Rubens Barrichello believes that his experience at the Indianapolis 500 will help to fast-track his adaptation to IndyCar after finishing as the highest-placed rookie in his inaugural oval race. Barrichello crossed the line in 11th place, having briefly led mid-race during a pitstop cycle, and the Formula 1 veteran said that his time at Indianapolis had taught him a lot about how to get the most out of the cars. "I think that my experience here on the oval will help me have at least more feedback from the cars," he said.
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05/28/2012
Down Dominates as TT-R Shine in Japan
Round Three of the iRacing.com V8 Supercars Series presented by Big Pond saw the teams and drivers leave the States and go international to Okayama, Japan. With Madison Down winning Race One at the Okayama International Circuit he was confident heading into the main online race. This week saw Rens Broekman take his first pole position in the main game for quite a while, with an outstanding lap time of a 1:30.350, almost a tenth quicker than TTR?s Down who would start out of second place. Defending series champion Richard Hamstead would start third with Justin Ruggier just edging-out Joshua Muggleton to take fourth and fifth respectively. As the sim races gridded up this would be the last main race on the old tire model, with the new tire model [...]
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/iracing-news/down-dominates-as-tt-r-shine-in-japan
Whitmarsh: McLaren hasn?t lost pace
McLaren team boss Martin Whitmarsh is adamant that his squad has not dropped off the pace, but is just losing out in Formula 1's tyre lottery at present. The Woking squad appeared to be 2012's benchmark as it opened the year with two straight poles for Lewis Hamilton and a Melbourne win for Jenson Button.
Guerrieri wins at Indy from the back
Esteban Guerrieri won an eventful Indy Lights Freedom 100 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, giving the Sam Schmidt Motorsports team its fourth straight victory at the event. The Argentine driver, who had started from the rear of the grid due to an engine change, took the lead in the final stages of the race with a move on Andretti Autosport's Carlos Munoz.
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/real-world-racing/3rdparty/guerrieri-wins-at-indy-from-the-back
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05/27/2012
Denny Hamlin wins pole at Auto Club Speedway
Denny Hamlin went low when most drivers went high at Auto Club Speedway, and he ended up in pole position for Sundays race.
Source: http://www.nascarracinglive.com/nascar/denny-hamlin-wins-pole-at-auto-club-speedway.html
Fontana sets F2 practice pace
Alex Fontana set the pace in the opening Formula 2 free practice session at the Nurburgring. The Swiss driver's 1m47.676s lap was enough to keep him clear of a late improvement by teenage sensation Matheo Tuscher, who took second, 0.163 seconds down. Early-session pacesetters Markus Pommer and points leader Luciano Bacheta were pushed back to third and fourth by the end, as Kevin Mirocha and Parthiva Sureshwaren filled the top six.
Source: http://www.iracing.com/inracingnews/real-world-racing/3rdparty/fontana-sets-f2-practice-pace
The Unintended Consequences of Michigan Students? Bike-to-School ?Prank?
Radio personality Kevin "Gravy" Canup delivers a bike, donated by Grand Rapids Bicycle Company, to Kenowa Hills High School in Walker, MI. Photo: Chris Clark for MLive.com
Tuesday morning, a group of intrepid high schoolers in the western Michigan city of Walker got onto their bikes and into a heap of trouble.
The Kenowa Hills High School [...]
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