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Junior Open Wheel Talent Blog has moved to http://www.JuniorOpenWheelTalent.coma2a_linkname=document.title;a2a_linkurl=location.href;a2a_onclick=1;

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The Time For Change Is Now.....Junior Open Wheel Talent: Over the last year and a half I've enjoyed keeping everyone up to date with news from around the junior formula world. What started out as a trial run has become a serious hobby for me. Obviously, I enjoy what I'm doing very much and I want to continue to help promote drivers and teams in the junior formula ranks. I've had a few

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Leilani Münter will make her return to the Indy Lights series this weekend at Chicagoland Speedway. The 33-year-old race driver was very impressive in her Indy Pro Series debut back in 2007. Since that time, she has been focusing on the environment and educating others about creating a greener planet.In an effort to further promote environmental awareness, Münter will set up a recycle bin

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Connor De Phillippi swept both rounds of the Skip Barber National championship over the weekend at Road America. The 16-year-old phenom now has 7 SBN wins--- which is a new series' record. Grant Maiman held the previous record, having recorded 6 wins during the 2002 Formula Dodge National Championship. Connor's victory on Sunday didn't come easily. The race was ended prematurely due to several

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J.R. Hildebrand did everything correct in today's Firestone Indy Lights race as he won by a 15.8918 second margin on his home track; Infineon Raceway. The 21-year-old California native led every lap of today's race enroute to his fourth win of the season in the Indy Lights series. He currently holds down the overall championship lead by a large margin. Felipe Guimaraes posted another top-five

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Skip Barber National front runner Connor De Phillippi won Round-9 of the season championship earlier today at historic Road America. Today's win marks the sixth win of the season for 16-year-old De Phillippi. Karting scholarship co-winner Court Vernon finished 2nd in today's race after starting 5th. Ashley Freiberg had a phenomenal drive that saw her improve from 14th on the grid to finish 3rd-

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The 2010 (13-race) Indy Lights schedule was released today, featuring 12 returning tracks and the addition of Barber Motorsports Park.The new schedule features:23.0%- street courses38.5%- road courses (counting Edmonton)38.5%- ovalsIt seems the series is continuing to put more emphasis on road racing than they have in the past. That said, they have done a nice job of balancing everything out to

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Mücke Motorsport has been given a four-round suspension in the Formula BMW-Europe series after race stewards and the Hungarian ASN determined that all three of the team's cars failed post race inspection at the Hungaroring.The violation stems from illegal oil pressure relief valve springs. The team is currently filing an appeal and will compete in the up coming events (on a provisional basis--

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This is a bit dated now, but still worthy of mention.... Formula 3 Euro Series driver Stefano Coletti will replace Davide Valsecchi at Durango for the GP2 Round at Valencia.Coletti, who is a former Red Bull Junior, has been running in the F3 Euro Series for the last two seasons. He made one start in the World Series by Renault earlier this year (at Monte Carlo--where he finished 10th). In the

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Minnesota's Chris Miller claimed the 2009 F2000 Championship title by winning Sunday's race at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Miller, who drives for JDC Motorsports, had a tremendous year with dominant performances that earned him the nickname "Mr. Podium". The 20-year-old University of Minnesota student had 4 wins, 7 pole positions, and 9 podiums in 12 starts. Those numbers put him on the

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After a few weeks of rumor circulation, it was confirmed today that Mexican driver Juan Pablo Garcia has signed with HVM Racing to run this weekend's Indy Lights race at Infineon. This will be HVM's debut in the Indy Lights series and Juan Pablo Garcia's first event in North America. For now, this looks to be a one-off event for Garcia.The 21-year-old Mexican driver has experience in A1GP (Team

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Greg Mansell has parted ways with Ultimate Racing in the World Series by Renault. It is currently being reported that he will join Comtec Racing for the final two events at the Nurburgring and Motorland Aragon. That said, there hasn't been any official confirmation of the move to Comtec.The motivation for the departure isn't clear, but there is quite a bit of speculation going on among fans of

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This was a busy weekend in the junior formula world with several series competing across the globe. The majority of you have probably already heard who won the race, but you may not have heard who put in a good drive during the event. I've compiled a list of the "hard chargers" via an Excel spreadsheet from the various series that I cover here at Junior Open Wheel Talent.The weekend "hard

