chevy-powered entry in the future.

RAHAL LETTERMAN LANIGAN RACING

22. Graham Rahal, Honda

23. Oriol Servia, Honda

RLLR vowed to keep its Indy 500 program focused on quality rather than quantity, which leaves the pairing of Rahal and Servia a smart move after they worked well together in 2015.

TEAM PENSKE

24. Helio Castroneves, Chevy
25. Juan Pabo Montoya, Chevy
26. Josef Newgarden, Chevy
27. Simon Pagenaud, Chevy
28. Will Power, Chevy

With the most impressive driver rotation in the event, Roger Penske has five winning options, and in Castroneves and Monotya, five combined Indy 500 victories. The stretch to run Montoya at the Indy GP and go beyond the recent limit of four cars at the 500 would suggest how much the Captain wants to win the biggest race on the calendar.

SCHMIDT PETERSON MOTORSPORTS

29. Mikhail Aleshin, Honda
30. James Hinchcliffe, Honda
31. Jay Howard, Honda

SPM has its terrible twosome of Hinch and Aleshin to rely on and Howard is certainly an interesting choice for the third Tony Stewart-sponsored entry. The question is whether SPM would run a fourth car. A number of drivers have inquired about the possibility, and like Coyne's potential fourth, a fourth SPM entry hinges on receiving the 18th and final Honda lease.

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Above: James Davison has two Indy 500 starts (2014-15)

COMPLETING THE FIELD

32. Dale Coyne Racing/Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, Honda

If we go by how Honda's decision-making process has worked in the past, it placed an emphasis on siding with teams that offer the best odds of turning its final lease into something positive for the brand.

Look for Honda to evaluate what's being proposed before routing an engine to Coyne or SPM, as simply being able to foot the bill for the lease is rarely enough to sway its choice. Steady speculation suggests Coyne, which ran four cars last year (SPM fielded three) could be the winner in the 18th Honda sweepstakes.

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Although the fifth Andretti seat is certainly prized, Coyne's potential fourth seat is the one almost every driver has targeted as something that could be a softer hit to the bank account. James Davison, who drove for Coyne at Indy in 2015, is said to be among the deeper candidates for the ride, and with the obvious ties to Stefan Wilson, who made his IndyCar debut with Coyne in 2013, the team has plenty of talent to choose from.

Throw in the names of the other drivers wanting to race at Indy, and most are chasing this engine, rather than the specific team where it might be used. Whether it's with Coyne or SPM, the fate of the 18th Honda and its provisioning or dismissal could be known by early April.

33. Juncos Racing, Chevy

Indy veteran Sebastian Saavedra and aspiring rookie Gustavo Yacaman, among others, have been mentioned as options for the second Juncos Chevy. Although the car is not considered to be a sure thing right now in late March, the urgency to use the DW12 could change if the field is stuck at 32 entries by the time May arrives. IndyCar has been instrumental in helping Juncos prepare for its series debut, which could make it easier to place a funded driver in a second car here than to have ECR wheel out its spare to run a third entry in order to complete the grid. The asking price for Juncos' second car is said to be somewhat high, but that could also change if IndyCar's aforementioned need for a 33rd car becomes a reality.

34. A.J. Foyt Racing, Chevy

A new option emerged on Monday when the Foyt team won the auction for the KV Racing DW12 chassis Wilson used at Indy in 2016. The Chevy-powered car, dressed in its Bowtie superspeedway aero kit, would give the Foyts a quality spare chassis to have as a backup if anything happens to one of its three entries, and also affords A.J. the chance to expand to four cars.

OTHER POSSIBILITIES

Although he lacks an engine lease and a team, pastor Will Marotti could end up as a co-entrant if his efforts to raise enough sponsorship to be involved in a second consecutive Indy 500 are fruitful.

After Marotti Racing, the list of known participants – in any capacity –comes to an end. Grace Autosport, which announced its intentions to participate in the 100th race, has been silent, and unless a new entrant emerges from the unknown with DW12s that were secretly produced, the main players have been defined.

Thirty-one cars are currently in place (although some of the drivers and entries have yet to be publically confirmed), and the path to 33 and possibly 34 cars exists.

With Pippa Mann's confirmation at Coyne, Honda is in with 17 leases and Chevy has 14. If an 18th Honda gets the green light, the field is at 32 with a Coyne or SPM, and if a Juncos or Foyt steps forward with one of its cars, Chevy would be at 15 motors and Indy's 11 rows of three would be set.

This is all predicated, of course, on each of the 31 we've identified showing up as anticipated and at least two of the other three seats being filled. If the Lazier entry falls through or a chassis is destroyed between Long Beach and the Indy GP, an 18th Honda along with two Chevys from Juncos and Foyt would be needed to hit 33.

Provided everything goes according to plan, Indy has its full field and maybe one more to bring some modest drama to time trials.


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Posted 31 March 2017 - 19:57

Jos slika aeropaketa za 2018:

 

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Posted 02 April 2017 - 22:12

Sledeceg vikenda se nastavlja Indikar sezona, klasikom na ulicama Long Bica:

 

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Ono sto je Monako za F1, Long Bic je za Indikar - steciste glamura, za videti i biti vidjen. Trka sa tradicijom preo 40 godina dugackom, koja je u svojoj istoriji bila i na kalendaru F1 sampionata i nakon Indi 500 bez sumnje najprestiznija Indikar trka danas. Staza tipicna ulicna, uska, sa neravnom podlogom, ipak cesto smo tu videli prilicno zanimljivo trkanje i neizvesne i neocekivane finise.

 

Prosle godine trka se zavrsila kontroverznom pobedom Simona Pazenoa ispred Skota Diksona, kad je Penskijev as prilikom izlaska iz boksova presekao preko pune linije i tako uspeo da izbije ispred Novozelandjanina - umesto da mu narede da ustupi poziciju, stjuarti su mu samo dali opomenu i to je na kraju odlucilo ishod trke. U medjuvremenu su pravila pojasnjena i zatvorena je mogucnost za razlicite interpretacije, Pazeno je na kraju uzeo titulu ispred timskih kolegi Pauera i Kastronevesa, no siguran sam da je Diksi ovde posebno motivisan za osvetu. Takodje, kao sto je poznato, Ganasi je tokom zimske pauze presao u tabor Honde, a na prvoj trci u St. Pitu Honda je iznenadjujuce izdominirala, tako da i to ide na ruku Diksonu.

 

Satnica vikenda: https://gplb.com/weekend-schedule/

(vremena su po pacifickoj zoni, dakle dodati 9 sati za srednjeevropska)

 

Prenos radi NBC.


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Posted 02 April 2017 - 23:30

U medjuvremenu, testiranje na IMS se nastavlja:

 


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Posted 05 April 2017 - 15:11

I jos testiranja...

 


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