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30 Jul 2015, 15:59 (Ref:3562517)
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Round 14: The Honda Indy 200, Mid-Ohio. Lexington, OH, USA. July 31st - 2nd August, 2
Round 14: The Honda Indy 200, Mid-Ohio. Lexington, OH, USA. July 31st - 2nd August, 2015.
Mid-Ohio was opened in 1962 as a road course for weekend sports car racing and from 1970 to 1976 it became an event on the US Formula 5000 series calendar. AOWR returned when CART initially raced at Mid-Ohio in 1980. In 1982, the track was bought by road racing enthusiast Jim Trueman, the owner of Red Roof Inns and Mid-Ohio underwent the first of three major refurbishments. Permanent grandstands, new pit garages with spectator balconies, a media/hospitality center, underground tunnels and a new paddock were built. CART returned in 1983 racing until 2003. After a 3 year absence from AOWR, Mid-Ohio returned as a venue for the IndyCar series in 2007. This weekend's race will see the 8th running of the race as an IndyCar event. Track Layout:  The original track had 15-turns and was 2.4-miles (3.9 kms) long, running clockwise, with the start line located on the back stretch and the finish line in front of the pits. In 1990, the second refurbishment took place, adding a new retaining wall and the entire track resurfaced and widened, This allowed for a new alternative, 13-turn, 2.258 mile (3.634 km) layout, which CART adopted and which is now used by IndyCar. The track underwent its third refurbishment in 2006, with the whole track being resurfaced again and adding a 75,000 seat grandstand. Some Trivia: Driver with most wins. Scott Dixon: 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014. Team with most wins. Chip Ganassi Racing: 1996, 1997, 1999, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014. Length: 2.258 mi - 3.634 km Turns: 13 Lap record: August, 14th 1999. Dario Franchitti, 1:05.347 minutes, 124.394 mph - 200.193 km/h. Team Kool Green, Reynard 99i-Honda HRK. 1999 FedEx Championship Series Last year's winner: Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Dallara DW12-Chevrolet Laps: 90 Distance: 203.22 mi - 327.05 km Race Time: 1:52:45 Average Speed: 108.14 TV Coverage: CNBC Green flag, 1:30pm ET. Last edited by bjohnsonsmith; 30 Jul 2015 at 19:44. |
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30 Jul 2015, 16:57 (Ref:3562533)
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Oh yay! This is this weekend? Must....find.....the....time.
One of my favorite tracks for open wheel racing; just really seems to suit them very well. Excellent post#1 again Mr. BJS. |
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30 Jul 2015, 19:28 (Ref:3562579)
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I'll be moving homes this weekend so I doubt I'll be able to watch this one. Glad Indycar posts the races on their youtube channel afterwards. Thanks for the great post b.
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30 Jul 2015, 19:40 (Ref:3562587)
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Excellent info as always. Was Ganassi running Chevy last year?
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30 Jul 2015, 19:41 (Ref:3562588)
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30 Jul 2015, 19:43 (Ref:3562591)
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30 Jul 2015, 19:50 (Ref:3562597)
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Be intersting to see if Dixon can get the fuel mileage, Honda has been much better of late
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1 Aug 2015, 19:21 (Ref:3563094)
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1 Aug 2015, 19:21 (Ref:3563095)
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That's quite impressive, with 1999 regulations CART cars had estimated +200 hp advantage in hp. |
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I see Sage Karam is making friends again..
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1 Aug 2015, 19:49 (Ref:3563099)
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I thought they were going stream qualifying?
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1 Aug 2015, 20:35 (Ref:3563103)
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probably yanked the online stream. Doesn't help those across the pond. Graham had a few harsh words about Sage's driving. Sage said he thought he had gotten out the way. I did not see it but apparently it did not help. Here's to a good race tomorrow! 
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Dixon wasn't even on fresh rubber for that lap, he's a beast at Mid-Ohio.
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1 Aug 2015, 22:21 (Ref:3563118)
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Qualifying results:
1 Scott Dixon, Chip Ganassi Racing, Dallara-Chevrolet. 1:04.5814, 125.869 2 Will Power, Team Penske, Dallara-Chevrolet. 1:04.6782, 125.681 3 Sebastien Bourdais, KVSH Racing, Dallara-Chevrolet. 1:04.9965, 125.065 4 Helio Castroneves, Team Penske, Dallara-Chevrolet. 1:05.0625, 124.938 5 Josef Newgarden, CFH Racing, Dallara-Chevrolet. 1:05.0728, 124.919 6 Charlie Kimball, Chip Ganassi Racing, Dallara-Chevrolet. 1:05.0784, 124.908 7 Ryan Hunter-Reay, Andretti AUtosport, Dallara-Honda. 1:05.0455, 124.971 8 Tony Kanaan, Chip Ganassi Racing, Dallara-Chevrolet. 1:05.0647, 124.934 9 Luca Filippi, CFH Racing, Dallara-Chevrolet. 1:05.1616, 124.748 10 Juan Pablo Montoya, Team Penske, Dallara-Chevrolet. 1:05.2081, 124.659 11 Jack Hawksworth, AJ Foyt Enterprises, Dallara-Honda. 1:05.2291, 124.619 12 Marco Andretti, Andretti AUtosport, Dallara-Honda. 1:05.3931, 124.307 13 Graham Rahal, Rahal Letterman Lanigan, Dallara-Honda. 1:05.9650, 123.229 14 Justin Wilson, Andretti AUtosport, Dallara-Honda. 1:05.5886, 123.936 15 Simon Pagenaud, Team Penske, Dallara-Chevrolet. 1:05.9877, 123.187 16 Takuma Sato, AJ Foyt Enterprises, Dallara-Honda. 1:05.5933, 123.927 17 James Jakes, Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, Dallara-Honda. 1:06.0671, 123.039 18 Stefano Coletti, KV Racing Technology, Dallara-Chevrolet. 1:05.6204, 123.876 19 Sage Karam, Chip Ganassi Racing, Dallara-Chevrolet. 1:06.0688, 123.035 20 Ryan Briscoe, Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, Dallara-Honda. 1:05.7053, 123.716 21 Gabby Chaves, Bryan Herta Autosport, Dallara-Honda. 1:06.2195, 122.755 22 Rodolfo Gonzalez, Dale Coyne Racing, Dallara-Honda. 1:05.9698, 123.220 23 Carlos Munoz, Andretti Autosport, Dallara-Honda. 1:06.9891, 121.345 24 Tristan Vautier, Dale Coyne Racing, Dallara-Honda. 1:06.0814, 123.012 Last edited by bjohnsonsmith; 1 Aug 2015 at 23:45. Reason: Type spacing's gone weird. |
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2 Aug 2015, 18:09 (Ref:3563325)
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I'm surprised they let that start go. Dixon was well in front by two cars at least. Otherwise a clean start and it looks like a good crowd.
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That didn't take long...
Kimball beached. Looks like Power touched him coming back on and cut down his LR tire.
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Crowd looks actually pretty good. Not so happy to see, that the first fcy comes out on lap 3.
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What's the yellow for?
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Crowds look really good.
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They just interviewed Mark Miles at Mid-Ohio about future road courses and Road America was mentioned by Miles as a race for next season but not Laguna Seca.
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