Number of posts : 4561 Location : Losing my mind on the internet. Registration date : 2008-12-11
Subject: Re: Racing Discussion Thread Sun Jan 27, 2013 2:33 am
Much like the Dodge one that was on NASCAR.com a while ago, this one for the Chevy now exists lol
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Shawn_82 Moderator
Number of posts : 849 Age : 29 Location : Ontario, Canada Registration date : 2009-12-05
Subject: Re: Racing Discussion Thread Sun Jan 27, 2013 3:34 am
bakes991 wrote:
Much like the Dodge one that was on NASCAR.com a while ago, this one for the Chevy now exists lol
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Subject: Re: Racing Discussion Thread Mon Jan 28, 2013 6:03 pm
Morgan Shepherd will be running a Dodge Challenger in the Daytona Nationwide race this season with a Penske motor. He is not sure as of yet on what make he will run after Daytona.
Hearing even more rumors about Scott Bloomquist running the NCWTS race at Eldora. He will be also racing full time in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series as well as the bigger events in WoOLMS and UMP.
racer612008 Solstice Legend
Number of posts : 2191 Age : 27 Location : North Carolina Registration date : 2010-07-31
Subject: Re: Racing Discussion Thread Tue Jan 29, 2013 7:37 am
Arie Luyendyk Jr to race in Stadium Super Trucks?
Golden Corral will be back at TBR sponsoring the #36 for J.J. Yeley for all 4 plate races.
racer612008 Solstice Legend
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Subject: Re: Racing Discussion Thread Wed Jan 30, 2013 9:17 am
Only 300 GA seats remain for the Eldora Truck race. All reserved seats are SOLD OUT!
racer612008 Solstice Legend
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Subject: Re: Racing Discussion Thread Thu Jan 31, 2013 6:54 am
Dan Mackay ARCA Driver
Number of posts : 688 Age : 31 Location : Barrie, Ontario Registration date : 2010-10-13
Subject: Re: Racing Discussion Thread Thu Jan 31, 2013 8:04 am
racer612008 wrote:
Arie Luyendyk Jr to race in Stadium Super Trucks?
Golden Corral will be back at TBR sponsoring the #36 for J.J. Yeley for all 4 plate races.
ew yeley
trbfan Solstice Legend
Number of posts : 2174 Registration date : 2009-12-04
Subject: Re: Racing Discussion Thread Fri Feb 01, 2013 2:49 am
Sam Tordoff has joined KX Momentum/Triple Eight MG for BTCC to be teammates with Jason Plato.
trbfan Solstice Legend
Number of posts : 2174 Registration date : 2009-12-04
Subject: Re: Racing Discussion Thread Sat Feb 02, 2013 1:17 am
The entry list for the World Endurance Challenge is out. 32 cars total.
LMP1 has 6 cars:
Audi Sport Team Joest - Audi R18 quattro x2 Toyota Motorsports - Toyota TS030 Hybrid x2 Lotus Rebellion - Lola B12/60 Strakka Racing - HPD ARX-03c
LMP2 has 12 cars: Delta/ADR - Oreca 03 Nissan G-Drive Racing - Oreca 03 Pecom Racing - Oreca 03 Nissan Oak Racing - Morgan LMP2 x2 HVM/Status GP - Lola B12/80 Gulf Racing Middle East - Lola B12/80 x2 Lotus LMP2 - Lotus T128 x2 Greaves Motorsports - Zytek Z11SN
Then only 6 GTE Pro and 8 GTE Am cars.
trbfan Solstice Legend
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Subject: Re: Racing Discussion Thread Sat Feb 02, 2013 1:20 am
They are 1 by 1 announcing the 56 cars for the 24 Herues of Le mans right now.
racer612008 Solstice Legend
Number of posts : 2191 Age : 27 Location : North Carolina Registration date : 2010-07-31
Subject: Re: Racing Discussion Thread Sat Feb 02, 2013 8:01 am
Corey LaJoie will be racing part time in the NASCAR Nationwide Series with Tommy Baldwin Racing/TeamSLR starting at Dover in May
racer612008 Solstice Legend
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Subject: Re: Racing Discussion Thread Sun Feb 03, 2013 11:35 pm
Spencer Massey has been "re-hired" by DSR just months after being fired
Don Schumacher announced today that Don Schumacher Racing with financial backing from his Schumacher Electric Corp. will start the 2013 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series with the same number of teams he ended with last year, including the third-ranked Top Fuel team.
In addition to reigning world champion Antron Brown and the Matco Tools Top Fuel team and Tony Schumacher and the U.S. Army team, which finished seven points behind Brown last season, the third team will be led by crew chiefs Todd Okuhara and Phil Shuler with driver Spencer Massey when the season begins Feb. 14-17 with the NHRA Winternationals at Pomona, Calif.
The dragster that finished the past season ranked third in points with four event titles, will carry the banner of Battery eXtender Powered by Schumacher, the next-generation battery charger that provides advanced charging technology and cutting-edge design. (More information below.)
The status of DSR’s third-ranked team from last year was left in limbo for 2013 when longtime NHRA and DSR sponsor FRAM/Prestone opted last summer to not continue motorsports sponsorships upon the conclusion of the 2012 season.
“I committed last summer to running this team in 2013 after Honeywell sold the FRAM/Prestone business to an investor and the decision of the new owner was to eliminate motorsports sponsorship,” Schumacher said. “I committed to run that car in 2013, and will do what I committed to doing. And I want to keep that team together because it has contended for the championship down to the last two races the past two years”
Schumacher said Schumacher Electric will fully fund the Don Schumacher Racing team while he continues to search for another major sponsor.
