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Monthly Archives: March 2007

American LeMans: Finish Order & Thoughts

31-Mar-07

Results
I’ll have more later, but for now … I just can’t help it — I’ve gotta’ opine …
The American LeMans St. Pete was certainly a “drama-filled event”, as I heard the announcers say about fifty times if I heard it once. The end, however, left a bit to be desired. Not as much as [...]

American LeMans: Beatin’ & Bangin’ Start …

31-Mar-07

grin … flip on Speed to see replays in case the rest of this is boring!  (Yeah, right — it’s already more interesting than the last three or more NASCAR races I’ve watched … Cup/COT is so sedate, it’s putting me to sleep, Busch is nothing but Cup without steroids anymore, and Martinsville is a [...]

IRL: St. Pete GP Starting Order

31-Mar-07

2007 HONDA GRAND PRIX OF ST. PETERSBURG STARTING ORDER:
1. (3) Helio Castroneves, 105.052  2. (26) Marco Andretti, 104.970  3. (27) Dario Franchitti, 104.723  4. (9) Scott Dixon, 104.551  5. (14) Darren Manning, 103.765
Rest of Field

American LeMans: St. Pete … Preview, During Race, lol …

31-Mar-07

AMERICAN LE MANS SERIES QUALIFYING RESULTS — MARCH 30, 2007 DUMAS LEADS PENSKE, PORSCHE TO FRONT ROW
(Sorry I’m a little slow on the uptake here, but please make the jump for a thorough pre-race article.)

Indy Pro: Alex Lloyd Wins in St. Pete

31-Mar-07

Results of Saturday’s Indy Pro Series Grand Prix of St. Petersburg event March 31 at the 1.8-mile course:
1. (1) Alex Lloyd 2. (4) Hideki Mutoh 3. (8) Jonathan Klein   Full Results

Shelby’s New GTH Going to HERTZ?????

31-Mar-07

Ok … if anyone else has been watching Barrett-Jackson this weekend, are you just as appalled as I am over the Ford unveiling?? lol … Carroll Shelby just helped launch the newest GTH for Ford … nice black convertible, came with a matching Fender guitar (I liked that better than the ride, grin), buyer [...]

NASCAR: Skinner Takes the Truck Race in Martinsville

31-Mar-07

And he did it in dominating fashion, leading all but seven laps to win his third race in a row.  Todd Bodine finished second, followed by Rick Crawford, Kevin Harvick & Ted Musgrave. For awhile it looked like Harvick would be Skinner’s only real competition, but a late-race tangle three-wide with Gaughn put Happy in [...]

NASCAR: Petty Pondering Franchise, Too?

31-Mar-07

Possibly. Richard Petty made a trip last Tuesday to a Canadiens game, which he termed a “really neat deal.” He did so as part of talking with Gillett - about his potential partnership with three-car Dodge team owner Evernham.

NASCAR: Martinsville, Oxygen, Stuff Burnin’ & COT

31-Mar-07

For a thorough, informative article on all of the above, jump to journalnow.com!

F1: Honda’s RA107 … Button Seems All-Too Patient

31-Mar-07

Neither Button nor his team-mate Rubens Barrichello [finished] in the top 10 in Melbourne. In fact the two Honda drivers were roughly three seconds a lap off the pace set by Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen. In a bid to rectify the situation, Honda introduced new parts including aero upgrades to the RA107 during [...]