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Oklahoma native Slade Miller will return to F2000 Championship competition this weekend as the driver of the #17 Quantum Racing entry. He and his father, Wendell Miller, own and operate Quantum Racing Services.Slade, who competed in the 2006 F2000 Championship season, is scheduled to make his return to Mid-Ohio this weekend. He finished 2nd in his last outing at the circuit (2006). He was 7th

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In late July, Adrien Tambay suffered a concussion while playing football in the paddock at Spa. The situation was kept pretty quiet, but it was announced today that he is well on his way to a full recovery. He hopes to be back in the car for the Formula 3 Euro Series event at Brands Hatch, which is scheduled for the first week in September. a2a_linkname=document.title;a2a_linkurl=location.href

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CKI (Championship Karting International) released their 2010 schedule earlier today. It's funny that they release their 2010 schedule this early, as most series are still finalizing plans with their 2009 hosts.The announcement is likely a new record for the earliest release of a schedule. That said, their motivation for doing so is quite obvious. Entry numbers have been dismal all year (

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Every athlete, regardless of their idiosyncrasy, has a defining moment in life that draws them to their sport. A spark, if you will, that says, “I want to do this, I’m good at this.”. That moment came for Australian race driver James Kovacic at a very young age. James had been watching the go kart drivers run laps at Forrester’s Beach for a few years before he was able to get behind the wheel

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In sad news, I just received word that Thomas Knopper was killed in the KZ2 race at Liedolsheim earlier today. Knopper was 19-years-old. The full details of the incident have not yet been released.Thomas Knopper was a tremendous talent. He won the European KZ2 Championship in 2007. This season he made the move to KZ1 for the European Championship, where he finished an impressive 6th. He also

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Even if James Davison's wet-weather victory at Mid-Ohio in 2008 could be termed "a bit of a fluke".... He proved to everyone today, that he is a very capable race winner in the Indy Lights series. Davison won today's Firestone Indy Lights race at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course for the second consecutive year. The 22-year-old Australian qualified on pole and led every lap of today's event. The win

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Jonathan Summerton won his second Atlantic Championship race of 2009 in Round 8 at Mid-Ohio earlier today. Summerton, who shattered the course record in qualifying (1:12.970), started from pole position and led every lap of the race.The win will make a rather large impact in the championship points standings. Current championship leader, Simona De Silvestro finished in second place just 2.000

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In case anyone had doubts about the physical requirements of driving a shifter kart...( F1 World Champion- Michael Schumacher prepares for return to F1. Photo by AP.)a2a_linkname=document.title;a2a_linkurl=location.href;a2a_onclick=1;

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This is sort of old news by now but Gary Carlton and Lorenzo Mandarino found their way to the top step of the podium at the 11th annual Monaco de Trois-Rivieres karting event.Mandarino, who is a former Star Mazda race winner, drove an incredible race in wet conditions to take the win in the Rotax Senior division. The 22-year-old Canadian driver had trouble on the warm-up lap of the pre-final and

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IndyCar.com has put together "their top-five" moments in Indy Lights history. They completed the write-up just prior to last weekend's historic event at Kentucky Speedway-- which marked the series' 100th event. You can read their "top-five moments" here. (ed. note: scroll down and click #5 to start and then go back through the countdown to #1).Congratulations to Wade Cunningham for winning the

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After the announcement was made that BMW will withdraw from Formula One, I posted a poll on Junior Open Wheel Talent which asked readers "Will Formula BMW be affected by the withdrawal of BMW from Formula One?". Well, today we received our answer. Formula BMW- Americas will cease to exist during the 2010 season.BMW Motorsport will continue with Formula BMW-Pacific and Formula BMW-Europe due to

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Adriano Buzaid is scheduled to test a World Series by Renault car at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve today and tomorrow with Interwetten Racing. The 21-year-old Brazilian driver is currently 4th in the British F3-International class and is likely using the opportunity to garner additional seat time for the upcoming British F3 race at Algarve in September.Buzaid has been remarkably

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Take an onboard lap with Star Mazda competitor Jorge Goncalvez at the Autobahn Full Course in Joliet, Illinois.a2a_linkname=document.title;a2a_linkurl=location.href;a2a_onclick=1;

