Update: NASCAR grudge "Race Day" broadcast on Sunday on Speed TV
At the weekend the WTCC starts in their season. There is not much news, because neither the teams nor the regulations has not changed much. Unfortunately, not even during program execution. It stückelt the race continues, and keeps it very short, so that there is usually only one race per half-hour racing. I like it still has not, because the race has barely begun, they have already come to an end. While this brings in the first round for more action on the track, on the other side of flutes is the voltage across strategy and race. For a World Cup, I would have wished for a different approach. Since the DTM is clear the nose vorn.Dafür the power density is significantly higher in the WTCC and the "reverse grid" in the second round is certainly a beautiful thing. This year is likely the battle between BMW, Chevrolet and Seat to be very exciting. In one seat is firmly behind the TDI, which brings just the high-speed lines a number of advantages. However, the TDI is somewhat slowed, so the advantage is not so great. This is also the reason why BMW no need for a diesel application. Here you go further with the more advanced but proven BMW 320si. Also at Chevrolet are nothing new in terms of car. The Lancetti has been revised, but more a petrol engine under the hood. Absence nor the private teams that go with either a BMW or a seat at the start, the Lada and the Honda. Both are still not finished. While Lada is yet to come to Valencia, the Honda is planning N.Technology possibly the race in Mexico in four weeks to get to the start. No longer is it the Alfa, which have completely withdrawn from the world championship back. The will gives me fehlen.Zum Lada is some news.
The car wants to use you are not exactly fresh. They date from 2006, when Lada wondered at the factory to enter the WTCC. Somehow, however, could not decide and sold two cars on Bears Motorsport, a Russian racing. The fumbled yet what the car around, but until this year, Lada decided to address the matter again. The car is being homologated, which takes some time. There are, besides the photo, little details to the car. Apparently under the hood an Opel (!) Engine, the deal was made by Spiess. That's it. Who will be driving the car is still not known. The race weekend will take place on the Brazilian stretch of Curitiba. A not uninteresting course. The start / finish straight is very long, then a tight left / right, in the field must be sorted, what I remember, never went so right at the start. One is always on the track. Then it goes down a short back straight, which leads to a slightly tighter right turn and another very wide right turn, at which connects a left turn. Followed by a hairpin curve, then there is something just by a quick left, then right, short straight and then follows the centerpiece of the track, a very long, 90-degree curve, which is hard to take. But that is important, because here you have to come out with a lot of momentum, so you will not be picked up at the start / finish straight. Ironically, at the output of this curve there is zero discharge zone, which does not make things any easier.
Due to the time difference, the race on Sunday in the late afternoon or early evening. Just what you need to warm up for the NASCAR race.
Champ Car - Forsythe Racing is closing down
Somewhat surprisingly, it was reported yesterday that Forsthye racing after the race in Long Beach makes the store close. Gerry Forsythe gave as a reason that you have not found a sponsor for the IRL, which most experts wonder something, because money problems had actually never Forsythe, and the team is well staffed with Paul Tracy. There are quite a few who suspect that Gerry Forsythe, a former partner of the Champ Cars has simply not interested in the IRL and Tony George. This view is also that it was obvious Forsythe, at the end of the whole merger to go. Kevin Kalkhoven and Paul Gentilozzi had been signed long ago, Forsythe refused probably because he told Tony George would not back down. A pure Eitelkeitssache. Tony George solved the problem, in which he boarded the plane and personally hinflog Forsythe. The two artists maintain a long-held dislike of each other.
So Paul Tracy is on the street, yesterday fell from the clouds, because he was not informed of seimem boss. The mood between them had at the end of last year anyway cooled considerably, as Tracy, according to a change in thinking about the IRL Forsythe in the negotiations on a new treaty to pressure. Forsythe gave in, only to now Tracy a few weeks before the start of the season to put in front of the door. Although Tracy has a not insignificant figure in the U.S., but has two problems: he's about to turn 40 and has no or little experience in oval racing. I can not imagine that it will take a big team, so he sometimes also in character, shall we say, is square. On the other hand, he is still one of the drivers who are hit on a road course only once. A small or medium sized team is likely to still have him for a few years his friends, supposing he is clearly on the ovals.
And what else?
- MS-total.com had the nice idea, the PR team in charge of the phrases sometimes take apart . I still have a few additions:
"The car was basically a good balance"
-> "The box is everywhere equally bad"
"We should be well"
-> "More can not get out of the car, and we sincerely hope that the others also goes like this."
"The car feels good"
-> "Do not know why we are so slow."
"We had some good ideas for the winter"
-> "I accidentally found a CD with internal data of XXX in the airport toilet in Milan."
