Kansas/F1@Bahrain/V8/Supercross/TORC@Charlotte

Subject: Kansas/F1@Bahrain/V8/Supercross/TORC@Charlotte Fri Apr 20, 2012 5:55 am

RACE SCHEDULES THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND (LIVE TV BROADCASTS ONLY):

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Sprint Cup Series
Camping World Truck Series
Formula 1
V8 Supercars
AMA Supercross
TORC Trophy Trucks

Friday, April 20th

7:00-8:30 AM ET Formula 1 Practice 2 Kansas/F1@Bahrain/V8/Supercross/TORC@Charlotte 2422011_SPEED_TV_Logo

1:30-3:00 PM ET Sprint Cup Series Practice Kansas/F1@Bahrain/V8/Supercross/TORC@Charlotte 2422011_SPEED_TV_Logo

3:00-4:30 PM ET Camping World Truck Series Practice Kansas/F1@Bahrain/V8/Supercross/TORC@Charlotte 2422011_SPEED_TV_Logo

4:30-6:00 PM ET Sprint Cup Series Practice Kansas/F1@Bahrain/V8/Supercross/TORC@Charlotte 2422011_SPEED_TV_Logo

8:30-10:30 PM ET TORC Trophy Trucks Race at Charlotte Kansas/F1@Bahrain/V8/Supercross/TORC@Charlotte 2422011_SPEED_TV_Logo

10:10-10:30 PM ET V8 Supercars Qualifying #1 Kansas/F1@Bahrain/V8/Supercross/TORC@Charlotte 371bigpond

11:20-11:50 PM ET V8 Supercar Top 10 Shootout Kansas/F1@Bahrain/V8/Supercross/TORC@Charlotte 371bigpond

Saturday, April 21st

1:00-2:45 AM ET V8 Supercars Race at Hamilton #1 Kansas/F1@Bahrain/V8/Supercross/TORC@Charlotte 371bigpond

7:00-8:00 AM ET Formula 1 Knockout Qualifying Kansas/F1@Bahrain/V8/Supercross/TORC@Charlotte 2422011_SPEED_TV_Logo

10:30-11:30 AM ET Camping World Truck Series Qualifying Kansas/F1@Bahrain/V8/Supercross/TORC@Charlotte 2422011_SPEED_TV_Logo

12:00-1:00 PM ET Sprint Cup Series Qualifying Kansas/F1@Bahrain/V8/Supercross/TORC@Charlotte 2422011_SPEED_TV_Logo

2:00-4:00 PM ET Camping World Truck Series Race at Kansas Kansas/F1@Bahrain/V8/Supercross/TORC@Charlotte 2422011_SPEED_TV_Logo

10:05-10:25 PM ET V8 Supercars Qualifying #2 Kansas/F1@Bahrain/V8/Supercross/TORC@Charlotte 371bigpond

10:30-1:30 PM/AM ET AMA Supercross Race at Seattle Kansas/F1@Bahrain/V8/Supercross/TORC@Charlotte 2422011_SPEED_TV_Logo

Sunday, April 22nd

1:00-2:45 AM ET V8 Supercars Race at Hamilton #2 Kansas/F1@Bahrain/V8/Supercross/TORC@Charlotte 371bigpond

7:30-10:00 AM ET Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix Kansas/F1@Bahrain/V8/Supercross/TORC@Charlotte 2422011_SPEED_TV_Logo

12:30-2:00 PM ET Sprint Cup Series STP 400 at Kansas Kansas/F1@Bahrain/V8/Supercross/TORC@Charlotte 494logo_fox_sports

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R.I.P. Dan Wheldon #77
Kansas/F1@Bahrain/V8/Supercross/TORC@Charlotte 14668090498054416419

3X Retro Series Champion
2X ROC Champion
2X ASA Champion
1X RIROC Champion

AF: 4-3 DEN: 4-3 PIT: 3-3

Online Career:
Top 5's: 279
Top 10's: 426
Poles: 29
Wins: 81
Championships: 6
iRacing wins: 21
11/6

What a nicely worded letter:

Quote :: A Welcome Letter To Journalists From Bahrain, The Happiest Place On Earth

Dear International Media Person,

Thank you so much for accepting our invitation to cover the Grand Prix of Bahrain, the most excellent race in the most wonderful place on earth.