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GP2 driver, Alberto Valerio signed with Comtec Racing for a one-off race in the World Series by Renault at Portimao. Valerio is most likely using the opportunity as a means to obtain additional seat time on the Portimao circuit, prior to his GP2 outing.The 23-year-old Brazilian driver has one win this season in GP2 (Silverstone), and currently sits 10th in the overall championship with Team

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If you can tune out the corny music and advertising in this feature, it's a great video of Formula One drivers Vitantonio Liuzzi and Michael Schumacher doing some laps in shifter karts. Enjoy.a2a_linkname=document.title;a2a_linkurl=location.href;a2a_onclick=1;

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<a href="http://www.coveritlive.com/mobile.php?option=com_mobile&task=viewaltcast&altcast_code=9e54ee0236">Autobahn Grand Prix- Live Blog

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Thanks to everyone who voted in the poll regarding today's Star Mazda and Atlantic Championship 'Live Blog'. It seems there is a fair amount of interest, so I've decided to go ahead and post one. Make sure to tune-in at 1:00 P.M (Central) today. For those of you that haven't participated in a 'Live Blog' on Junior Open Wheel Talent previously; it's a nice way to get everyone involved and

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There has been a lot of debate as to whether or not Jaime Alguersuari [pronounced: Heimi Al-gay-shuari] is ready for Formula One. Most of the comments I have received or heard revolve around, "He's Not Ready", "He's Only In Formula One Because of Repsol".On the other hand, there are a few who think the timing is right and faithfully support the 19-year-old Spaniard.I think it is safe to say that

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I'm sure by now most of you have heard that F3 Euro Series driver, Adrien Tambay has suffered a head injury while playing football in the paddock at Spa. The 18-year-old Frenchman was scheduled to make his British F3 debut this weekend. Unfortunately, that will be put on hold as Tambay is currently in the hospital for his injuries. Adrien is the son of ex-Formula One race winner Patrick

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American Jake Rosenzweig is scheduled to drive in the British F3 race this weekend at Spa-Francorchamps with Carlin Motorsport. The 20-year-old race driver is a regular for Carlin Motorsport in the F3 Euro Series but was offered a one-off opportunity to drive for the team in British F3.I failed to mention this in my weekend recap of the F3 Euro Series event at Zandvoort, but Rosenzweig finished

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In preparation for the Autobahn races this weekend, Ron Kremer of The Herald News put together a nice piece on Atlantic Championship standout Simona De Silvestro. In the article, she talks about not being able to reach the peddles in her first go kart and helping Team Stargate Worlds install an engine. Read More > >.a2a_linkname=document.title;a2a_linkurl=location.href;a2a_onclick=1;

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I received official confirmation this morning that British F3-International points leader, Daniel Ricciardo will make his World Series by Renault debut with Tech 1 Racing at Portimao. He plans to contest the remainder of the WSR season with the exception of the Nurburgring event due to a schedule conflict with his British F3 program.Ricciardo has been very impressive in British F3 this season,

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Josef Newgarden completed the perfect hat-trick for podium finishes during the MSA British Formula Ford stop at Donnington Park. He finished 2nd in Round 13, 1st in Round 14, and 2nd in Round 15. His consistency has moved him into second place in the overall points championship, trailing current leader James Cole by 17 points. Newgarden has finished inside the top-five in 86.7% of his Formula

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After being away from the computer for a few days due to a mini-vacation, it's time to catch up on all the racing news and results. Rather than put all the news into individual posts, which are already dated, I decided to just put everything in one spot via a 'Linkage' post.Skip BarberSkip Barber National standout Connor De Phillippi won Round 7 by going from 3rd to 1st in the final lap. Round

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In sad news, Formula Two driver Henry Surtees, the son of 1964 F1 World Champion John Surtees, passed away following a freak racing incident at Brands Hatch. The 18-year-old driver was struck in the head by a detached wheel from another competitor's car while exiting Westfield Bend.Our thoughts and condolences go out to Henry's family and friends. Feel free to leave comments in the section