"We are pleased and the new aero package would still come."
-> "The car is a disaster, we are going to build everything around again."
"The car is more nervous than last year, but very quickly"
-> "The car behaves like the Chihuahua of Paris Hilton on speed. I'm in fear for my life every turn "
"We are all very motivated."
-> "The Board has the team boss shit together and roared us now with a red face every morning."
"Podium positions should be in there anyway."
-> "If the other four teams ahead of us have problems, it's raining out, and our drivers do not bowl as usual on the first puddle, we could, if the race is canceled in time, sometimes landing in fourth place."
"When we tire wear look very good"
-> "The car is so lame that not even wear out the tires."
"We had small problems in the periphery of the engine."
-> "We are permanently flown the piston to the ears."
"I have a contract"
-> "There is no one talks to me in the team, the team manager moves my mails in the" spam folder "does not answer the phone and has had to replace the locks from the motor home."
"I'm assuming the next year to be in Formula One." ->
"I have no idea what my manager actually there and talk times with Force India if they need another test driver."
"We know where the problems are and they can be sure that we work very hard to work the way we always remember, we had other problems in recent years and we have successfully solved because we do not belong to those who simply plug in the head in the sand. "
-> "My name is Norbert Haug and was looking forward very much beer, so I use the crap that Ron Dennis perpetrates, can stand emotionally."
Do not forget to keep the data for TV program today, can be found in the record of yesterday. I will accompany the live NASCAR race on Sunday. In the NW race I'm in the chat.
03/01/2008
| Record. | Clock 12:10 | V8 Supercars | Adelaide | MotorsTV |  |
| Record. | Clock 12:15 | WTCC | Preview 2008 | € 2 | |
| LIVE | Clock 18:00 | NASCAR NW | Las Vegas Qualifying | SpeedTV | |
| LIVE | Clock 19:00 | WTCC | Curitiba quality | Euro | |
| LIVE | Clock 19:30 | NASCAR SC | Las Vegas training | SpeedTV | |
| LIVE | Clock 20:30 | NASCAR SC | Las Vegas training | SpeedTV | |
| Record. | Clock 21:00 | ARCA | Nashville 2007 | MotorsTV | |
| LIVE | Clock 22:30 | NASCAR NW | Las Vegas 300 | nascar.com |
02/03/2008
| Record. | Clock 10:00 | NASCAR NW | Las Vegas 300 | NASN | |
| LIVE | Clock 13:00 | WTCC | Curitiba Warm up | € 2 | |
| Record. | Clock 17:00 | ARCA | Nashville 2007 | MotorsTV | |
| LIVE | Clock 17:00 | WTCC | Curitiba first Run | Euro | |
| Record. | Clock 18:40 | V8 Supercars | Adelaide | MotorsTV | |
| LIVE | Clock 19:30 | NASCAR Race Day | Las Vegas | SpeedTV | |
| LIVE | Clock 20:00 | WTCC | Curitiba second Run | Euro | |
| LIVE | Clock 21:30 | NASCAR SC | Las Vegas 400 | FOX | Start about 22.30 clock |
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hi don,
to becoming nw and cup race ... to be here then
* Lol * @ WTCC Lada, which looks like the Dorftrample tuned.
* ROFL * @ Truth.
hey don,
paul tracy .... So to oval experience he's had enough and is definitely one of the best oval drivers in usa for! see 2nd place Indy 500 2002nd especially since he has driven since 1991 IndyCar and CART, and who were traveling on oval regelmßig!
forsythe on another thing: I do think that money played a huge role has. Finally, he has a lot of year was not really a big sponsor and had the car "Indeck" on his company even from his forythe. So "only" homemade. was also at the beginning of 2006 forythe yes - I believe - considering only one car to start!
grße
Well, that's true, but that's all been a few years back and the Dallara chassis are already ne another number.
When I see the Forsythe been different. After all, does one continue with the program in the Formula Atlantic. So bad it can not be that. :)
About the truth: simply divine, I have tears of laughter.
well, but would also think that tracy is purely good foxes. enough experience, he has ... so I trust him and would be the - team boss I would be - it sat in my car. His experience on road, city & oval is a must!
and even for rookies I expect from good opportunities! just think of nigel mansell 93!! from 0 to 1!
forsythe on still, I mean clearly he has and wants to have neck with tony george nothing to do with anything. just when you think about how much money he spent recent years ultimately thrown out the window has certainly plays again with the money factor!
especially since some cc teams in the IRL will still look right when the cost factor goes off! to keep up because there can reach the 1.2 per mille car just "weeks ne" for.
starts with spare parts, wind tunnel testing, etc.