For those of you here I'm sure you can smell the excitement in the air and see the flashing lights of homemade fireworks from regular Bahrainis excited about the race! They're so enthused they've stopped eating so they can pig out at the concession stands at our wonderful track!

Of course, no pork will be served. It's just an expression. Lighten up!

For those of you en route here are some tips for helping to understand and enjoy our race, assuming you didn't make a mistake filing your visa. We have a very complex visa system and, you know, maybe you got confused.

First, always remember to keep orange stickers we've given you on your camera gear. We love our cameras in Bahrain and we'd hate to accidentally take your camera thinking it was our camera.

Second, Bahrainis are so so friendly and will try to approach your car and offer your a drink. The most polite response, in our society, is to quickly drive on the opposite direction. This may seem rude, but trust us, it's what we want.

Third, our citizens love LARP (Live Action Role-Playing Game) and are in the midst of a giant recreation of the fall of Iran. So, if you see police running around with shotguns just know they're only pretend shotguns. Your friends in the press should have already briefed you on this.

Most importantly, have a good time! Like our good friend Kimi Raikkonen said, "It's just like any other race weekend. Nothing has really changed." And, as we all know, Kimi is the calm voice of racing.

I look forward to seeing you near the track (and absolutely nowhere else, please!) my friends!

All the best and long live King Hamad bin Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa!

Your Friend,

Zayed R. Alzayani

Proud Chairman of Bahrain International Circuit

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Solstice Racing main Admin.
Career Wins: 40 (Last - Daytona, Studio Speed Retro Superspeedway Series)
Career Poles: 38 (Last - Atlanta, Studio Speed Cup Series)

bakes991 wrote:

What a nicely worded letter:

Quote :: A Welcome Letter To Journalists From Bahrain, The Happiest Place On Earth

Dear International Media Person,

Thank you so much for accepting our invitation to cover the Grand Prix of Bahrain, the most excellent race in the most wonderful place on earth.

For those of you here I'm sure you can smell the excitement in the air and see the flashing lights of homemade fireworks from regular Bahrainis excited about the race! They're so enthused they've stopped eating so they can pig out at the concession stands at our wonderful track!

Of course, no pork will be served. It's just an expression. Lighten up!

For those of you en route here are some tips for helping to understand and enjoy our race, assuming you didn't make a mistake filing your visa. We have a very complex visa system and, you know, maybe you got confused.

First, always remember to keep orange stickers we've given you on your camera gear. We love our cameras in Bahrain and we'd hate to accidentally take your camera thinking it was our camera.

Second, Bahrainis are so so friendly and will try to approach your car and offer your a drink. The most polite response, in our society, is to quickly drive on the opposite direction. This may seem rude, but trust us, it's what we want.

Third, our citizens love LARP (Live Action Role-Playing Game) and are in the midst of a giant recreation of the fall of Iran. So, if you see police running around with shotguns just know they're only pretend shotguns. Your friends in the press should have already briefed you on this.

Most importantly, have a good time! Like our good friend Kimi Raikkonen said, "It's just like any other race weekend. Nothing has really changed." And, as we all know, Kimi is the calm voice of racing.

I look forward to seeing you near the track (and absolutely nowhere else, please!) my friends!

All the best and long live King Hamad bin Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa!

Your Friend,

Zayed R. Alzayani

Proud Chairman of Bahrain International Circuit

ARCA Driver Number of posts : 379 Age : 34 Registration date : 2008-12-12

Thats fake right?

Not sure Brett, but it's funny nonetheless.

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Career Wins: 40 (Last - Daytona, Studio Speed Retro Superspeedway Series)
Career Poles: 38 (Last - Atlanta, Studio Speed Cup Series)

Admin Number of posts : 2398 Age : 32 Registration date : 2008-12-12

Obviously fake, funny though lol

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Career championships: 1

Moderator Number of posts : 1823 Registration date : 2010-06-21

Rumor has it that 58 people showed up in the front grandstands for practice.