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This clip features Anders Krohn in the 2008 F2000 Championship event at Road America. I'm almost positive that I've linked to the video previously on Junior Open Wheel Talent, but I've yet to post it as a "Video of the Day". I hope you enjoy--- it's one of my personal favorites.a2a_linkname=document.title;a2a_linkurl=location.href;a2a_onclick=1;

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Take a lap around Sebring with Indy Lights driver Daniel Herrington.a2a_linkname=document.title;a2a_linkurl=location.href;a2a_onclick=1;

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After struggling to find financial support and subsequently losing his ride at Newman-Wachs Racing to American Jonathan Summerton, ...Markus Niemela is scheduled to complete the remainder of the 2009 season with Jensen Motorsport. Niemela, who won the 2008 Atlantic Championship, has been ill-funded this season, but managed to work out a contract with Eric Jensen that will see him back in the

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Matt Lee will return to Atlantic Championship competition this weekend with Conquest Racing. The 19-year-old New York resident signed a deal with the team to compete at this weekend's Lime Rock Park event. Lee drove for Jensen Motorsport in the season opener at Sebring, where he finished ninth. a2a_linkname=document.title;a2a_linkurl=location.href;a2a_onclick=1;

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I will be on the road for a few days this week, so I've decided to set up a few auto-post 'video of the day' features. Today's video features a nice edit of Josef Newgarden's first win in the Formula Palmer Audi series. The video is about seven minutes long and contains some good onboard footage as well as a nice recap of the battle between Josef Newgarden, Adam Foster, and Richard Plant.

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Dani Clos will be driving for Epsilon Euskadi this weekend at Le Mans. The team hasn't made an official announcement, but, the rumor is that Clos will be replacing Chris van der Drift. Chris has been struggling to find the necessary funding all year, so it wouldn't be a huge surprise to see him replaced. That said, it would be really disappointing to see him out of the car as he has shown so

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Star Mazda Peter Dempsey completed the perfect Friday at Iowa Speedway by leading both practice sessions, qualifying on pole, and winning the 100-lap race under the lights. The win moves him into the championship lead. Conor Daly had an excellent run to finish 2nd after starting 8th. Formula BMW graduate, David Ostella had his best finish of the year by rounding out the top-three.The hard

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Jaime Alguersuari, who drives in the World Series by Renault, is set to become the youngest Formula One driver in history; 19 years and 125 days, when he makes his debut for Toro Rosso at the Hungarian Grand Prix.The 19-year-old Spaniard will replace Sebastien Bourdais at Torro Rosso and partner Sebastien Buemi under the team tent. Unless, of course, this is all a rumor?a2a_linkname=

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Italian Motors decided to have some fun and build a two-seater shifter kart. At this point, the two-seater Indy Car ride has been all but forgotten......a2a_linkname=document.title;a2a_linkurl=location.href;a2a_onclick=1;

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KartingKarting standout/Skip Barber front runner Sage Karam showcases his "quickness" on and off the track in this video following podium celebrations.Championship Karting International plans to send six North American drivers to Europe for the Formula Kart Stars event at the PF International karting circuit in Grantham.Indy LightsJeff Iannucci of 'My Name is IRL' has started a Friday Night

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(photo: Phil Burridge) Peter Dempsey was born on March 31, 1986 in Dublin, Ireland. Racing was in his blood long before he decided to pursue a career in motorsports. His father, Cliff Dempsey began racing in 1977 in the Mini 7 series---nine years before Peter’s birth. Cliff had a fairly successful driving career in his own right, which included winning the 1986 Crossle Championship. It wasn’t

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Former Indy Car/ Indy Lights competitor Franck Perera will be back in a race car this weekend for the GP2 event at the Nurburgring. He will be replacing Italian Giacomo Ricci in the DPR seat. As of right now, this is a one-off opportunity.It will be interesting to see what kind of results Perera is able to post after being out of the car for so long.a2a_linkname=document.title;a2a_linkurl=

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Take a ride with Formula BMW Americas driver James Kovacic at the recent Putnam Park test.a2a_linkname=document.title;a2a_linkurl=location.href;a2a_onclick=1;

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Jonathan Summerton has had a busy summer driving in both the Indy Lights series and the Atlantic Championship. Both drives were on a race-by-race basis as the 21-year-old Florida resident struggled to find the necessary funding. It was announced today that he will be able to put all his focus on the Atlantic Championship for the remainder of 2009.After a few weeks of rumors regarding the

