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IRL: Honda Indy 200 Preview Mid-Ohio

am 6. Of on 6 August 2010, at 18:17 │ Comments {1}

After the sensation of Edmonton, the IRL is at Mid Ohio in the next round. The course has not really taken care of in recent years for power, this time there are some positive signs zumnidest.

Not for nothing is the route to make the Indy weekend station 'Mid Ohio Sports Car Course. " The track is technically challenging, interesting to drive, and also fun to watch. But for racing action with single-Seatern it is not easy to create. The overtaking opportunities are rare - and one could note the most races there too. This is likely to do so this year. However, there are some factors that could promise this time a little more excitement. For at least the number of those who could provide action is so great, and outside of the Indy long gone 500th 27 drivers will be at the start on the weekend, including two new faces. Only one of the two pilots should, however, also what it takes to succeed. further accelerate →

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NASCAR: Watkins Glen Preview 2010 / News

am 6. From on 6 August 2010, at 08:30 │ Comments {0}

After the much-maligned Pocono Raceway will run this week at the Watkins Glen International, was done after an accident where Jeff Gordon and Dale Earnhardt Jr. in 2009 much to the safety of the route. Circuit action so in Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series.

Was last year, output Turn 5 and 9 ("inner loop"), two major accidents in the two national racing series of NASCAR, which are also on circular courses on the move: Jason Leffler got in free practice the Nationwide Series in the air on and two days later it came in the Cup race on a similar incident . Sam Hornish Jr. came in a duel with Kasey Kahne on the track and was thrown for a strike to the outer tire wall back onto the track. As in racing, however, there was more traffic, and following vehicle was injured. Jeff Gordon has been rotated 90 degrees, resulting in an unbraked frontal impact into the inner guard rail. Now, however, please do not shout loud Pocono, because the speeds on the circuit in the output of this curve can not be compared with the speed of Elliott Sadler on the long straight of Pocono. Nevertheless, those responsible at Watkins Glen have done something for the security - commendable!

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