Apparently Anonymous ddos attacked the Formula 1 website and took it down for a hour earlier this morning. herpaderp.

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R.I.P. Dan Wheldon #77
Kansas/F1@Bahrain/V8/Supercross/TORC@Charlotte 14668090498054416419

3X Retro Series Champion
2X ROC Champion
2X ASA Champion
1X RIROC Champion

AF: 4-3 DEN: 4-3 PIT: 3-3

Online Career:
Top 5's: 279
Top 10's: 426
Poles: 29
Wins: 81
Championships: 6
iRacing wins: 21
11/6

Solstice Legend Number of posts : 2174 Registration date : 2009-12-04

100,000 have shown up to a massive protest in Bahrain. Force India did not participate in practice 2 so they could get to the hotel before it got dark.

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ARCA Driver Number of posts : 379 Age : 34 Registration date : 2008-12-12

Segregation?

Solstice Legend Number of posts : 2174 Registration date : 2009-12-04

After skipping FP2, Force India was almost entirely blacked out of today coverage of FP3 and Q. They were basically entirely ignored.

It looks very possible they will pack up and leave right after the start of the race.

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_________________
R.I.P. Dan Wheldon #77
Kansas/F1@Bahrain/V8/Supercross/TORC@Charlotte 14668090498054416419

3X Retro Series Champion
2X ROC Champion
2X ASA Champion
1X RIROC Champion

AF: 4-3 DEN: 4-3 PIT: 3-3

Online Career:
Top 5's: 279
Top 10's: 426
Poles: 29
Wins: 81
Championships: 6
iRacing wins: 21
11/6

Solstice Legend Number of posts : 2174 Registration date : 2009-12-04

The Force India cars were not even shown on tv once during FP3, Q1, Q2, or Q3. Except for a fleeting shot out of Mark Webber's onboard.

Bernie's excuse was that people only care about the pole contenders so thats all they show...Of course they spent several minutes of coverage focusing on Charles Pic's Marussia.

Solstice Legend Number of posts : 2174 Registration date : 2009-12-04

Sauber also has had an incident with a firebomb.

This race has been such a crashfest

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R.I.P. Dan Wheldon #77
Kansas/F1@Bahrain/V8/Supercross/TORC@Charlotte 14668090498054416419

3X Retro Series Champion
2X ROC Champion
2X ASA Champion
1X RIROC Champion

AF: 4-3 DEN: 4-3 PIT: 3-3

Online Career:
Top 5's: 279
Top 10's: 426
Poles: 29
Wins: 81
Championships: 6
iRacing wins: 21
11/6

Solstice Legend Number of posts : 2174 Registration date : 2009-12-04

Silas 14th...Cobb 17th...

Good to see Dinger on the pole. I can't wait till he gets his first win. If anyone deserves it, it's him.

Jennifer was running top 20 towards the end. I saw her swerving a bit on the low side of the back stretch, then she was in the garage for a few laps. STill came out in time to inish 25th ahead of Chris Cockram.

lol Cockram... it's Cockrum btw

Woooooohoooooo Buescher! Finally gets himself in the win column in trucks! I still say he's the favorite for the championship, with his consistency, he's practically top 10 every race. Finished 3rd in points last season after DNQ'ing for Phoenix, so it looks good for him this time around!

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Career Wins: 40 (Last - Daytona, Studio Speed Retro Superspeedway Series)
Career Poles: 38 (Last - Atlanta, Studio Speed Cup Series)

Solstice Legend Number of posts : 2174 Registration date : 2009-12-04

Live TORC Series

http://torcseries.com/live-video

Solstice Legend Number of posts : 2174 Registration date : 2009-12-04

HUGE flip.

Thanks Caleb for making me miss the v8 race. f

Solstice Legend Number of posts : 2174 Registration date : 2009-12-04

Villapoto down and that looks like a serious leg injury. Luckily he wrapped up the championship last week, because that could be a season ender.

Solstice Legend Number of posts : 2174 Registration date : 2009-12-04

And Apparently the entire tv feed went out for the last two laps of the V8 Supercar race.

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