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It's time for another Josef Newgarden update. The 18-year-old American star had another successful weekend abroad while racing at Snetterton on July 4th-5th with the MSA Formula Ford Championship of Great Britain (British Formula Ford).Newgarden of Hendersonville, Tennessee swept the first two races of the weekend after starting on pole for both events. The third race of the weekend saw the JTR

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The World Series by Renault visited Silverstone this weekend for Rounds 8 & 9 of the Formula Renault 3.5 championship. Marcos Martinez extended his points lead after taking the race win in Round 8. The victory marked his fourth win of the season. Frenchman Charles Pic dominated Race 2 (Round 9) by driving from flag to flag to take the win. The hard charger of Race 1 (Round 8) was Guillaume

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Phil Lombardi had a great run to win today's F2000 Championship race at Watkins Glen International after qualifying 6th. Perennial front runner; Matthew Inge returned to form after a DNF in Race #1, by finishing 2nd in today's race... just 0.545 seconds behind Lombardi. Al Guibord Jr. had an impressive drive to finish 3rd, his best result of the year.The race, which was termed wild by many in

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If you missed the epic Wimbledon battle earlier today between Roger Federer and Andy Roddick--- you weren't the only one--- as British #1; Andy Murray, spent the day driving a go-kart after losing to Roddick in the Wimbledon semi-final on Friday.Perhaps we will see Murray in some open wheel cars down the road?a2a_linkname=document.title;a2a_linkurl=location.href;a2a_onclick=1;

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J.R. Hildebrand took his second win of the season, moments ago, in the Corning 100 at Watkins Glen International. The 21-year-old American had a really solid car and managed to improve 3 spots in today's race.James Davison had a great run to finish 2nd after putting the car on pole in yesterday's qualifying session. Felipe Guimaraes was perhaps the most impressive driver in the field as he made a

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After making what many assumed was a one-off debut with Kolles & Heinz Union in last weekend's Formula 3 Euro Series event at Norisring, Nick Tandy has signed a contract with the team to compete in the remaining 2009 F3ES events. The catch is, he will be dropping his British F3 efforts with JTR. Tandy was currently in third place in the British F3-International Class after 8 Rounds. He claimed

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Chris Miller has had a tremendous start to a big weekend in his racing career. The F2000 Championship drivers are not only racing at the world famous Watkins Glen International this weekend, they are also racing alongside the Indy Car series. Miller did exactly what he set out to do by qualifying on pole---setting a new track record in the process--- and winning Race #1 at Watkins Glen. The

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I've yet to post an onboard video from a Formula BMW car, so today seemed like a good time to do so. Today's video of the day features an onboard ride with Barrett Mertins at Miller Motorsports Park. Enjoy.a2a_linkname=document.title;a2a_linkurl=location.href;a2a_onclick=1;

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Bryan Herta Autosport has signed Brazilian Felipe Guimaraes to drive the #29 BHA Indy Lights car at Watkins Glen this weekend.Guimaraes drove the Brazilian A1 car this season in A1GP. His best finish was 2nd after starting 8th at the Kyalami Circuit in South Africa. His previous experience includes karting, South American F3, and Formula 3000.His name might be familiar to a few karting fans as

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American Star Mazda driver, Joel Miller has left JDC Motorsports and will join Andersen Racing for the remainder of the 2009 SM season. He tested with the team yesterday at Autobahn in Joliet, Illinois.The move may have something to do with Andersen Racing's recent success in the Indy Lights series. Miller has made it quite clear that he hopes to run in the IndyCar feeder series for 2010. His

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The 2006 F2000 Championship 'Champion', Matt McDonough, will be competing in this weekend's F2000 race at Watkins Glen International Raceway. The former champ will be filling a seat vacated by Jesse Yorio.The F2000 Championship will be racing alongside the IRL this weekend at Watkins Glen. You can read the series' preview here>>.a2a_linkname=document.title;a2a_linkurl=location.href;a2a_onclick=

