Category: American Open Wheel
Just when I was wondering what was going to happen with Bia...
by Graham 
Anna Beatriz "Bia" Figueiredo, who has been trying to move out of Brazilian open wheel racing for a year or so, has signed to race in IPS for Sam Schmidt Motorsports in 2008. The press release seems to totally downplay her family name, which is either du… more »
02/02/08 08:19:03 pm, In the aftermath of the tragic death of Paul Dana at Homestead
by Graham
...I wrote a posting on autoracing1.com where I picked up on Robby Gordon's weekend comment that most ovals are unsafe for OW race cars. He is right, and it is largely due to the pre-eminence of NASCAR. Here is what I posted:
In the spirit of trying to… more »
Note I wrote in May 2005 about an Open Wheel Merger
by Graham
Here is a note that I drafted for a discussion forum in May 2005 about the prospects for an OW merger. I pulled it out and read it this evening. Sadly, the situation has not changed very much, despite the optimistic noises and suggestions that occasional… more »
Well, now we know what Chip is doing in 2006
by Graham
...and it doesn't involve returning to CCWS. Instead, TCGR has signed Dan Wheldon for 2006. He will be part of a 2-car team with Scott Dixon. TCGR also has signed with Honda. My assumption is that the Honda deal was contingent on Ganassi signing Wheldon… more »
Controversial IRL finale in Fontana
by Graham
...with Danica allegedly hitting Jacques Lazier upsides the head after he collided with her, putting them both out of the race (another chassis to be added to the Target Ganassi Racing 2005 Scrap Pile).
However, the most interesting debate is over the… more »
You can tell it's the Silly Season....
by Graham
...when in the space of 1 week, the reclamation of a show Lola car by Ganassi racing leads to speculation which now has Penske returning part-time to CCWS in 2006.
I doubt that this will happen. One thing that I have always noticed about Roger Penske i… more »
What is Chip Ganassi up to?
by Graham
There is a lot of fevered speculation about Ganassi Racing's plans for 2006 and beyond in the IRL. With Toyota already leaving that series, all sorts of rumours are out there - Chip is leaving the IRL, Chip is staying, he's running in both series, he's g… more »
Champ Car Race in South Korea cancelled
by Graham
The Champ Car race planned in 3 weeks' time for Ansan, South Korea, has been officially cancelled, reducing the 2005 OWRS Champ Car series to 13 races. It had been clear for some time that the circuit was largely complete, but none of the spectator facil… more »
Robert Clarke at Las Vegas...
by Graham
Robert Clarke of Honda Performance Development was ostentatiously present in Las Vegas on Friday of last week, meeting with Kevin Kalkhoven and Tony Cotman.
He clearly was trying to sell them some idea. According to Robin Miller, he is trying to get a… more »
Katherine Legge wins again...
by Graham
When Katherine Legge won in her first start in the Toyota Atlantic series at Long Beach earlier this year, there were plenty of people ready to downplay that win. After all, she inherited the victory when Rocky Moran Jr. stopped with a wheel bearing fail… more »