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Old Mar 24, 2008 | 02:41 AM
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Sat 29-Mar Homestead-Miami Speedway 8 p.m./ESPN2
Sun 6-Apr Streets of St. Petersburg 2:30 p.m./ESPN
Sat 19-Apr Twin Ring Motegi Noon/ESPN
Sun 27-Apr Kansas Speedway 5 p.m./ESPN2
Sun 25-May 92nd Indianapolis 500 Noon/ABC
Sun 1-Jun The Milwaukee Mile 4 p.m./ABC
Sat 7-Jun Texas Motor Speedway 10 p.m./ESPN2
Sun 22-Jun Iowa Speedway 1 p.m./ABC
Sat 28-Jun Richmond International Raceway 8 p.m./ESPN2
Sun 6-Jul Watkins Glen International 3:30 p.m./ABC
Sat 12-Jul Nashville Superspeedway 8 p.m./ESPN2
Sun 20-Jul Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course 1:30 p.m./ABC
Sat 9-Aug Kentucky Speedway 6:30 p.m./ESPN2
Sun 24-Aug Infineon Raceway 5:30 p.m./ESPN2
Sun 31-Aug The Raceway at Belle Isle Park 3:30 p.m./ABC
Sun 7-Sep Chicagoland Speedway






Anyone going to watch "Formula Honda" this weekend ?

I'll pick Tony K to win it all this year

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Old Mar 24, 2008 | 08:18 AM
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I'll be watching. Tony is a good pick - he could have won more last year w/o helping Dario

Lots of experience while still young enough to have nerve and reflexes. Hopefully he does not decide to throw away his own chances to help the bosses son

It will be interesting to see how the ChampCar guys do coming into the new series as well.
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Old Mar 24, 2008 | 01:04 PM
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ChampCars are racing one last time at the Long Beach GP April 18-20.
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Old Mar 24, 2008 | 01:12 PM
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Yup, that will be a cool double header weekend with IRL racing in Japan the Saturday before ChampCars on Sunday

I like your soap box
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Old Mar 24, 2008 | 01:21 PM
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26 entrants - 9 of which appear to be Champcar guys.

http://www.indycar.com/news/2008/homestead...s_entrylist.pdf
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Old Mar 24, 2008 | 01:25 PM
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Cool to see Andretti and Rahal on the same list! Cool to see 26 cars in an open wheel race too! It's been a long time.
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Old Mar 24, 2008 | 02:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Tadashi,Mar 24 2008, 04:25 PM
Cool to see Andretti and Rahal on the same list! Cool to see 26 cars in an open wheel race too! It's been a long time.
.....and long over due
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Old Mar 25, 2008 | 07:05 AM
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Pics I took at yesterdays Indy car test for the ex-champcar drivers... their first drive on an oval for most.








Will Power about to jump in.


Nelson Philippe, Justin Wilson, Graham Rahal. Bruno Junqueira and Rafael Matos.

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Old Mar 25, 2008 | 07:07 AM
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Awesome pics Birel186! Did you take those?! Do you have any others?
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Old Mar 25, 2008 | 07:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Tadashi,Mar 25 2008, 10:07 AM
Awesome pics Birel186! Did you take those?! Do you have any others?
Yea i took those yesterday. No thats about all i took. I got there at 3, the track went green at 4 but only Will power went out and did 2 instilation laps. So i got bored and left. They probably weren't gonna go out till later in the evening, like night. Since teh race this weekend is at night. Might go back tonight.
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