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Spanish driver Jaime Alguersuari (World Series by Renault) will replace Brendon Hartley (F3 Euro Series, World Series by Renault) as the Red Bull Formula One reserve driver for the German Grand Prix.It's not really a surprising move by Red Bull as Hartley hasn't been producing the results that many had hoped for. The lackluster performances are quite likely due to the diversified focus between

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A few aspiring race drivers had the chance to test a Formula BMW- FB02 race car last week at Putnam Park. Team Apex and Team Autotecnica spent the day at the track working with 7 drivers total. The three drivers who tested with Team Apex are: Brandon Newey, Jimmy Simpson, and Jody Gara. Team Autotecnica put Luke Johnson, Eric Batt, Kyle Ludwick, and Jack Manley in their car. According to

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Patrick Buganski of the Daily Journal spent some time with Atlantic Championship driver Markus Niemela at the recent New Jersey Motorsports Park event.You can follow Markus around the paddock here.a2a_linkname=document.title;a2a_linkurl=location.href;a2a_onclick=1;

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The Formula 3 Euro Series drivers spent last weekend at the Norisring circuit in southern Germany. Jules Bianchi and Christian Vietoris claimed the race wins on Saturday and Sunday, respectively. There were a few other drivers who managed to put in some incredible drives and deserve some press.Johnny Cecetto Jr. earned the hard charger award on Saturday by improving 9 positions. The 19-

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Italiaracing.net is reporting that Guillaume Moreau has signed with SG Formula for the World Series by Renault. The 26-year-old Frenchman is currently driving a Corvette in the FIA-GT1 series. He spent the last two years in the World Series by Renault. In 2008, he ran nine events for KTR. His best finish was 3rd at Spa after starting 9th. In 2007, he finished 14th in the WSR points

Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01061245005963887810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953959217805357250.post-69160878344122633452009-06-25T09:41:00.003-05:002009-07-04T09:57:00.891-05:00

British F3 front runner, Nick Tandy has signed with Kolles & Heinz Union for the F3 Euro Series...he will replace Carlo van Dam. With so many drivers making a one-off appearance with the Kolles team, it will be interesting to see how long this partnership lasts. Tandy will continue his British F3 efforts with JTR as well...for those of you wondering.7/4/09 **(update)** Nick Tandy has signed a

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Just over a year ago, I wrote a piece on JOWT's Top Prospects. It's a little dated now as you can probably tell if you out-clicked on the link.Recently, I had a request from a reader to create an updated list, featuring my picks, of today's top junior formula drivers. Let me just say, that it is an extremely difficult task to narrow a top prospects list down to only 10 drivers. Add to that,

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Take a lap around Mosport International Raceway with F2000 Championship driver Matthew Inge. Inge went on to win Sunday's race at Mosport after finishing 2nd on Day-1. It should be noted that this was his first trip to Mosport and only his second on-track session.a2a_linkname=document.title;a2a_linkurl=location.href;a2a_onclick=1;

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This is sort of an old video, but the racing footage is great. Take a ride with current F2000 Championship driver Fabio Orsolon in his 2008 Skip Barber National car at Mosport.a2a_linkname=document.title;a2a_linkurl=location.href;a2a_onclick=1;

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After parting ways with Genoa Racing in the Indy Lights series due to financial woes, it is being reported that Richard Philippe will return to a Firestone Indy Lights car with Team PBIR. Richard will partner Charlie Kimball under the team tent.The current contract is a 5-race deal. It will be interesting to see how this relationship develops. Look for an official release from the team

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This weekend will see the CIK-FIA European Championships run on the Prokart Raceland circuit in Wackersdorf, Germany. You might recognize a few names on the KZ1 entry list.Notable single-seater drivers on the list include former GP2 driver Ben Hanley and current World Series by Renault driver Jaime Alguersuari.Kartlink has a nice preview for the KZ1 and KZ2 classes.My pick: Jonathan

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Mike Vincec, who won the 2008 Stars of Karting ICC (Intercontinental C) national championship, has left Cameron Motorsports and signed with Pserra Racing/Birel to run some overseas karting events. Vincec is also competing in the Skip Barber National championship.a2a_linkname=document.title;a2a_linkurl=location.href;a2a_onclick=1;

