Day: February 28, 2019

Changes to the qualifying for Indy 500

Jens Jensen

When the 103rd Edition of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge will be run in May 2019, there will be new rules in the qualifying in place. There are only 33 starting spots in the Indy 500, but there are unlimited space in the qualifying, where the series encourage teams and drivers to bring as many possible, so there will be a fight for the 33 cars. There were just 33 cars for many seasons, but there was a real Bump Day drama in 2018. That cost the participation in…

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Indycar reignites the display

Jens Jensen

The NTT IndyCar Series will increase the entertainment and informations for the spectators and the fans, when the 2019 starts. The series has previously run a display on the roll hoop, which wrote the position of the car, time during a pitstop etc, but that system was removed from the cars in the middle of the 2018 season, since there were some issues with the equipment, which in seldom cases could disturb the car’s electronics. A deal as signed a deal with MoTeC, so there once again will be informations…

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GT4 race winners join to race Optimum Motorsport’s Aston Martin V8 Vantage

Steve Tarrant

British GT4 race winners Mike Robinson and Patrik Matthiesen will join forces this season aboard Optimum Motorsport’s second latest-specification Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4. The reigning GT3 Drivers’ champions concentrated on the senior class in 2018 but confirmed their GT4 return in January by announcing Jack Butel and Connor O’Brien as the first of two pairings. It has now added a second Silver Cup duo in the form of Robinson and Matthiesen, who spent last season with different teams racing different cars. While Matthiesen remained a championship contender with HHC…

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