“Were we not to field that team it also would have cost about 10 guys their jobs, and I didn’t want that to happen,” said Schumacher, whose teams have won 11 NHRA world championships and 196 NHRA event titles.
Although the team did not join the other six DSR teams at the Florida test sessions last month, Okuhara and Shuler tested the dragster last December and it proved to be in midseason form with a best run of 3.75 seconds at 325 mph.
Massey, 30, will compete in his fourth full-time professional season and third straight with DSR. At the end of the last season, Schumacher and Massey decided in late November to go separate ways at a time when adequate funding had not been secured.
trbfan Solstice Legend
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Subject: Re: Racing Discussion Thread Tue Feb 05, 2013 3:42 am
There is a newly formed European NASCAR K&N Series team. Exotics Racing with FJ Engineering. FJ Engineering being the people that build all of the NASCAR Euro cars. NASCAR Euro champion Ander Villarino will run the car in Daytona, and Romain Thievin and David Perisset will run the car the rest of the year.
racer612008 Solstice Legend
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Subject: Re: Racing Discussion Thread Sat Feb 09, 2013 1:29 pm
ARCA PR wrote:
Buckeye Cable System, the Toledo-area cable television provider, will once again air a total of ten (10) Flat Rock and Toledo Speedway events from the 2013 track schedules as part of the popular "Sunday Night at the Races" programming this season on the Buckeye Cable Sports Network (BCSN). The telecasts are slated for the 9 p.m. time slot.
The 10 race televised slate will include the April 20th 7-Up 150, a "combo event" featuring the ARCA/CRA Super Series and the ARCA Midwest Tour. That event will be the first ever event that will be co-sanctioned by the two groups. The two groups are also scheduled to co-sanction an event at Madison International Speedway in Madison, Wisconsin on August 11th. The 7-Up 150 will be a point's event for both series and is expected to draw a huge car count. The event will have an increased purse and a possible second feature for cars not making the 150 lap main event.
The 2013 season for the ARCA Midwest Tour kicks off at Toledo Speedway on Friday and Saturday, April 19th & 20th. Visitarcamidwesttour.com for the full 2013 schedule
racer612008 Solstice Legend
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Subject: Re: Racing Discussion Thread Sun Feb 10, 2013 9:35 pm
Coming soon from Five Star Racing Bodies for ABC/LMSC type bodies.
racer612008 Solstice Legend
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Subject: Re: Racing Discussion Thread Mon Feb 11, 2013 10:30 am
racer612008 Solstice Legend
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Subject: Re: Racing Discussion Thread Tue Feb 12, 2013 12:49 pm
John Oreovicz | Facebook wrote:
Hearing rumblings that Brian Barnhart will be named #INDYCAR CEO.
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racer612008 Solstice Legend
Number of posts : 2191 Age : 27 Location : North Carolina Registration date : 2010-07-31
Subject: Re: Racing Discussion Thread Tue Feb 12, 2013 1:26 pm
In other IndyCar news, Mugello Circuit has a event listed for IndyCar on 9/15/2013. Hearing it was a mistake on the website though and Curt Cavin has denied it. I think it is still possible though(why would they put it on the website in the first place ). Also hearing rumors about Fiat working with Judd on a motor deal.
lemonhead75 Solstice Legend
Number of posts : 2107 Age : 30 Location : Napoleon, Ohio Registration date : 2008-12-12
Subject: Re: Racing Discussion Thread Wed Feb 13, 2013 9:12 am
In a truly baffling move, Katherine Legge has been replaced by Sebastien Saavedra in the Dragon Racing car sponsored by TrueCar. TrueCar has been doing this "women emporered" program for over the past year. http://www.truecarracingteam.com/ So they go ahead and replace her without telling her, judging by her reaction on Twitter. Its funny, becuase she did okay once they got her Chevy engines, although she missed a few races and couldn't get any consistency.
lemonhead75 Solstice Legend
Number of posts : 2107 Age : 30 Location : Napoleon, Ohio Registration date : 2008-12-12
Subject: Re: Racing Discussion Thread Thu Feb 14, 2013 5:52 am
Sky Sports F1 will be showing the 2nd test from Barcelona live(and in 3D 0.o) next week.....
racer612008 Solstice Legend
Number of posts : 2191 Age : 27 Location : North Carolina Registration date : 2010-07-31
Subject: Re: Racing Discussion Thread Thu Feb 21, 2013 3:18 am
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing has signed on Blu eCigs for both as a primary and team sponsor for 2013. Blu will be the primary sponsor of Mike Conway's car at Long Beach and will be on Graham Rahal's car as a associate sponsor.
Also hearing rumors about NBC Sports doing live stream coverage for IndyCar. More details in March. Maybe live Qualifying? Indy Lights
bakes991 Admin
Number of posts : 4561 Location : Losing my mind on the internet. Registration date : 2008-12-11
Subject: Re: Racing Discussion Thread Thu Feb 28, 2013 9:34 am
NASCAR has suspended Jeremy Clements indefinitely for saying something "intolerable and insensitive remark".
Speculation has it he mention NASCAR rigging the pole to let Danica win, or he bashed the Daytona 500 saying something along the lines it was the most boring race he's ever seen and the Nwide race put on a way better show.
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