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I spent the majority of last weekend at Iowa Speedway in Newton, IA. for the Indy Lights race. Hence the lack of post updates throughout the weekend. Once again, I was very impressed by the facilities at Iowa Speedway. It was nice to make the trip and watch the Indy Lights drivers compete under the lights in front of an amazing crowd.I balanced my time between the hot pit, the paddock, and the

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Ekartingnews.com does a nice monthly feature on their chosen "Driver of the Month". This month's driver is Nazareth, Pennsylvania's karting standout; Sage Karam. In addition to his karting efforts, Karam is also competing in the Skip Barber National Championship. His karting resume is very impressive and his car skills are just beginning to really standout.... watch for bright things from this

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The Star Mazda competitors completed their first oval race of the year this weekend at the historic Milwaukee Mile. Not only was this the first oval race of the year for the series, it was also the first oval race (ever) for many of the drivers. That said, the series held official test days at both the Milwaukee Mile and the Iowa Speedway earlier this year.Due to heavy rain in Milwaukee on

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American driver Alexander Rossi claimed his first International Formula Master win this weekend at the Automotodrom in Brno, Czech Republic. It was a historic win for the 17-year-old driver as he became the first American to win a Formula Master race. It also marked the first IFM win for his team: ISR Racing.In addition to winning the race, Rossi also set the fastest lap of the event by over 4

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Inside sources are reporting that Star Mazda points leader, Peter Dempsey will be changing teams for the remainder of the season. It has been fairly obvious that Dempsey has been struggling to come up with the necessary funds to run this season with AIM Autosport... as he has skipped numerous test days and pre-testing on race weekends. Even when he is on track testing, he can usually be found

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This weekend marks an oval only weekend for North American junior formula drivers. Star Mazda is competing at the historic Milwaukee Mile and the Indy Lights are running at Iowa Speedway. I will be making the trek to Newton, IA. on Saturday for the Indy Lights race--- so my coverage will be slim this weekend. Make sure to check my Twitter account for a few live updates. I will be sending

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A few readers have requested an "early predictions" write-up, similar to the one I did last year. I had originally decided not to do a post on this ....for a couple different reasons.Nobody likes to be left out.This early in the year, predictions are generally worthless---especially this season with several drivers on shoe-string budgets.After receiving a few requests for a post on this, and with

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I just received an official confirmation that shifter kart stand-out Gary Carlton will be testing an HVM prepared Indy Lights car at Putnam Park. The test is scheduled to take place tomorrow.Carlton has been incredibly impressive in karts, unfortunately... he has never shown that much interest in a car racing career. Perhaps, this experience will change his mindset. This would be an excellent

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I realize we just had a World Series by Renault video featuring Chris van der Drift, but with Chris earning the hard charger title last weekend and a good onboard video available.... I decided to feature him again.Enjoy a lap around the Hungaroring in Budapest, Hungary with Chris van der Drift.a2a_linkname=document.title;a2a_linkurl=location.href;a2a_onclick=1;

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The World Series by Renault drivers spent the weekend in Hungary, racing at the famed Hungaroring circuit.Chris van der Drift was the hard charger of Race 1 by improving 10 positions. He finished 13th after starting 23rd in the 28-lap event. His best lap was a 1:35.835.World Series by RenaultHungaroringFull Results-Race 1Michael Herck, of the GP2 series, was the hard charger of Race 2 after

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Pablo Donoso has signed on with Andersen Racing to run this weekend's Indy Lights race at Iowa Speedway. Donoso has been taking this year race-by-race due to funding issues. Andersen Racing will be the third team to give him a shot this season alone.Two other Andersen Racing drivers are out for the Iowa Speedway race. Jonathan Summerton has decided not to run this weekend's event, due to

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The Atlantic Championship was the headline class of the weekend at the Mazda Formula-X event at New Jersey Motorsports Park. The series completed Round 3 & 4 of the 12-race championship over the weekend. The double-header weekend was broadcast live on HDNet...which was great to see (especially with a junior formula series as the headline event).The weekend produced some great results--

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The Star Mazda competitors were in New Jersey this past weekend as part of the Mazda Formula-X event. The drivers completed Round 4 & 5 of the championship, which was broadcast live on HDNet.The hard charger of Round 4 at New Jersey Motorsports Park was Irishman Peter Dempsey. Dempsey improved 9 positions----which turned out to be the most of all the open wheel competitors over the weekend---to

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The Skip Barber National drivers completed Rounds 5 & 6 of their national championship at Thunderbolt Raceway in New Jersey Motorsports Park last weekend.The hard charger of Round 5 is Connor De Phillippi who improved 5 positions to win the race by a 0.158 seconds over Kyle Marcelli. De Phillippi had an outstanding weekend as he swept both rounds of the Skip Barber National Championship at NJMP.

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Matthew Inge won his first F2000 Championship race yesterday at Mosport International Raceway. After finishing 2nd in Saturday's race, Inge returned on Sunday to take the top spot. The Florida resident was very impressive this weekend--setting the fast lap of the race both days. Chris Miller, who won Saturday's race, traded places with Inge and finished 2nd on Sunday, capping off a very

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Minnesota's Chris Miller found his way to victory lane in today's F2000 Championship race at Mosport International Raceway. The win, which is Miller's second of the year, moves him into a tie for second place in the series championship with Matthew Inge. Inge finished second in today's race and in the process set the fastest lap of the day--with a 1:21.647 second lap. He was the only driver to

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The future of the Rock Island Grand Prix lies in the hands of would-be competitors, as the organizer's of the world's largest street race are considering and unthinkable decision... to cancel the race---due to lack of entries.Labor Day weekend at the Rock makes for one of the best weekend's of the year in my book. I've been both a spectator and a competitor at this great event and I would

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Over the last few days...there has been a few roster changes in the World Series by Renault. Here is the latest...Mihai Marinescu has parted ways with Interwetten and intends to run a race or two with RC Motorsport. In the meantime, Interwetten has decided to fill the vacated seat with GP2 driver Michael Herck---who is scheduled to run 3 events with the team.I've also received a tip---which is

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I was considering posting this as Thursday Morning Reading--but it seems better suited as a Linkage piece.As most of you know, this is a big weekend for the junior formula world with the Mazda Formula-X event at New Jersey Motorsports Park being broadcast live on HDNet. Make sure to tune in and bump up the viewership numbers....For more information on this weekend's events; click here.Skip

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Brian Graham Racing has signed Mikhail Goikhberg for this weekend's F2000 Championship stop at Mosport. The Russian driver will be running both the Ontario Formula Ford Championship as well as the F2000 Championship. The signing came at the last minute after Goikhberg completed 175 miles in a BGR F2000 car---earlier this week.The 22-year-old race driver is currently balancing his racing duties

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(photo: www.markusniemela.com)The Atlantic Championship is the longest running junior formula series in North American history. It is currently in its 36th year of competition. The series is highly regarded as one of the best developmental programs in the world.I saved this installment of my Junior Formula 101 articles for last, for a couple different reasons. The first, and perhaps most obvious,

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Mike Brudenell of the Detroit Free Press wrote an article on race driver Michael Johnson-- who just happens to be a paraplegic. It's a nice read that should serve as inspiration for all of us in one way or another.a2a_linkname=document.title;a2a_linkurl=location.href;a2a_onclick=1;

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Several Indy Lights drivers/teams spent yesterday testing. Here is a look at "who's testing where and with who".Watkins Glen InternationalAFS/AGR- J.R. Hildebrand and Sebastian SaavedraTeam PBIR- Charlie KimballMid-OhioTeam Moore- Andrew PrendevilleAndersen Racing- Mario Romancini Panther Racing- Pippa Mann, Martin PlowmanSam Schmidt Motorsports- James Hinchcliffe, Gustavo Yacaman, and Wade

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Championship Karting International released their 2009 schedule yesterday.May 29-31 New Castle Motorsports ParkJune 26-28 New Jersey Motorsports ParkAugust 7-9 Auto Club SpeedwayOctober 9-11 Oklahoma Motorsports Complexa2a_linkname=document.title;a2a_linkurl=location.href;a2a_onclick=1;

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Over the last few months, I've had several people ask me about the status of last year's Indy Lights runner-up; Richard Antinucci. Finally, after a few months of asking around, I have some good news to relay back. The 28-year-old race driver will make his IndyCar debut with Team 3G at Watkins Glen International on July 5th for the Camping World Grand Prix.Last year, while running in the Indy

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